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February 2016

February 29, 2016

Boxgirls Kenya

Boxgirls Kenya is more than a place for girls to learn boxing, but is "a safe place for girls, to learn about life and talk about their issues."

February 26, 2016

17th-century female spies

Dr. Nadine Akkerman shares information about the careers and techniques of women spies in 17th-century Europe.

February 25, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Alexandra Elbakyan

The Robin Hood of Science

Most scholarly articles are accessible only behind paywalls that sometimes not even their own authors have access to. Elbaykan created a website that bypasses these paywalls, providing free access to millions of articles.

February 24, 2016

“Fastest Rising Startup” says diversity and inclusion are major keys to success

When software company Slack was awarded Fastest Rising Startup, instead of the typical white men, four black women stepped up to accept the award.

February 23, 2016

More women than men found buried at Stonehenge

A recent excavation of corpses at Stonehenge found more women than men, suggesting the civilizations who buried them might have had more women in positions of power than supposed.

February 22, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Nangeli

The Woman Who Challenged the Oppressive Breast Tax

In the 19th century, one woman's protest against an oppressive tax led to its end, as well as her own.

February 19, 2016

Jolly Good Fellers

A 1942 video of Scottish women lumberjacks.

February 19, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Megan Hine

Survival Expert

She can climb, abseil, start a fire with a tampon, and catch a fish with her bare hands, making her more than qualified to survive the zombie apocalypse.

February 18, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Nergis Mavalvala

The Woman Who Helped Discover Gravitational Waves

Dr. Mavalvala's work helped confirm a prediction Albert Einstein made 100 years earlier.

Micaela Almonester (1795-1874)

The Survivor Baroness of New Orleans

After decades of gaslighting and emotional abuse at the hands of her in-laws, this iron-willed woman survived being shot four times point blank, won a separation from her husband, and became one of the most respected business icons in New Orleans.