Women's History
Two thousand years of women shaping the world — from Cleopatra and Boudicca to Grace Hopper and the US women's soccer team. 106 sortable events spanning the political, scientific, athletic, and cultural milestones too often left out of mainstream history timelines.
What's in this category
Women's History covers the major political, scientific, military, athletic, artistic, and social milestones in the history of women across cultures: ancient queens and warriors, medieval and early-modern thinkers, the women's-suffrage movements, the first women to break barriers in science, medicine, politics, and sport, the 20th-century feminist movements, and the recent equal-pay, equal-rights, and representation milestones.
What it's not: single-person biographies aren't sorted — each event is anchored to a specific year and milestone. Country-specific women's history (e.g., notable American women whose primary impact is on US history) also appears in country-specific categories.
Sample events
- Cleopatra Dies Ending Ptolemaic Dynasty — 30 BCE
- Boudicca Leads Revolt Against Rome — 60 CE
- Hypatia of Alexandria Killed by Mob — 415 CE
- Theodora Becomes Byzantine Empress — 527 CE
- Women's Suffrage Movement Founded (representative) — 1869
- Women Get Full Vote in UK (representative) — 1928
- Grace Hopper Develops First Compiler — 1952
- U.S. Women's Team Wins Equal Pay — 2022
+ 98 more events. New events added through corrections and ongoing verification.
How to play this category
Free for everyone. Women's History flipped permanently free for all players on 2026-07-01 — no subscription required. Open Sorting History, tap Play, select Women's History, choose a game length, and sort. Free users see ads between rounds; Explorer and Historian subscribers play ad-free.
Related categories
- US History
- European History
- Scientific Discoveries
- Sports History