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Where'd You Go?
I've had some pretty wild depression the past couple years. I'm finally starting to work through it - with art.
Got the book? Now get what got left out.
There's plenty of notes and side stories that didn't make the book. Lucky for you, there's the website.
Ancient Egyptian pre-nups
In Egypt, women had the same legal rights as men. They could sue, be sued, own property, and enter into contracts, including prenuptial (and postnuptial) agreements.
Daisy Kwok
Fleeing racism in her native Australia, Daisy Kwok made a life for herself in Shanghai - until the Cultural Revolution.
Woman who was sexually abused as a child becomes a cop and catches the man who abused her
A girl was sexually molested by her mother's boyfriend from ages 8 to 12. Over a decade later, that girl has become a detective and caught the man who abused her.
Boxgirls Kenya
Boxgirls Kenya is more than a place for girls to learn boxing, but is "a safe place for girls, to learn about life and talk about their issues."
Queen of Katwe
The upcoming movie, Queen of Katwe, is based on the real-life story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi.
The woman shaping Iran's oil future
Elham Hassanzadeh literally wrote the book on Iran's natural gas industry, and now heads a consulting firm trying to get foreign investors to help increase the country's oil and gas production.
Saudi scholar fights for women's rights
Dr. Fatoon al-Hassi has argued and fought for women's rights in Saudi Arabia. Among her arguments is that the requirement that women have a man represent them in legal matters does not have a basis in Arabic or Islamic traditions.
Where's the post? (or, the move from hell)
In which Jason's life is eaten up by the move from hell.
The revival of the Inuit face tattoo
Inuit facial tattoos were forbidden for a century. Now some Inuit women are bringing them back.
Random Princesses
Elisabeth Bathory
Possibly the most prolific female serial killer in history, a primary inspiration for Dracula, one of the most reviled women in history, and, I argue, innocent.
Nia Ngao Zhua Pa
This Hmong morality tale shows how to be a good person, but it certainly takes some twists getting there.
Sarraounia
The "panther queen" of the Azna defeated some of the greatest villains of French colonial history through wits, cunning -- and possibly magic.
Anahit
This Armenian folktale princess saved her hapless beau - by making him get a job.
Josefina Guerrero
Let her leprosy go untreated for years to make herself the perfect spy in the Japan-occupied Philippines - soldiers wouldn't touch her, so she could slip right through.
Kate Shelley
To save an oncoming passenger train, this 15-year-old girl climbed across a collapsing bridge, with nothing but flashes of lightning to keep her from falling to her death in the flooding river below -- a river that had already killed her father.
Sophie Morigeau
The only use this Canadian badass had for pretty pink bows was to adorn her own rib — which she amputated from her own body after an accident.
Truganini
The "Last of the Aboriginal Tasmanians" (she wasn't) used brains, brawn, and sheer will to carve a place for herself, even as the world was collapsing around her.
Mary Patten
When her husband became deathly ill, this pregnant teen took the reins to become America's first female boat commander - all while fighting off a mutiny and keeping her husband alive.
Marie Equi
Once upon a time, there was a lesbian Wild West abortion doctor. She once horsewhipped a guy in the face and was tossed in San Quentin Prison for sedition. To the surprise of no one, she lived in Portland.