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Story: Downer

March 19, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Marielle Franco

Brazil's Anti-Police-Brutality Martyr Activist

When she was assassinated for her critiques of the police, protests broke out across Brazil.

January 5, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Minnie Dean

The Wickedest Woman in New Zealand

An unlicensed foster mom in an era desperately in need of them, she was unjustly made out to be a bloodthirsty murderer when one of the children in her care died of an accident.

February 22, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Nangeli

The Woman Who Challenged the Oppressive Breast Tax

In the 19th century, one woman's protest against an oppressive tax led to its end, as well as her own.

June 30, 2015 in Modern Worthies

Lin Zhao

The Poet Who Rebelled With Her Own Blood

When jailed for being a political dissident, Lin Zhao continued to write anti-Mao screeds using hairpins, bamboo, and her own blood as ink.

March 31, 2015 in Modern Worthies

Aïcha Mekki

Morocco's Speaker for the Downtrodden

Moroccan journalist Aïcha Mekki tirelessly devoted herself to advocating for the downtrodden, but it was only after her suspicious death that her colleagues learned the truth - that she was one of the slum residents, herself.