Adventurer and Ardent Suffragist, Annie Smith Peck was born #onthisday (October 19th) in 1850. She hoped to attend Brown University like...

Mary Kingsley was born #onthisday (October 13th) in 1862. Her parents died when she turned thirty, and she used her inheritance of £4300...

Gandhiji was born today (October 2nd) and his views were... Hm... PC and non PC.

Here are some Rumi quotes to brighten your day in honour of his 815th birthday (yeah. I calculated. Lol.) Aren't they lovely? Here's to...

Elizabeth Gaskell was born today (September 29th) in 1810. Her novel, North and South is one of my favourite novels, though innate...