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May 2015

May 29, 2015

China’s Elite Female Bodyguards

A burgeoning population of female billionaires has created a new demand for female bodyguards.

May 28, 2015 in Weird History

Priss Fotheringham’s Novelty Sex Act: “Chucking”

This 17th-century London prostitute collected money - literally - with a pretty novel sex act.

May 28, 2015

Nigeria bans Female Genital Mutilation

Now the trick is enforcing it.

May 27, 2015 in Weird History

Gwerful Mechain’s Ode to Pubic Hair

The most famous female poet of Wales made her name from a poem praising what male poets wouldn't - female genitalia.

May 27, 2015

The forgotten ambassadors: Japanese girls who gave all to build understanding with the West

In 1871, 5 young Japanese girls were sent to live in the US, to build understanding between the West and isolationist Japan. Their strange, heartbreaking story was all but forgotten, until now.

May 26, 2015 in Modern Worthies

Phyllis Omido

Kenyan whistleblower who stopped mass poisoning

After her son got lead poisoning from the plant she worked at, she campaigned to shut the plant down - and won.

May 25, 2015

Girl Scouts continue to be awesome, open to trans girls

The day after a noted hate group created a petition attacking the Girl Scouts for accepting trans girls, the Scouts wrote a blog post where they held firm to inclusivity.

May 22, 2015

Toy company designing dolls with disabilities

Inspired by the #ToyLikeMe campaign, UK company Makies began creating hearing aids, walking aids, and wheelchairs for dolls

May 21, 2015 in Weird History

Women used to duel (topless)

Floral arrangements are serious business.

The Heroine Ancient Iran Wanted

This superhero of early Iranian mythology starred in her own stories, and plenty of them.