What Women Won in the 2026 Midterms: 17 Governors, 100 House Democrats, Three Abortion Votes and Five Trans Lawmakers
Record numbers of women will run states and sit in Congress next year. Voters in Missouri, Nevada and Virginia protected abortion rights, and Idaho kept its…
Shansi reads a woman on three levels.
Frida Kahlo’s El sueño: The Painting of Her Bed That Became a $54.7 Million Record
In 1940 Kahlo painted herself asleep under a skeleton strapped with dynamite. It sold for $51,000 in 1980 and for $54.7 million last November,…
On Making Man Responsible
Sexual violence can affect women of any age, social class, or background. No woman…
Zoe Kazan Gives Steinbeck’s Monster, Cathy Ames, a Childhood
Netflix’s seven-part East of Eden, written by Zoe Kazan and starring Florence Pugh, puts…
A $30 Gertrude Abercrombie Just Sold for $1.35 Million
A small 1951 painting of ten shells, picked up at a Michigan estate sale…
What Women Won in the 2026 Midterms: 17 Governors, 100 House Democrats, Three Abortion Votes and Five Trans Lawmakers
Record numbers of women will run states and sit in Congress next year. Voters in Missouri, Nevada and Virginia protected abortion rights, and Idaho…
Keisha Lance Bottoms Is the First Black Woman Elected Governor in the U.S.
The former Atlanta mayor won Georgia’s governor’s race on November 3, 2026. When she…
Julia Tuttle Founded Miami and Couldn’t Vote for It
In 1891 a widow from Cleveland bought 640 acres on the Miami River and…
A Record 590 Women Ran for the House in 2026. Congress Is Still 28 Percent Women.
More women filed for the House and for governor this year than ever before.…
When Heels Were a Symbol of Male Power
Today, simply imagining a pair of high heels brings femininity, elegance, or sensuality to mind. They appear on red carpets, in offices, at parties,…
The Bride Did Not Always Wear White
Today, it is difficult to imagine a Western wedding without a white dress. It…
What Sleep Schedule and Food Habits Have to Do with Anxiety
Short nights, late coffee, eating at night and a diet heavy in ultra-processed food…
The Estrogen Patch Shortage Has Spread to Creams and Injections
Since the FDA removed its strongest warning from menopause hormone therapy, demand has outrun…