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Resisters: Yaa Asantewaa
Yaa Asantewaa (1840-1921) has been called Ghana’s Warrior Queen. A farmer, politician and military leader, she led her people in...
Lost Women of Science The First Lady of Engineering: Chapter 2
When YY started college at Howard University as a mechanical engineering student, there were three things she swore she’d never...
Resisters: Mercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) used her writing to help fuel a revolution. As a playwright, poet and satirist, her work inspired...
Women In Technology Spotlight Temitope Oladokun – Product Manager
Temitope Oladokun, Temi for short, is Nigerian and lives in Lagos, Nigeria. Temi studied computer engineering in the northern...
Resisters: Ani Pachen
Ani Pachen (1933-2002) was a celebrated warrior nun who led the Tibetan resistance against the Chinese. Even though she was...
Resisters: Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was one of the earliest and most influential figures in the modern fight for women’s rights. Her...
BONUS: The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Season 9
The overturning of Roe v. Wade was one of the most sensational events of the year, though not for the better. In the season 9...
Resisters: The Mirabal Sisters
The Mirabal sisters (c. 1924-1960) were the resister sisters of the Dominican Republic. Their fearless activism shed light on...


