... that for her work in Poor Things, the costume designer Holly Waddington(pictured) was influenced by the Victorian era, early 20th-century German Expressionism, and 1960s fashion? (2026-02-21)
... that orphaned Eliza Showell was sent to Nova Scotia from a British children's home and placed in indentured service? (2026-02-20)
... that an eleven-year-old sentenced to three weeks' hard labour for stealing a loaf of bread has a statue commemorating her(pictured)? (2026-02-19)
... that the 2014 Isla Vista killings led to California enacting a red flag law, allowing family members to petition courts to remove weapons from persons deemed a threat? (2026-02-19)
... that Saya Hiyama was featured as a customized voice for air purifiers? (2026-02-17)
... that Gandy Malou-Mamel first played basketball at age 12 wearing a shirt and tie? (2026-02-17)
... that some Internet users called for a female sitcom character to be canceled for harassing a male character? (2026-02-16)
... that Dawn Hope's first episode on Hollyoaks featured an entirely Black cast? (2026-02-15)
... that Liu Shasha didn't own a mobile phone because it might take away from her learning billiards? (2026-02-14)
... that voice actor Rena Motomura prepared for an audition by practicing a single challenging line a hundred times a day? (2026-02-13)
... that Variety once called Trisha Ziff a "photographer's photographer"? (2026-02-09)
... that in 2002, Sarah Baxendale broke the Guinness World Record for the longest kiss featured on screen? (2026-02-07)
... that Allison Lanier traveled between New York and Los Angeles to film for her regular role on The Young and the Restless? (2026-02-03)
... that Emily Sutton illustrated an abridged children's edition of Shakespeare's First Folio with "red-cheeked gentlemen, sword-wielding warriors and ladies in striking attire"? (2026-01-31)
... that Patricia Allan had an abuser's name removed from the New Zealand Prayer Book? (2026-01-28)
... that a 90-year-old woman has cared for more than 10,000 animals at her sanctuary? (2026-01-27)
... that Amy Cudden was credited as "Daniel Radcliffe's mum" on Am I Being Unreasonable? due to apparently looking like Harry Potter? (2026-01-24)
... that Jan Ziff once wore a "World Tour" shirt showing every country United States Secretary of State James Baker had visited? (2026-01-23)
... that Bernice Tongate was the model for one of the most well-known recruiting posters (pictured) for the American military during World War I? (2026-01-23)
... that Paulina Tamayo, despite releasing fifteen albums, preferred direct contact with the public to a prolific discography? (2026-01-20)
... that the fashion of Catherine, Princess of Wales, reportedly boosted the British fashion industry by up to £1 billion within a year in 2021? (2026-01-05)
... that Indonesian diplomat Linggawaty Hakim assisted the Bahamas government in determining its maritime border with Cuba? (2026-01-03)
... that the buttocks of the fictional character Elastigirl inspired various memes, GIFs, and YouTube videos in 2018? (2026-01-01)
... that the adventure game Jenny of the Prairie was one of the first computer games developed for girls? (2025-12-29)
... that Irina Voronina was once painted blue and orange for a nude photoshoot? (2025-12-19)
... that Yuki Wakai gave up her dream to be a singer-songwriter to become an idol singer, only to later become a singer-songwriter? (2025-12-18)
... that Indonesian ambassador Niniek Kun Naryatie initially wanted to resign as a diplomat after giving birth to her first child, but her husband convinced her not to do so? (2025-12-15)
... that, when Mariame Clément directed Mozart's Così fan tutte, she froze a wedding tableau during the overture and restarted it in the finale? (2025-12-14)
... that YouTuber Laura Kampf got millions of views on a video in which she built a project that did not work? (2025-12-13)
... that Kenssy Dwi Ekaningsih used her skills in traditional Javanese dance at diplomatic receptions during an assignment in Rome? (2025-12-13)
... that, after Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo was assassinated, his wife Grecia Quiroz was chosen to complete his term in office? (2025-12-13)
... that Matilda Freeman did not originally intend to be an actress, but auditioned for a role after being teased by some classmates? (2025-12-08)
... that Daniela Melchior(pictured) once did a chemistry screen test with fancy rats? (2025-12-07)
... that Madeleine Tchicaya declined the president of Ivory Coast's offer to run for a second term in the National Assembly, as she was reportedly "bored to death"? (2025-11-21)
... that when the COVID-19 pandemic began, Masyita Crystallin was instructed by the Indonesian finance minister to study the Spanish flu to help formulate unconventional economic policies? (2025-11-19)
... that the mothers of three missing children went on a talk show to confront a suspect in a 1991 child disappearance? (2025-11-17)
... that civil rights activist Dorothy Burnham is also a supercentenarian? (2025-11-06)
... that painter and designer Mia Lee used to make doll fashions from her grandmother's scraps? (2025-11-01)
... that Tish Weinstock got married over the Halloween weekend in 2022 at a castle wearing a wedding dress made from antique lace styled after Morticia Addams? (2025-10-31)
... that police forced Eva Coo and her accomplice to reenact a killing at the crime scene using the victim's exhumed body? (2025-10-31)
... that The New York Times once said that Reba Paeff Mirsky sounded like she had "two right hands and two left hands"? (2025-10-29)
... that Denise Stoklos's "essential theatre" involves minimizing her acting methods while maximizing "the power of drama"? (2025-10-21)
... that women's rights activist Shreen Saroor(pictured) was sent to a Catholic convent for her education after her mother became concerned with her tomboy-like behavior? (2025-10-14)
... that Sarah Kraning perceives sound as color, texture, and movement? (2025-10-13)
... that Diane Orr and C. Larry Roberts were once said to "epitomize the regional, independent filmmaker"? (2025-10-12)
... that Christophe de Menil had "a long history of supporting 'difficult' art projects", according to The New York Times? (2025-10-11)
... that Carolina Contreras founded one of the first all-natural hair salons in the Dominican Republic? (2025-10-11)
... that Barbara Wilk once hand-painted two thousand frames for her animated film? (2025-10-08)
... that voice actress Niina Hanamiya taught herself to read and write Egyptian hieroglyphs? (2025-10-07)
... that voice actress Azusa Tachibana shares a name with a character from the anime K-On!, and so her mother pushed her to join her high school band? (2025-10-02)
... that Anne Bayley's clinical research in Zambia showed that, contrary to widespread opinion in the early 1980s, HIV could be spread through heterosexual sex? (2025-10-02)
... that a Chinese art student who murdered her lover was released after only five years because the Japanese invaded? (2025-09-30)
... that some Japanese sex workers after World War II organised their own self-defence groups? (2025-09-29)
... that Hitomi Tohyama, who was raised primarily in an English-speaking environment, did not learn Japanese until she began performing professionally in Japan? (2025-09-21)
... that German social media personality Maya Leinenbach became vegan after completing a school project on the influence of nutrition and consumption on the environment? (2025-09-20)
... that the geographer Suzanne Daveau, who turned 100 on 13 July 2025, has received honours from three countries? (2025-09-19)
... that Nancy Sullivan and ten other activists were sued by the Papua New Guinean government as retribution for opposing the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone? (2025-09-16)
... that Koh Sok Hiong, a former first lady of Singapore, wrote a cookbook compiling more than 200 of her Perankan recipes? (2025-09-15)
... that an English mayor once brought a gold medallist home to his village in a Rolls-Royce? (2025-09-13)
... that actress Ashling O'Shea found joining the cast of Hollyoaks "surreal" as she had grown up watching the soap opera? (2025-09-09)
... that Lindsay de Sausmarez was elected head of government of Guernsey only a few days after deciding to run for the position? (2025-08-16)
... that Erna Meyer urged the Jewish immigrant readers of How to Cook in Palestine to try olives and eggplants, but doubted their ability to eat spicy food like the "native population"? (2025-08-14)
... that the jury of matrons who assessed whether Ann Davis was pregnant after she was sentenced to death were the first civilian jurors for a criminal trial in New South Wales? (2025-08-09)
... that Meg White(pictured), a key figure in the 2000s garage-rock revival, has not made any public appearances since 2009? (2025-08-08)
... that wildlife rehabilitator Mikayla Raines housed two "lesbian goth foxes" at her SaveAFox Rescue in Minnesota? (2025-08-07)
... that actress Eva O'Hara pushed for her Hollyoaks character to be given "something more meaty" rather than have a happy ending? (2025-08-05)
... that actress Arielle Prepetit was cast in the first African American daytime soap opera in 34 years, Beyond the Gates? (2025-08-05)
... that Elizabeth Wilhelmina Jones accepted an offer to become a headmistress after finding a brooch on the ground? (2025-07-29)
... that Lucy Beall Lott(pictured) was expected to die in infancy, but later earned master's degrees from Cambridge and London while modeling for Cosmopolitan and Vogue? (2025-07-23)
... that cycling's governing body ended Chelsea Wolfe's career through a rule change? (2025-07-23)
... that weightlifter Ri Suk, after returning from a four-year absence from competing internationally, then set eight world records in a single competition? (2025-07-13)
... that Carmel Naughton, having been told that girls were "stupid and couldn't do maths", sponsored a STEM scholarship fund? (2025-07-01)
... that Alena Veselá, at age 101, was present at the cornerstone ceremony for a new concert hall in Brno, which she had promoted for decades? (2025-07-01)
... that Diandra Forrest(pictured) was bullied for her white skin before becoming a professional model? (2025-06-29)
... that Chinese actress Huang Wei portrayed a single historical figure in numerous Chinese films and dramas for more than 20 years? (2025-06-24)
... that the memoir of Saudi poet Huda al-Daghfaq has been described as an expression of her "existential battle"? (2025-06-23)
... that Rosa Parks(pictured) refused to surrender her seat not because she was physically tired, but because she was "tired of giving in"? (2025-06-19)
... that Wang Yungui lifted her family out of poverty, then helped hundreds of other people in her home village to do likewise? (2025-06-18)
... that Regina George was once voted the "meanest high school film character of all time"? (2025-06-18)
... that a South African library was named after American economist Elizabeth Ellis Hoyt in recognition of her work in Africa? (2025-06-18)
