Katherine Stinson: The Skywriter Who Was Grounded by Her Gender
In 1912, a 21-year-old woman in Chicago decided she wanted to fly.
Hidden Women War Heroes
Laure Diebold: The Secretary Who Fooled the Nazis and Her War Against the Third Reich
November 1943, Paris. The Gestapo officer stared at the young woman across
Sybil Ludington: The 16yo Rider Who Called It First
On a cold April night in 1777, while most 16-year-olds were asleep
Mary Edwards Walker: The Woman Who Wore Pants to War
A Union soldier lay dying in a makeshift Confederate hospital, his leg
Angeline Nanni: The Code Breaker Who Crushed Soviet Spy Rings
Numbers made sense to Angeline Nanni in ways that words never could.
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
Every time you use Wi-Fi, GPS, or Bluetooth, you’re using technology that