II, and were the only ones allowed to take on a combatant role by the British Army. However, many of them have been forgotten ...

Women spies sometimes fooled people simply by picking clothes to match their cover story - for example, an apron for a farmers' assistant - or appearing calm when stopped. Indeed, more drastic and ...

The Christian opponent of the al-Assad regime had not returned to Syria during the 14 years of civil war. When offered the ...

Dame Louise McIlroy achieved a number of firsts in medicine and also defied officials to serve in World War One.

French movie star Gerard Depardieu admitted in court on Tuesday that he had grabbed by the hips a woman who has accused him ...

Leavitt, no doubt, has an impossible job. She is the front woman for Trump, Elon Musk and the entire Trump administration, ...

PARIS – For years, Marine Le Pen stood at the gates of power — poised, relentless and rising. She stripped the French far ...

The IBCC said each woman was chosen for representing courage and leadership during World War Two. "These women were chosen thanks to their bravery and resilience during the wartime efforts ...

As we reflect on the fifth anniversary of the start of the Covid lockdown, and as we mark the end of March as Women’s History Month, History Cambridge looks back on our exploration of women’s roles as ...

Dame Louise McIlroy, who made history as the first female Professor of Medicine in Britain and Ireland, to be commemorated ...

Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of ...