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A c. 1883 oil on canvas, Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)

Photograph of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree. Nebraska State Historical Society Photograph Collections.

Replica of the ship Susan Constant at Jamestown Settlement, Virginia.

Susan Pollack recalls being selected for life by Dr. Josef Mengele. Pollack was one of 10 Holocaust survivors honored by the Queen of England in 2015. Video testimony from USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive. To learn more...

Native American women are traditionally held in high regard among the diverse nations, whether a given people are matrilineal or patrilineal. Traditionally, women were not only responsible for raising children and caring for the home but...

Samson was one of the last judges in the Hebrew Book of Judges who arose as a leader of the Jews when they settled in Canaan. He was a Nazirite, known for his incredible strength, the secret of which was discovered by Delilah who betrayed...

Djenne-Djenno (aka Djenné-Jeno, Jenne-Jeno, or Old Jenne) was an ancient city located in modern Mali, West Africa which flourished between c. 250 BCE - 1100 CE, making it one of the oldest cities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prospering thanks to...

The Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka' was a two-seater dive-bomber plane used by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) in various theatres of the Second World War (1939-45). The Stuka, with its distinctive angled wings, excelled when combined with armoured...

Susa was one of the oldest cities in the world and part of the site is still inhabited as Shush, Khuzestan Province, Iran. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4395 BCE but that early community grew from...

Fashion in ancient Egypt epitomized the concept of simplicity and ease in movement and remained relatively unchanged in this regard for over 3,000 years. Clothing and footwear differed in ornamentation between the upper and lower classes...