Many important ancient Greek women—poets, philosophers, and leaders— defied norms and shaped history for generations.

International Women's Day has been around, more or less, since 1909—placing it roughly in line with the birth of cinema. In ...

Philosophy is not loved today because it has lost the spirit of adventure. The sudden uprising of the sciences has stolen from it, one by one, its ancient spacious realms. Nothing remains to it except ...

The social position of Byzantine women is not easy to assess considering the vast reach of the empire and the many cultures it encompassed.

Hypatia of Alexandria was a 4th century Greek philosopher and the leading mathematician and astronomer of her time. Her estimated IQ scores range from 170 to 210 by different measures. Nicknamed ...

These seven remarkable women represents just a fraction of the countless Greek women who have shaped history. Their stories ...