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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.
Girl Scouts continue to be awesome, open to trans girls
The day after a noted hate group created a petition attacking the Girl Scouts for accepting trans girls, the Scouts wrote a blog post where they held firm to inclusivity.
Weird History: I'll cut your hair to make my rope
This week in interesting historical anecdotes: 5th century BC - Thasian women cut their hair to make rope for military…
The women who stopped a shady nuclear deal
“It is important that this campaign is led by women... Others were shit-scared. But we’ve been through so much that we were willing to take the risk.”
Paddy Jones
Paddy Jones shows everyone you're never too old to dance.
Nantinki Young
Young is the head cook of the Native American protests of the Dakota pipeline, supervising food preparations for almost 3000 people a day.
Senate Confirms First-Ever Native American Woman As Federal Judge
Congratulations to Diane Humetewa, confirmed 96-0!
A few disabled badasses
A reader asked for examples of historical disabled badasses. I give them an earful.
Gracia Mendes Nasi
Jewish businesswoman who saved thousands of Jews from the Inquisition by smuggling them out of the country.
Inge Ginsberg
As a Holocaust survivor, her poetry was too dark for some, but it was perfect for death metal.
Elizebeth Smith Friedman
J Edgar Hoover called America's first female codebreaker “one of the cleverest woman operators I have encountered. Cultured, businesslike, cunning… she presented one of the most difficult problems in detection the FBI has tackled in this war.”
Random Princesses
Isabel Godin des Odonais
To reunite with her husband, she went on a months-long trek through the jungle -- and was the only survivor.
Ching Shih
Headed a squadron of 80,000 pirates, ruled the Chinese seas for two decades, and actually retired happily - but not before extorting a nice pension from the Chinese government.
Freydís Eiríksdóttir
When attacked by Native Americans, this pregnant viking bared her chest, brandished a sword, and took them on by herself. And she won.
Ada Lovelace
History's first computer programmer, who invented algorithms for the first computer - which didn't even exist during her lifetime, so…
Sonya Golden Hand
Russia's greatest female thief was so slippery that even once she was re-captured after escaping from a Siberian prison, nobody was totally sure it was her.
Ka'ahumanu
United Hawaii under one rule, abolished ancient taboos, and led negotiations with the fledgling United States.
Micaela Almonester
After decades of gaslighting and emotional abuse at the hands of her in-laws, this iron-willed woman survived being shot four times point blank, won a separation from her husband, and became one of the most respected business icons in New Orleans.
Catalina de Erauso
After escaping from a convent, this swashbuckler had the strength to chase her dreams: which were apparently to drink, fight, and womanize.
Mariya Oktyabrskaya
When her husband was killed in WW2, she sold all their belongings, bought a tank, named it Fighting Girlfriend, and started killing Nazis.
Savitribai Phule
In fighting the bias of the caste system to spread education, this woman brought knowledge to girls across India.