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Theresa Kachindamoto
Senior Chief Kachindamoto has worked to eliminate child marriages and sexual initiations of young girls, as well as providing for the education of girls.
In 1938, L.A. woman went to jail for wearing slacks in courtroom
In 1938, L.A. woman went to jail for wearing slacks in courtroom - LA Times Kindergarten teacher Helen Hulick made…
Bernice Dapaah
Dapaah founded the Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative to stimulate employment in her hometown.
Spotlight shines on long careers of often long-ignored artists
The New York Times spotlights eleven women in their 70s, 80s, and 90s whose art you likely don't know about.
Susanna Salter
Men nominated her to make fun of her. Then she won.
Why are young Kyrgyz brides barely Stayin' Alive?
You may have seen a viral video of a young Kyrgyz woman lip syncing to Stayin' Alive, but you may not have realized (I didn't) that it was a savvy protest against Kyrgyz marriage practices.
In which I mess up Maori terminology
A reader kindly wrote in to let me know that I'd messed up Maori terminology in book 2!
The Princess, the Con Man, and the Ill-Fated First Contact between Afghanistan and the United States
In 1921, when Afghanistan sent its first delegation to the USA, it didn't get an audience - because there was another one there, unbeknownst to them. What follows gets weird.
Happy 80th Birthday to the First Woman in Space
Valentina Tereshkova orbited the earth 48 times in 1963, only to be reprimanded almost immediately after landing - the reason why is pretty funny though.
Medieval Times puts woman in the lead for first time in its history
The new show will incorporate a queen as the head of the kingdom.
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Beloved
The ghost of a tragically-murdered young child come back to haunt her mother in post-slavery America.
Mercadera
When this Spanish merchant went out to pick cabbages, she stumbled upon an unusual kind of pest: a French knight.
Angela Jimenez
Tomboy, daughter, spy, soldier, foster mom, innkeeper, gold miner, nurse, activist; veteran: Angela Jimenez doesn't need a movie so much as a mini-series.
Trinidad Tecson
Turned into a revolutionary in middle age, this mother became one of the Philippines most heralded women.
Ada Blackjack
The lone survivor of an ill-fated scientific expedition, this Inuit woman persevered for two years on a remote arctic island in order to get money to treat her ill son.
Ani Pachen
When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
Gracia Mendes Nasi
Jewish businesswoman who saved thousands of Jews from the Inquisition by smuggling them out of the country.
Khutulun
This undefeated warrior princess refused to marry unless her suitor could defeat her in wrestling - if he lost, he owed her 100 horses. In the end, she had 10,000 horses and no husband.
Hortense Mancini
One of the most infamous libertines of the Renaissance, she cavorted all over Europe to flee her abusive marriage, lived…
Theodora
Sex worker who became empress of the Byzantine Empire, and used her political power to safeguard her interests, and her…