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October 2015

October 12, 2015 in Modern Worthies

Abzeita Djigma

The Solar Princess

This Mossi Princess founded a company to provide solar-powered electricity to help her people, and others, who lack power.

October 9, 2015

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

After lingering in development hell for years, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies released its first trailer.

October 9, 2015 in Modern Worthies

Ruth Coker Burks

The Cemetery Angel

In 1984, when nurses would draw straws to avoid entering the room of a patient with AIDS, and pharmacies would refuse to keep the pens of someone who worked with people with AIDS, she cared for hundreds of them with compassion and love.

October 8, 2015

Super Hero High School

DC released a launch video for Super Hero High School, the first part of their girl-focused DC Super Hero Girls line.

Rebecca Lukens (1794-1854)

Iron-Willed 1820s CEO

First her father died. Then her sons. Then her husband. Pregnant, saddled with debt, a failing company, and an overbearing mother, Rebecca Lukens rolled up her sleeves and showed the world what she was made of: iron.

October 6, 2015 in RP Presents

Come Drink With Me (1966)

One of the great early entries of martial arts cinema, this movie stars -- to the bafflement of its villains and possibly its audience -- one of the most legendary female kung fu stars of all time in her breakout role.

October 5, 2015 in Ask Jason, RP Presents

This month’s sponsor: CELESTIAL PICTURES

For the next month, you'll be getting twice-weekly illustrations from RP. Half of those will be pioneering butt-kicking ladies of the early martial arts movies of the Shaw Brothers.

October 5, 2015

Disney stops gendering its Halloween costumes

Instead of dividing up costumes as "for boys" and "for girls", Disney is labeling all kids' costumes as "for kids".

October 2, 2015

Take Back Halloween

Halloween's approaching, so here's an awesome site that helps you dress up like awesome ladies.

October 2, 2015

Raising Dion

It's not often that comic books get trailers, but these both look interesting.