June 28, 2018 China’s ‘Kingdom of Women’ This is a great introduction to the remote matrilineal society of the Mosuo people.
June 22, 2018 in Modern Worthies Mary Ann Shadd Cary The first black female publisher in North America She was the first black woman in North America to edit and publish a newspaper, one of the first black female lawyers in the United States and an advocate for granting women the right to vote.
June 21, 2018 in Modern Worthies Pinar Toprak First Woman to Score a Major Superhero Movie She’s the first female composer to score a major superhero movie, with the female-led Captain Marvel.
June 19, 2018 In Spain, two women fooled a priest into marrying them in 1901 This lesbian couple tricked a priest into marrying them in 1901 - and the marriage certificate was never annulled.
June 15, 2018 How a Georgian Princess’s Cookbook Helped Build a Celebrated Restaurant A struggling restaurant came across a cookbook authored by the nation’s beloved feminist princess Barbare Jorjadze, and retooled its menu around her recipes. Now business is booming.
Comics Sarah Biffin (1784-1850) The Artist Who Painted With Her Mouth Born without arms or legs, this artist learned to write, sew, and paint with her mouth - and came to work for kings and queens.
June 11, 2018 in Modern Worthies Piera Aiello Mafia Informant Turned Politician Forced to marry a mobster, she escaped, ran for parliament and won -- while obscuring her face. But now, she's showing it freely.
June 7, 2018 in Modern Worthies Amelia Bloomer America's First Women-Aimed News Publisher The publisher of America's first newspaper by and for women - and someone sadly overshadowed by her more-famous contemporaries.
June 6, 2018 in Modern Worthies Nida Khan Driver. Boxer. Teacher. Teenager. This 15-year-old Pakistani girl who drives motorcycles, rickshaws, and garbage trucks to help earn money for her family. She is also a medal-winning boxer and a teacher.
June 5, 2018 For 19-year-old campaign manager, it’s not just politics, it’s personal. After Logan Church's mother died giving birth to her, a law was passed - and later repealed by her mother's OB-GYN-turned-politician. Now she's devoting herself to unseating him.
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