Beloved author, professor and feminist bell hooks, known for titles like "Aint I A Woman" and "All About Love," has died. She was 69. The author's family confirmed her death to USA TODAY, saying she ...

Sojourner Truth was an outspoken abolitionist and women’s rights activist in the 19th century. In 1851, Truth delivered what is now recognized as one of the most famous women's rights speeches in ...

Editor’s Note: With the support of the Emily H. Tremaine Foundation, Hyperallergic will be publishing a commissioning series expanding upon the research and reporting by its Journalism Fellow for ...

March is Women’s History Month, a month when we remember the struggles of women in the fight against discrimination, and celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, ...

Sojourner Truth, the African American abolitionist, women's rights advocate and social activist revered to this day for her presentation on racial inequalities, delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" ...

PITTSFIELD — When the Barrington Stage Company approached Shirley Edgerton last year with an idea for a festival celebrating Black voices, she knew what to do. Edgerton revisited a piece she’d ...