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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.
US Women's Soccer Team Meets the President
After the US women's soccer team won the World Cup, President Obama said "This team taught all of America's children that 'playing like a girl' means you're a badass."
Phyllis Omido
After her son got lead poisoning from the plant she worked at, she campaigned to shut the plant down - and won.
The Suffragette that knew Jujitsu
In the 1910s, a 30-women-strong group of jujitsu experts punched cops, broke windows, and burnt buildings, just to get the vote. And now you can read about their adventures in a new comic - and a movie starring Meryl Streep!
Yevdokiya Zavaliy
Yevdokiya Zavaliy joined World War II while underage, and eventually rose to commander of her own platoon. She and her platoon terrified the Nazis so much that they gave her the nickname Frau Black Death.
Victorian-era female archers had style
Found a bunch of pictures of Victorian-era female archers. Thought I'd share.
Viola Desmond to be first Canadian woman on $10 bill
The Canadian Finance Minister announced that Desmond would be appearing on the $10 bill in 2018. She will be the first Canadian woman to be featured on the note, and the first person of color on any Canadian bill.
A new women-only cab service is helping women get around in Pakistan
Employing and catering only to women, the Pink Taxi service is the first of its kind.
Gerda Geddes and Sophia Delza
Prior to the "kung fu craze" of the '70s, two women were already spreading tai chi in Europe and America.
How a Georgian Princess’s Cookbook Helped Build a Celebrated Restaurant
A struggling restaurant came across a cookbook authored by the nation’s beloved feminist princess Barbare Jorjadze, and retooled its menu around her recipes. Now business is booming.
Black Panther's Sister Shuri Is Getting Her Own Comic Book Series
And it’s being written by Nnedi Okorafor! Eee!
Random Princesses
Janequeo
When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
Julie d'Aubigny
Sword-slinging, opera-singing bisexual rock star of the 17th century - who burnt down a convent to romance a nun and had to be pardoned by the king of France TWICE.
Mary Seacole
One half of the odd couple of Crimean nursing - the jolly black businesswoman who swore by folk remedies, in stark contrast to Florence Nightingale's by-the-book Victorian approach to medicine.
Alfhild
Viking princess who decided she'd rather be a pirate than get married.
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.
Agnodice
After disguising herself as a man to be the physician women needed, she was put on trial - and won.
Rani Lakshmibai
Widowed young queen who led a fearsome rebellion against the British with her child tied to her back.
Mkabayi kaJama
One of the most powerful women in Zulu history, this cursed princess did what was necessary to protect the realm.
Anahit
This Armenian folktale princess saved her hapless beau - by making him get a job.
Gouyen
When an enemy killed her husband, this Apache woman broke the rules of her tribe to get revenge - and in so doing, became one of her tribe's greatest heroes.