July 26, 2018 in Modern Worthies Mary Ellis One of the Last Female WW2 Pilots At age 101, this woman was one of the last surviving female pilots from WW2, and older than the Royal Air Force by one year - she died today.
July 23, 2018 in Modern Worthies DeDe Phillips Grandmother Who Strangled Rabid Bobcat in Self Defense She was attacked while putting up a “Women who behave rarely make history” bumper sticker on her truck. No, seriously.
October 31, 2017 in Modern Worthies Domino Harvey Model/Bounty Hunter Starting her young life as a model, she soon turned to bounty hunting - and eventually to drugs. She got a movie in 2005, but it couldn't hope to cover her complexity.
October 5, 2017 in Modern Worthies Stephanie Steninger Kickboxing Instructor who Fought Off Kidnapper “He invaded *my* space,” she said. “I have a right to be on that trail.”
May 8, 2017 in Modern Worthies Chandro Tomar aka ‘Shooter Dadi’ The World's Oldest Female Sharpshooter "She once defeated a deputy superintendent of police and he refused to come for the presentation ceremony saying he’d been slighted by an old woman,"
May 5, 2017 in Modern Worthies Um Hanadi The "Housewife" Who Fought ISIS She lost 2 husbands, 3 brothers, and a father to her enemy. Now she's striking back.
May 1, 2017 in Modern Worthies Florence Finch Unsung Filipina War Hero During World War II, this woman quietly undermined Japan's occupation of the Philippines, and was tortured for it. Then she quietly raised a family in the United States.
March 13, 2017 in Modern Worthies Barbara Buttrick The Mighty Atom In the 50s, this woman became a championship boxer by refusing to give up on her dream.
March 7, 2017 in Modern Worthies Mary Jennings Hegar The Soldier Who Pushed To Okay Women For Combat This Purple Heart warrior (and medical evacuation pilot) filed suit against the US military policy excluding women from combat - the military recanted it shortly thereafter.
February 15, 2017 in Modern Worthies Khatoon Khider Yazidi Singer turned Anti-ISIS Warrior Khatoon Khider used to be a popular Yazidi singer. Now she’s the head of an all-women battle unit with ISIS in its sights.