Kidnapped from her Slavic homeland and sold into sex slavery as a child, Hürrem Sultan, also known as Roxelana, eventually rose above her tragic circumstances to become one of the most powerful women ...

Medieval woman artist unmasked by her teeth. Precious dust found in the mouth of a woman buried a thousand years ago opens a previously unknown window into the lives of female scribes.

New imaging tool confirms female scribe etched her name in medieval manuscript Meet Selene, a new photometric stereo recording prototype. Think of it as 2.5D imaging.

The British Library’s yearlong digitization of nearly 100 manuscripts related to medieval and Renaissance women provided the inspiration for “In Their Own Words.”While searching the ...

Few female Chinese historical figures are as famous as Hua Mulan, the legendary folk heroine who disguised herself as a man to join the military and helped defeat invaders along China’s northern ...