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Becoming Spain's top female rejoneador requires a huge amount of sacrifice.

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Vera Rubin changed the way we view the Universe.

London's Darjeeling Express is ground zero for chef Asma Khan, a champion of women's empowerment.

A new discovery disputes the idea that the Argaric civilisation was strictly male-dominated.

A day in the life of the Black Mambas.

Now 102-years-old, Ethel Kerr was once an influential black British fashion and community figure.

A new study says patients are less likely to die in the care of female physicians.

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Zeinab Badawi heads to Athens to celebrate the centenary of the birth of opera soprano Maria Callas.

Dandara was a fierce warrior who defended a kingdom of freed slaves - so why has history forgotten her?

For more than 100 years, the remains of a high-ranking Viking warrior were assumed to be male.

Three remarkable women were at the very centre of this pivotal moment in English history.

Lady Han’s unique needlework transformed the intricate art of silk embroidery