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RP in Geek & Sundry!
Geek & Sundry gave a nice plug for RP and the upcoming book.
Hundreds Of Armed Women Defend Mexican City From Cartels
In the words of an armed mother of two: "Women are brave and we are capable of defending our town."
Irena Sendler
This Polish nurse sacrificed her safety, her marriage, her very family to save 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust.
Susan Burton
This woman has spent her life fighting the prison industrial complex, giving ex-convicts a new lease on life.
Women working in the White House
Historically, staffers in the White House have been overwhelmingly male. That's gradually been changing.
Lhakpa Sherpa
Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Everest more than any other woman, but almost no-one knows about her.
Sarah Lezito
After watching her work, I can see why many articles refer to her as the greatest stunt cyclist around.
The Chinese Sex Workers Who Helped Topple a Dynasty
The founders and members of the Chinese Women's Espionage Training Institute? Shanghai sex workers.
Manuela Sáenz
This revolutionary heroine of South America kept a pet bear, a disembodied moustache, and a lifestyle that defied every convention possible.
GM's "Damsels of Design"
In the mid-1950s, General Motors hired a group of ten women for its design team, the first prominent all-female design team in American history.
Random Princesses
Christine de Pizan
When her husband unexpectedly died, she rolled up her sleeves and became one of the greatest authors of the age to keep food on the table. She wrote passionate defenses of her gender (and military treatises!) that were centuries ahead of their time.
Nellie Bly
Daring journalist who infiltrated insane asylums, exposed slavery rings, and raced around the world in under 80 days.
Caterina Sforza
The illegitimate daughter of a minor noble, after losing her husband, she became one of the most powerful and fierce women in Italy - commanding troops, insulting Machiavelli, and fighting Cesare Borgia with unmatched ferocity.
Calafia
Black, Muslim warrior queen of a tribe of griffin-riding Amazons - and the honest-to-god namesake of California.
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
When her beloved college of history was bombed by the Germans, this woman began a dark path that would see her become history's deadliest female sniper -- and one of Eleanor Roosevelt's best friends.
Matilda of Tuscany
Fiery defender of the pope who made kings kneel before her.
Isabel Godin des Odonais
To reunite with her husband, she went on a months-long trek through the jungle -- and was the only survivor.
Arwa al-Sulayhi
The greatest ruler of Yemeni history, she defeated her numerous foes to usher the country into its golden age.
Ani Pachen
When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
Mary Anning
When her father died, leaving her lower-class family in debt, this indomitable woman worked tirelessly and became one of history's greatest fossil collectors.