Women's history

Women, society and the history of photography

Female pioneers of electronic music

Making contributions to both art and science

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Forging a path for Irish designers

'The perfect review for women and girls’

The Antonia Suardi collection showcases the creative independence and activism of embroidery.

Stories of women's aspirations, support for one another and hidden power

Suits for women, designed by women: questioning the status quo through fashion

Kimono's social history represents a unique cultural exchange between Japan and Europe

Pioneered by designer Madeleine Vionnet, bias cut fashion turned a technical innovation into curvaceous silhouettes

Declaring feminine willpower through fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli is one of fashion history's most renowned personalities.

Discover the changing silhouettes of women's fashion in the 20th century.

Bridal dresses in traditional Greek culture are colourful, rich and varied.

How Dutch women turned post-war upcycling into a symbol of female solidarity

A female fashion family affair. Callot Soeurs was one of the most influential fashion houses of the 20th century.

Active in the Dutch reform dress movement, Marie-Jeanette de Lange left a legacy on female fashion and society

For centuries, women have worn corsets as part of their wardrobes, despite becoming less popular during the 20th century

How the Vivandières' uniforms reflected their role

Three women writing Caribbean and European stories

as illustrated by Paula Rego

Portugal's first female journalist who was a mixed race and lesbian writer and activist

How Audre Lorde made Black and feminist history in Germany

Celebrating an early ecofeminist

Female literacy during the Middle Ages was surprisingly high and many women encouraged reading and learning.

India's renowned poet and freedom fighter

Meet the female authors and illustrators who brought the fairy tale to life

Portraits of poets, authors, journalists and writers from across Europe.

Serbia’s first feminist author: a writer and traveller who led a remarkable life

Writer, republican, literary theoretician and philosopher.

Three Black authors from the Americas who have lived in Europe

Learn about the life of the Swedish author and activist who wrote beloved children's books.

Meet the women who taught Europe to cook.

Travelling in our minds with books, like Selma Lagerlöf's The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

World War I diaries of a journalist and novelist who was Italy's first female newspaper editor

Read about female characters in European literature who broke the mould.

van Schurman was a humanist, writer, and poet in the 17th Century. Se was the first female Dutch university student.

One of Bulgaria’s most cherished poets during her lifetime

Popular Spanish soprano singer and actor in the early 20th century

Women on Greek public television from the late 1960s to today

Meet 'the Queen of Montmartre', the French can-can dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris

Beloved Italian entertainment icon: a singer, dancer, actor and television star

Clémentine Delait was a French bearded lady who found fame in the early 20th century

Black women's jazz legacies in Europe

Learn about the Austrian ballerina, one of the finest dancers of the Romantic era

From Hollywood glamour to the Siberian gulag, explore this Lithuanian actor and director's life

The first Danish ballerina to became internationally famous and pursue a ballet career

Alice Guy-Blaché was a cinema pioneer: the first female film director and the first woman to run her own studio

Singer, actor and activist known for her distinctive singing style and voice

Hugely talented Swedish opera singer who enjoyed worldwide fame in the mid-19th century

Singer-songwriter and advocate for the rights of Black people across the world

From Folies Bergère to Order of Saint Dominic - the incredible story of one woman: a courtesan, a princess and a saint

Meet the singer and actress who was the first Swede to hit the US charts

The cinematic life of Poland’s first film star

Lesbian entrepreneur, actress, singer and 'the most painted woman in the world

Challenging the stereotypes of Hollywood

Swedish jazz singer and actress Monica Zetterlund’s long career lasted for several decades.

Dancer, spy and freedom fighter - Josephine Baker was a force throughout her life as a performer and activist.

Four women who helped change the world we live in

Four Indian women who brought about change in Britain and India

Her passion for revolution and justice sent shockwaves through German society

Activist, feminist, politician and Holocaust survivor, whose life reflects high and low points of the 20th century

Browse the collections of Atria, an Amsterdam-based institute on gender equality and women's history

What visual representations of women working tell us about women’s history

African-American political activist, philosopher and author combatting racism, sexism and homophobia

Long before the home office was invented, working at home was already commonplace for one group within society: women.

Women's work has long been overlooked, raising questions of equality, rights and work-life balance.

The long and hard battle for social reform and a voice for women in politics.

How many statues in your hometown represent women?

