Comics Luisa Capetillo (1879-1922) The Activist Arrested For Wearing Pants In 1915, this rowdy Puerto Rican activist was arrested for wearing pants in public. It wouldn't be the last time she wore pants, or got arrested.
Comics Cornelia Sorabji (1866-1954) Protector. Reformer. Lawyer. One of the first Indian women to practice law, she fought against -- and inside of -- a system that held no room for her.
May 31, 2018 in Modern Worthies Esther Morris America's First Female Justice of the Peace Fifty years before women got the federal right to vote, this legal agent became “the terror of all rogues.”
Comics Alakhai Beki (c.1191-[post 1230]) Princess Who Runs the State This Mongol stood up to the most fearsome man in the world and in so doing, prevented a genocide.
March 19, 2018 in Modern Worthies Marielle Franco Brazil's Anti-Police-Brutality Martyr Activist When she was assassinated for her critiques of the police, protests broke out across Brazil.
December 28, 2017 Woman finishes final while in labor While this is a dystopian nightmare that should never have happened, her fortitude is still stunning.
December 12, 2017 in Modern Worthies Amla Ruia The Grandmother Who Built Dams This nonagenerian entrepreneur helps out villages across Rajasthan, India, by building dams.
Comics Ani Pachen (1933-2002) Tibetan Warrior Nun When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
September 29, 2017 in Modern Worthies Kakenya Ntaiya The Woman Who Demanded School At the age of seven, Kakenya Ntaiya made a bargain with her father: she would undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) if he agreed to let her finish her education.
June 28, 2017 in Modern Worthies Amy Dickman The Conservationist Who Saved Lions With Dogs She turned lion hunters to lion defenders, was slept on by a lion, and got a dentist to work on a leopard - quite a story!