Travel to snowy Victorian Maine in this year's Christmas Special, as Katie reads from the memoirs of Sarah Orne Jewett.... more

Zeynab Pasha was one of the most influential voices during several crises of 19th century Iranian history. From the Bread... more

If you knew the recipe for an undetectable poison, would you use it? What about giving it to women with... more

When Sigrid Schultz was offered a job as a reporter in Berlin, Germany in 1919, she had no idea how... more

Whenever Teresa Lim asked about a striking woman she saw in old family photos, she was told 'That's Aunt Fanny;... more

Throughout the 1920s, three sisters dominated the Australian film scene. The phenomenal filmmaking team of Isabel, Phyllis, and Paulette McDonagh... more

Aleksandra Samusenko commanded a unit of Soviet tanks through some of the most brutal battles in human history. The Soviet... more

For decades, her remarkable achievements as United States First Lady have been overshadowed by her husband's big mistakes. Returning guest... more

She was one of the key figures of Irish Independence, known in her lifetime as The Irish Joan of Arc.... more

Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most famed and respected painters in 17th century Europe, but after she died, her... more