Sarraounia (late 1800s - early 1900s) The Sorceress Queen of the Azna The "panther queen" of the Azna defeated some of the greatest villains of French colonial history through wits, cunning -- and possibly magic.
June 15, 2015 Spotlight shines on long careers of often long-ignored artists The New York Times spotlights eleven women in their 70s, 80s, and 90s whose art you likely don't know about.
June 12, 2015 #Distractinglysexy scientists take to Twitter A Nobel Prize winner said he wants to keep women out of labs with men because they fall in love. Women responded with photos of them doing their jobs to show how distracting women in science are.
June 11, 2015 in Press RP featured in Co.Create! Co.Create did a followup piece on RP, and it's pretty great.
June 11, 2015 Afghan Women Mountaineers’ Uphill Battles Begin Before the Climb A group of Afghan women are trying to jumpstart mountaineering in their own country - but it isn't easy.
Manuela Sáenz (1797-1859) The Liberator of the Liberator This revolutionary heroine of South America kept a pet bear, a disembodied moustache, and a lifestyle that defied every convention possible.
June 9, 2015 The first photo on the web The first photo on the web? A nerdy, all-female rock band that sang about quarks and antimatter. Meet CERN's rock band, Les Horribles Cernettes.
June 8, 2015 in Modern Worthies Emily Warren Roebling The first woman field engineer When the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge fell ill, his wife took over. For eleven years.
June 5, 2015 New “Suffragette” trailer A new trailer for the film "Suffragette," starring Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankhurst, just came out - and it looks great.
June 4, 2015 Banting: Singaporean movie about a female Muslim wrestler Here's a new one: hijab-wearing Muslim girl follows her dream of becoming a pro wrestler. Looks like a fun movie.
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