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Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/why-a-professor-of-fascism-left-the-us-the-lesson-of-1933-is-you-get-out
‘They were adrenaline junkies’: The remarkable all-female flying team that helped defeat the Nazis – with wooden planes
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250604-remarkable-all-female-flying-team-that-helped-defeat-the-nazis
What life was really like for women in ancient Pompeii
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/women-ancient-pompeii-2640517
Viking pregnancy was deeply political – new study
https://theconversation.com/viking-pregnancy-was-deeply-political-new-study-254738
Women political leaders are rare – but 450 years ago, Anna Jagiellon was elected Queen of Poland
https://theconversation.com/women-political-leaders-are-rare-but-450-years-ago-anna-jagiellon-was-elected-queen-of-poland-253033
‘Unwavering friendship’: The true story of nine women who escaped a Nazi death march
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250429-true-story-nine-women-who-escaped-nazi-death-march-ravensbruck
‘Peering into the eyes of the past’: reconstruction reveals face of woman who lived before Trojan war
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/apr/05/peering-into-the-eyes-of-the-past-reconstruction-reveals-face-of-woman-who-lived-before-trojan-war
‘It’s an extremely sexy story’: How the legendary tale of ‘rebel’ saint Mary of Egypt became a medieval blockbuster
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250313-how-the-legendary-tale-of-rebel-saint-mary-of-egypt-became-a-medieval-blockbuster
The female explorers who braved the wilderness but were overlooked by the history books
https://theconversation.com/the-female-explorers-who-braved-the-wilderness-but-were-overlooked-by-the-history-books-249742