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A poster issued in 1918 during the First World War (1914-18) encouraging women to join the Women Land's Army. Imperial War Museums

The lives of women in ancient Mesopotamia were regulated by a patriarchal hierarchy, but within this social structure, there were many who distinguished themselves and some who were able...

Women in the Middle Ages were frequently characterized as second-class citizens by the Church and the patriarchal aristocracy. Women's status was somewhat elevated in the High and Late Middle Ages by the cult...

Women's March on Versailles (5-6 October 1789). Outraged by high bread prices and the anti-revolutionary conduct of royal soldiers, a crowd of 7,000 women descended on the palace of Versailles. The king accompanied...

Women played a significant role in the French Revolution, exemplified in the Women's March on Versailles, on 5-6 October 1789. Image from the book Stories of the French Revolution by Walter Montgomery, 1893. Library...

A photograph of women working in an armaments factory in Yorkshire, England during the Second World War (1939-45). The women are here finishing 2,000lb bombs for aircraft. Imperial War Museums

Ancient Greek women had very different outcomes in life depending on where they were born, and the class they were born into. Some could be isolated, valued only for their ability to bear children. Some...

A c. 1917 photograph of women police officers outside a training centre in Bristol, England during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums

A photograph showing women wearing protective clothing while working in an ammunitions factory in Hereford, England during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums

Women in ancient Greece, outside of Sparta, had almost no rights and no political or legal power. Even so, some women broke through the social and cultural restrictions to make their mark on history. All...