Kvinnohistoria

Upptäck anmärkningsvärda kvinnor och deras arbete genom historien

Join our transcribathon run

Transkribera brev, dagböcker och dokument skrivna av kvinnor

Kom igång (öppnas i nytt fönster)

Nya berättelser

Berättelse

A heroine who defied prejudices

Berättelse

Visionary, pilgrim and author of the earliest known autobiography in English

Berättelse

five women whose achievements made an impact on travel

Receive a story of a woman from history straight to your mailbox for 2 weeks

Fashion

Berättelse

Stories of tradition, folklore and culture passed down through needles and threads.

Berättelse

Inspiring photographers and designers

Berättelse

Forging a path for Irish designers

Berättelse

'The perfect review for women and girls’

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

How they went from mandatory to optional fashion accessories

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Galleri

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Galleri

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

Berättelse

How the Vivandières' uniforms reflected their role

Berättelse

Follow the evolution of lace craft, from myth to machine

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

The flapper style of the 20s is associated was an expression of a women's new-found freedom and style in fashion.

Performing arts

Explore the life of a French mezzo-soprano, composer and pedagogue

Berättelse

From tightrope to silver screen

Berättelse

Exploring the history of Black Gospel music in Museum Catharijneconvent

Berättelse

Exploring the stereotypical way Chinese women have been portrayed in Western media

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Black women's jazz legacies in Europe

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

The cinematic life of Poland’s first film star

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Challenging the stereotypes of Hollywood

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Pionjärer

En specialutställning om åtta anmärkningsvärda europeiska kvinnor inom konst, vetenskap och samhälle.

Utställning

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

Utställning

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

Utställning

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

Utställning

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

Berättelse

Writer, republican, literary theoretician and philosopher.

Utställning

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

Utställning

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

Utställning

One of Bulgaria’s most cherished poets during her lifetime

Photography

Utställning

Women, society and the history of photography

Berättelse

A look at women transforming themselves to fight for gender rights during the ‘70s and the ‘80s

Berättelse

Documenting the The Great Depression and Japanese American internment

Berättelse

Photographer documenting two decades in a Finnish town

Berättelse

Photographer sisters who chronicled early 20th century life in Suriname

Berättelse

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

Galleri

Explore photographs by pioneering women photographers from across Europe

Science and inventions

Berättelse

The woman who invented the ice cream cone

Berättelse

The woman who invented the coffee filter

Berättelse

How Charles stole Lizzie’s idea and made his fortune

Utställning

America's first female nature writer

Utställning

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

Utställning

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

Utställning

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

Utställning

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

Berättelse

Discover the stories of pioneering female archaeologists from across Europe

Galleri

Take a look at a gallery of famous and lesser-known female archaeologists.

Berättelse

One of the first women in science

Berättelse

Female pioneers of electronic music

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Florence Nightingale is celebrated as a founder of modern nursing and data visualisation in field of medicine.

Berättelse

An inspirational and influential woman in science

Art

Berättelse

Discover five famous female stained glass artists

Berättelse

How sisters raised the profile of women in Estonian art

Berättelse

Unveiling the legacy of Vukosava Velimirović

Berättelse

Painter who captured Arctic landscapes in Lofoten and northern Norway

Berättelse

The woman who created the image for a Swedish Christmas

Berättelse

Painter of Swedish nature

Berättelse

A Polish artist in Paris

Berättelse

Artist, designer and pioneer of the Glasgow Style

Berättelse

Bidrag till både konst och vetenskap

Berättelse

Renowned painter of the Republic of Venice

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Galleri

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

Berättelse

Exploring public art in Dublin by three female sculptors

Berättelse

A life devoted to art

Utställning

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Pioneering Art Nouveau collector

Utställning

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

Utställning

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

Utställning

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Colour your way through women in history with our beautiful colouring book.

Berättelse

Celebrating female artists from across Europe

Berättelse

Judith depicted in art

Society

Berättelse

Help share the stories of six historical women who broke barriers

Berättelse

'The first Black woman in Finland'

Berättelse

Women in history who shaped Paris

Berättelse

The woman who developed a new way of teaching children

Berättelse

How a 5th century saint from Ireland is celebrated today

Berättelse

Explore some of the mixed-race royals of European history

Berättelse

Statues depicting the Virgin Mary

Organisation

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Galleri

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

Berättelse

How many statues in your hometown represent women?

