Amazing Women

10 Radical Feminists Your History Teacher Never Told You About

You might have learned about radical feminists like Mary Wollstonecraft and Emeline Pankhurst at school,…

Luisa Casati, the Heiress With 2 Leashed Cheetahs a Live ‘Snakelace’ on Her Neck

The Great Marchesa Casati When you think of iconic female figures in history, a few…

10 Extraordinary Women Scientists All of Us Should Know

History is full of women scientists who have made world-changing contributions to science. Some may…

Lagertha, the Legendary Viking Shieldmaiden

In the History Channel’s captivating series, Vikings, Lagertha, wife of the legendary king Ragnar Lothbrok,…

Ana Roque de Duprey, Puerto Rico’s Astonishing Educator and Suffragist Hero

The road to women’s voting rights in Puerto Rico was a bumpy one.  But one…

Susanna Salter Was Added to the Ballot as a Joke, But Won Two-Thirds of the Vote

Susanna Salter was added to the ballot as a joke, but she ended up winning…

10 Things You Must Know about the Extraordinary George Sand

George Sand has been described as a “cigar-toting sexual outlaw”. A French writer who wrote…

How the Secret “Lady Lovers” Network Gave Black LGBTQ Women Freedom to Love

In 1920, a newspaper reported a salacious story with the headline “Have we a New…

How Teddy Roosevelt Beat the Racists and Saved Minnie Cox’s Legacy

Theodore Roosevelt and Minnie Cox No one could have said that Minnie Cox was anything…

Zenobia, The Syrian Queen Who Stood Up to Rome

The Syrian Queen Who Stood Up to Rome By Stephanie Weber Zenobia, Syrian Queen Ancient…