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May 7, 2015

Badass female protestor in Macedonia uses riot shield to apply lipstick

A photographer for Reuters covering protests in Macedonia captured a moment to make you smile.

April 28, 2015 in Weird History

The Tongan Wood King

One of the kings of Tonga was a block of wood. No, really.

Rejected Princess Theatre: The Bet

In which Julie "La Maupin" d'Aubigny, and Catalina "The Lieutenant Nun" de Erauso have a friendly wager.

March 8, 2015

Happy International Working Women’s Day!

Don't forget the "working" from the day's title - it's at the core of what the day is supposed to be about.

February 20, 2015

If Disney Princesses Were Historically Accurate

Buzzfeed does a strikingly awesome (and well-researched) revamp of classic animated heroine costumes!

January 31, 2015

Delaying next week’s post due to injury

In which I get just what I wanted for my birthday: hand injuries!

January 15, 2015

The One-Eyed Princess Nun

Once upon a time, in the 1500s, there was a Spanish princess with one eye. She had a pet monkey and became a nun. No, really.

December 28, 2014

The life of an Ack-Ack Girl

From 1941 all unmarried [British] women between 20 and 30 years old were called up to join one of the auxiliary services. They weren't meant to see the front lines, but that didn't hold true for the anti-aircraft gunners.

Rejected Princesses Theatre: La Maupin’s Guide to Online Dating

In which Julie "La Maupin" d'Aubigny gives some stellar love life advice. Well, some love life advice. Uh. Let's just go with advice.

November 27, 2014

Vintage pictures of Female Firefighters

Some of those helmets are pretty awesome.