Rachel was the chosen and favorite wife of Jacob, over her sister Leah, his first wife. Unable to conceive for many years, she offered her handmaid to Jacob instead. The handmaid had two children by ...

I do not think of myself as a benefactor. I am a public historian, social and arts activist, and American Indian advocate and as such have found myself being conscious of the world around me and ...

Guided tours cost $3 per student. Each group may include up to 25 students and 5 chaperones. The first 5 chaperones per group are free; the fee for additional chaperones is $5 each. Advance payment is ...

Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party (Heritage Floor; detail), 1974–79. Porcelain with rainbow and gold luster, 48 x 48 x 48 ft. (14.6 x 14.6 x 14.6 m ...

The biographical details of Juliana’s life may be obscure—even her name is uncertain—but her text, Revelations of a Divine Love, is a landmark of medieval mysticism and theological literature in ...

The correct spelling of this name is CATHARINE BEECHER.

T. Kajiwara. Emma Goldman, circa 1900. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.

Helen Diner is the American pseudonym for German-born Bertha Eckstein-Diener. Diner was a member of the “Arthurians,” a group of European intellectuals active in the 1930s, who each adopted a name ...

Adelaide of Susa was the heiress of the Italian cities of Turin and Susa. She became the countess of Savoy, a region in modern-day France, through her marriage to Otto I, count of Savoy, around 1046.

The correct spelling of this name is ROSANA CHOUTEAU. Rosana Chouteau was elected chief of the Osage Beaver Band, a clan of the Native American Osage Nation, in 1875, following the death of her uncle.

The correct spelling of this name is ANDREA VILLARREAL. Andrea Villareal was a teacher, poet, feminist, labor organizer, and revolutionary who, with her sister Teresa, published the feminist newspaper ...

Emily Blackwell, the younger sister of Elizabeth Blackwell, earned a degree in medicine in 1854 and was co-founder and surgeon at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children (opened in 1857). She ...