The Legacy of Black Female Activists These women are part of a long legacy of Black female activism that includes historical figures, like Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, and Fannie Lou Hamer.

Rights activists in The Gambia are calling for justice after a one-month-old baby's death was linked to female genital ...

Other Black women make history Despite Harris’ loss, several Black female activists said they’re excited about news of other Black women's successes. Reps.

From China and Iran to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, female journalists and activists who were detained for speaking out against their governments or shedding light on human rights violations have been ...

This column has been updated. The Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi well deserves her Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called “her fight against the ...

How female activists in the U.S. are rescuing Afghan women — or trying to Members of the Afghan all-female robotics team kneel next to their robot while watching entries from other countries at ...

A chilling turning point for activists came in June, when 27-year-old Yulia Tsvetkova was charged with distributing online pornography after she posted artwork based on female anatomy on her ...

Black Bostonian women have a history of getting things done. In 1781, Elizabeth Freeman, born enslaved, sued for her freedom and won. In the 1830s, abolitionist and women’s rights activist Maria ...

9 Celebs Who Brought Female Activists as Their Dates to the Golden Globes The fight for gender equality took center stage on the Golden Globes red carpet ...

The female activist who was beaten by the Taliban said she will tell the world what the Taliban are doing, if she is able to get out. She worries about her daughter and what the future holds for her.