April Ashley: The Woman Who Forced Britain to Confront their Transphobia
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Mary Edwards Walker: The Woman Who Wore Pants to War
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Angeline Nanni: The Code Breaker Who Crushed Soviet Spy Rings
Numbers made sense to Angeline Nanni in ways that words never could.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll
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Camille Claudel: The Sculptor Who Refused to Break
Camille Claudel created sculptures that shocked viewers and challenged everything people thought
Artemisia Gentileschi: The Woman Who Painted Power
Artemisia Gentileschi picked up a paintbrush at age 15 and never put
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: The Woman Who Invented Science Fiction
Every time someone opens a book about robots, space travel, or genetic
Bina Das: The Student With The Loaded Revolver
Bina Das walked into the University of Calcutta’s Convocation Hall on February
Margaret Ann Bulkley: The Woman Who Became a Man to Change Medicine Forever
For fifty-six years, one of the British Empire’s most skilled surgeons walked
Hedy Lamarr: The Actress Who Invented the Future
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Charlotte Bridgwood: The Genius Inventor Who Made Driving Safe
Every time you turn on your windshield wipers during a rainstorm, you’re
Barbara McClintock: The Scientist Who Proved Genes Could Jump
Barbara McClintock spent her entire career watching corn grow. While other scientists