December 1, 2014 in Modern Worthies Lumchuan Bar-brawling Buddhist nun While browsing a book of woman warriors, I came across an entry that stopped me cold. You have to read this.
November 26, 2014 Pausing to say thanks 6 months ago, I started this website as a fun little side project. Now it's taken over my life, I couldn't be happier, and it's thanks to all of you.
November 25, 2014 in Modern Worthies Alexandra Boiko Soviet tank girl Along with her husband, Alexandra Boiko joined Mariya Oktyabrskaya in the "get permission from Stalin to buy her own tank and fight Nazis" club, which was apparently less exclusive than you'd think.
November 24, 2014 in Modern Worthies Reza Ghul Afghan mother who killed 25 Taliban When her son was killed by Taliban militants while defending his outpost, this Afghan mother rounded up her family and continued the defense of his outpost - killing 25 Taliban fighters in the process.
November 24, 2014 The real “Rosie Riveters” of WWII Some stunning pictures, collected from the Library of Congress, of women engineers and mechanics in WWII.
November 21, 2014 in Modern Worthies Conchita Cintrón History's greatest bullfighter This bullfighter overcame patriarchal attitudes to become, according to many bullfighting aficionados, the greatest torera in history.
November 20, 2014 in Corrections Of Corpses and Kimonos Masako Hojo was not a walking corpse. Not that you'd know it, from the way I drew her clothes.
November 20, 2014 in Modern Worthies Doris Payne International jewel thief International jewel thief Doris Payne, now 84, has a criminal history that dates back to the 1950s.
November 18, 2014 Saudi Arabia’s 1st Female “Activist” Basketball Team Shooting For Equality "In a country where physical activities are not allowed for women, sports aren’t even offered to school girls, a team like this is surely an act of defiance."