January 8, 2015 The last “Radium Girl” dies In the 1920s, working-class women were hired to paint radium onto glowing watch dials — now, the last of them has died.
Onake Obavva (c.1750 - 1777) South Indian Whack-a-Mole Champion, 1777-present When enemies invaded her town while her husband was on lunch break, she grabbed a nearby pestle and saved the day by achieving the high score in soldier whack-a-mole.
January 6, 2015 in Weird History Japan’s greatest warlord… a woman? There's a theory going around Japan that could dramatically rewrite their history. It posits that Uesugi Kenshin, one of their greatest warlords, was actually a woman. And there's some pretty compelling evidence.
January 5, 2015 in Modern Worthies Hedy Lamarr Actress, sexual icon, brilliant inventor Actress Hedy Lamarr's dual identities as sex icon and brilliant inventor so baffled the press that the latter went virtually unknown for decades.
January 3, 2015 Why “Rejected” Princesses? In short: I wanted a pithy title. In long: I'm not the one doing the rejecting -- the thing is, the big studios don't think they are, either. All is explained inside.
January 3, 2015 Duchess Mazarin Dressed as Diana Hortense Mancini helped pioneer divorce amongst European nobility - and she did it her way, openly taking lovers and owning her own image. I did a short writeup on one of her more notable portraits.
January 2, 2015 in Modern Worthies Linda Taylor Outrageous con artist When journalist Josh Levin began investigating an infamous welfare cheat, his story spiraled into an expose of one of the most outrageous female criminals in modern history.
January 1, 2015 Posts resume next week — here’s the hint! Wherein I relate the reasons for the delayed posting, and give you a hint for next week's entry.
January 1, 2015 in Modern Worthies Laura Hillenbrand Bestselling author, defier of chronic illness Laura Hillenbrand suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome, which has largely confined her to her house for 25 years. Despite this, she's written two of the biggest best-sellers in modern history.
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