Tag: Women and Girls
Her Final Wish: A Home for the Son She Never Got to Hold
The house is at the end of the road, nestled behind a playground in Loughrea, an ancient town in County Galway. Built of white...
What’s Behind Technology’s Disembodied Female Voices?
And yet, perhaps after simply being confronted with the possibility of Jessie’s demise, I’ve developed a new fondness for her. Jessie doesn’t pretend to...
Britain’s Magic Circle Welcomes Back Woman Who Disguised Herself as Man
Magicians never reveal their secrets. But sometimes, they admit they were wrong.On Thursday night in London, members of a top British magic society came...
U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Do Not Meet Legal Definition of Women Under Equality Act
The Supreme Court in Britain ruled on Wednesday that trans women do not fall within the legal definition of women under the country’s equality...
Betty Webb, Who Helped Bletchley Park Code Breakers, Dies at 101
Charlotte Webb, who as a young woman helped code breakers decipher enemy signals at Britain’s top-secret Bletchley Park, died on Monday. She was...