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Mae Jemison was the first black woman in space. She’s spent her life proving people wrong.
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March 7, 2018
March 7, 2018
Female doctors were illegal in Greece. So Agnodice dressed up as a man to save lives.
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February 28, 2018
February 28, 2018
Katia Krafft spent her life chasing volcano eruptions
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February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
The Shaggs became comeback rockstars who inspired Kurt Cobain
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February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018
When people didn’t believe in Nellie Bly, she became a pioneer investigative reporter
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February 7, 2018
February 7, 2018
Sonita Alizadeh escaped a forced marriage and channeled her rage with rap
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January 31, 2018
January 31, 2018
Temple Grandin used her ‘animal sixth sense’ to reform how cattle are treated in slaughterhouses
‘BRAZEN’ | Excerpts from a forthcoming graphic novel highlighting women throughout history
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January 24, 2018
January 24, 2018
Wu Zetian was China’s first empress, which outraged men
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January 16, 2018
January 16, 2018
Las Mariposas broke barriers as the face of the Dominican revolution
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January 16, 2018
January 16, 2018
How Giorgina Reid saved this national landmark
‘BRAZEN’ | Excerpts from a forthcoming graphic novel highlighting women throughout history
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January 10, 2018
January 10, 2018
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