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These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
History

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms

There have been female monarchs for at least 5,000 years in various places across the globe, although they remain rare and, until the mid-20th century, largely unwelcome
'Are you really the doctor?': The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS
Health

'Are you really the doctor?': The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
LGBTQ+

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
Books

This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together

The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
Music

The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad
Addiction

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad

How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
Books

How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?

The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot's licence
History

The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot's licence

Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 
Domestic abuse

Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 

How I cured my hypochondria
Health

How I cured my hypochondria

The last 150 years of pop culture would've been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles
Pop culture

The last 150 years of pop culture would've been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
Women

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?

How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
Trees

How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Books

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind

Labelling toxic masculinity as 'incomprehensible' is a cop out – here's why
Toxic masculinity

Labelling toxic masculinity as 'incomprehensible' is a cop out – here's why

The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope
The Middle East

The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope

Our approach to mental health isn't working – here's what needs to change
Mental health

Our approach to mental health isn't working – here's what needs to change

Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
Russia

Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin

How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation
Lockdown

How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
Books

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
Sci-fi

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons
Books

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons

I walked in David Bowie's footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn't expect
David Bowie

I walked in David Bowie's footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn't expect

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
World War II

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them
Space

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them