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Kerry Chaput
- Mar 26
Mileva the Physicist
Everyone's heard of Albert Einstein. But who knew his wife Mileva collaborated on all his research, often solving mathematical problems...


Kerry Chaput
- Jan 18
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...


Kerry Chaput
- Nov 30, 2022
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...


Kerry Chaput
- Nov 24, 2022
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...


Kerry Chaput
- Nov 13, 2022
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...


Kerry Chaput
- Nov 2, 2022
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...


Kerry Chaput
- Oct 31, 2022
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...


Kerry Chaput
- Oct 31, 2022
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...