The world record for "Most Prolific Mother Ever" belongs to a Russian woman named Valentina Vassilyev. Between 1725 and 1765, she reportedly gave birth 27 times — to 16 pairs of twins, seven ...

The 18th-century legal system rarely took an interest in whether someone was pregnant. When it did, it was because a woman’s life had become entangled with the courts for another reason ...

The 18th century was an era characterized by elaborate fashion and beauty rituals, with makeup playing a pivotal role in both the social and cultural fabric of the time.

Analysis: The diaries tell us much about the women's lives, their creativity and their contributions to culture ...

The Dobbs decision was supposed to be based on history. But it discounts the fact that the 18th-century woman was active and in control and could immediately tell whether terminating a pregnancy ...

This could be why during these difficult, seemingly regressive times, I turned to an unlikely place: an 18th-century representation of women overcome with emotion.

An 18th-century women's asylum has taken on new life as a swanky, stylish hotel that's getting a lot of hype. Hotel Anna & Bel opened in Philadelphia in August, ...

A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last More than 100 letters, addressed to French sailors, were never delivered. They remained unopened for nearly 250 years, until a historian ...