Delve into the hidden world of 19th century crime-fighting women with Professor Sara Lodge

Ever wondered what it’s like to be married to a spy? In four-part espionage thriller Betrayal, Romola Garai plays Claire, the wife of MI5 agent John Hughes (Shaun Evans). After he receives intel about

Exaggerating her beetling monobrow and wispy dark moustache in self-portraits, the artist Frida Kahlo was a female force to be reckoned with, unafraid to pour her heart onto the canvas. Only last autu

A Queer Inheritance: Alternative Histories in the National ...

Joan Carter’s most memorable war stories centred on her time working in the NAAFI canteens. Her favourite involved her supervisor, who had taken a serious dislike to her, ordering her to shine the flo

GH ’s books director, Joanne Finney, shares her pick of this month’s new hardback releases