Login with Patreon
History That's More Than 2-Dimensional.
  • Stories
    • Princesses
    • Map
    • Collections
  • Blog
  • Books
    • Book 1
    • Book 2
    • Behind the Scenes
  • About
    • FAQ
    • Contact
    • About the Author
    • New Readers
  • Search
  • Login with Patreon
  • Book 2 Now on Sale!
    • Stories
      • Princesses
      • Map
      • Collections
    • Blog
    • Books
      • Book 1
      • Book 2
      • Behind the Scenes
    • About
      • FAQ
      • Contact
      • About the Author
      • New Readers
    • Search
    • Login with Patreon

Afghan Women Mountaineers’ Uphill Battles Begin Before the Climb

For Afghan Women Mountaineers, Uphill Battles Begin Before The Climb : Parallels : NPR
Scaling Afghanistan’s tallest mountain will be difficult enough. But Afghan female climbers and their American guides also face civil war, red tape, and cultural taboos.

Red tape, spotty infrastructure, and certain danger can only slow them down, not hold them back.

If you liked, please share!

Related Posts

    Clearing the record on Nzinga and others

    Clearing the record on Nzinga and others

    I’ve made corrections to almost all of the entries since initially launching this last Wednesday. I highly recommend going back…
    RP at Central Michigan University

    RP at Central Michigan University

    I talked to a class at CMU that actually used the RP book as a textbook.
    Beate Klarsfeld

    Beate Klarsfeld

    Together with her husband Serge, this woman has spent her life tracking down war criminals and bringing them to justice.
    Ruth Coker Burks

    Ruth Coker Burks

    In 1984, when nurses would draw straws to avoid entering the room of a patient with AIDS, and pharmacies would refuse to keep the pens of someone who worked with people with AIDS, she cared for hundreds of them with compassion and love.
    Constance Leathart

    Constance Leathart

    She was the first British woman outside London to get a pilot's license, and one of the first to join the Air Transport Auxiliary.

Random Princesses

    Iara

    Iara

    When this indigenous Brazilian warrior mermaid proved too awesome for her tribe, she just took up residence in the water, and started an aquatic harem of passers-by.
    Princess Pyeonggang

    Princess Pyeonggang

    This princess held her father to his word in the most unexpected way: by demanding to marry the stupidest man in Korea.
    Labotsibeni Gwamile LaMdluli

    Labotsibeni Gwamile LaMdluli

    When her husband inadvertently sold the country to colonial forces, this queen spent the rest of her life getting it back.
    Vitka Kempner

    Vitka Kempner

    Spy, smuggler, saboteur, partisan: this Jewish woman refused to go like a lamb to the slaughter, and fought the Nazis tooth and nail... even after the war, when she, alongside others, poisoned thousands of Nazi POWs in a revenge plot.
    Malinche

    Malinche

    Sold into sexual slavery to Hernan Cortes, this maligned woman became his interpreter, and it was with her words that…
Patreon Tumblr Facebook Twitter Instagram Mailing List

Contact Privacy Notice Conditions of Use

© 2021 Rejected Princesses.