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 Read More » September 21, 2020
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 Read More » July 29, 2020
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, and along Read More » June 29, 2020
Genie Chance: The Earth Beside Her Shook, So She Broadcasted for 59 Straight Hours On Friday, March 27th, 1964, the ground in Alaska shook. It didn’t just shake – the earthquake was a 9.2 on the Richter scale – Read More » June 26, 2020