Trailblazer of the skies

The “only one in the world” is what the Los Angeles Times said about Bessie Coleman a century ago. It launched me on a quest to trace the breathtaking moxie of an adventurous, brave, black woman who’d

Jazz Turner reflects on her recent record-setting around Britain voyage and her decision to turn down a hospice bed and ‘get out into the English Channel and turn right’

WHEN doing research for her latest novel, actor-turned-writer Eliza Morton went further than most – 2,500 feet further, to be exact! When she was looking into history of World War II and the Women’s A

Introducing the winners of our Amazing Women Awards 2025, in partnership with NHS Charities Together

RESEARCHERS at Findmypast have embarked on a project to recognise and highlight the contributions of an estimated 68 million women who might otherwise go unrecognised historical records. Findmypast fo

Three women express their gratitude towards the unsung heroes who changed their lives for the better