Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was in her early 20s when she figured out what the stars are made of. Both she and her groundbreaking...

Fanny Eaton (1835-1924) was a model and muse for dozens of iconic paintings from the pre-Raphaelite era. Her face can be found...

Jehanne D’Alcy (1865-1956) was the first French film actress. She was known for her work alongside illusionist and film director...

Ellen Craft (1826-1891) was an abolitionist and freedom seeker from Georgia. She disguised herself as a white enslaver to escape...

Connie Converse (1924-unknown) was an American singer songwriter who was active in the 1950s New York music scene. Her...

Gayl Jones (1949 – present) is a prolific author celebrated for her writing about Black womanhood, slavery, and the...

The year is 1897 and Annie Maunder, an amateur astronomer, is boarding a steamship bound for India from England. Her goal: to...

Helga de la Brache (c.1817-1885) was the secret daughter of exiled King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. At least, that’s what she...

Mary Carleton (c.1634-1673) was a fraudster who posed as a German princess to marry a man she thought was a lord. When his...