The experiences of women differed in ancient Athens and Sparta. Largely portrayed as "invisible," evidence reveals a striking contrast.

Researchers studying an ancient city in southern Turkey say they've found evidence that women called the shots in a ...

Researchers said their findings suggest husbands relocated to the wife's household upon marriage – suggesting a female ...

Artists from different cultural traditions adapted an ancient tale to explore how to respond to betrayal and exploitation.

In order to understand what daily life was like for each of these groups in ancient Greece, we need to look carefully at a variety of historical sources. And if we want to look at a social group such ...

Further evidence has emerged that 8,000 years ago, women had at least as much status in society as men, at least in one of the few settlements from the time.

After two people added the name of author J.K. Rowling to the piece and another embroidered a line of stitches through both ...

Ancient hunter-gatherers built monumental mounds at Kaillachuro in Peru without kings, rewriting history of "monumental ...