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Mary Bowser: Union Spy
So, I really wanted to do another LGBT woman to continue Pride Month, but the tragic attack in South Carolina, and the realization that toda [...]
Ulrika Eleonora Stålhammar: Swedish Corporal
Happy Pride Month! In America, June is celebrated as Gay Pride Month; and so I will spend a few weeks in observance covering women who fall [...]
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Crusader Queen
I wanted to cover Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine for Amazon Month, but it seemed a bit of a stretch. Though she and her ladies-in-waiting were c [...]
The Huk Rebellion: Guerrilla Amazons
Welcome to Amazon Month Week 5! Sorry for missing last week, things got crazy busy. But we’re back, and ready to wrap up Amazon Month! [...]
Mino: The Dahomey Amazons
Welcome to Amazon Month, Week 3! Today, we’re going to talk about a group of women often referred as the ‘Dahomey Amazons [...]
Calafia: Amazon of the Americas
Welcome to Amazon Month, Week 2! Today we’re going to depart a little bit from the nature of this blog, and cover a woman whom we know [...]
Tomyris: Amazon Queen
Welcome to Amazon Month, Week 1! First, let’s talk about the mythical Amazons. They originally show up in Greek legend as a race of w [...]
Programming Note: May is Amazon Month!
For an unrelated project, I’ve been doing a ton of research on the Amazons, the mythical race of warrior-women described by the Greek [...]
Women on 20s: Four Short Stories
Currently in America, there’s a campaign to replace Andrew Jackson as the person featured on the $20 bill. After a first-round vote, t [...]
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper: Programming Pioneer
Our Mother, who art in Pentagon, Grace Hopper be thy name. Thy audit come, World Wide will be done In COBOL as it is in Standard. Spare us t [...]
The Real Mulan
With the announcement that Disney will begin making a new, live-action Mulan, I thought now would be a good time to talk about ‘the re [...]