“One Christmas Eve, while Mari Jørgensdatter was lying in bed, the Devil came visiting. Having awakened Mari, he insisted that she go to Kirsti. Mari did as the Devil requested. The Evil One asked Mari if she would serve him, while the two of them headed off on the road…

In 2017, Girl Museum scoured the world’s museums for objects that reveal the lives of girls — but had never been interpreted as such. The result was 52 Objects, a virtual exhibition modeled after the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects. The exhibition showcases fifty-two stories about…

Who do you think of when I say “First American Girls”? Is it the founding mothers like Abigail Adams and Martha Washington? They’re too old…and too far ahead in the American story. Is it the girls of Salem, Massachusetts, or the Pilgrim girls who came from England? …

For Women’s History Month 2023, I’d like to shine a light on six incredible women who made music history. First up is Kassia, a Byzantine abbess, poet, composer, and hymnographer. …

I was introduced to the trobairitz in the book, The Women Troubadours by Meg Bogin. Like many others, I thought that troubadours were only men, and was delightfully surprised to find out about the trobairitz through Bogin’s work, which was the first full-length book on the subject. …

Frances “Fanny” Theodora Apthorp (1766–1788) is a largely forgotten Revolutionary-era girl, except when told in the context of her sister’s story: that of Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton (1759–1837), a celebrated poet of the 1790s who received contemporary praise and was known as the “American Sappho.” The sisters were born to…

Women Pirates Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Grace O’Malley . . . some of the most notorious pirates in history were, in fact, women. But female buccaneers weren’t limited to the few stories that populate our history books today. …

This article was first presented at the 2022 Southern Association of Women’s Historians twelfth triennial conference. It has been published here to give all historians access to a look at how incorporating girls into their history courses and projects is “good history.” In late 2012, I sought an internship to…

“Why study history?” I’ve heard that question too many times. The students in my classes — and even some of my friends — didn’t see the relevance of history to their lives or majors. And I don’t blame them. The American education system has dumbed down history to a series…