If it had not been “Bibi” then perhaps the stories of women in colonial Punjab would never have been told in vivid detail and in the authentic voice of a woman who has been there and has seen and felt ...

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Hekima Hapa runs around with her four children, teaches a sewing class in Brooklyn and ends her day by burning a little sage.

Paula Davenport, the first woman from New Hampshire to finish the Boston Marathon, shares her journey and the challenges she overcame to make history.

Never mind Hawthorne and Thoreau— the women of mid-19th century New England had their own ambitions for writing and life.

Henry’s heroines are intelligent, driven women — a hard-charging literary agent, a devoted librarian, a med student in the ...

A recent study revealed that younger generations are helping to revive a love for reading, thanks in part to social media.

Busting myths; how a drop of water changed a girl’s life; a tribe’s respect for fishes; and more: picks from columnist.

Melinda French Gates writes from the messy middle that transitions bring: her divorce, leaving the Gates foundation and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Soroptimist International of Staten Island held its annual Live Your Dream Awards Dinner on March 5 at ...

Solo travel is having a moment. For me—a backpacker at heart, with a penchant for arty, boutique hotels—that moment began around 20 years ago when I embarked on my first solo sojourn to Central ...

A Celebration of Academic Excellence” on April 9. Students and educators gathered from multiple academic fields to discuss, ...