... that Eileen Niedfield, one of the first five women in her medical school's pathology program, graduated with the highest score in the United States? (2025-06-16)
... that sprinter Ng Ka Yee set four Hong Kong records in 1988 ahead of competing in that year's Olympics? (2025-06-13)
... that Rae Lil Black, who was at one point one of the 20 most popular models on Pornhub, left the adult industry and converted to Islam after visiting Malaysia? (2025-06-12)
... that Guyanese trade unionist Philomena Sahoye-Shury was nicknamed "Fireball" due to her "outspoken and forthright stance on the workers' behalf"? (2025-06-06)
... that the Lady Carbisdale led an unsuccessful takeover bid for Sheffield United F.C. and, after a gender transition, was interviewed to become its chief executive? (2025-06-01)
... that Isabel Garcés provided a comical counterpoint to "child prodigy" protagonists in many 1960s musical comedy films? (2025-05-24)
... that Marcy Rheintgen(pictured), a transgender woman, was jailed in a men's prison for using a women's bathroom in Florida? (2025-05-24)
... that photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf once improvised protective gear from a cooking pot while documenting a protest? (2025-05-22)
... that Meng Sufen led a 1993 investigation in Guizhou's Mashan region, sparking a donation campaign raising over 1.6 million yuan for poverty alleviation? (2025-05-21)
... that Laurie Schipper, who was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 2022, testified to support a woman who murdered her abusive husband? (2025-05-10)
... that two books of photos and drawings by Margot Dias were called "among the best-illustrated anthropological volumes ever produced"? (2025-04-06)
... that Sharon Wylie has served in the state legislatures of both Oregon and Washington? (2025-04-05)
... that Demi Sims(pictured) was described in December 2020 as one of the "very few openly bisexual women on mainstream reality television"? (2025-04-05)
... that although Nora Helmer was subject to extensive controversy upon her 1879 debut, she is now considered a focal point in analysis of gender roles? (2025-04-04)
... that Indonesians twice elected Alien as a representative? (2025-04-01)
... that singer-songwriter SZA was a hijabi as a child, but stopped wearing one due to Islamophobia after 9/11? (2025-03-31)
... that aged 17, Hunter Schafer(pictured) was a plaintiff in a successful lawsuit against an act preventing trans people from using the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity? (2025-03-31)
... that a character from Gunbuster popularized an arm fold commonly seen in anime? (2025-03-26)
... that Marilyn Fisher Lundy developed one of Michigan's first accredited charter schools? (2025-03-26)
... that Mabel Dole Haden gained her law degree at Howard University after not being able to afford to complete her bachelor's degree there? (2025-03-22)
... that Cao Shumin(pictured) was instrumental in overseeing the establishment of China's 4G mobile network? (2025-03-21)
... that Japanese singer Cindy was once said to have an "angel voice"? (2025-03-20)
... that Abbess Ruothild wrapped the body of Saint Fara in a silk covered with bare-breasted Amazons? (2025-03-18)
... that Lydie Pongault was appointed to the Congolese government to fill the roles of two other ministers? (2025-03-18)
... that a diamond named after Sienna Spiro sold for $3.4 million in June 2021? (2025-03-17)
... that Ana María Iriarte(pictured) made her professional opera debut in 1945, retired from the stage in 1960, and created a foundation promoting zarzuela in 2006? (2025-03-17)
... that Marion Wiesel translated 14 of her husband's books from French? (2025-03-11)
... that Paraguayan drag artist Usha Didi Gunatita dressed as Santa Claus and visited children in a cancer hospital? (2025-03-09)
... that Czech Romani social worker and human rights activist Elena Gorolová worked as a metalworker in her youth? (2025-03-08)
... that Danielle Sassoon, a former acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, credits her study of the Talmud for preparing her for her future legal career? (2025-03-08)
... that Naenano was once known as "the face that Japanese girls most want to have right now"? (2025-03-07)
... that Erin LeCount regularly rehearsed at a music venue owned by her primary school teacher? (2025-03-07)
... that Reine Abbas chose the name Wixel Studios, a blend of "Weird Pixel", in recognition of being one of the only gaming studios in Lebanon? (2025-03-04)
... that the fictional character Moira Pollock was described as a "battleaxe"? (2025-03-01)
... that US congressman Mike Collins called for Bishop Mariann Budde(pictured) to be "added to the deportation list" after she urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy"? (2025-02-27)
... that Elizabeth Teeter was originally cast as Lydia Deetz in Broadway's Beetlejuice in 2020, but did not get to play the role until 2022? (2025-02-27)
... that the musical career of Louise Beach has ranged from nationally recognized compositions to a children's book about the viola? (2025-02-26)
... that a journalist attributed Bonnie Blue going viral to the "outrage economy"? (2025-02-25)
... that Diana Vicezar(pictured) created recycled housing for street dogs, a recruitment platform for international students, and a podcast about Latin American students in Ireland? (2025-02-24)
... that San Antonio declared January 13 to be "Tabyana Ali Day" in honor of the actress and writer Tabyana Ali? (2025-02-22)
... that Canadian heritage minister Pascale St-Onge was the bassist on an all-lesbian alternative rock quartet? (2025-02-21)
... that opera singer Susan Botti performed an Olympic jingle for Kodak to pay for graduate school? (2025-02-12)
... that it is said that Antoinette Lubaki, Congo's first named woman artist, painted her watercolours by candlelight at night, as no stories were allowed to be told during daylight? (2025-02-12)
... that Syrian vlogger Hayla Ghazal used online humour to explore the limitations placed on women in the Arab world? (2025-02-04)
... that singer Tomoko Aran became a city-pop icon decades after her initial music career? (2025-02-02)
... that Doris Tulifau, after founding an online campaign to counter Samoan gender-based violence, moved to Samoa to expand the campaign in person? (2025-02-02)
... that the Nicaraguan nun Dorotea Wilson joined a guerrilla group, renounced her vows, and became a women's rights activist and politician? (2025-01-27)
... that Lily Phillips had sex with 101 men on 19 October 2024? (2025-01-26)
... that Mary Sheffield is the youngest elected member and the youngest president in the Detroit City Council's history? (2025-01-25)
... that the CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group described insider dealing as "the poster child of market abuse"? (2025-01-13)
... that Emirati princess Mahra Al Maktoum invoked the triple talaq to divorce her husband, which is traditionally done only by the husband? (2025-01-11)
... that in 1927 Berta Persson became the first woman bus driver in Sweden and was nicknamed "Buss-Berta"? (2025-01-11)
... that Her Story was described as China's answer to Barbie? (2025-01-07)
... that Yvonne Francis-Gibson, before improving women's rights as a legislator in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, led a Women's Desk that was "unable to take a firm stand on behalf of women's issues"? (2025-01-06)
... that neither of the two athletes who represented Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics grew up or trained in the country? (2025-01-06)
... that Monica Smit was ordered to pay Victoria Police's legal bill of about A$250,000, despite winning a lawsuit against them? (2025-01-06)
... that Saint Amalberga of Temse(pictured) is the patron saint of upper-limb injuries, because of the legend that Charlemagne broke her arm while trying to force her to marry him? (2025-01-03)
... that Sonya Friedman developed the idea of supertitles, which translate words being sung on stage in opera? (2025-01-02)
... that Flora Hommel, after being afraid of giving birth to her own child, went on to teach the Lamaze technique to more than 17,000 couples? (2025-01-02)
... that a reviewer identified an "audible contempt" for men in the songs of Ceechynaa, who entered the UK singles chart earlier this month with "Peggy"? (2024-12-29)
... that actress Jane Barnes learned how to pilot a plane so that she could fly home to Massachusetts on her own? (2024-12-26)
... that Shuah Khan, the first woman fellow of the Linux Foundation, "signed off" on a patch recommending the use of inclusive terminology in the Linux kernel? (2024-11-22)
... that Georgina Sutton was the first woman to be appointed the chief pilot of an Australian airline? (2024-11-17)
... that Northern Cypriot minister of health İzlem Gürçağ Altuğra warned that her country would be destroyed unless it started producing drugs? (2024-11-13)
... that Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna's car was once fired on by Russian tanks? (2024-11-08)
... that Mitch Torres is a "self-proclaimed damper destroyer"? (2024-11-02)
... that Filomena Fortes once said that she was "a bit critical of top-level sports in Cape Verde" despite being the president of its National Olympic Committee? (2024-10-28)
... that Queen Victoria supported Clare embroidery by purchasing dresses for her family? (2024-10-27)
... that Canadian punk rock musician Talli Osborne had only briefly spoken to the frontman of NOFX before the band wrote a song about her? (2024-10-26)
... that the early woman explorer Adèle de Dombasle travelled to Polynesia in 1847 and worked as an illustrator, drawing people such as Queen Pōmare IV? (2024-10-25)
... that following the success of Jools Lebron's "demure" videos, she stated that she was able to use the proceeds to pay for her gender transition? (2024-10-21)
... that Margrit Waltz has ferried planes to points on five continents? (2024-09-29)
... that Giorgina Reid patented a technique for holding up banks? (2024-09-29)
... that Sophie Scamps decided to enter politics after a survey from her local member of Parliament failed to mention climate change? (2024-09-27)
... that Alexina Kublu, a linguist, translator, Languages Commissioner, and the first justice of the peace in Nunavut, is her grandmother's father and her daughter's son, as per the Inuit namesake tradition? (2024-09-21)
... that the Military-First Girls, a Japanese all-women fan club of the Moranbong Band, have compared their interest in North Korean music to other women's interests in K-pop and Taylor Swift? (2024-09-18)
... that Nicole Chang-Leng has been described as a "daughter" of the Seychelles? (2024-09-17)
... that Lorena Peril, who once cleaned toilets at a nursing home, beat out over 3,000 people to sing the national anthem for the San Francisco 49ers? (2024-09-11)
