Two new books demonstrate how Martha Gellhorn, Janet Flanner, and other reporters took journalism in directions that men could not.

She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.

In one shocking case, a woman in her 80s known as Mrs B was given euthanasia despite withdrawing her request, after her husband requested it again on her behalf.

Mental health problems account for the majority of sickness benefit claims, with 80% of young people on benefits claiming for a mental or neurodevelopmental disorder. Politicians worry there is ...

Known as the “godmother of civil rights,” Dorothy Height fought not just for racial justice but for women’s equality.

When Charlotte Brontë died—the last of her massively talented family to succumb to an early death—the press entered a feeding frenzy. A friend and equally famous writer aimed to set the record ...

Introduction Previous reviews have investigated the relationship between empathy and burnout. However, these are now out of date, did not capture the effect of the pandemic, did not include healthcare ...

Jasenovac was not just a concentration camp — it was a whole killing complex built by the Ustaše regime in the Nazi-backed ...

Team USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor made history at 41 by winning Olympic gold in women’s monobob, offering powerful lessons on leadership longevity, parenting and resilience.

Explore the transformation of insurance from Babylonian contracts to modern policies, highlighting key developments like fire and life insurance.

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When Alysa Liu stepped onto the ice at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships, she wasn’t just skating for medals. She was skating into a drought that ...