Bessie coleman: boundary-breaking pilot

Men and women who pushed the boundaries of flight technology and air travel

An ocean of prejudice met the American heiresses who came to Britain at the dawn of the 20th century, but there was more to them than their wealth. Some earned their own titles, one flew helicopters and another made history as Britain’s first female MP

I’D seen an advertisement in my father’s newspaper for women to work on the canal boats. It said applicants should be of a robust constitution. I’m quite robust, so why not? I’d give it a go. “Look, D

A month or so ago, a 50th anniversary went unnoticed by most followers of Formula One statistics. In the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix, Italian Lella Lombardi became the first, and so far the only, woman to

The rebellious charm and cruelty of a high-society mischief maker

On 2 November 2005, thousands of mourners crowded into the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit to attend the funeral of black American civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Former US president Bill Clinton led th