... that USA Boxing's head coach said that Olympian Jajaira Gonzalez's return to boxing was "like Lazarus coming back from the dead"? (2024-09-11)
... that although sport shooter Ban Hyo-jin attended Olympic trials just to gain some competition experience, she qualified for the Olympics and went on to win a gold medal? (2024-09-07)
... that Olympian Sydney Francisco was named after the city where her mother competed at the Olympics? (2024-09-06)
... that at the 2024 Olympics, unranked North Korean table tennis pair Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong defeated the defending champions and went on to win the silver medal? (2024-09-04)
... that a historian lamented the lack of English-language translations for the work of Aracy Amaral despite it being "a vital reference for the study of art history in Brazil"? (2024-09-02)
... that Nam Su-hyeon, Jeon Hun-young, and Lim Si-hyeon's gold medal in the women's team archery event at the 2024 Olympics marked South Korea's tenth victory in a row? (2024-09-01)
... that the parents of Olympian Minna Stess built a concrete skatepark in their backyard for their children? (2024-08-11)
... that Olympic sport shooter Ada Korkhin practiced in her family's apartment, shooting from the kitchen through the living and dining rooms? (2024-08-11)
... that Olympic taekwondo practitioner Emmanuella Atora described her career as "I hit people for a living"? (2024-08-08)
... that Olympian Ruby Remati got into synchronized swimming because she liked the competitors' "sparkly suits" as a child? (2024-08-07)
... that after qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the age of 11, skateboarder Zheng Haohao became the youngest Chinese sportsperson to participate in the Olympics? (2024-08-06)
... that Céline Dept(pictured) was the first Belgian YouTuber to reach 10 million subscribers? (2024-08-06)
... that Oriana Skylar Mastro(pictured), a Stanford political scientist, joined the U.S. Air Force as a PhD student to better understand military issues in the Asia Pacific? (2024-08-03)
... that had Cambodian swimmer Apsara Sakbun declined her invitation to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, her sister would have become an Olympian instead? (2024-08-03)
... that basketball player Marcedes Walker became an Olympian 16 years after her WNBA career ended? (2024-08-01)
... that Sizzle Ohtaka, known as the "Queen of Commercial Songs", was producing them at a rate of ten per month? (2024-07-30)
... that Alyssa Mendoza and Andy Barat are the first Olympic representatives of their sport for their state and country, respectively? (2024-07-30)
... that Rashmika Mandanna was reluctant to accept her first role in Hindi cinema as she disagreed with the character's views on spirituality? (2024-07-27)
... that Fathimath Dheema Ali is the first Olympic qualifier from the Maldives? (2024-07-27)
... that although sculptor Frances Darlington(pictured) was known for her painted relief panels, she also designed a railway poster? (2024-07-24)
... that after women at Apple Inc. found a 6-percent gender wage gap and spoke out against sexual harassment and discrimination in #AppleToo, a class-action lawsuit was filed in June 2024? (2024-07-22)
... that 17-year-old women's basketball player Zhang Ziyu is at least 220 centimetres (7 ft 3 in) tall? (2024-07-20)
... that Melani Budianta used street gangs and Moonies in Los Angeles to reflect on the state of democracy in Indonesia? (2024-07-18)
... that environmental journalist Gloria Dickie wrote her thesis on how cities in Colorado changed garbage laws to prevent bear incursions? (2024-07-15)
... that South Korean actress Na O-mi's stage name was inspired by the song "I Dream of Naomi"? (2024-07-11)
... that Rosemary Miller won her state's skeet shooting championship one year after learning the sport, and then won a state shooting championship in all but two years for the rest of her life? (2024-07-10)
... that in order to re-marry, Zhou Wennan had to request Mao Zedong's permission? (2024-07-08)
... that volleyball player Madisen Skinner beat Texas in one national championship final – then won two national championships with Texas? (2024-06-19)
... that Syrian artist Kefah Ali Deeb painted an empty chair (pictured) as her vision of victims and refugees? (2024-06-07)
... that a municipal purchase of 177 motorcycles by Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu, the mayor of Semarang, Indonesia, caused a social media controversy due to media misreporting? (2024-06-05)
... that the mouse protagonist Mrs. Brisby from The Secret of NIMH had her name changed because of a trademark issue from a toy named "Frisbee"? (2024-06-01)
... that North West was originally going to be called Kaidence? (2024-05-31)
... that the Robyn Gigl novel By Way of Sorrow, which features a transgender lawyer as the protagonist, was described as "quietly groundbreaking" by The New York Times? (2024-05-25)
... that Mirna El Helbawi(pictured) discovered a way to reconnect people in Gaza to the internet through donated eSIMs, and her organisation Connecting Humanity has connected more than 200,000 people so far? (2024-04-26)
... that Iona Allen, "the only one to ever make a perfect pair of boots", constructed the pair worn by Neil Armstrong on the Moon out of thirteen layers of precisely fabricated material? (2024-04-25)
... that Fūka Izumi became a voice actress despite initially doubting that she could be one? (2024-04-24)
... that Jenna Ortega almost quit acting to play soccer? (2024-04-22)
... that librarian Amanda Jones won an award from the American Library Association for not backing down after receiving death threats for speaking out against book censorship? (2024-04-20)
... that Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant winner Louisa Mak is a Cambridge law graduate? (2024-04-08)
... that The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven, Jo Clifford's 2009 play featuring Jesus as a trans woman, was called an "offensive abuse of Christian beliefs" by Archbishop Mario Conti? (2024-04-08)
... that Ellen Bernstein was called the "birthmother of Jewish environmentalism"? (2024-04-07)
... that the Canadian League for Peace and Democracy organized a 10,000-person rally at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto to protest a 2,500-person fascist rally? (2024-04-03)
... that Canadian surgeon Robin McLeod advocated for post-operative patients to get back on their feet and move around immediately, against the prevailing guidance that they should stay in bed? (2024-03-28)
... that footballer Keira Walsh first captained England in 2018, when she was the youngest player in the squad? (2024-03-28)
... that the Love Island series 8 contestant Tasha Ghouri went viral in early 2024 after uploading a video to TikTok using her "deaf accent"? (2024-03-24)
... that May O'Flaherty's purchase in 1949 of Parsons Bookshop, which would become a hub of activity in Dublin's Baggotonia, was inadvertent? (2024-03-24)
... that the Buddhist-studies scholar Paula Arai suffered racial and sexual discrimination while researching Sōtō Zen laywomen and nuns? (2024-03-15)
... that trans women in Cape Verde are colloquially referred to as tchindas, named after Tchinda Andrade, the first trans woman in the country to come out publicly? (2024-03-13)
... that Enass Muzamel established the Sudanese Female Cyclists Initiative to challenge the stigma against women riding bikes in Sudan? (2024-03-10)
... that after criticising horsegiirL's "My Barn My Rules" live on air, the British DJ Arielle Free was suspended from BBC Radio 1 for a week? (2024-03-08)
... that former girl soldiers may face higher rates of community rejection than former boy soldiers? (2024-02-18)
... that Sofia Vakman relinquished a career as a concert pianist because a skin disorder she contracted after swimming made it painful for her to play? (2024-02-17)
... that Jessica Mutch McKay hosted debates between the leaders of New Zealand's two major political parties? (2024-02-17)
... that Monique Ryan ran for election to the Parliament of Australia after seeing an advertisement in the newspaper calling for an independent candidate? (2024-02-16)
... that for her presentation at the 2008 Game Developers Conference, Jessica Mak simply played music and let go balloons in the audience? (2024-02-09)
... that at the age of 14, Jenny Suo conducted a science experiment that ultimately led to GlaxoSmithKline pleading guilty to breaching consumer protection laws? (2024-02-07)
... that Yunè Pinku derived the first half of her stage name from the Japanese word for 'cloudy' and the second half from the children's program Pingu? (2024-02-06)
... that comedian Şenay Duzcu was awarded the German–Turkish Friendship Prize? (2024-01-28)
... that Adila Laïdi-Hanieh and her team used digitisation to preserve endangered Palestinian material culture? (2024-01-28)
... that Femke is the most common feminine given name of West Frisian origin in the Netherlands? (2024-01-26)
... that Shanthi Kalathil believes Radio Free Asia "filled a critical role in combating Chinese disinformation"? (2024-01-24)
... that in 2014, BBC Three cancelled a debate on being gay and Muslim featuring Asifa Lahore, a Muslim drag queen, citing security concerns at the mosque where it was filmed? (2024-01-24)
... that Akram Nadwi addressed the lack of Islamic women scholars highlighted in a Time article by composing al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa, a 43-volume work with more than 10,000 entries? (2024-01-14)
... that Nonô's discography includes songs from Majestic and Punctual? (2024-01-12)
... that Nancy Nash(pictured) had to convince her parents to let her not attend the University of Texas to instead become an actress in 1926? (2024-01-07)
... that Sophie von Maltzan led the making of a submarine that was walked through the streets of Dublin? (2023-12-29)
... that in 1977, Appalachian folk singer Phyllis Boyens performed at a Christmas benefit concert to support Kentucky coal miners who had been on strike for 17 months? (2023-12-25)
... that Maryam Eslamdoust was the first Iranian-born woman to hold public office in Great Britain? (2023-12-24)
... that having worked as a secretary for 67 years, secret millionaire Sylvia Bloom retired at the age of 96 and willed US$8.2 million to sponsor underprivileged students? (2023-12-23)
... that Yurie Funato, a voice actress and former singer, was bullied in high school for her high-pitched voice? (2023-12-16)
... that Swiss-born peace activist Henriette Ith chose to marry an anarchist to regain Swiss citizenship? (2023-12-14)
... that Molly Burman resumed releasing music three years later after finding that "Happy Things" had accrued a million streams on Spotify? (2023-12-13)
... that Annie Rauwerda's stew cooked for more than 60 days and had around 300 contributors? (2023-12-11)
... that little has been known of the exact whereabouts of Iranian communist leader Ashraf Dehghani since she escaped prison in 1973? (2023-12-08)
