Summit Sisters, a group of female roofers from across Canada, were in Jamaica this week helping repair roofs and other damage ...

Patricia Leach, assistant chief of the Catwba Nation, sits at her desk in the tribe administration building. (Nick Sullivan/nsullivan@charlotteobserver.com) No one expected Patricia Leach to lead the ...

If you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter today, there’s a chance you’ll see Wilma Mankiller’s face. She was the Cherokee Nation’s first female principal chief, and she inspired ...

Years before women could vote, an Oregon woman became the nation's--and Oregon's--first female governor. Kylie Pine and Kaylyn Mabey from the Willamette Heritage Center joined us to share a little of ...