World War One was one of the defining periods of the 20th century and for women's rights it marked a giant leap forward. At the start of the war the suffragette movement threw its weight behind ...

Featuring information on the Suffragettes, women at work during World War One, changing rights in the 1960s and feminism, the collection includes some first-hand testimony from women at the time.

This framing helps explain why most Americans assume that U.S. support for Afghan women’s rights began with the U.S. invasion in late 2001. But American commitment to Afghan women actually dates ...