Badass Young Women From History

Mileva the Physicist

Everyone's heard of Albert Einstein. But who knew his wife Mileva collaborated on all his research, often solving mathematical problems...

King Tamar of Georgia (Yes, I said King)

Back in the twelfth century, when Tamar was the first woman ruler of Georgia, the title "king" didn't have a gender specification, so you...

Aviatrix, "Queen Bess"

Born in 1892, Bessie Coleman had a lifelong dream to own an airplane and open a flight school. Growing up as Black and Native American in...

Marie Dorian, Pioneer and Survivalist

We've all heard stories of the Oregon Trail, but Marie Dorian's treks over this infamous route are truly spectacular. Born in 1786, Marie...

Dr. James Barry, Surgeon and Mystery

The first surgeon to perform a successful cesarean section also became the Inspector General of military hospitals. Dr. James Berry...

The Beyoncé of Vaudeville

Most people have heard of Ethel Waters or Mae West, but many names of Vaudeville have been lost with time, especially those whose careers...

The Bisexual Fencing Opera Singer From the 17th Century

Julie D'Aubigny was the daughter of one of France's great nobles. She lived in the Tuileries Palace where her father raised her with the...

Not Your Typical Sculptor

Born in 1844, Admonia Lewis was named Wildfire. Her mother was Chippewa (Ojibwa) and her father was Haitian. She grew up in her mother's...