Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical ...

A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. But was she also the subject of the Mona Lisa? Many scholars believe she ...

In the 16th and 17th centuries, people supported capital punishment as it fulfilled their desire for retribution, and also served as a deterrent to others. Women who were said to scold or argue ...

"You must understand that women in India have had their own journey across centuries. From the 16th to the 21st, they've ...