September 29, 2017 in Modern Worthies Kakenya Ntaiya The Woman Who Demanded School At the age of seven, Kakenya Ntaiya made a bargain with her father: she would undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) if he agreed to let her finish her education.
September 27, 2017 Diane Kruger to Star in, Produce Hedy Lamarr Miniseries In addition to her recent documentary, brilliant scientist/actress Hedy Lamarr, whose inventions became some of the building blocks of WiFi and Bluetooth, is getting her own miniseries!
September 26, 2017 Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive About time. Kudos to activists like Manal al-Sharif for keeping up the pressure and making this happen.
September 25, 2017 The Banned Japanese Feminist Magazine That Showed You How to Leave Your Husband “I will raise both my paralyzed hands and yell with my last breath, ‘Women! Advance! Advance!’”
September 21, 2017 Linda Hamilton Set to Return to ‘Terminator’ Franchise OG Sarah Connor and the director for Deadpool? Please don’t suck.
September 19, 2017 The discovery of the “breast cancer gene” has a hell of a backstory Mary-Claire King (covered here previously) tells a tale of divorce, burglary, cancer, and Joe DiMaggio that must be experienced.
September 18, 2017 Female High School quarterback throws 1st-ever touchdown pass 16-year-old high school junior Holly Neher became the first female quarterback in her school, and possibly all of Florida, to throw a touchdown pass.
September 15, 2017 in Modern Worthies Merritt Moore Ballerina, Quantum Physicist, and possibly Astronaut “I think it’s silly to categorize people as either having an analytical brain or a creative brain."
September 14, 2017 in Modern Worthies Edith Windsor The woman who won same-sex marriage in the courts She was a programmer, a wife, a lesbian -- and she wouldn't rest until she could legally marry her wife.
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