February 4, 2016 in Modern Worthies Mona Hanna-Attisha The Woman Who Exposed Lead Contamination in Flint When she found that cases of elevated lead levels had doubled, she warned the community.
January 20, 2016 in Modern Worthies Paddy Jones World's Oldest Salsa Dancer Paddy Jones shows everyone you're never too old to dance.
December 21, 2015 in Modern Worthies Maria Pereira The Woman Who Can Glue the Body Together Pereira invented a surgical glue which may eventually replace the need for sutures and the resulting chance of tearing and infection.
November 12, 2015 in Modern Worthies Dieynaba Sidibe Senegal's first female graffiti artist Dieynaba Sidibe, with an artist name of Zienixx, uses graffiti to promote women's rights.
Comics Zenobia (240-?) Syria's Rebel Queen 3rd century Rome had a major woman problem. Her name was Zenobia, and she took over a huge chunk of their empire in her brief and tumultuous career as rebel queen.
November 10, 2015 in Modern Worthies Jesse Jane McParland 9-year old sword-slinger When asked how she got started with martial arts, she explained "I used to do ballet ... but I didn't like it."
November 2, 2015 in Modern Worthies Sonita Alizadeh Feminist Afghan Rapper Her parents have tried to sell her into marriage since she was 10. She's fighting against that with song.
October 27, 2015 in Modern Worthies Tatsiana Khvitsko Amputee Runner and Bodybuilder Born without legs and most of her fingers in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, Tatsiana Khvitsko has since taken up running and bodybuilding.
Amaridevi The princess who engineered her own victory To ensnare the scheming ministers who were ruining her life, this princess used guile, cunning, and a sophisticated knowledge of civil engineering.
October 15, 2015 in Modern Worthies Tsuneko Sasamoto Japan's First Female Photojournalist She became Japan's first female photojournalist at the age of 25. 76 years later she's still going strong.