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The earliest record of beer being produced comes from Mesopotamia around 5300 BCE

After World War II, the United States entered a new modern age of technological innovation that profoundly changed the way that America cooked and ate.

If you look at the brewing business today, the majority of micro and macro breweries are owned and run by men.

Aunt Jemima® and Betty Crocker have been American cultural icons for decades, but neither of these women ever existed.

Rachel Carson’s writings helped spark the global environmental movement which would eventually lead to the establishment of Earth Day.

In the early 19th century, bright, educated women became active in various reform movements.

Actresses played a crucial role in shaping the development of early film as well as Hollywood and the studio system.

Mary Pickford became one of Hollywood’s most powerful executives during its formative years.

Education in contemporary America has advanced to a point that would be almost unrecognizable by colonial Americans.

The 19th century’s wide-spread growth of factories changed shopping and consuming.

Toni Ko is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in developing, launching, and building highly successful global brands.

Before World War II, the prevailing view of a woman's role was that of wife and mother.

On the day Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, an Irish girl named Annie Moore became the very first person processed through what became the world-famous immigration center.

1917 to 2017: 100 Years of Women in Congress Infographic

Every year March is designated Women’s History Month by Presidential proclamation.

Rosa Parks was arrested in December 1955. Nine months earlier, Claudette Colvin was arrested for the exact same thing.

It’s so easy to bash historical romance novels.

The giving and receiving of valentines or love tokens dates to medieval times, but the origins of the modern celebration lie in the 18th century with the rise of romantic marriage.

It’s really amazing to think about, the incredible amount of change for women in the military in the 60 or so years since the days of the WASPs.

December 7 is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, when Americans commemorate the 1941 attack that brought the United States into World War II.