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A Man Slowly Poisons his Wife and Plants a Diary Entry Accusing Her Brother of Incest

Richard Lyon thought he had committed the perfect crime

Feb 18

A Man Slowly Poisons his Wife and Plants a Diary Entry Accusing Her Brother of Incest

Feb 18

Published in
History of Women

They Seduced Nazi Soldiers and then Killed Them

The remarkable story of the Oversteegen sisters

Feb 1

They Seduced Nazi Soldiers and then Killed Them

Feb 1

17-Year-Old Girl Gets Off Bus and is Never Seen Again

A Desperate Father Searches for His Missing Daughter for 25 Years

Jan 2

17-Year-Old Girl Gets Off Bus and is Never Seen Again

Jan 2

Published in
History of Women

She was Expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics for Having a Few Glasses of Champagne

Olympic swimmer Eleanor Holm was fun, fearless, and not afraid to push the boundaries

Aug 2, 2024

She was Expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics for Having a Few Glasses of Champagne

Aug 2, 2024

A Woman Goes Missing, and the Only Person who Seemed to Care was her Hairdresser

Marsha Brantley vanished without a trace in 2009

Jul 26, 2024

A Woman Goes Missing, and the Only Person who Seemed to Care was her Hairdresser

Jul 26, 2024

Published in
History of Women

The Sentimental Reason Why WWII Brides Made their Dresses out of Parachutes

One bride modeled her parachute dress after the 1939 film Gone with the Wind

Jul 23, 2024

The Sentimental Reason Why WWII Brides Made their Dresses out of Parachutes

Jul 23, 2024

A Go-Go Dancer Vanishes After Telling Family She Needs to Get Away for a While

Twenty years later, her brother gets a phone call that reveals the shocking truth and exposes a serial killer

Jul 13, 2024

A Go-Go Dancer Vanishes After Telling Family She Needs to Get Away for a While

Jul 13, 2024

Published in
History of Women

Before “Resting Bitch Face,” there was “Bicycle Face”

19th-century doctors invented the fake condition to dissuade women from riding bicycles

Jul 11, 2024

Before “Resting Bitch Face,” there was “Bicycle Face”

Jul 11, 2024

A Young Mother Goes Missing in 1980, and Her Daughter Spends Decades Looking for Answers

Bill Major claimed his wife had abandoned their family, but he was harboring a dark secret

Jul 8, 2024

A Young Mother Goes Missing in 1980, and Her Daughter Spends Decades Looking for Answers

Jul 8, 2024

Published in
History of Women

American Women have the Right to Vote because of a Mother’s Letter

Febb E. Burn told her son to “be a good boy” and ratify the 19th Amendment

Jul 5, 2024

American Women have the Right to Vote because of a Mother’s Letter

Jul 5, 2024

The Cold Case of Judy Bruce

The mother of two was killed after discovering a horrifying secret about her husband

Jul 2, 2024

The Cold Case of Judy Bruce

Jul 2, 2024

Published in
History of Women

Minnie M. Cox was the First Black Postmistress in 1890s Mississippi

When angry white folks threatened her position, President Theodore Roosevelt suspended the local post office rather than accept her…

Jun 18, 2024

Minnie M. Cox was the First Black Postmistress in 1890s Mississippi

Jun 18, 2024

Published in
History of Women

Mary Hellen Had Her Pick of John Quincy Adams’ Three Sons. She Chose Poorly.

Biographers have called Mary Hellen a “vixen” who tortured the Adams brothers with her shameless flirting.

Sep 5, 2023

Mary Hellen Had Her Pick of John Quincy Adams’ Three Sons. She Chose Poorly.

Sep 5, 2023

The Grisly Murder of Kelly Dwyer

Her boyfriend thought he had committed the perfect crime

Jun 24, 2023

The Grisly Murder of Kelly Dwyer

Jun 24, 2023

Published in
The Collector

Denis Lennon and Mary Mullin were the Real Life Jack and Rose of the Titanic

A young couple boarded the Titanic to escape a disapproving family, only to perish in the sinking.

Jun 19, 2023

Denis Lennon and Mary Mullin were the Real Life Jack and Rose of the Titanic

Jun 19, 2023

Published in
History of Women

Bill Nye, the Science Guy, was Pretty Cool, but his Mom was even Cooler

Jacqueline Jenkins-Nye was part of a group of top-secret female codebreakers during WWII

Jun 15, 2023

Bill Nye, the Science Guy, was Pretty Cool, but his Mom was even Cooler

Jun 15, 2023

Published in
History of Women

She was a Poor, Uneducated Immigrant who Built and Sold Two Businesses to Warren Buffett

Buffett was so impressed by Rose Blumkin that he sealed the deal with a handshake without bothering to audit her books or inventory

Jun 13, 2023

She was a Poor, Uneducated Immigrant who Built and Sold Two Businesses to Warren Buffett

Jun 13, 2023

Was the Golden State Killer’s Ex-Fiancé the Cause of His Hatred Against Women?

During his attacks, serial killer Joseph DeAngelo would cry out, “I hate you, Bonnie.”

May 7, 2023

Was the Golden State Killer’s Ex-Fiancé the Cause of His Hatred Against Women?

May 7, 2023

Published in
History of Women

The Actress who Inspired Disney’s Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty

Amusingly, one critic complained that the animated Cinderella was too “voluptuous”

Apr 19, 2023

The Actress who Inspired Disney’s Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty

Apr 19, 2023

Published in
History of Women

In 1724, a Young Woman was Hanged for Concealing her Pregnancy

Miraculously, she survived her hanging, earning her the nickname “Half-Hangit Maggie”

Mar 9, 2023

In 1724, a Young Woman was Hanged for Concealing her Pregnancy

Mar 9, 2023

Liz Jin

Liz Jin

“I wake up in the morning with a desire to both save the world and savor the world. That makes it hard to plan my day.”

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