The most famous woman in all of history, according to Wikipedia stats, is none other than the Virgin Mary. She was born in Nazareth, and according to the New Testament and the Quran, she conceived ...

Annie Oakley, also made famous in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, proved a remarkable skill with a gun and made a career for herself that many never imagined could have been done by a woman.

They're all stars in Fast Famous Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction (Woodhall Press), the latest volume in Gina Barreca's Fast Women series. As in previous titles, brilliant well-known writers and ...

Today, she remains one of the most famous women of history and a pop culture icon. Yet, the real Cleopatra is shrouded in myth and misinformation. Powerful Roman men were the ones to record her ...