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July 2018

July 27, 2018

‘Sade’, A Pitch About An African Princess, Sells To Disney

'bout damn time.

July 27, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Inge Ginsberg

Death Metal Grandma

As a Holocaust survivor, her poetry was too dark for some, but it was perfect for death metal.

July 26, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Mary Ellis

One of the Last Female WW2 Pilots

At age 101, this woman was one of the last surviving female pilots from WW2, and older than the Royal Air Force by one year - she died today.

July 25, 2018

In Nairobi’s Largest Slum, These Young Ballerinas Dream Big

Ballet classes offer youth a chance to experience a different side of life.

July 25, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Jess Wade

Academic Who Writes Wikipedia Pages for Female Scientists

She wrote 270 Wikipedia articles in a single year -- “I had a target for doing one a day, but sometimes I get too excited and do three.”

July 25, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Miriam O’Brien Underhill

The Mountain Climber Who Needed No Men

Men? Mountaineer Miriam O’Brien Underhill Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Men – She pioneered and argued for “manless” climbing in a hugely influential 1934 essay. From an essay she wrote: I saw no reason, why women, ipso facto, should be incapable of leading a good climb. They had, as a matter of fact, already done so,... Read more »

July 23, 2018 in Modern Worthies

DeDe Phillips

Grandmother Who Strangled Rabid Bobcat in Self Defense

She was attacked while putting up a “Women who behave rarely make history” bumper sticker on her truck. No, seriously.

July 23, 2018 in Press

Stuff You Missed in History Class covers Tough Mothers!

Recording this episode of @missedinhistory was so so much fun! I hope you all enjoy it! :D

Cornelia Sorabji (1866-1954)

Protector. Reformer. Lawyer.

One of the first Indian women to practice law, she fought against -- and inside of -- a system that held no room for her.

July 17, 2018

New ‘She-Ra’ series designs released!

And I love them.