Hacker News with Generative AI: Women's History

Nellie Bly (wikipedia.org)
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and for an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within.

Journalism, Biography, History, Women's History

87 points by samclemens 17 days ago | 14 comments

Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social center (npr.org)
Ancient DNA reveals that during the Iron Age, women in ancient Celtic societies were at the center of their social networks — unlike previous eras of prehistory.

Ancient History, Archaeology, Genetics, Celtic Culture, Women's History

11 points by rbanffy 32 days ago | 0 comments

A Woman Who Defined the Great Depression (newrepublic.com)
Sanora Babb spent her life dealing with all the multifarious daily perils that prevent writers from writing.

Great Depression, Biography, Literature, Women's History

50 points by samclemens 100 days ago | 16 comments

Undark and the Radium Girls (2006) (damninteresting.com)

History, Science, 20th Century, Women's History

74 points by not_a_boat 201 days ago | 30 comments