... that Andrea Carla Michaels, who has written more than 80 crosswords for The New York Times, is known as the "Pizza Lady" in San Francisco? (2023-12-06)
... that rural women in Burundi greet each other with an intricate musical ritual called akazehe? (2023-11-28)
... that Mona Williams(pictured) said her degree from Stanford University was called a "wanky Yankee" degree when she arrived in New Zealand? (2023-11-26)
... that The Washington Post called Butts: A Backstory "cheeky"? (2023-11-23)
... that the novel Minor Detail is based on a true story of a 1949 gang rape and murder of a young Arab Bedouin-Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers? (2023-11-20)
... that when Sarah Jane Baker was released after 30 years, she was the United Kingdom's longest serving transgender prisoner? (2023-11-08)
... that when she was elected to the New Zealand parliament, Catherine Wedd defeated her former coworker at a marketing company? (2023-11-04)
... that Mary Jo Shelly(pictured) used her background in modern dance and physical education to train women in the military during two wars? (2023-10-24)
... that the Amazonas de Yaxunah, a Mayan softball team from Yucatán, play barefoot while wearing the huipil, a traditional indigenous dress? (2023-10-20)
... that RinRin Doll first modeled for the brand Angelic Pretty at Pacific Media Expo after her friend, the organizer for the event, submitted an application for her without her knowledge? (2023-10-18)
... that Sheryl Cooper(pictured) and her daughter Calico beheaded Sheryl's husband in front of a live audience? (2023-10-14)
... that Kenya Grace shot her first music video after becoming a finalist in a competition? (2023-10-13)
... that when Jessica Berman was named the deputy commissioner of the National Lacrosse League, she became the first woman to hold that position in a men's professional sports league? (2023-10-08)
... that Romanian actress Mitzura Arghezi was once told by her father that her career path held "few satisfactions [...] if you're not a director's wife, a manager's wife, this and that man's girlfriend"? (2023-10-06)
... that Finnish-American model Selene Mahri(pictured) married three millionaires and is credited with inventing the saying "Marriage is a question of give and take. You give. I take"? (2023-10-01)
... that Olga Onuch is believed to be the first professor of Ukrainian politics in the English-speaking world? (2023-09-30)
... that Nunuk Nuraini was described as a hero for developing the mi goreng flavor of Indomie instant noodles? (2023-09-29)
... that EastEnders producers decided to kill off Chantelle Atkins at the conclusion of a domestic-abuse plot after learning of the high statistic of women killed by a partner? (2023-09-29)
... that when Valerie Cowie was appointed a senior lecturer, one of her referees wrote that his "only reservation is that the post ... does not adequately do justice to her high academic status"? (2023-09-25)
... that when Erice van Leuven's brothers posted a video of her mountain biking as a 10-year-old, she received four offers of sponsorship? (2023-09-14)
... that the assassination of Shinzo Abe motivated a former believer of the Unification Church, Sayuri Ogawa, to become a prominent anti-cult activist? (2023-09-13)
... that Loud LDN co-founder Maisi came joint last in the 2022 Maldon mud race, behind a naked runner who had been forced to start after everyone else? (2023-09-12)
... that a photograph of Frances "The Shape" Vorne wearing a swimsuit made from remnants of a captured Nazi parachute (pictured) was one of the most sought-after pin-ups of World War II?|Frances Vorne.jpg (2023-09-12)
... that the murderer of Yadira Arroyo was reportedly found mentally unfit to stand trial three times? (2023-09-03)
... that Scholastic requested Maggie Tokuda-Hall remove the phrase "virulent racism" from the Author's Note in Love in the Library, a children's book about Japanese-American internment camps? (2023-09-02)
... that Thelma Bates's colleagues tried to discourage her from establishing the first palliative care team at a British hospital, saying it would ruin her career? (2023-08-28)
... that social media influencer Alix Earle's first video on TikTok featured her and her friends showcasing outfits they had made out of trash bags? (2023-08-27)
... that the hometown newspaper of soccer player Olivia Wingate named her "Female Athlete of the Decade" for the 2010s? (2023-08-26)
... that Shaparak Khorsandi asked for her book to be removed from the Jhalak Prize longlist, which she considered to be "a sticker for being brown"? (2023-08-24)
... that historian Anne Balay wrote two books on oral histories from LGBT steelworkers and truck drivers? (2023-08-15)
... that comedian Pamela Stephenson was pleased that her 1987 book How to be a Complete Bitch was described as "sexist, violent and crude"? (2023-08-14)
... that Gladys Quander Tancil interpreted the lives of her enslaved ancestors at George Washington's Mount Vernon for more than twenty years? (2023-08-09)
... that Igor Stravinsky said of his cousin and first wife, Yekaterina Nosenko(pictured), that they were "closer than lovers sometimes are"? (2023-08-07)
... that Catalina Estrada(pictured) and two of her thirteen siblings played as forwards on the same men's football team? (2023-08-01)
... that Gladys Ingle was a wing walker who successfully moved from the wing of one airplane to the wing of another in mid-air (example pictured) more than 300 times? (2023-07-30)
... that New Zealand footballer Grace Wisnewski's bottom-ranked team upset the defending league champions when she scored what an A-League statistician called an "acrobatic" 99th-minute equalising goal? (2023-07-28)
... that Israeli journalist Ayala Hasson is the first woman to head Channel 1's news division? (2023-07-28)
... that Patricia Davies and Jean Argles, two sisters who signed the Official Secrets Act as World War II codebreakers, did not find out about each other's top-secret work until the 1960s? (2023-07-19)
... that Patricia Banks-Edmiston was prevented from becoming a flight attendant during the 1950s because she was black? (2023-07-19)
... that when the German-Irish historian Marie Sophie Hingst was revealed to be faking descent from Holocaust survivors, the media of different countries disagreed on how to report on it? (2023-07-17)
... that Austrian online streamer Keekihime became fluent in Japanese from live-streaming daily on the Japanese video website Nico Douga? (2023-07-15)
... that Ann Tahincioğlu was 49 years old when she competed in Turkey's first all-women car race, the "Volkswagen Polo Ladies Cup"? (2023-07-15)
... that Precious Brady-Davis and her husband were the first transgender couple to have their gender identities listed correctly on an Illinois birth certificate? (2023-07-13)
... that the First Lady Bake-Off was inspired by a political gaffe by Hillary Clinton and predicted five out of seven elections? (2023-07-04)
... that Austro-Hungarian actress Gisela Werbezirk claimed to receive up to 20 prank calls a day about her married name, Gisela Werbezirk Piffl? (2023-07-02)
... that future Loud LDN member Willow Kayne went into music after temporarily losing her sight? (2023-06-28)
... that while being considered for the post of ambassador to Paraguay, Lidia Patty brushed off her lack of diplomatic training because she had "indigenous, native, peasant diplomacy"? (2023-06-23)
... that Narita Viliamu Tahega has won 38 medals in international weightlifting competitions, the most in the history of Niue athletics? (2023-06-19)
... that Elena from the video game series Street Fighter uses a capoeira fighting style, for which the development team used travel videos as reference material as they had no experience with the style? (2023-06-15)
... that as an Easter egg, the color of Sarah Bryant's earring changes depending on the fighting stage in which the player is engaged? (2023-06-14)
... that when Kaz Ayabe pitched his video game Boku no Natsuyasumi to Sony, he said that illustrator Mineko Ueda was interested in the project even though they had never actually met? (2023-06-13)
... that a university student sought counseling from his pastor after attending a guest lecture on sexuality by lesbian and former noviceJoanne Marrow? (2023-06-08)
... that Abigail Fillmore spearheaded the creation of the White House Library after reportedly being appalled at the fact that there was no library? (2023-06-06)
... that Leonie ter Braak made her film debut in The Marriage Escape, the film of Dutch origin with the most cinema ticket sales in 2020? (2023-06-04)
... that the show Protection Court continued to air episodes during an investigation launched by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission alleging that litigants were filmed without their consent? (2023-05-26)
... that Cathy Whims has opened several restaurants in Portland, Oregon, including the Nostrana, which has been described as "Portland's capital of the Negroni"? (2023-05-10)
... that the destroyed plinth of Gürdal Duyar's nude sculpture Güzel İstanbul contained reliefs of a fig, a pomegranate, a honeysuckle and a bee to represent different aspects of Istanbul? (2023-05-06)
... that Filipina actress Angel Aquino has been described as a "perennial villainess" for portraying several antagonistic roles on television? (2023-05-04)
... that before joining the girl group XG, Japanese singer Amy Harvey won the most awards when she participated in a modeling contest? (2023-05-04)
... that for several decades, Soviet actress Maria Vladimirovna Mironova acted out scenes of a quarrelling couple on stage with her real-life husband? (2023-05-03)
... that after becoming one of the Mongolian Armed Forces' first female recruits, Bolor Ganbold is now its first female brigadier general? (2023-05-01)
... that Mira, a Hong Kong YouTuber, was asked by the Korea Tourism Organization to be a spokeswoman for Michelin-starred restaurants one year after she started her channel? (2023-04-28)
... that Burmese princess Myat Phaya Gyi was impregnated by a servant, gave up her royal privileges, and lived a life of poverty? (2023-04-27)
... that Li Fu Lee(pictured), the first Chinese woman to attend MIT, studied electrical engineering, which—according to The Boston Globe—its undergraduates at the time said was its hardest major? (2023-04-21)
... that as part of its strategy of political renovation, National Convergence nominated a librarian to contest one of Bolivia's most competitive legislative districts? (2023-03-31)
... that out of 84 people running for governor seats in Bolivia in 2021, Mirtha Arce was one of just seven women and was the first in the Tarija Department to ever do so? (2023-03-30)
... that Kong Dongmei, the granddaughter of Mao Zedong, and her husband have an estimated net worth of 5 billion yuan (US$815 million)? (2023-03-29)
... that the "updown" singer piri funded her music career by setting up an OnlyFans account? (2023-03-26)
... that Taylor Swift-lookalike Ashley Leechin went viral for doing laundry? (2023-03-16)
