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May 21, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Unusual Union That Led to the World’s First Feminist Government

March 8, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

On International Women’s Day, Women in History Who Pressed for Progress

February 26, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Define Her as Scandalous to Obscure Her Substance

February 12, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Condemn Her Actions to Silence Her Words

January 8, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Surprising 17th Century Origins of Radical Feminism

October 19, 2017August 2, 2018 Victoria Martínez

Pictured // Woman of the Year

September 27, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Beyond Inspiring: History’s Female PhD Pioneers

August 30, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Lesbian and the Novelist Who Escaped the Gilded Age

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