Abolitionist activist author

Mark Twain and the making of an American literary revolution

“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...

Climber, educator, trailblazer. Few people may have heard the name of Mabel Barker , but her resolve to live life on her own terms pushed the boundaries of climbing, in the Lake District and beyond.

Shortly after the queen rose on 10 June 1688, she felt a familiar swell of pain. “Send for the king!” she called, while her ladies helped her back into bed. Maria (Mary) of Modena was in labour. Soon

The story of four women who worked in wartime American intelligence

Slavery and race in Revolutionary France