If you have no idea which wave of feminism we’re in right now, read this.

Brush up on your history and get to know the women who have changed the art world forever.

Once upon a time in Hollywood, women ran the show. They directed, produced, wrote, and did things on-screen like have orgasms and lead bona fide revolutions. But when the studio system and Hays Code arrived, women — and their stories — were systematically shut out of the biz. Today, 8% of filmmakers are women who continue to fight for screen time just like their predecessors in an attempt to reclaim the power that was taken from them — and us.

From searingly honest songwriters to rock icons that put men in their place, the most influential female musicians opened doors for change.

History is full of women who made enormous contributions to science. Some of them are rightfully well-known, like Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace and Rosalind Franklin. But others, like fossil hunter Mary Anning and NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson, aren't such household names.

Listen to women from across the Obama Administration tell the stories of their personal heroes across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Throughout U.S. history, women have played an important and evolving role in the political landscape — from Abigail Adams urging the Founding Fathers to “remember the ladies” in 1776 to this year, when Kamala Harris became the first woman and woman of color to take office as vice president.

There are thousands of women worthy of being included on a list of women who have made significant contributions to U.S. politics over the past 100 years. Here are 10 you may not know.

A new show at the National Portrait Gallery spotlights 24 authors, including Lorraine Hansberry, Sandra Cisneros and Maxine Hong Kingston.

Ten authors, in no particular order, and what our (The Guardian) readers had to say about them.

A look at some of the trailblazing women whose achievements shook up the sports landscape.

To shed light on other lesser-known female history-makers, historians were asked to name a woman from the American past whose story should be better known. Here are their picks.

21 inspiring and enduring articles on the female entrepreneurs, executives and leaders who have defined the 21st century so far.