The 1928 Olympics were the first at which women were allowed to compete in track and field ... and were expelled by officials from the Games – but their gesture is as powerful and resonant now as it ...

The warmth of her gesture displayed not just the comfort from ... to South Sudan to bring attention to sexual violence against women and girls. Sophie is a hard-working member of the royal ...

A profile of Hetty King, a masterful cross-dresser who was once known and celebrated internationally as 'England's greatest ...

Princess Kate paid a touching tribute to Princess Diana in her signature elegant ... symbolic gesture of mourning and reflection, serving as a quiet yet powerful homage to the royal women who ...

A woman with impeccable manners doesn’t just wait for others to reach out—she makes the effort to check in when someone has ...

To learn gesture, I enjoy timed life drawing, five minutes or less. Begin with the action line. Next connect the shoulders ...

Duchess Sophie and Princess Kate share a unique bond and display their fondness of each other by swapping style notes.

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There's much for us all to be concerned about and women in the UK aren't exempt, says Afua Hirsch. Whatever your views on the British monarchy, the late Queen undoubtedly had a way with words.

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