History


A black and white picture of Hedy Lamarr lounging on a chair wearing a sleeveless dress. She has dark, short, curly hair and is looking slightly to the right.

We have scientist and actress Hedy Lamarr to thank for Wi-FI and GPS

Tatayana Allen
[Image description: Martin Luther King Jr in front of the American flag.] Via Tumisu on Pixabay.

Why the anniversary of MLK’s assassination is so important this year

Laurie Melchionne
classical dance

Have you heard of Bharatnatyam, an endangered form of classical dance?

Haddiqua Siddiqui

[Image Description: person sitting on the floor wearing sneakers, a pastel blue hoodie and leggings.] via Cotton On

The little-known yet weirdly fascinating history of leggings

Luale Monze
Fatima Jinna

Remembering Fatima Jinnah, the Mother of the Pakistani nation

Izza Malik
A close up shot of a painting of King Louis XIV's legs and his red heeled shoes.

High heels are extremely feminized, but did you know men wore heels first?

Tatayana Allen

Before Rumi there was Rabia Basri, the first female Muslim Saint

Safa Shoaib
Portrait of Fatima Al-Fihri

Fatima al-Fihri: Founder of the world’s first university

Rebecca Azad

Elizabeth Catlett’s art reminds us to keep fighting

Jessica Land

Bessie Coleman stands on the wheel of a plane.

Meet Bessie Coleman: the Black woman who became a pilot before Amelia Earhart

Carol Wright

How Mildred D. Taylor’s stories can teach us how to be hopeful throughout hardships

Sabrina Corsiga

The jazz you listen to today is actually full of sexism – here’s the history

Aliza Schuler