July 19, 2017 in Modern Worthies Beatrice Shilling Pioneering Aviation Engineer This engineer fixed a flaw in the allies' planes, allowing them to dive just as well as the Germans' - an innovation instrumental to winning the war.
July 14, 2017 in Modern Worthies Agafia Lykova Russia's most famous hermit Russia's most famous hermit has lived outside of civilization for virtually seven decades, amidst some severe difficulties.
July 13, 2017 in Modern Worthies Cecile DeWitt-Morette The Academic Who Overcame it All Cecile DeWitt-Morette was a pioneering mathematical physicist who worked with Albert Einstein, Irene Joliot-Curie, and Richard Feynman, and advocated for more women in the sciences.
July 10, 2017 in Modern Worthies Jasmin Moghbeli NASA's Newest Astronaut This Iranian-American marine is now one of NASA's newest astronauts.
July 5, 2017 in Modern Worthies Simone Veil The Holocaust Survivor Who Became a French Minister Veil, who died last week, was a fierce lawyer, a Holocaust survivor, and the first woman elected as president of the European Parliament.
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!
June 23, 2017 in Modern Worthies Pauli Murray Lawyer, Activist, Priest, Trailblazer This queer, black, possibly trans lawyer was architect of two of the most important legal rulings of the 20th century - and deserves to be way better known.
June 22, 2017 in Modern Worthies Voice of Baceprot Indonesian Schoolgirl Thrash Metal Band “I think what we want to say to the young women of Indonesia is, don’t be afraid of being different,” said Kurnia. “Don’t be afraid to shout your independence.”
June 1, 2017 in Modern Worthies The Cholita Climbers of Bolivia The Ladies Who Scale Mountains in Skirts These women in top hats and colorful clothes scale mountains in skirts.
May 30, 2017 in Modern Worthies Kára McCullough The Nuclear Scientist Who Won the Miss USA Pageant In case you missed it, a nuclear scientist won the Miss USA pageant two weeks ago.