Belgian cyclist Jolien D'Hoore competes in the Women's Omnium Individual Pursuit event during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on ...

Women compete in the Olympics — in golf, tennis, croquet and sailing — for the first time. AAU adds track and field events for women. Four years later, six teams compete in organization’s ...

and Simone Biles became the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history. And now, women's sports are continuing to reach unprecedented heights: A'ja Wilson was named WNBA MVP for the third ...

Two huge names in Missouri Tigers sports history – quarterback Drew Lock and women's basketball star Sophie Cunningham – have ...

Thousands of women have made ... What Angela Merkel is famous for: Politics Bottom line: Angela Merkel is a retired German politician and scientist. She made history as the first female chancellor ...

In a 2018 interview with PEOPLE, Switzer looked back on the day she carved her name into women's sports history. "Sometimes the worst things in your life become the best things. When the angry ...

In this collection from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, take an in-depth look at extraordinary women in American history who led advancements in science, politics, sports, activism, the arts and more.