Women's history

The Brontë family.

The Brontës at war: how Charlotte and Branwell brought Waterloo into their drawing room

A portrait of Catherine Howard. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Catherine Howard: The death of innocence

Roman women on a fresco from Pompeii

Q&A Could women in Ancient Rome hold any power?

Statue at temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Luxor (Photo by Getty)

Hatshepsut: a guide to the life and rule of ancient Egypt’s female pharaoh

Photo of a statue of Boudicca

Q&A Is Boudica buried at Platform 9¾?

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Witness Walls in West Yorkshire

The Library History explorer: The Brontës . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life of the Week: Queen Mary I

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In pictures: Medieval women

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An undated portrait of Hypatia

My history hero: Hypatia (cAD 370–415) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Suffragettes

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Roman emperors and women through the ages . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lady Murasaki writing 'The Tale of Genji'

5 female trailblazers from history

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Witch trials and feuding queens . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

2nd July 1940: A village 'jam depot' organised by the Women's Institute on behalf of the government to use up all excess home grown fruit. Villagers at Lewes in Sussex are busy making jam from redcurrants, raspberries and strawberries. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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5 facts about the history of the Women’s Institute

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Emmeline Pankhurst

My history hero: Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.