History


Two Ancient Egyptian statues.

How make-up and cosmetics were at the centers of Ancient Egyptian culture

Tamia Adolph
Babe Didrikson Zaharias preparing to throw a javelin during the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles.

The greatest athlete you have probably never heard of

Sabeena Wahid
Two pictures of Tarabai Shinde on a yellow background

Have you heard of India’s first feminist writer Tarabai Shinde?

Hannah Rachel Abraham

[Image Description: Sophia Tolstoy (right) with Leo Tolstoy (left) in Crimea in 1902.] via NY Times

Leo Tolstoy’s legacy will forever remain indebted to his wife, Sofia Tolstoy

Safa Shoaib
[Image description: A painting of Savitribai Phule, an Indian social reformer.] Via India Today

Savitribai Phule was the feminist teacher from the 1850s we wish we had in high school

Advaita Chaudhari
A poster from 1918 showing a knitting basket with grey yarn and two knitting needles sticking out of it. Behind is the American Red Cross logo, and beneath the basket is a sign that says, “Our Boys Need SOXS Knit Your Bit.”

Grandma’s knitting a war: how needle and yarn became espionage

Helena Ong

Maryville Museum

The real story behind the term “Sugar Daddy” is sweeter than you think

Helena Ong
nativity scene conceptualized through figurines.] via Christmas FM

Wait, Jesus Christ wasn’t actually born on Christmas?

Safa Shoaib
Clockwise from upper left: Pictures of Père Fouettard with Père Noel, Tió de Nadal, Grýla and Leppalúði, and Frau Perchta

7 creepy Christmas folklore characters that will make you do a double-take

Priyanka Sen

A side profile of a pregnant woman holding her belly. She is wearing a cropped black shirt and black pants. She has her hands placed on gently on her stomach.

The reason why women started giving birth lying down

Tatayana Allen

Let’s reclaim the Santa Claus story for our children this year – the real one

Safa Shoaib
[Individuals sitting around the Christmas tree, with their arms around each other] Via Unsplash.

I’m about to tell you when and where the most absurd Christmas traditions originated

Aliza Schuler