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A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a woman is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). Typically, women are of the female...

The presence of women in science spans the earliest times of the history of science wherein they have made significant contributions. Historians with an...

Women in music have many roles and types of contributions. Women shape music movements, events, and genres of music through their roles as composers, songwriters...

Women's history is the study of the role that women have played in history and the methods required to do so. It includes the study of the history of the...

Women's cricket is the team sport of cricket when played by women. Its rules are almost identical to those in the game played by men, the main change being...

Justine Henin CMW (French pronunciation: [ʒystin ɛnɛ̃]; born 1 June 1982) is a Belgian former world No. 1 tennis player. She spent a total of 117 weeks...

The participation of women and girls in sports, physical fitness, and exercise has been recorded to have existed throughout history. However, participation...

The history of feminism comprises the narratives (chronological or thematic) of the movements and ideologies which have aimed at equal rights for women...

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is the premier women's professional basketball league. It is composed of 12 (13 in 2025) teams, all...

Magdalene asylums, also known as Magdalene laundries, were initially Protestant but later mostly Roman Catholic institutions that operated from the 18th...

The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States of America in international women's soccer. The team is governed by...

The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby. It sets the international...

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players...

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz",...

Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where...

The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of...

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (/ˈɛlɪnɔːr ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ EL-in-or ROH-zə-velt; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and...

The Japan women's national football team (Japanese: サッカー日本女子代表, Hepburn: Sakkā Nippon Joshi Daihyō), commonly known as Nadeshiko Japan (なでしこジャパン), represents...

Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 – December 1, 2023) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme...

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and...