April 13, 2015 in Modern Worthies Betty Robinson Schwartz First female Olympic gold medalist for track and field 3 years after winning the first woman's Olympic gold medal for track and field, she was written off as dead after a plane accident. She worked hard at her recovery and was at the Olympics again 5 years later.
April 10, 2015 in Modern Worthies Munira Khalif High schooler accepted into all eight Ivy League schools Most high schoolers are happy to get accepted by one of the eight Ivy League schools. Munira Khalif got into all eight. And that's just the start of her accomplishments.
April 9, 2015 in Corrections Li Chi’s historiography: totally wack. How could Li Chi possibly compare herself to a Chinese heroine who was born a century after Li Chi herself? The answer gets complicated.
April 9, 2015 “Bicycle Face”: an 1800s health problem to scare women from biking In the 1890s, bicycles were seen as an instrument of feminism - so the powers that be "discovered" a health condition called Bicycle Face, to get women to stay put.
Li Chi (5th century BCE myth) The Serpent Slayer When a monster demanded teenage girl sacrifice, Li Chi saved herself, and was crowned princess for her troubles.
April 6, 2015 The Sea Women of South Korea For centuries, freediving Korean women have survived by farming the ocean floor. The majority are over 60 years old.
April 3, 2015 in Modern Worthies Tu Youyou Conqueror of Malaria Humanity's greatest weapon against malaria came from an unlikely source: a secret military program, where a woman worked in obscurity for decades.
April 2, 2015 Hainuwele You know the story of the goose who laid the golden egg? In Indonesian myth, it’s a girl who shits all manner of valuables.
Introducing the Master List of Historical Women in Combat Women have been in combat roles since the dawn of civilization. Here's proof.
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