For many soldiers, coming home was the happiest part of the war. But some were surprised by the response they received when they returned.

The invention of the safety bike gave women a newfound freedom of movement.

Learn about the movement for women's equality that precipitated the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, and what its attendees - including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott - hoped to achieve.

These 6 women were true triple threats: performers, celebrities - and spies! From Julia Child to Audrey Hepburn, these are 6 famous women who were secretly spies, in this episode of History Countdown.