May 31, 2017 The Defiance of Turkey’s First All-Female News Agency Shut down in sweeping anti-journalistic purges, JINHA (Turkey's first all-female news agency) was a unique and fearless organization in the nation's media landscape.
May 30, 2017 in Modern Worthies Kára McCullough The Nuclear Scientist Who Won the Miss USA Pageant In case you missed it, a nuclear scientist won the Miss USA pageant two weeks ago.
May 26, 2017 in Modern Worthies Holly Maniatty Awesome Sign Language Interpreter Famous for her spirited interpretation of profanity-heavy rap songs, this woman has gone viral many times for her performances.
May 25, 2017 The ‘Handsome Girls’ Who Are Making China’s Biggest Boy Band "People have been really curious... I guess they’re not really used to seeing a totally androgynous girl band.”
May 24, 2017 Afghan Women Launch New TV Station For Women "There has been a lot of talk about women's rights and media rights... But we've never seen anything special for women and that's why we've done this."
May 23, 2017 Women To Joust Against Men For First Time In UK History "the jousts were for the best of the best, and now the best includes women."
May 22, 2017 in Modern Worthies Pili Hussein The Miner Who Posed As A Man This Tanzanian miner has a 70-person-strong company, but she built it by pretending to be a man for many years.
Comics Black Agnes (c.1312-1369) Defender of Dunbar Castle When the English laid siege to her castle home, this Scottish woman bedeviled them until they gave up.
May 19, 2017 Sex Workers Replacing Cops in Sandinista-Run Nicaragua “We are capable women, we defend our rights, and we are also contributing to justice in our country."
May 17, 2017 Meet the Ethiopian Superheroes Fighting for Girls’ Rights The Tibeb Girls are Ethiopia's answer to the Powerpuff Girls, fighting Africa's greatest social issues.
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