... that Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis was a semi-professional snowboarder in New Zealand before she decided to pursue a career in the arts? (2023-03-15)
... that the propaganda poster "Women of Britain Say 'Go!'"(pictured) was part of an attempt to ignore pre-war advances by women and reinforce gender stereotypes? (2023-03-13)
... that Shirley Kurata is said to have "subverted and reclaimed Asian-centric tropes" through her "outrageous" costume designs for movie villain Jobu Tupaki? (2023-03-10)
... that Josiane Lima won Brazil's first Paralympic rowing medal? (2023-03-10)
... that New Zealand activist Pania Newton(depicted) gave up a legal career to become an activist and spokesperson for the preservation of her ancestral lands at Ihumātao? (2023-03-08)
... that Eva Siracká remained the president of the League Against Cancer, citing the reign of Elizabeth II as the reason? (2023-02-17)
... that in 2022, Briton Charlotte Payne broke the world record for a hammer throw by a deaf woman by almost 5 metres (16 ft)? (2023-02-17)
... that conservator Carolyn Price Horton helped to direct a "Mud Angel army" that rescued books after the Arno flooded museums and libraries in Florence, Italy, in 1966? (2023-02-13)
... that a bloodied fingerprint on newspaper was the central piece of evidence in the murder of Vivianne Ruiz? (2023-02-11)
... that "Step Chickens" on TikTok replace their profile pictures with an image (shown) of Melissa Ong, whom they call "Mother Hen"? (2023-02-10)
... that the last meal the Luttra Woman(skull pictured) had was raspberries? (2023-02-09)
... that Perla Batalla was once a backup singer for Leonard Cohen, who encouraged her to write her own songs? (2023-02-06)
... that Kuchipudi exponent Maddali Usha Gayatri choreographed a 12-hour ballet that was performed by a troupe involving 12 of her disciples? (2023-01-25)
... that before pursuing a career in music, Lauren Jenkins was the host of a wrestling television show? (2023-01-25)
... that health economist Selma Mushkin estimated in the early 1970s that up to 50 percent of poor children in Washington, D.C., were affected by lead poisoning? (2023-01-24)
... that when visiting Britain during World War II, naval officer Kalyani Sen(pictured) reported that Indian women were breaking down prejudices against men and women working together by joining the military? (2023-01-24)
... that Jessica Martin has played both a punk werewolf and the voice of the Queen in Doctor Who? (2023-01-24)
... that British architect Diane Haigh transformed one historic building into an art gallery and another into a hospice? (2023-01-20)
... that before Sarah Elmaleh voiced the player character in the video game Anthem, developed by BioWare, she voiced characters in a mod of an earlier BioWare game? (2023-01-19)
... that Park Ji-hyun helped to expose an online sex-crime ring and later became the interim co-chair of the Democratic Party of Korea at the age of 26? (2023-01-17)
... that Antoinette Tidjani Alou(pictured) wrote a work of autofiction that traces the journey of a Jamaican woman who moved to Niger for love? (2023-01-17)
... that campaigning by climate activist Kimiko Hirata halted plans to build 17 new coal-fired power plants following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan? (2023-01-15)
... that American educator Janet Sorg Stoltzfus(pictured) established the first foreign school in northern Yemen? (2023-01-14)
... that at age 10, Sophia Lucia surpassed the world record for consecutive pirouettes by 19 turns? (2023-01-05)
... that Michelle Lyons has personally witnessed nearly 300 executions? (2023-01-03)
... that the parliamentary sign-language interpreter could not make out what South African MP Joan Fubbs tried to say in her tribute to President Cyril Ramaphosa? (2023-01-02)
... that Minnesota legislator Claudia Meier cosponsored a bill freeing women from having to take their husbands' last names, and then took her husband's last name? (2023-01-01)
... that Nettie Metcalf was the first woman recognized by the American Poultry Association for creating a breed of chicken, the Buckeye chicken(example pictured), in the 1890s? (2022-12-10)
... that the Vatican selected Mary Milligan in 1987 to be one of only three U.S. experts to assist the International Synod of Bishops on the Laity in Rome? (2022-12-03)
... that Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg(pictured), the new mayor of Frankfurt, gave birth to her first child while a political prisoner in the wake of the Iranian Revolution? (2022-11-25)
... that Beryl Benacerraf, pioneer of the nuchal scan, wrote that dyslexia caused her to live in a world of images where "anomalies jump out at me like a neon sign"? (2022-11-18)
... that Carol Wilson had to pretend that she was a schoolteacher when unofficially representing England at the 1971 Women's World Cup? (2022-11-06)
... that Ausma Malik is the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to be elected to public office in Canada? (2022-11-06)
... that although Austrian model Greta Hofer was only discovered in 2020, she was chosen to work exclusively for Prada that year? (2022-11-05)
... that Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a drafter of a United Nations guideline on the documentation of torture, was arrested after she suggested an investigation into the use of chemical weapons? (2022-11-04)
... that Jordan Gray added the technical name for spider silk to her name due to the UK not having a process to change honorific from Mr to Miss? (2022-11-03)
... that Juliet Rice Wichman once stood in front of a bulldozer to prevent the destruction of a rock wall? (2022-11-01)
... that after Claudia Fleming's dessert cookbook went out of print due to poor sales, used copies began circulating on eBay for hundreds of dollars? (2022-10-29)
... that before entering politics, Romina Pérez worked at the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research, which "became a 'nursery' for intellectual and political cadres of the Movement for Socialism"? (2022-10-26)
... that Marcela Revollo's pragmatic approach to legislating led her to cooperate with both neoliberal and socialist governments on women's rights legislation? (2022-10-26)
... that Betty Hall introduced a New Hampshire bill that would have petitioned the United States Congress to impeach George W. Bush? (2022-10-25)
... that Rebeca Delgado created Freedom of Thought for Bolivia after being told by her previous party that she should leave if she wanted to be a "freethinker"? (2022-10-20)
... that the combat suit Pharah wears in Overwatch bears a strong resemblance to those featured in mecha anime? (2022-10-20)
... that Brooklyn Nine-Nine character Amy Santiago has straight hair because the show's two Latina regular cast members feared that one of them would be fired? (2022-10-20)
... that Annie Dove Denmark was offered residency on campus for the rest of her life after resigning as the president of Anderson College? (2022-10-19)
... that Cathie Dunsford(pictured) was unable to find many books about lesbianism in the 1970s, but by the 1980s had herself become a writer and anthologist of lesbian literature? (2022-10-12)
... that Kiriko, a "fox girl" character for Overwatch 2, was teased through a coded message that translates to "What Does the Fox Say?" (2022-10-11)
... that Tova Friedman is a Holocaust survivor who now posts videos of her life and survival on TikTok? (2022-10-10)
... that Vikki Blanche did not take her Neighbours audition seriously, thinking that she would not be cast so soon after graduating from school? (2022-09-29)
... that the first film written and directed by Marysia Nikitiuk(pictured) has been called one of the "most iconic" works of modern Ukrainian cinema? (2022-09-26)
... that Adriana Salvatierra, the youngest legislator to preside over the Bolivian Senate, accompanied her father to trade-union meetings while still a child? (2022-09-23)
... that actress Zita Moulton first starred in theatre performances after a bet with her fiancé that she would be able to get a stage job within 24 hours? (2022-09-20)
... that Louise McKinney(pictured) was the first woman in the British Empire to be sworn in as an elected legislator? (2022-09-12)
... that journalist Isabel Fernández likened her experience as a correspondent during periods of intense civil unrest to "[being in] a lion's cage"? (2022-09-08)
... that when Winifred Brown(pictured) arrived for the King's Cup air race in 1930, she was not allowed to stay at the aero club but still won the race? (2022-08-30)
... that Esther Cuesta was an undocumented migrant in the United States long before she was elected to represent about 800,000 Ecuadorian migrants? (2022-08-29)
... that until Rufina Peter and Kessy Sawang's election in August 2022, Papua New Guinea was one of only three countries without a woman in parliament? (2022-08-28)
... that ballerina Ashley Ellis started her own dancewear brand after her colleagues at Boston Ballet asked her to make leg warmers for them? (2022-08-28)
... that in Crippled, author Frances Ryan describes a disabled British woman who was unable to afford heating or her specialist meals due to an austerity programme that began in 2010? (2022-08-26)
... that the US Special Envoy for Afghan women and girls, Rina Amiri, is a former refugee who told US Senator John Kerry that "the Afghan population is not the Taliban"? (2022-08-19)
... that model Patsy Pulitzer was called one of the "World's Loveliest Sportswomen" after catching a 1,230-pound (560 kg) black marlin, a then world-record fish for a woman? (2022-08-19)
... that Ruslana Pysanka, who hosted a Ukrainian television program together with Volodymyr Zelenskyy from 2008, died as a refugee in Germany? (2022-08-10)
... that Zahia Mentouri was credited with training all pediatric anesthetists in western Algeria? (2022-08-06)
... that according to investigations by independent press agencies, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh(pictured) was killed by an Israel Defense Forces bullet while wearing a blue "press" vest? (2022-08-03)
... that actress Daisy Belmore disfigured her appearance for a character in a play so significantly that she was barely recognised in the street by audience members? (2022-08-03)
... that the Clements twins have an estimated revenue of almost US$6000 per Instagram post? (2022-07-29)
... that Anita Rivas, an Ecuadorian mayor, visited the United Kingdom and offered to stop oil drilling in a rainforest in Yasuní National Park? (2022-07-28)
... that no wave band Pulsallama was described as "13 girls fighting over a cowbell"? (2022-07-27)
... that in 2020, Ukrainian association football referee Maryna Striletska was part of the first all-woman officiating team for a men's international football match? (2022-07-16)
... that Ann Klein supported a successful bill that allowed women to register to vote in New Jersey without disclosing their marital status? (2022-07-15)
