History That's More Than 2-Dimensional.

Collection: Elders

Wungala (Indigenous Australian Myth)

The Mom Who Beat the Devil with Bread

When she came face-to-face with a great monster, this mother saved her child and herself through bravery, quick thinking, and great culinary skills.

Mekatilili wa Menza (c.1860-c.1925)

The widow who beat the British through ecstatic dance

When colonial powers went too far, she rebelled in the most stylish way possible: dancing from town to town. It was surprisingly effective.

Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797-1857)

The Travelogue Queen

Starting her travels at 45 years old, this globetrotter became a worldwide sensation for going boldly where no woman had gone before.

Masako Hojo (1157-1225)

When her shogun husband cheated on her, she raised an army and destroyed the other woman's house. Later she deposed her incompetent son to become the first nun to rule Japan.

Sojourner Truth (1797-1883)

The Mother Who Sued to Save Her Kids

When her kid was stolen from her, this ex-slave successfully sued to get him back; she then went on to become a forceful speaker for abolition across the United States.

Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) (1837-1930)

The Most Dangerous Mother in America

This leader of the labor movement suffered imprisonment, defamation, and untold misery to battle against forces that most of us just take for granted.

Mother Lu (1st century CE)

The Mother Who Overthrew the Xin Dynasty

When a government magistrate unjustly killed her son, this unassuming middle-aged wife spent years raising an army to topple that same government.

Jigonhsaseh (12th century CE)

Mother of Nations

This Native American clan mother brought together 5 tribes under the Haudenosaunee Confederacy - and helped make the document that inspired the United States Constitution.

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1929)

The Most Dangerous Suffragette

This unassuming middle-aged woman became one of Britain's most notorious terrorists in her unyielding quest to win women the right to vote.

Dhat al-Himma (8th century Arabian myth)

Woman of High Resolve

Sword-slinging Arabian heroine who stars as the heroine of an extremely long and entertaining epic tale.