Genie Chance: Broadcasting 59 Hours Through An Earthquake
Genie Chance: Surviving and Broadcasting Through the Great Alaska Earthquake On Friday, March 27th, 1964, the ground in Alaska shook. It didn't just shake - the earthquake was a 9.2…
Artemisia Gentileschi: The Renaissance Artist Who Sued Her Rapist… And Won
The first woman to get accepted into the Florence Academy of Art during the Renaissance was almost completely forgotten in art history. When she is mentioned, it's usually due to…
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5 Female Comedians To Watch In 2022 [& Where To Watch Them]
Nicole Byer Nicole Byer is currently all over the place - and for a good reason: she's one of the funniest people out there, male or female. She took the…
Mary Pickford: Hollywood’s Big Star Fought Against the Studios
She was one of Hollywood's first stars, known as America's Sweetheart (despite being born in Canada), but she was also a savvy businesswoman. Along with Douglas Fairbanks (who would later…
Hedy Lamarr: She Was The Most Beautiful Woman in the World, and the inventor of the Bluetooth
"My beauty was my curse, so-to-speak. It created an impenetrable shield between people and who I really was, and made people view me in only one light." So said Hedy…
Carolina Maria de Jesus: She Lived In the Slums, Had An Elementary-School Education, and Wrote a Best-Seller
"And so, on May 13th, 1958, I found myself fighting against modern slavery: hunger!" So wrote Carolina Maria de Jesus in her journal, in one of São Paulo's poorest favelas…