María Remedios del Valle (unknown - 1847) was a real woman whose story of fierce fighting and selfless sacrifice made her a...
Folk Heroes: María Remedios del Valle
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Folk Heroes: Etta Place
Etta Place (c. 1880s) is a mystery. The rifle-toting bandit of the Old West ran with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as part...
Folk Heroes: Grace O’Malley
Grace O’Malley (c. 1530-1603) is known as the iconic, pirate queen of Ireland. She is remembered through folklore as a skilled...
Folk Heroes: Ng Akew
Ng Akew (c. 1820 - c. 1914) was a resourceful woman who lived by sea, chased down pirates, and played a key role in shaping Hong...
Lost Women of Science The Story of the Real Lilli Hornig, the Only Female Scientist Named in the Film Oppenheimer
Lilli Hornig was only 23 years old when she arrived at Los Alamos to contribute to the development of an atomic bomb that would...
Folk Heroes: Catherine Monvoisin
Catherine Monvoisin (1640-1680) was a French fortune teller, midwife, and professional poisoner who found herself at the center...
Folk Heroes: Sarraounia Mangou
Sarraounia Mangou (c. 1890s) was a fierce warrior queen who protected her people from colonial domination in West Africa. This...
Folk Heroes: Pope Joan
Pope Joan (c. 800 AD) disguised herself as a man and ascended the church's ranks to the role of pope without suspicion. That is,...
Folk Heroes: Hua Mulan
Hua Mulan (c. 400-600 AD) was the hero of an iconic Chinese tale that remains a symbol of courage, familial duty, and national...
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