June 28, 2017 in Modern Worthies Amy Dickman The Conservationist Who Saved Lions With Dogs She turned lion hunters to lion defenders, was slept on by a lion, and got a dentist to work on a leopard - quite a story!
June 27, 2017 The Last Known Survivor of the Mexican Revolution Was a Soldadera One of the oldest living people in 2015 was a woman who'd fought in the Mexican Revolution - not unlike Petra Herrera, earlier covered here.
June 26, 2017 All-girl Engineering Team Invents Solar-Powered Tent for Homeless The tent folds up into a backpack, has lights and USB ports, and went through some tough testing - including being torn open by a knife.
June 23, 2017 in Modern Worthies Pauli Murray Lawyer, Activist, Priest, Trailblazer This queer, black, possibly trans lawyer was architect of two of the most important legal rulings of the 20th century - and deserves to be way better known.
June 22, 2017 in Modern Worthies Voice of Baceprot Indonesian Schoolgirl Thrash Metal Band “I think what we want to say to the young women of Indonesia is, don’t be afraid of being different,” said Kurnia. “Don’t be afraid to shout your independence.”
June 20, 2017 The Bolivian Lady Wrestler Scene Cholitas luchadores are Bolivia's answer to the much-missed Glamorous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW), and they're awesome.
June 16, 2017 The Woman Behind the US’s Only National Memorial for Female Vets The museum's 1860s letter from Clara Barton says it all: "From the storm lashed decks of the Mayflower to the present hour, women have stood like a rock for the welfare and glory of the history of our country ... and one might well add: unwritten, unrewarded, and unrecognized.”
June 15, 2017 The Woman Who Thwarted Her Own Assassination This Chechen woman foiled a Russian assassin using a hidden handgun and *bottle of blood-clotting agent*.
June 13, 2017 in Modern Worthies Zeinab Mokalled The Octagenarian Who Inspired Lebanon to Recycle This 81-year-old Lebanese woman organized her own all-female recycling team, partly to empower the women, and "partly because she thought they would do a better job."
June 12, 2017 The Medieval Woman Who Won a Rape Case in Court In 1292, Isabella Plomet brought a legal complaint against a local physician of raping her - and she won.
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