October 30, 2015 7 Tough Women from the Wild West Most people know of famous men from the Wild West, but here's a list of seven women you might not know.
October 29, 2015 US Women’s Soccer Team Meets the President After the US women's soccer team won the World Cup, President Obama said "This team taught all of America's children that 'playing like a girl' means you're a badass."
La Llorona The Weeping Ghost of Latin America's Past Mexico's infamous "weeping ghost" has many incarnations: a jilted widow, a slave princess, a milk addict, a coffee bag, and a pair of panties.
October 27, 2015 in Modern Worthies Tatsiana Khvitsko Amputee Runner and Bodybuilder Born without legs and most of her fingers in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, Tatsiana Khvitsko has since taken up running and bodybuilding.
October 27, 2015 in RP Presents My Young Auntie (1981) What happens when you mix a screwball comedy, a fish-out-of-water story, and a hysterically overpowered martial arts heroine? My Young Auntie, my favorite Shaw Brothers movie.
October 26, 2015 Women’s Day Off On October 24, 1975, 90% of Iceland's women took the day off and rallied by the thousands for equal rights.
October 23, 2015 Feminist Card Games pt. 2: Panko How did militant English suffragettes finance their activities? With a card game featuring them fighting the cops. No, really.
October 23, 2015 Feminist Card Games, pt. 1: Great Women In the 70s, young feminists had their own card game, featuring the likes of Harriet Tubman and Amelia Earhart. But how was it played?
October 22, 2015 Artist turns Bratz dolls into real-life heroines Vancouver artist Wendy Tsao has been repainting Bratz dolls and giving them new outfits to turn them into dolls of real-life heroines like Malala Yousafzai, Jane Goodall, and JK Rowling.
Amaridevi The princess who engineered her own victory To ensnare the scheming ministers who were ruining her life, this princess used guile, cunning, and a sophisticated knowledge of civil engineering.
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