... that Chris Ernst stripped naked in 1976 with her Yale University teammates to protest the lack of showers for the women's rowing crew? (2022-07-07)
... that Dr. Dot started to give her mother "bite massages" at the age of five? (2022-07-05)
... that The Baby-Sitters Club actress Sophia Reid-Gantzert won an Austrian ballet competition when she was six? (2022-07-03)
... that Irene Parlby was one of The Famous Five, a group of women in Canada who fought for the right of women to be considered "persons"? (2022-07-03)
... that Internet activist Sally Burch was refused entry into Argentina because her presence was considered to be disruptive? (2022-06-30)
... that singer Patsy Torres was referred to as the "princess of Tejano music"? (2022-06-28)
... that when her boss told her to quit her unpaid television commenting role, Katie Phang quit her paid job instead? (2022-06-28)
... that as a member of the El Alto Workers' Center, Martha Yujra participated in mass mobilizations that led to the resignations of two Bolivian presidents? (2022-06-25)
... that Julie Beckett lobbied for the Katie Beckett Medicaid waiver, which enabled hundreds of thousands of disabled children to be cared for by their families at home instead of a hospital? (2022-06-23)
... that actress Klara Höfels, known for her roles in television crime series, also produced, directed, and starred in world premieres of theatre projects in Berlin? (2022-06-16)
... that Nathalie Viteri was dismissed from Ecuador's National Assembly but she is now one of the top five members contributing to their debates? (2022-06-11)
... that American doctor Cory Synhorst SerVaas believed that high-lysine corn could help end hunger in Africa, end famine, and stop protein deficiency despite only being fed to livestock and poultry? (2022-06-10)
... that actress Dorothy Van Engle starred in the 1935 movie Murder in Harlem with a "proto-feminist role" that was then a primary source of positive representation for African Americans in film? (2022-06-06)
... that Inna Derusova(pictured) was the first woman to be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine? (2022-05-22)
... that when asked about the secret to her longevity, 91-year-old Shatzi Weisberger said she smokes marijuana every night? (2022-05-21)
... that media promotions for the film Blood Friends were not allowed to mention that cast member Nina Makino is part of the girl group NiziU? (2022-05-20)
... that at the age of 26, Lucy Moss became the youngest female director of a Broadway musical before directing a TikTok musical that raised $2 million? (2022-05-20)
... that Romy Golan's 2021 book Flashback, Eclipse is an exploration of Italian art of the 1960s that moved away from the art created under Italian fascism? (2022-05-15)
... that as a young girl, Countess Ladislaja Harnoncourt was thought to be uneducatable and was nicknamed the "wild Laja"? (2022-05-13)
... that Mallory McMorrow won a public contest to design the Mazda3 while she was a college student? (2022-05-12)
... that Vanita Jagdeo Borade has been called the "snake woman" for having rescued more than 50,000 snakes? (2023-05-11) ... that Vanita Jagdeo Borade has been called the "Snake Woman" for having rescued more than 50,000 snakes? (2022-05-11)
... that disability-rights activist Edith Prentiss objected to the title of a documentary about her, Edith Prentiss: Hell on Wheels, for being too mild? (2022-05-08)
... that Jaega Wise co-hosted the television series Beer Masters alongside musician James Blunt? (2022-04-29)
... that lawyer Carrie Goldberg was inspired to share her experience of sexual violence in Nobody's Victim by her clients, who had entrusted her with their own stories? (2022-04-26)
... that The West Wing'sAmy Gardner is said to be the only character on the show with "a genuinely militant attitude towards equality of the genders"? (2022-04-23)
... that Hong Kong native Grace Ho gave birth to her fourth child, Bruce Lee, while on a one-year tour through the United States with the Mandarin Theatre? (2022-04-12)
... that Diane Burns'sAlphabet Serenade provides an early critique of the gentrification of the Lower East Side? (2022-04-11)
... that Carol Van Strum, an environmental activist who wrote the book A Bitter Fog, accumulated 20,000 documents across 40 years that revealed corporate and government cover-ups? (2022-04-11)
... that Mily Treviño-Sauceda, the co-founder of the first national grassroots women's farmworker organization in the United States, the National Alliance of Farmworker Women, was a child farmworker in the 1960s? (2022-04-08)
... that despite perceived sexist tropes in The West Wing's women, C. J. Cregg is widely considered to be one of the show's most complex and witty characters? (2022-03-31)
... that Burundian judge Domitille Barancira upheld Pierre Nkurunziza's death penalty, then later administered his presidential oath? (2022-03-29)
... that The West Wing faced criticism for a scene in which Ainsley Hayes defends a sexist and objectifying remark made at her? (2022-03-29)
... that New Zealand editor and journalist Madeleine Chapman, known for fashion label exposés and snack food ranking lists, is a champion javelin thrower? (2022-03-26)
... that Macy Rodman's 2021 album Unbelievable Animals was described as combining "radio-rock shine with dirt-punk roots" and "a dash of Ray of Light–esque experimental pop"? (2022-03-25)
... that Gloria Rojas, one of the first Latina broadcast journalists in New York City, helped launch the career of Geraldo Rivera? (2022-03-25)
... that when Lviv-born Maria Moscisca(pictured) performed the title role of Verdi's La traviata at the San Francisco Opera in 1913, a review described her as "the impersonation of grace and refinement"? (2022-03-19)
... that Selling Mother's Milk is a book which discusses the 18th-century practice of some parents in France giving their children to wet nurses for a year or more? (2022-03-12)
... that Dianna Agron auditioned for Glee using a high voice because she interpreted her character as a perfectionist who would not want a deep voice, something for which Agron had been teased at school? (2022-03-12)
... that Encanto'sIsabela Madrigal was animated to be aware that she is "always on stage"? (2022-03-06)
... that after her father received hospice care, Connecticut state legislator Claudia Powers introduced bills to include hospice under Medicare? (2022-03-06)
... that Hina Suguta, who voices Marin Kitagawa in My Dress-Up Darling, worked as a nursery teacher before starting her voice acting career? (2022-03-05)
... that Anita Kiki Gbeho(pictured) is still working for the United Nations in Somalia, even though her boss was lucky to escape assassination? (2022-02-19)
... that Finnish linguist Eeva Leinonen was one of four women to be inaugurated as heads of Irish universities in 2021, the others being Maggie Cusack, Linda Doyle and Kerstin Mey? (2022-02-14)
... that at age 12, Shaylee Mansfield became the first deaf actor to be credited alongside the voice actors for a signed performance in an animated production? (2022-02-10)
... that Swiss archaeologist Marguerite Gautier-van Berchem created a service for the International Committee of the Red Cross to help prisoners of war from the French colonies during World War II? (2022-02-10)
... that Bahraini businesswoman Yara Salman founded a beauty salon, a medical center, an entertainment complex, and a restaurant in the past decade? (2022-02-08)
... that in the jewellery of the Berber cultures, a silver amulet of a hand (example pictured) was believed by both Muslims and Jews to protect against the evil eye? (2022-02-08)
... that child actress and singer Sylvia Froos was noted for her ability to mimic the vocal styles of famous celebrity performers? (2022-02-04)
... that when Maria Keller was eight years old, she founded a nonprofit that would later go on to collect and distribute more than three million books to underprivileged children? (2022-02-04)
... that Encanto'sMirabel is the first Disney heroine to wear glasses? (2022-01-30)
... that Kate Foster is the British ambassador to Somalia, but there are no consular services at the embassy in Mogadishu? (2022-01-28)
... that fashion model Vivienne Rohner, named after fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, opened one of Westwood's shows during her first season as a model? (2022-01-27)
... that beauty queen Veronica Volkersz(pictured) was the first woman to pilot an operational jet fighter? (2022-01-27)
... that Mary Healy, an international speaker on faith healing in the Catholic Church, only became interested in the subject during her 2014 sabbatical? (2022-01-27)
... that Preet Chandi, the first known woman of colour to walk solo to the South Pole, contacted friends to be bridesmaids during her expedition? (2022-01-24)
... that after Goo Hara's mother abandoned her and Goo died young, South Korean law was changed to prevent such parents from claiming inheritance? (2022-01-24)
... that Alice of Friday the 13th became a catalyst for the slasher film trope of unexpectedly killing off the main surviving protagonist in the sequel? (2022-01-23)
... that when Christy Schwundeck was shot in a job centre in Germany, she had nine cents in her wallet? (2022-01-21)
... that U.S. Virgin Islands suffragist Ella Gifft smuggled rum during Prohibition by hiding it in her underwear? (2022-01-21)
... that Elfrida von Nardroff won $220,500 ($2.1 million today) on the game show Twenty-One in 1958, the highest winnings of any contestant? (2022-01-20)
... that American medical pioneer Isabella Coler Herb designed the Herb–Mueller apparatus to help doctors and dentists administer ether to patients? (2022-01-13)
... that when elected as mayor, Venezuelan politician Gloria Lizárraga de Capriles did not have her own office and worked from a shopping mall? (2022-01-13)
... that while preparing for War Horse, theatre set designer Rae Smith spent weeks pretending to be a First World War British Army captain? (2022-01-09)
... that Sandy Heribert was inspired to become a journalist after seeing coverage of the Gulf War when she was nine years old? (2022-01-03)
... that children copied British champion 60m hurdler Yasmin Miller(pictured) while she was training in her local park during the COVID-19 lockdown? (2022-01-02)
... that Maine state legislator Tracy Quint introduced a bill that would have banned all COVID-19 vaccination mandates in Maine until 2024? (2021-12-27)
... that mountaineer Edmund Hillary asked Canadian doctor Joan Ford to take her "Adidas runners, a stethoscope and an umbrella" and get to the Himalayas? (2021-12-26)
... that Bilingirl ran a nail salon before she started posting on YouTube? (2021-12-22)
... that Dianxi Xiaoge, who grew up in a remote Yunnan mountain village without running water, is an Internet celebrity with roughly 16 million subscribers on all her platforms? (2021-12-10)
... that Rico Sasaki(pictured) beat 9,000 other auditioners to play the title role in a Japanese production of Annie in 2008? (2021-12-09)
