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Mary Pickford became one of Hollywood’s most powerful executives during its formative years.

Find out which silent film star you are!

The 19th century’s wide-spread growth of factories changed shopping and consuming.

Toni Ko is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in developing, launching, and building highly successful global brands.

Before World War II, the prevailing view of a woman's role was that of wife and mother.

Watch the video to find out how typewriting was key to women in business for most of the 20th century.

On the day Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, an Irish girl named Annie Moore became the very first person processed through what became the world-famous immigration center.

1917 to 2017: 100 Years of Women in Congress Infographic

Every year March is designated Women’s History Month by Presidential proclamation.

Rosa Parks was arrested in December 1955. Nine months earlier, Claudette Colvin was arrested for the exact same thing.

It’s so easy to bash historical romance novels.

The giving and receiving of valentines or love tokens dates to medieval times, but the origins of the modern celebration lie in the 18th century with the rise of romantic marriage.

It’s really amazing to think about, the incredible amount of change for women in the military in the 60 or so years since the days of the WASPs.

December 7 is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, when Americans commemorate the 1941 attack that brought the United States into World War II.

"I don't know when the word fasion came into being, but it was an evil day."

While everybody wears clothing, not everyone wears fashion.

In my 34 years working to develop diverse talent in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, many have addressed why STEM education is important, especially for girls.

In 1940, Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu, educated in her native China and the United States, overcame both gender and racial barriers to receive her Ph.D. in physics.

Women have been a strong force in television since its creation.

The medium of television dominated the American cultural landscape for half of the twentieth century.