Sometimes, reaching out to your mentors could save your life. When she was 15, Nelly Sachs, a young Jewish girl from Berlin received a poetry book by esteemed Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, the author of Nils Holgersson, and the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She was starstruck. She wrote to Lagerlöf … Read more
Queen Nzinga: Who Was She? Queen Nzinga saw the white man come to Africa and take shares of her land. Not only did they take shares of her land, but he kidnapped her people into a life of slavery overseas, in what the white man called “the new world”. She swore to fight the Portuguese … Read more
Agrippina the Younger: Who Was She? What Was She Known For? Agrippina was born into a prominent and influential family, and she was the granddaughter of the famous Emperor Augustus. She was known for her beauty, intelligence, and political ambition, and she quickly rose to prominence in the imperial court. She paved the road for … Read more
Carly Findlay: Her Childhood Carly Findlay was born in Walla Walla, New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 with a rare genetic skin condition called ichthyosis. Ichthyosis is a chronic condition that can affect various parts of the body, including the face, scalp, arms, legs, and torso. The severity of the condition can vary widely, from … Read more
Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) was a nurse and birth control activist from the United States. She is one of the most well-known and respected figures in the women’s rights movement. She devoted her life to improving women’s access to safe, reliable contraception and advocating for reproductive freedom. Sanger grew up in a large family in New … Read more
Cristina Kahlo (1908-1964) was the younger sister of famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, born a mere 11 months after Frida. Their parents were Guillermo Kahlo, a German-Mexican photographer, and Matilde Calderón y González, a Mexican of indigenous and Spanish descent. They also had two older sisters – Matilde and Adriana. She was very close to … Read more
Evonne Goolagong Cawley: Who Was She? Evonne Goolagong Cawley is an Australian tennis legend whose career spanned from the 1960s to the 1980s. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time, having won seven Grand Slam singles titles during her illustrious career. During her career she was nicknamed … Read more
Turia Pitt: How Did She Get Burned? “I heard a noise, so I took off my headphones and raised my head.Then, I saw the fire.The huge wall of fire that was quickly advancing towards me.When the fire got to me, I remember looking down at my hands and seeing them on fire, I screamed in … Read more
Ada Lovelace: Who Was She? Ada Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) is best known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine. The daughter of poet Lord Byron and Anna Isabella Milbanke was eventually to become a leader in the fields of mathematics and science. At only 17 … Read more
Before there was the French Quarter, there was Storyville. New Orleans’ Red Light District was established in 1897 and named for city alderman Sidney Story, who wrote the ordinance that created the district. It was the first district in the United States that attempted to regulate prostitution of women by designating a specific district for … Read more
The Trung Sisters: Who Where They? In the year 40 AD, two extraordinary women revolutionized Vietnam and changed its history forever. Their names were Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, and they are now known as the Trung sisters. They led a successful rebellion against the Chinese Han Dynasty. They were able to rule an independent … Read more
When most people think of astronauts, they tend to think of men. But there have been many incredible women who have also taken to the stars – literally. But women have played an essential part in space exploration as well as being trailblazing scientists. Here’s a list of some of the most notable female astronauts. … Read more
