February 27, 2015 in Modern Worthies Aloha Wanderwell The World's Most Traveled Girl It's not every woman that leaves home at 16 to befriend Chinese bandits, join the Siberian army, and film indigenous Brazilians for the first time - but Aloha Wanderwell, the World's Most Traveled Girl, wasn't every woman.
Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) The Undefinable Adventurer This undefinable adventurer's life burnt bright but short: a wildcard of the Algerian revolution, she survived an assassination attempt by sabre, and died in a freak desert flood.
February 24, 2015 Bilal – an animated film about Muhammad’s ex-slave companion This is a trailer for an animated movie about Bilal, an Ethiopian ex-slave who became one of the Prophet Muhammad’s closest companions. One to keep an eye out for!
February 20, 2015 If Disney Princesses Were Historically Accurate Buzzfeed does a strikingly awesome (and well-researched) revamp of classic animated heroine costumes!
February 19, 2015 Senate Confirms First-Ever Native American Woman As Federal Judge Congratulations to Diane Humetewa, confirmed 96-0!
Tamar of Georgia (1160-1213) Holy Righteous King of Georgia Saint, sovereign, and fiercely independent woman, she quashed two rebellions from her ex-husband, expanded her nation's borders, and ushered in a golden age.
February 17, 2015 Monopoly’s forgotten inventor Elizabeth Magie created the game that would become Monopoly over thirty years before the man credited with its invention.
February 16, 2015 William Brown, the first black woman in the Royal Navy In the 1800s, the Royal Navy discovered that one of its crewmen was, in actuality, a married black woman. Turns out she had her reasons for entering the service.
February 13, 2015 in Modern Worthies Parinya Charoenphol Champion transgender kickboxer This transgender kickboxer helped revolutionize the image of LGBT people in her native country of Thailand in the best way she knew how - winning bouts.
February 12, 2015 10 Real-Life Female Spies Who Deserve Their Own Movie Franchises #1 is former RP entry Noor Inayat Khan - as it should be!
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