... that before starring in the Pedro Almodóvar film Parallel Mothers, Milena Smit worked as a model, waitress, shop assistant, babysitter, subway information assistant, and hotel receptionist? (2021-12-08)
... that according to legend, Edigna fled an arranged marriage in 1074, leaving her royal life behind to live as a hermit in a hollowed-out tree in Fürstenfeldbruck? (2021-12-08)
... that Mimi Fawaz's work includes a documentary on the life of South African president Nelson Mandela? (2021-12-05)
... that Inger K. Frith, the first woman president of a major international sporting federation, played a key role in returning archery to the Olympics? (2021-12-05)
... that economist Nisvan Erkal's research showed that China's one-child policy created children who lacked qualities important for social and economic success? (2021-12-03)
... that the subjects of the documentary Found discover that they are biological cousins as teenagers? (2021-11-28)
... that Nancy Cappello was described as the "founder of the breast density education movement" for her campaign to inform women about the issue of mammograms failing to detect breast cancer? (2021-11-20)
... that the "Angel of the dump", Jane Walker, helps people in Manila create handbags (pictured) from reused ring-pulls? (2021-11-18)
... that upon hearing about a 600-worker walkout reportedly prompted by difficulties she caused, Dee Duponte responded "fiddlesticks"? (2021-11-18)
... that Susan Catania(pictured) shocked male legislators by bringing her infant daughter to the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives and nursing her baby in the women's restroom? (2021-11-17)
... that reporter Bobbie Wygant got her first television show after filling in while its host was sick with the flu? (2021-11-16)
... that a group of farmers discovered The Young Woman of Amajac while preparing to till a citrus field? (2021-11-03)
... that Lisa Federle's mobile surgery service (pictured) for refugees was adapted to be a mobile test station during the COVID-19 pandemic? (2021-11-01)
... that Elaine Estes, the first African American director of the Des Moines Public Library, holds a patent on her parents' barbecue sauce? (2021-10-31)
... that after Natsuko Takahashi lost a screenwriting contest because her submission had the wrong theme, she was hired by the examiners? (2021-10-12)
... that Anne Wyllie(pictured), also known as the "Spit Queen", now has a Wikipedia biography because a healthcare executive asked who she was? (2021-10-12)
... that civil-rights lawyer Ni Yulan, sentenced after recording the forced demolition of homes to make way for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was prevented from leaving China to accept awards? (2021-10-10)
... that Kathryn Gromatski was the first Miss Wool of Texas in 1952? (2021-09-30)
... that Dinah John was one of an estimated fifteen Native American women from New York state to serve in the War of 1812? (2021-09-29)
... that Lori Gramlich, a survivor of sexual abuse in her childhood, introduced legislation that made it easier for sexual abuse survivors in Maine to file civil lawsuits against their abusers? (2021-09-27)
... that Anna Apostolaki, the first Greek woman to work as a professional archaeologist, was also a feminist educator who promoted women's traditional crafts? (2021-09-25)
... that despite not initially being selected for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, British equestrian Georgia Wilson won two bronze medals at the Games? (2021-09-21)
... that Dominican senator Anette Sanford donated half her salary to the Dominica Nurses Association during the COVID-19 pandemic? (2021-09-20)
... that Guyana MP Yvonne Fredericks-Pearson competed in archery at the Indigenous Heritage Games 2019? (2021-09-19)
... that New Zealand choreographer and dancer Louise Potiki Bryant was coated in clay by sculptor Paerau Corneal in their interdisciplinary work Kiri? (2021-09-13)
... that Miao Poya successfully campaigned to change her high school's uniform policy before becoming one of the first Taipei city councillors to be openly lesbian? (2021-08-22)
... that American physician and marathon runner Joan Ullyot was one of the key figures in successfully lobbying for a women’s marathon in the Olympic Games? (2021-08-20)
... that FBOY Island sets three female contestants to identify twenty-four men as either womanizers or nice guys? (2021-08-19)
... that professor Bronwyn Law-Viljoen became editor-in-chief of a publishing company, co-founded her own independent publishing company, and founded her own bookstore in South Africa? (2021-08-17)
... that former detective inspectorPaula Craig(pictured) is set to take part in a cross-Channel swim today? (2021-08-16)
... that Tatjana Gamerith and her husband, married for 60 years despite an age difference of 20 years, were awarded a prize for their work to combine art and nature? (2021-08-08)
... that Dialta Alliata di Montereale has fought a 25-year court battle for a half-share of Arthur Acton's $1 billion art collection after DNA testing confirmed that she is his granddaughter? (2021-07-27)
... that American website ChickClick was owned by the same company who owned IGN? (2021-07-27)
... that one of Leila Velez's reasons for expanding her Brazilian beauty-salon company is to fight racism against black women and their natural afro-textured hair? (2021-07-23)
... that award winner Lillian Comas-Díaz became interested in psychology after consoling classmates recovering from a destructive hurricane? (2021-07-22)
... that South African theologian Sarojini Nadar examined the Book of Esther as a "text of terror" in normalizing rape culture? (2021-07-16)
... that Neha Narkhede, co-creator of the open source software Apache Kafka, also helped found Confluent, a company valued at $4.5billion? (2021-07-16)
... that Swedish painter, ceramist, designer, and writer Tyra Lundgren was one of the most versatile artists of the 20th century? (2021-07-13)
... that Liu Yu has been called "one of China's best-known America-watchers" and "China's de Tocqueville"? (2021-07-13)
... that model and shoe designer Hélène Arpels believed that "diamonds go with everything"? (2021-07-13)
... that Serbian actress Branka Veselinović(pictured), whose career started in 1938, still performs aged 102? (2021-07-12)
... that German art historian Birgit Dahlenburg was instrumental in the recognition of the 16th-century Croy Tapestry as a cultural asset of national value? (2021-07-12)
... that Ellora Derenoncourt demonstrated that the expansion of minimum wage in 1967 accounted for 20 percent of the reduction in racial income gaps in the United States during the civil rights era? (2021-07-11)
... that Abeer Odeh was the first woman to serve as Minister of National Economy in Palestine? (2021-07-11)
... that ballerina Tina Pereira won a competition even though she was chosen to replace an indisposed dancer, and her partner got seriously injured mid-performance? (2021-07-10)
... that Linnéstaty, a sculpture created by Swedish sculptor Gerda Sprinchorn, was raised as a public monument 40 years after its completion? (2021-07-05)
... that the first Black woman to receive tenure in Kent State University's College of Arts & Sciences, Angela Neal-Barnett, emphasizes social support between Black women as "an indigenous form of healing"? (2021-07-05)
... that by being the first travesti to become a national celebrity, entertainer Cris Miró increased the visibility of the transgender community in Argentine society during the 1990s? (2021-06-29)
... that Elena Urrutia helped launch the Mexican feminist magazine Fem? (2021-06-28)
... that at the suggestion of writer and translator Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg, Mother's Day was celebrated for the first time in Sweden in 1919? (2021-06-27)
... that Carla Van Zon ran two arts festivals in New Zealand? (2021-06-26)
... that Stina Quint was the founder and editor of Kamratposten, one of the earliest children's magazines in Sweden? (2021-06-25)
... that Sydney Morton's grandfather appeared in Run, Little Chillun(poster pictured), but the musical theatre bug skipped a generation? (2021-06-21)
... that the biography of Karin Boye, written by Swedish literary critic Margit Abenius, was criticised for the conservative analysis of Boye's homosexuality? (2021-06-20)
... that after Nurhajizah Marpaung unsuccessfully defended Butar Butar against human rights violations, she became the first woman to serve as vice governor of North Sumatra? (2021-06-19)
... that when Honor McKellar studied voice in England, Ralph Vaughan Williams called her "the girl who does things with the words"? (2021-06-14)
... that Amy Vilela became an advocate for single-payer healthcare after her daughter died after being turned away from a hospital for lacking health insurance? (2021-06-14)
... that actress Rebecca Dayan developed a love for acting while being raised in a hotel? (2021-06-12)
... that Ingrid Wallberg was the first female architect in Sweden with her own firm? (2021-06-12)
... that the rock band Blur were the wedding band for the reception of journalists Jane Suiter and Leo Finlay in Dublin in 1990? (2021-06-10)
... that Kate Nicholl is the first lord mayor of Belfast in recent times not to be born in the United Kingdom or Ireland? (2021-06-09)
... that Sharon Choi(pictured), the Korean–English interpreter for film director Bong Joon-ho, is herself a director? (2021-06-08)
... that Royal Ballet dancer Fumi Kaneko danced Princess Aurora in a cinema relay of The Sleeping Beauty, even though she was supposed to portray the Lilac Fairy? (2021-06-08)
... that Maria Calegari danced principal roles in every ballet performed by the New York City Ballet during a weekend in her early career? (2021-06-07)
... that Robin Ransom, the first African-American woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Missouri, said that she was "really happy I didn't like law school"? (2021-06-05)
... that Izkia Siches, who was re-elected as president of the Chilean Medical College in 2020, has ruled out running for President of Chile in 2021? (2021-06-05)
... that Finnish politician Maija Rask earned a PhD at the age of 61 after a career as a nurse, teacher, member of Parliament, and minister of education? (2021-05-31)
... that Chinese activist Li Qiaochu was detained on 31 December 2019 and spent New Year's Day in handcuffs in relation to the "12.26 Citizens Case" while her partner Xu Zhiyong was still in hiding? (2021-05-28)
... that because of her striking beauty and sense of high fashion, soprano Annamary Dickey was dubbed the "Glamour Girl of the Met" in 1949? (2021-05-23)
... that Silvia Bottini, the face of the "First World Problems" meme, has done makeup for T-Pain and publicly performed Ovid? (2021-05-14)
... that Norwegian footballer Sissel Grude retired aged 22, but returned for a one-off appearance 22 years later? (2021-05-13)