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Symbol of patriarchy, or totem of female creativity?

Berättelse

Mother and daughter or master and apprentice? A brief history of women and crafts

Berättelse

How 'Sisi' was celebrated and remembered in Hungary

Utställning

How revolutionary medicine changed the course of history

Berättelse

The Empress Dowager Cixi ruled China in the latter half of the 19th century, the last woman to rule China

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Women in early 20th-century photography, film and advertising.

Berättelse

The royal families

Berättelse

Double double, toil and trouble

Activism & politics

Berättelse

When did women in today’s EU countries and beyond secure an equal right to vote?

Berättelse

Stories of Birgitte Thott, Sarah Austin, and Émilie du Châtelet

Berättelse

How it came to be celebrated internationally

Berättelse

Partisan, pioneer and politician of the European Union

Berättelse

How Swede Beda Hallberg battled a pandemic with small paper flowers

Berättelse

A look at women from the past and present who continue to inspire climate action

Berättelse

Strike in London for the rights of women and migrant workers

Berättelse

Four women who helped change the world we live in

Berättelse

Four Indian women who brought about change in Britain and India

Berättelse

Her passion for revolution and justice sent shockwaves through German society

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Galleri

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

Berättelse

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

Utställning

Learn about pioneering American ornithologists and their early environmental activism

Berättelse

India's renowned poet and freedom fighter

Berättelse

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

Utställning

En engagerad Europavän

Berättelse

4 high profile peace activists

Berättelse

Social reformer and philanthropist who fought to improve the lives of prisoners

Sport

Berättelse

From humble beginnings to international recognition

Galleri

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

Berättelse

Romanian Olympic gymnast who was the first to score a perfect 10

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Utställning

German swimmer in the Paralympic Games who won multiple medals

Berättelse

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

Utställning

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Table tennis world champions from Vienna

Utställning

Russian speed skater who won six Olympic gold medals

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Table tennis world champions from Vienna

Non fictional writers

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Celebrating an early ecofeminist

Berättelse

Writer, republican, literary theoretician and philosopher.

Berättelse

Meet the women who taught Europe to cook.

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Learn about 13th century female semi-religious orders who created and transmitted vernacular literature

Galleri

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

Berättelse

Love, Friendship and Philosophy in the Middle Ages

Berättelse

Memoirs of a young Jewish girl during World War II

Poets & prose

Berättelse

The cities, countryside and coasts that inspired the author of 'Pride and Prejudice'

Berättelse

Stories of Birgitte Thott, Sarah Austin, and Émilie du Châtelet

Berättelse

in 'A Room of One’s Own' by Virginia Woolf

Berättelse

A beacon of the Brazilian intellectual scene

Berättelse

Discover the works of these influential female authors

Berättelse

Breaking barriers within literature and the arts

Berättelse

Women of medieval and modern ages

Berättelse

The lesbian love story at the heart of a Parisian bookstore

Berättelse

Saints, social reformers, journalists, poets and feminists

Berättelse

Three women writing Caribbean and European stories

Berättelse

as illustrated by Paula Rego

Berättelse

How Audre Lorde made Black and feminist history in Germany

Berättelse

India's renowned poet and freedom fighter

Berättelse

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

Galleri

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

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Three Black authors from the Americas who have lived in Europe

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

Murasaki Shikibu's literature in the Heian period

Berättelse

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

Berättelse

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

Person

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

Utställning

One of Bulgaria’s most cherished poets during her lifetime

Berättelse

Learn about 13th century female semi-religious orders who created and transmitted vernacular literature

Berättelse

A profile of the author of the classic Wuthering Heights

Lärandescenarier om kvinnor

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

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

Women at Work

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.

Gender inequality in workplaces

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

The Powerful Women in Europe

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

This learning scenario explores women in science and focuses on gaining general knowledge on the subject

You’ll analyse several historical sources that give representations of women working

The roles women played during WWI

The key influences to the historical development of women’s football

The activity is aimed at focusing on women’s exclusion from the public space during fascist rule in Italy and in Spain