Truganini (1812-1876) The most famous native Tasmanian of all time The "Last of the Aboriginal Tasmanians" (she wasn't) used brains, brawn, and sheer will to carve a place for herself, even as the world was collapsing around her.
February 10, 2015 Picasso’s granddaughter Takes on Art World on Her Terms Bypassing the norms of art world commerce, Marina Picasso has used her inheritance to fund philanthropic projects.
February 9, 2015 Rani Sakhubai, the diamond-muncher When this villainous Indian queen's plot was uncovered, her reaction was... unexpected.
February 6, 2015 The Women Who Conquered Whooping Cough On their own time, on a tiny budget, Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering perfected the vaccine, saving untold childrens' lives.
A Peek into the Design Process! This week, since I'm still a bit banged up, I'm bringing you all a peek behind the curtain, in the form of some design sketches and a timelapse video of me drawing Vispala from scratch (the above gif is from this).
February 3, 2015 First All-Female Mosque in Los Angeles Opens Often pushed to the corners of the mosque, women are empowered to take center stage at the new Women's Mosque in Los Angeles.
February 3, 2015 The Suffragette that knew Jujitsu In the 1910s, a 30-women-strong group of jujitsu experts punched cops, broke windows, and burnt buildings, just to get the vote. And now you can read about their adventures in a new comic - and a movie starring Meryl Streep!