Lizzie Magie: She Invented Monopoly & Was ROBBED
Lizzie Magie was the true inventor of Monopoly, but her contribution has been largely ignored. She created The Landlord’s Game to raise awareness for the dangers of monopolies.
Juliette Greco: She Was Imprisoned by the Gestapo And Became One of France’s Most Famous Singers
Juliette Gréco didn’t get off to a promising start. She was born as a product of rape – a fact which her mother kept reminding her of. As a child, her mother sent her and her sister, Charlotte, to live with their grandparents. Her mother took them back after her grandparents died in 1938. Juliette … Read more
Mary Lumpkin: Enslaved Women That Freed A Prison Jail & Taught Them To Read
Mary Lumpkin: What Is She Known For? Mary Lumpkin was born in the peak of slavery in the United States. Slaves were considered mere property, and were sold for the owners’ benefit, regardless of their families, children, and desires. Slave owners often maintained order at the plantation with brute force, and deliberately kept enslaved people … Read more
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 on the Richter scale – the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded, and the most powerful one in North America. The earthquake was so powerful, … Read more
Tamika Catchings: WNBA’s Deaf Hall Of Famer
Tamika Catchings may not be a household name, but she is one of the most accomplished players in women’s basketball. A five-time WNBA All-Star and three-time Olympic gold medalist, Catchings has had a storied career. She is also one of the few players in the history of the sport to achieve a “quadruple double” – … Read more
Hannah Humphrey: The Publisher Who Made James Gillray
If you’re a fan of 18th century caricature artist James Gillray, then you’re probably familiar with the signature “H. Humphrey” that appears on many of his works. But who was the woman behind that signature? Her name was Hannah Humphrey, and she was an entrepreneur in her own right. Hannah Humphrey was a successful 18th … Read more
28 Female Scientists Who Changed The World
If you’ll ask a random person to think of a scientist, likely they’ll think of a dude in a white lab coat. Sure, most people are familiar with Marie Curie and perhaps Rosalind Franklin, but if you ask a sample of ten people to name just five more women scientists, they will likely draw a … Read more
Resa Gooding: Making The Pivot To Being The Best In Your Field
Resa Gooding, a Partner Engagement Manager at HubSpot, is one of the top women nowadays in the uber-competitive & fast-pace world of B2B marketing. Born in the West Indies, her rise to the top of HubSpot, a Dublin-based company that Fortune named “One of the top 100 companies in 2022” was never given. When she … Read more
Karl M Baer: First Transgender Person To Undergo Female-To-Male (FTM) Surgery
Karl M Baer: Who Was He? Karl M. Baer was born as Martha, in 1885 Germany – and he was buried in 1956 in Bat Yam (Israel), as Karl M. Baer. During that time, he managed to become a feminist activist, to undergo the first known sex-reassignment surgery, to move to Israel, to become an … Read more
5 Female Renaissance Artists You Must Know
The Renaissance was a time of great change and creativity in art. Although women were not always given the same opportunities as men, there were many talented female artists who made their mark during this period. Male artists were able to study under established masters, while women were not. Additionally, women were not allowed to … Read more
Lise Meitner: Women Weren’t Allowed to Attend University. She Self-Studied Her Way to a Doctorate.
She was the first woman in Germany to become a full professor and later run a Physics department. Albert Einstein called her “the German Marie Curie” After World World II, the Allies called her “the Mother of the Atomic Bomb.” And yet, when Hahn, her research partner, was awarded the Nobel Peace price in Chemistry … Read more
Mary Lumpkin: Enslaved Woman Who Freed A Notorious Salve Prison & Taught The Enslaved To Read
Mary Lumpkin: What Is She Known For? Mary Lumpkin was born in the peak of slavery in the United States, and she herself was born an enslaved person. During her extraordinary life she would not only gain her freedom, but she was able to free a notorious prison slave and start a school devoted to … Read more