Political pioneer who was a leader in the fight for Ireland’s independence

Learn about pioneering American ornithologists and their early environmental activism

India's renowned poet and freedom fighter

Discover the story of the first woman in Liverpool to convert to Islam

Gallery of propaganda images for sport events where women had to confront idealised stereotypes of their bodies.

Icon of Czech gymnastics who subtly protested Soviet invasion at the 1968 Olympics

Champion figure skater who was the first Dutch gold medal winner at the Winter Olympic Games

Irish-Australian who won the first women’s Olympic swimming medal

German swimmer in the Paralympic Games who won multiple medals

Champion tennis player in the 1920s who won Olympic medals and Wimbledon titles

Norwegian figure skater who has won more Olympic and World titles than any other female figure skater

Explore archive photographs of sporting activities at a girls school in Dublin

Table tennis world champions from Vienna

Russian speed skater who won six Olympic gold medals

Hungary's first female pilot who conqueried the skies in 1912

Hungarian Olympic gold medallist who survived the Holocaust and lived through the 1956 Revolution

Discover the stories of pioneering female archaeologists from across Europe

The famous scientist is remembered for her discoveries and pioneering research on radioactivity.

Aletta Jacobs was one of the women involved in fighting for suffrage who had a profound impact on Dutch society.

Born Elisa Leonida in 1887, this pioneer had engineering in her blood.

America's first female nature writer

Contributed to the bird welfare movement of the 19th century by protesting against Victorian taxidermy fashion

Self-taught scientist leading research at the margin of the male-dominated sphere of formal academic associations.

First female associate member of the American Ornithologists’ Union and an activist against the plumage trade

Ornithologist and folklorist who was a supporter of the democratisation of science

Women, society and the history of photography

Documenting the The Great Depression and Japanese American internment

Photographer documenting two decades in a Finnish town

Photographer sisters who chronicled early 20th century life in Suriname

British botanist and photographer, Anna Atkins was a pioneer in photography and cyanotypes

Explore photographs by pioneering women photographers from across Europe

Making contributions to both art and science

Renowned painter of the Republic of Venice

Explore the art of a 19th century Austrian Impressionist who was known for landscape studies

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is a role model for generations of artists, bisexual women and people with disabilities.

Celebrating artworks by a selection of significant female artists from across Europe and throughout history

Exploring public art in Dublin by three female sculptors

A life devoted to art

How Art Nouveau reflects women’s changing roles and status in the late 19th century.

One of the most intriguing and influential women in Belle Époque Paris.

Pioneering Art Nouveau collector

Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt in 1647 and raised in a family of artists.

Italian Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola was the first female artist to achieve international recognition

Amalia Euphrosyne Lindegren was one of Sweden’s most popular 19th century artists and painters.

Cooperative learning, Cultural awareness and expression, Language - Upper Secondary Education

English - Upper secondary, VET

English, French, History, Philosophy - Secondary school, Upper secondary

English, History, Language subjects - Upper secondary

English, History - Upper secondary

A Learning Scenario on why girls often refrain from taking up education in STEM

In this learning scenario learn how the position of women in the labour market has changed significantly over the centuries. Discover how women transcended traditional roles associated with household work and domestic tasks.

This learning scenario illustrates the importance of human rights and women’s rights in the context of feminism.

This learning scenario is about the problem of gender inequality and workplace diversity in Serbia and possibly in other European countries.

Art, English - Upper secondary, VET

Art, English, History - Primary School

When trying to connect Cultural Heritage and Primary school, some difficulties might arise due to the difficulty in adapting the lesson to the level of the students or making them realize the importance of History and its impact in our lives. Working with…

Art, English, History - Secondary Schools

How Swede Beda Hallberg battled a pandemic with small paper flowers

How Charles stole Lizzie’s idea and made his fortune

From earth goddess festival to family feast - did you know that Mother’s Day has its roots in ancient traditions?

Discover the history of the Singer company and their world-changing sewing machines.

Christina of Sweden was one of the most learned women and benefactors in Rome.

The Fàbrica Gròber textile factory is a landmark of Girona history even today, 40 years after its closure.

It is hard to imagine that a little over a century ago, women were discouraged from riding their bicycles.

The Women's Peace Party was founded in 1915 as a reaction to the outbreak of World War I in August 1914.

As long as there have been babies, there has been breastfeeding