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If history was a Hollywood movie, the editing room floor would be littered with the stories of women clipped to make room for men’s stories. We’re here to tell those stories.
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If You Think The Story Of Medusa Was Entirely Fiction, Surprise!
If You Think The Story Of Medusa Was Entirely Fiction, Surprise!
In 2019, scientists and archeologists found the cave of Medusa with fragments of a 2500 year old carving of her
Linda Caroll
Jan 17
The True History Of Empress Sisi Of Austria
The True History Of Empress Sisi Of Austria
A tale of sadness and strength
Erie Astin
Jan 17
Shireen: The Voice of Truth They Tried To Silence
Shireen: The Voice of Truth They Tried To Silence
The settler doesn’t need a reason to kill the native
Nour Alhakk
Jan 17
The Sweet Letter That Made Beatrix Potter A Successful & Beloved Writer
The Sweet Letter That Made Beatrix Potter A Successful & Beloved Writer
A heartwarming story of an introvert who followed her heart, found success and became an unexpected heroine
Linda Caroll
Jan 9
The Woman Whose Ashes Stayed in a File Cabinet for 15 Years
The Woman Whose Ashes Stayed in a File Cabinet for 15 Years
All about a girl named Parker who couldn’t find a place to park
Peggy Jones
Jan 5
Yep, there was Really Such a Thing as “Prettiest Ankle” Pageants in the early 1900s
Yep, there was Really Such a Thing as “Prettiest Ankle” Pageants in the early 1900s
Sponsored by hosiery companies, the winners received cash, free stockings, and bragging rights for having the shapeliest ankles
Liz Jin
Jan 4
Lilith: Judaism’s Evil Queen
Lilith: Judaism’s Evil Queen
The First Eve was Condemned for Wanting Equality
Rivka Wolf
Jan 3
Foster Kids and Farming; 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Marie Antoinette
Foster Kids and Farming; 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Marie Antoinette
She was ridiculously kind and generous and adopted the boy given to her as a gift
Linda Caroll
Jan 2
8 Awful Methods of Birth Control Women Put Up With Throughout History
8 Awful Methods of Birth Control Women Put Up With Throughout History
Ask your local crone if weasel balls are right for you
Kyrie Gray
Dec 19, 2022
She Survived Alone for Two Years in the Arctic
She Survived Alone for Two Years in the Arctic
The unbelievable story of Ada Blackjack
Giulia Picciau
Dec 13, 2022
The Smear Campaign against Marie Antoinette
The Smear Campaign against Marie Antoinette
She wasn’t perfect, but she wasn’t the spoiled, heartless queen history painted her to be
Liz Jin
Dec 13, 2022
Was Anne Of Cleves Really “Too Ugly” For Henry VIII To Sleep With?
Was Anne Of Cleves Really “Too Ugly” For Henry VIII To Sleep With?
How Henry VIII got his giant ego bruised by his new bride and she paid the price but it saved her life in the long run.
Linda Caroll
Dec 7, 2022
How The Police Made Margaret Hennessey Afraid To Go Outside
How The Police Made Margaret Hennessey Afraid To Go Outside
What they did to her was horrific, and it is still legal.
Linda Caroll
Nov 28, 2022
The Author Who Used Her Pulitzer Money To Secretly Help Her Haters
The Author Who Used Her Pulitzer Money To Secretly Help Her Haters
You don’t do the right thing for approval. You do it because it’s the right thing.
Linda Caroll
Nov 21, 2022
Did the British Government Stage a Bank Robbery to Recover Scandalous Photos of Princess Margaret?
Did the British Government Stage a Bank Robbery to Recover Scandalous Photos of Princess Margaret?
The contents of the “incriminating” photographs have never been revealed
Liz Jin
Nov 20, 2022
Before Julia Child, there was Juliet Corson
Before Julia Child, there was Juliet Corson
19th-century cooking teacher Juliet Corson was a champion of nutritious meals for the poor and self-published the hugely successful…
Liz Jin
Nov 14, 2022
She Dumped Her Cheating Husband And Won A Pulitzer
She Dumped Her Cheating Husband And Won A Pulitzer
Then she apologized to the man who “should have” won
Linda Caroll
Nov 10, 2022
6 Insane Lessons for Victorian Ladies
6 Insane Lessons for Victorian Ladies
A guide for girls published in 1851 reveals horrifying life lessons like how reading at night will kill you
Kyrie Gray
Nov 8, 2022
“Witch Wants To Dig, Let Her Dig Straight To Hell,” They Said
“Witch Wants To Dig, Let Her Dig Straight To Hell,” They Said
The woman who was buried head first, upside down in a vertical grave.
Linda Caroll
Oct 31, 2022
A Review of Some Anti-Suffragette Postcards from the Early 1900s
A Review of Some Anti-Suffragette Postcards from the Early 1900s
First she gets the vote, then she gets your wife
Kyrie Gray
Oct 28, 2022
Was Betty Crocker a Real Person?
Was Betty Crocker a Real Person?
Introduced in 1921, by the 1940s, Betty Crocker was the second-best-known woman in America after the First Lady
Liz Jin
Oct 25, 2022
Killed for Being Different
Killed for Being Different
Every woman should know the story of Bridget Bishop, the first woman hung in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692
Britt LeBoeuf
Oct 25, 2022
The Author of “Little Women” had a Dark Side
The Author of “Little Women” had a Dark Side
Louisa May Alcott is famous for her wholesome coming-of-age novel Little Women, but her true passion was writing gothic thrillers involving…
Liz Jin
Oct 21, 2022
A Young Woman Fled Paris at the Start of WWII, Never to Return
A Young Woman Fled Paris at the Start of WWII, Never to Return
Her apartment lay untouched for the next 70 years and contained a treasure trove of objects, including a painting worth millions
Liz Jin
Oct 15, 2022
No, Marilyn Monroe Didn’t Have An Abortion (Or A Threesome)
No, Marilyn Monroe Didn’t Have An Abortion (Or A Threesome)
The abortion scene makes me angry and not for the same reason pro-lifers are angry…
Linda Caroll
Oct 5, 2022
From Exile to Becoming Queen of France
From Exile to Becoming Queen of France
Who was Maria Leszczynska, the most discreet French queen?
Johanna Da Costa
Sep 23, 2022
I Did Not Expect To Be In Awe Of Someone Called “Chicken Lady.”
I Did Not Expect To Be In Awe Of Someone Called “Chicken Lady.”
But omg, I am. People can break your heart and put it back together the right way all at the same time.
Linda Caroll
Sep 22, 2022
The Author of Black Beauty was Disabled and Chronically Ill
The Author of Black Beauty was Disabled and Chronically Ill
Anna Sewell wrote the famous children’s novel while dying
Rivka Wolf
Sep 15, 2022
Lolita Was An 11-Year-Old Victim
Lolita Was An 11-Year-Old Victim
Nabokov’s Inspiration is Sally Horner, and She Was Murdered
Rivka Wolf
Sep 13, 2022
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