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Ohio Historical Marker
Akron, Ohio

Site of Sojourner Truth's 'Ain't I a Woman' Speech

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?
A teenage Beatrix Potter and her pet mouse, Xarifa, in 1885.
literature

Beatrix Potter's Greatest Work Was a Secret, Coded Journal She Kept as a Teen

It took a dedicated superfan 13 years to translate it.
Cara Giaimo June 16, 2017
The barge Marsden rode down the river Lena.
exploration

The Scandalous Life of Nurse and Adventurer Kate Marsden

She spent 11 months trekking to Siberia to find a cure for leprosy, but her love life overshadowed everything.
Sarah Laskow May 26, 2017
Bessie Stringfield, "The Motorcycle Queen of Miami."
kickass women

Bessie Stringfield, the Black Motorcycle Queen of the 1930s

She owned 27 Harleys and rode them all over the United States, before settling in Miami.
Natalie Zarrelli May 18, 2017
Shrub Rose with Gracillariidae, Larva, and Pupa, 1679.
insects

The Amazing Life and Work of Maria Sibylla Merian

The beautiful botanical illustrations of a 17th-century entomologist, artist, and adventurer.
Anika Burgess May 17, 2017
Diagrams imagining what the Army's population would look like if soldiers died at the same rate as other citizens.
medicine

Florence Nightingale Was Born 197 Years Ago, and Her Infographics Were Better Than Most of the Internet's

The famed nurse was also an early practitioner of marshaling statistics to advance social causes.
Cara Giaimo May 12, 2017
politics

An Australian Baby Just Became the First to Breastfeed in Parliament

Nursing a child in the chambers has only been legal since last year.
Cara Giaimo May 10, 2017
The Molly Brown House in winter
Denver, Colorado

'Unsinkable' Molly Brown House

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
"Dynamite Dykes of Pike Street"
sex

How the Leatherdykes Helped Change Feminism

A brief history of lesbian sadomasochism, from the shadows to the front lines of the “Sex Wars.”
Samir S. Patel May 1, 2017
A Cholita and her male opponent.
La Paz, Bolivia

Cholita Wrestling

The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.
video

When Batgirl Saved the Day and Demanded Equal Pay

"Holy act of Congress!"
Lauren Young March 8, 2017
A 19th century tintype of two "Lowell Mill Girls."
kickass women

Sarah Bagley, the Voice of America's Early Women's Labor Movement

In the 1830s and '40s—before they could even vote—women mill workers agitated for equal treatment.
Cara Giaimo March 8, 2017
Bessie Coleman and her biplane in 1922.
aviation

Meet Bessie Coleman, the First Black Woman to Get a Pilot's License

The fearless aviator was determined to fly.
Natalie Zarrelli March 1, 2017
Lady Jane Franklin, a traveler and endorser of the search for her lost Arctic explorer husband, Sir John Franklin.
exploration

Lady Jane Franklin, the Woman Who Fueled 19th-Century Polar Exploration

Determined and dedicated to the sciences, she dispatched many a vessel to the Arctic.
Lauren Young February 23, 2017
Caresse Crosby takes a ride around the grounds of her castle, Rocca Sinibald, in 1964.
literature

The Improbable Life of the Inventor of the Modern Bra

She was also a pioneering publisher and, later, a princess.
Mackenzi Lee February 15, 2017
Minnie Pearl Chicken Wire Sculpture
Centerville, Tennessee

Minnie Pearl Chicken Wire Statue

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.
The illustrator behind this strip of Ally Sloper, "Cruelty To Judy's New Contributor," has been forgotten for years.
art

Marie Duval, the Pioneering 19th-Century Cartoonist That History Forgot

She's responsible for developing the world of Ally Sloper, one of England's most iconic comic characters.
Lauren Young February 1, 2017
The front page of the <em>Daily News</em> on May 7, 1924 when Ed and Celia were finally caught and tried.
crime

How We Forgot the Bobbed Haired Bandit

In the 1920s, the armed robber Celia Cooney unintentionally became a symbol for the women's movement.
Lauren Young January 26, 2017