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January 10, 2017 in Modern Worthies

Ilhan Omar

The First Muslim Woman in the US Legislature

Omar was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2016 election, making her the first Muslim woman, and the first Somali-American, to be a legislator.

January 2, 2017 in Modern Worthies

Bernice Dapaah

Bamboo Bike Entrepreneur

Dapaah founded the Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative to stimulate employment in her hometown.

December 27, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Vera Rubin

The Astrophysict Who Shined a Light on Dark Matter

Pioneering dark matter astrophysicist and trailblazing feminist icon, Rubin once wrote "There is no problem in science that can be solved by a man that cannot be solved by a woman."

December 26, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Bow Sim Mark

Pioneering Wushu Master (and Donnie Yen's super cool mom)

Donnie Yen is cool, but his mother is MUCH cooler - she started the first Wushu school in the United States, and is one of the grandmasters of the art form.

December 23, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Freddie Oversteegen

Nazi-Seducing Teen Assassin (Turned Nonagenarian)

When she was a teen, this now-90-year-old woman would seduce and kill Nazis. Now she plays a mean game of Scrabble.

December 20, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Paige Sullivan

Young Superhero Helping Other Children Become Superheroes

When Sullivan had surgery to correct a heart defect, her mother gave her a superhero cape. Sullivan loved it so much she decided other children should have them, too.

September 6, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Nantinki Young

The Head Chef for the Native Americans Protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline

Young is the head cook of the Native American protests of the Dakota pipeline, supervising food preparations for almost 3000 people a day.

September 5, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Margaret Abbott

The First American Woman to Win an Olympic Event

In 1900, Abbott made history as the first woman to come first place in an Olympic event. The rub? She didn't know it--and for decades, neither did anyone else.

September 1, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Cree Summer

Voice Actor Extraordinaire

Summer has a career as a voice actor that spans over three decades and well over 200 roles. Chances are you've heard speak some lines before.

August 30, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Jessie Graff

First Woman to Finish Stage One of the American Ninja Warriors National Finals

Already the first woman to scale American Ninja Warrior's 14 1/2-foot Warped Wall, Graff has also now become the first woman to complete stage one of the show's national finals.