Lost in History

Hurrem Sultan was the Ottoman empire’s femme fatale

Safa Shoaib
On the left, a photo of Phillipa Soo in her role as Eliza. She wears a simple white dress, and she has an intense look on her face. On the left, is a portrait of Eliza. She is also wearing a white dress, and her hair is grey and curled.
On the left, a photo of Phillipa Soo in her role as Eliza. She wears a simple white dress, and she has an intense look on her face. On the left, is a portrait of Eliza. She is also wearing a white dress, and her hair is grey and curled.

Eliza Hamilton, America’s forgotten founding mother

Jenin Al Shalabi
A mug shot of Olga Bancic, dressed in an overcoat and hairnet.
A mug shot of Olga Bancic, dressed in an overcoat and hairnet.

Olga Bancic is the badass Resistance freedom fighter you need to know about

Camilla Selian Meeker

[Image description: An artistic rendition of Nana Asma'u.] Via southseattleemerald.com
[Image description: An artistic rendition of Nana Asma'u.] Via southseattleemerald.com

This Nigerian scholar used tradition to promote girls’ rights

Sabrina Hossain
"A Quaker's Meeting" by Egbert van Heemskerck (photo of original oil painting, Public Domain).
"A Quaker's Meeting" by Egbert van Heemskerck (photo of original oil painting, Public Domain).

There’s no better friend than Public Universal Friend

Jamie Saoirse O'Duibhir
Two portraits of Jahanara Begum side by side.
Two portraits of Jahanara Begum side by side.

Jahanara Begum was the princess we should aspire to be

Neha Merchant

A woman sits cross-legged with her smiling toddler outdoors.
A woman sits cross-legged with her smiling toddler outdoors.

Why is Mother’s Day celebrated on different dates throughout the world?

Thira Mohamad
Seated woman looking into a mirror by Crispijn the Passe the Elder. To her right is a jester; a devil ruffles her hair, and another devil is seated to her left, starting a fire. via Wikimedia Commons
Seated woman looking into a mirror by Crispijn the Passe the Elder. To her right is a jester; a devil ruffles her hair, and another devil is seated to her left, starting a fire. via Wikimedia Commons

Laughter as weapon, the subversive power of fools and jesters

Thira Mohamad
classical dance
classical dance

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

Haddiqua Siddiqui

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

Safa Shoaib
Portrait of Fatima Al-Fihri
Portrait of Fatima Al-Fihri

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

Rebecca Azad
Bessie Coleman stands on the wheel of a plane.
Bessie Coleman stands on the wheel of a plane.

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

Carol Wright