The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

Carolyn “Boney/Nana” Thacker Pool, of Chattanooga, went home to be with the Lord on March 16, 2025.

A French Army general named Ecaterina Teodoroiu the “Joan of Arc of Romania.” In honor of Women’s History Month, The National Interest now concludes our five-part series hon ...

There are a handful of photographs of Jesse Jackson that capture not only his unique place in history but that also ...

He was seventeen, ready to begin his last year of high school.  This handsome, happy fellow looked forward to playing football and his favorite, Lacrosse.  He loved rooting for the underdog, kidding ...

He was seventeen, ready to begin his last year of high school. This handsome, happy fellow looked forward to playing football ...

This past Wednesday, many churches began the observance of the season of Lent. The time marks a period of preparation to ...

Kamlesh Rani, the female sarpanch of Rawanhera village in Haryana, is combating child marriages despite Khap Panchayats' demands to lower the marriage age for girls. After 18 years as an Anganwadi ...

From a royal daughter who melded military muscle and delicate diplomacy to a bearded PR princess (who later got cancelled), these are history’s top women power players. Even today, it’s not ...

Speaking during the South Ankole Diocese women’s prayer day, Muheirwe emphasized that women’s progress depends on unity rather than rivalry. “There are serious challenges that bring us down ...