Women

The First Woman US State Senator Defeated Her Polygamist Husband in the Election

Utah State Senator Martha Hughes Cannon with daughter Mattie

Despite having a conservative reputation, Utah was the first state to elect a female State Senator in 1896. In the ...

The US Once Stripped American Women of Citizenship if They Married Immigrants

Imagine accidentally losing your citizenship... simply because of the person you got married to! In the early 20th ...

The creator of Mother’s Day wished she could un-create it because it became too commercial

Meet Anna Jarvis, the creator of Mother's Day. She was a committed peace activist, having cared for both American and ...

Disney Made a Cartoon About Menstruation

Disney Animated Movie on Menstruation

Disney has had plenty of controversy in its past, but this hotly debated short film was not one I ever expected to ...

Lysol Used to be Advertised as a Feminine Hygiene Product and Birth Control

Yes, the disinfectant more commonly known today as a toilet bowl cleaner was once suggested for vaginal use. Talk about ...