As one of the world’s most famous tournaments draws to a close today, meet this one-time finalist and greatly overlooked tennis great

Her vision was an immediate success. She took over Harper’s Bazaar in 1935, quickly tripling the magzine's circulation

A book of essays on what happened after the famous contraceptive train from Dublin to Belfast in 1971 shows the need to keep an eye on the history books to see the progress that has been made

As a much older woman, I still aspire to be like Dr Daphne, writes Clodagh Finn who flicks through the archives to find a true Renaissance woman who instilled a sense of wonder

Evictions over a two-week period in June 1887 generated international headlines, and widespread sympathy for tenants

Lizzie O’Neill’s murder shocked the State, and her reputation was left in shreds

Jennifer Sleeman believes the width of life is much more important than its length, yet in her 95 years she has succeeded in achieving both, writes Clodagh Finn

Strap in for a rapid-fire tour of an exhibition that casts off the wilful forgetfulness of centuries

Lin Rose Clark teases out the political and historical and writes the women back into the story

Whatever happened to this young woman who stepped into a fairytale story all those decades ago?