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Some of the most iconic portraits of the 20th and 21st centuries were taken by photographer Richard Avedon. A self-proclaimed ‘reader of faces,’ Avedon revealed a lesser-seen side of his subjects with a cluck of the shutter. From Marilyn Monroe to James Baldwin, Avedon was an expert at capturing larger-than-life ...

Discover an international singer who captivated royalty in Europe and defied the conscience of 1939 America. Watch rare archival footage and hear audio recordings exploring her life and career from the Metropolitan Opera to the State Department.

Tye Leung Shulze resisted domestic servitude and an arranged child marriage to provide translation services and solace to Asian immigrant victims of human trafficking in San Francisco. In 1912, one year after California granted women the right to vote, she became the first Chinese American ...

Williamina Fleming went from doing domestic work to being appointed the Curator of Astronomical Photographs at the Harvard College Observatory, making her the first woman to hold a title at Harvard University. She is credited with discovering 10 novae, over 300 variable stars, and 59 ...

Just like his famous song of the same name, these scenes from some of Charlie Chaplin's films will make you "Smile." As it turns out, the physical comedy and expressiveness that was required for successful silent film making is ideal for making internet GIF animations. ...

Lois Weber was an early film pioneer as the first American woman to direct a full-length feature film in 1913, and one of the first directors to own her own film studio. Infused with the conviction that film could change culture, she directed over 135 ...

Louise Arner Boyd was a self-taught polar scientist and photographer, and the first American woman to lead Arctic expeditions, where she mapped uncharted regions of Greenland, creating photographs that provide critical information to climate change researchers today.

Charlie Chaplin's iconic physical comedy has delighted audiences for over a century. The below six films showcase his mastery of slapstick humor, mistaken identity hi-jinks, and infamous "Tramp" character. Grab some popcorn and watch Chaplin's early film work below. For the full silent moviegoer's experience, ...

April 16, 1889 – Charlie Chaplin is born in South London, England to Hannah and Charles Chaplin Sr. Both are music hall entertainers. 1899 – At the age of 10, a young Chaplin joins a troupe of clog dancers called The Eight Lancashire Lads. It ...

Artist Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller moved to Paris from Philadelphia in 1899 to study sculpture, where she began creating her expressive and groundbreaking artwork, which celebrated African American heritage and cultural identity, and resisted stereotypical representations in her depictions of the black body. She was ...