Comics Amanirenas (c.60 BCE - c.10 BCE) The One-Eyed Queen Who Fought Rome Tooth and Nail When Rome set its eyes on her country, this one-eyed queen fought them tooth and nail, until they left her alone.
January 24, 2017 in Modern Worthies Christine Ha The Blind Cook Who Won MasterChef Despite near-total blindness from an autoimmune disorder, this self-taught cook won the grand prize on MasterChef in 2012.
January 13, 2017 in Modern Worthies Martha Matilda Harper Inventor of the Hair Salon Harper was an entrepreneur who essentially created the modern hair salon, which she grew into a franchise of hundreds of stores across the world.
Comics Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine (1881-1964 and 1900-1970) The Queens of the Sydney Underworld America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.
January 2, 2017 in Modern Worthies Bernice Dapaah Bamboo Bike Entrepreneur Dapaah founded the Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative to stimulate employment in her hometown.
December 23, 2016 in Modern Worthies Freddie Oversteegen Nazi-Seducing Teen Assassin (Turned Nonagenarian) When she was a teen, this now-90-year-old woman would seduce and kill Nazis. Now she plays a mean game of Scrabble.
Comics Janequeo (16th century) The Rebel Spain Never Caught When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
September 26, 2016 in Modern Worthies Ernestine Shepherd World's Oldest Competitive Female Bodybuilder She started exercising in her 50s, and now after turning 80 starts each day by running ten miles.
September 20, 2016 in Modern Worthies Sky Brown Youngest Girl to Compete in the Vans US Open Pro Series At just eight years old, Sky Brown is the youngest girl to compete in the skating competition Van US Open in Huntington Beach.
September 14, 2016 in Modern Worthies Betty Pack The Greatest Unsung Heroine of World War II Betty Pack worked for MI6 by seducing men to obtain military secrets, even helping to crack the Enigma code in World War II.