January 13, 2017 in Ask Jason On finding Alfred Barker’s Name Tracking down the birth name of one of Sydney's more colorful gangsters was tricky, but not THAT tricky.
January 13, 2017 in Modern Worthies Martha Matilda Harper Inventor of the Hair Salon Harper was an entrepreneur who essentially created the modern hair salon, which she grew into a franchise of hundreds of stores across the world.
Comics Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine (1881-1964 and 1900-1970) The Queens of the Sydney Underworld America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.
January 11, 2017 in Modern Worthies Dorothy Levitt Champion Lady Motorist of the World Levitt was one of the first female racers, and worked to popularize driving and cars among women.
January 10, 2017 in Press RP on Biography.com! Biography.com has a guest piece today by yours truly, with brief blurbs about several of the women covered on this site and in the book.
January 10, 2017 in Modern Worthies Ilhan Omar The First Muslim Woman in the US Legislature Omar was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2016 election, making her the first Muslim woman, and the first Somali-American, to be a legislator.
January 9, 2017 Meet Aggretsuko, Sanrio’s new character Aggretsuko is the newest addition to the Hello Kitty universe: a hard-drinking office worker who sings heavy metal karaoke and dreams about quitting her frustrating job.
January 6, 2017 Mom walks 30 hours through snow and wilderness to get help for family When the family car fell into a ditch, 46-year-old Karen Klein walked for 30 hours through 26 miles of snow, subsisting on twigs and her own urine, to get help for her husband and 10-year-old son.
January 5, 2017 Gloria Jacobs In 1939 Jacobs won a national pistol marksmanship competition. Contemporary reporting noted that she broke the record that had previously been set by an FBI agent.
January 4, 2017 New Website Feature: Search the Master List You can now search through over 1500 badass historical and mythical women (and counting) - WAY more than are currently on the website - in a new feature on this website!
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