... that when Risa Tsumugi was hired to be the disc jockey and rapper for the band Raise A Suilen, she had no prior experience in either disc jockeying or rapping? (2021-05-11)
... that critic Jack Anderson described Patricia Bowman as "the first American ballerina to win critical acclaim and wide popularity as a classical and a musical-theater dancer"? (2021-05-11)
... that Beverley Manley was a prominent activist for women's rights in Jamaica while her husband was prime minister? (2021-05-08)
... that after Lady Ganga learned that she had stage-four cervical cancer, she traveled to India and set a women's world record by standup-paddleboarding 700 miles (1,100 km) on the Ganges? (2021-05-07)
... that American actress Minerva Bussenius's stage name Roberta Arnold is a combination of her father's and uncle's names? (2021-05-06)
... that Japanese singer Lovely Summer Chan attended the same middle school and high school as the members of the all-female band the Peggies? (2021-05-06)
... that toy manufacturer siblings Nick, Anna, and Mat Mowbray bought Coatesville mansion near Auckland, New Zealand, for NZ$32.5 million when they were in their early thirties? (2021-05-03)
... that women in the Shaheen Bagh protest, who blocked a major road in Delhi for 101 days, included 82-year-old Bilkis? (2021-04-30)
... that Helen D'Amato was appointed to a three-year term as Malta's commissioner of children, but held the role for nearly twice as long after her term expired without a successor being designated? (2021-04-30)
... that when Hollyoaks changed Juliet Nightingale's appearance for a storyline involving drugs, actress Niamh Blackshaw was glad to get rid of her character's side ponytail? (2021-04-28)
... that Debra Humphris, the vice chancellor of the University of Brighton, advocated converting 18th-century army barracks into student residences? (2021-04-25)
... that the Catholic Church barred Deborah Schembri from practicing law in ecclesiastical court because she led a campaign to legalize divorce in Malta? (2021-04-22)
... that former ballerina Katita Waldo briefly came out of retirement to perform as the stepmother in Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella? (2021-04-21)
... that Fannie Mahood Heath was nicknamed the "flower lady of North Dakota" for her garden that included over 450 different species of flowers, bushes, and trees? (2021-04-21)
... that Cuban ballerinas and sisters Lorena and Lorna Feijóo both moved to the U.S., and once split the roles of Black and White Swans in Swan Lake, which are usually danced by the same person? (2021-04-20)
... that Senegalese artist and actress Younousse Sèye, who is best known for her mixed-media works incorporating cowrie shells, is considered to be Senegal's first woman painter? (2021-04-17)
... that Turkish anthropologist Ayşe Gül Altınay was sentenced to 25 months in jail due to her support for a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict? (2021-04-17)
... that after Maria Camilleri co-founded a school for Muslim children in Malta, she became the only Christian headmistress of a Muslim school in the world? (2021-04-16)
... that Fan Hongwei and her husband turned a failing textile factory into the largest fiber producer in China? (2021-04-16)
... that Dottie Ray interviewed 32,397 guests over 55 years on more than 14,000 broadcasts of her daily show on KXIC radio in Iowa City? (2021-04-14)
... that after the start of Afghan peace talks in 2019, journalist Farahnaz Forotan travelled the country to collect testimonies from women and prevent the rollback of their freedoms? (2021-04-13)
... that as the only woman in the 1923 Utah State Senate, Antoinette Kinney introduced bills to increase the number of state-sponsored scholarships and to establish public health regulations? (2021-04-09)
... that ballerina Miranda Weese performed the lead role in a televised performance of Swan Lake under an hour's notice, with a partner she had never rehearsed with? (2021-04-08)
... that irked by the immense gap in gender-focused digital storytelling from both Sudan and South Sudan, Omnia Shawkat co-founded Andariya magazine? (2021-04-06)
... that the Thai Supreme Court opinion concerning the murder of Jenjira Ployangunsri is often quoted on Valentine's Day? (2021-04-05)
... that as a fifteen-year-old student, ballerina Angelica Generosa replaced an injured schoolmate to perform a lead role in Balanchine's Stars and Stripes after two weeks of rehearsals? (2021-04-05)
... that physician Roopa Dhatt has highlighted the disproportionate number of women working on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic? (2021-03-31)
... that Christina Adane's free school meal campaign created a UK government U-turn? (2021-03-30)
... that Sailor Moon contributed significantly to the development of yuri, a genre of media focusing on intimate relationships between female characters? (2021-03-29)
... that Stephanie Saland decided to become a ballet dancer because of computerized report cards? (2021-03-29)
... that Myra MacDonald, whose career as a foreign correspondent for Reuters spanned virtually three decades, and who covered South Asia for a long time, wrote three books on India and Pakistan? (2021-03-24)
... that Lucia Votano(pictured) was the first woman to be appointed director of the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, the largest underground research center in the world? (2021-03-24)
... that microcredit activist Ringyuichon Vashum(pictured) was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar for working to empower more than 13,000 female self-help organizations? (2021-03-23)
... that Maha Jaafar, a Sudanese-Iraqi dentist who started producing YouTube videos to "have fun with her friends", has attracted almost two million views for a video mimicking Arabic dialects and stereotypes? (2021-03-19)
... that South African association footballer Amanda Sister has played for clubs in Hungary and Italy? (2021-03-09)
... that YaYa Gosselin booked her first job a month after signing with an agent at the age of five? (2021-03-08)
... that Pat Lundvall was the first female chair of the Nevada Athletic Commission, but garnered controversy for some of her decisions relating to mixed martial arts? (2021-03-08)
... that the investigation into the Koh Tao murders and the subsequent trial were widely criticised by human-rights organisations, pathologists and legal experts? (2021-03-02)
... that at the time of her death at age 90, Lilliane Brady was the mayor of Cobar Shire and the longest-serving female mayor in New South Wales's history? (2021-02-25)
... that film researcher Lillian Michelson interviewed elderly Jewish women about the appearance of the underwear they wore in the 1890s to develop accurate clothing for Fiddler On The Roof? (2021-02-22)
... that although the 1786 tignon law in Spanish Louisiana was intended to hinder free black women, those who followed it made the tignon a "mark of distinction"? (2021-02-19)
... that Lucy Monroe(pictured), the "star-spangled soprano", estimated that she performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" over 5,000 times? (2021-02-19)
... that the world's richest self-made woman, Zhong Huijuan, started out as a middle-school chemistry teacher? (2021-02-17)
... that sisters Amal, Hadia, and Hayat Talsam, known as Al Balabil, were referred to as "The Sudanese Supremes"? (2021-02-17)
... that ballerina Merrill Ashley is one of the last dancers to have worked with choreographer George Balanchine? (2021-02-16)
... that Micheline Legendre organized Canada's first puppetry festival (pictured) in conjunction with the 1967 World Expo in Montreal? (2021-02-15)
... that artist Frances Emilia Crofton had lithograph copies made of eight of her paintings (example pictured), and sold them for charity? (2021-02-06)
... that Canadian citizen Susan Thomson had her passport confiscated and spent five weeks in "re-education" in 2006 due to her ethnographic research in Rwanda? (2021-02-01)
... that Mahadevi Varma chose to live an ascetic life despite being married? (2021-01-30)
... that Ethiopian-Italian refugee environmentalist Agitu Ideo Gudeta was nicknamed the "Queen of Happy Goats"? (2021-01-30)
... that Zéna M'Déré led a protest movement in Mayotte in which women tickled their political opponents, forcing them to comply with their demands? (2021-01-29)
... that Svetlana Lloyd accidentally became a model for Christian Dior, after wandering into his Paris boutique looking for a receptionist job? (2021-01-24)
... that Antoinette Dinga Dzondo(pictured), Minister of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action of the Republic of the Congo, set up a fund to help refugees in the country return home? (2021-01-24)
... that the discrimination Vilma Núñez(pictured) experienced as a child born out of wedlock motivated her career as a Nicaraguan lawyer and human-rights activist? (2021-01-23)
... that ballerina Jennie Somogyi was offered an apprenticeship at the New York City Ballet when she was 15, becoming one of the youngest dancers to join the company? (2021-01-22)
... that comedian Blaire Erskine's mock interview duped Michael Moore into believing she was a Donald Trump supporter stranded and freezing after his Omaha, Nebraska, rally? (2021-01-16)
... that actress and tennis player Filiz Taçbaş, tired of city life, purchased agricultural land and obtained a farming certificate, and now grows olives and lemons? (2021-01-15)
... that Iti Tyagi said, "I urge every woman to come out of their shells and to break the stereotype" after receiving the Nari Shakti Puraskar? (2021-01-13)
... that at the Schaubühne in Berlin, Jutta Lampe played Ophelia "as if in a trance", and male and female roles on a time voyage as the only actor in the premiere of Robert Wilson's Orlando? (2021-01-08)
... that when designing the character Madoka Kaname, Ume Aoki used Yuno, the protagonist of her manga series Hidamari Sketch, as a basis? (2021-01-07)
... that Gertrude Degenhardt illustrated her brother-in-law Franz Josef Degenhardt's song albums in the 1960s, and created art books such as Women in Music and Vagabondage in Blue in the 1990s? (2021-01-04)
... that the British film Life in Her Hands(scene pictured) was produced to recruit women into nursing? (2021-01-03)
... that Sylvia Pengilly used an Amiga computer to integrate graphics with music and herself dancing? (2020-12-26)
... that in 1975, Finland's Minister of Education Marjatta Väänänen sent a petition to the Archbishop of Turku with almost 1 million signatures, advocating for the introduction of female priests? (2020-12-25)
... that Priscilla Jana, a South African human-rights lawyer of Indian descent, was the first woman to hug Nelson Mandela in 13 years of imprisonment on Robben Island? (2020-12-07)
... that in publishing Laura's Ghost, the author insisted the book cover show a photo of Laura alive? (2020-12-07)
... that Anna Hájková says her research into LGBT people and the Holocaust "shows a more complex, more human, and more real society beyond monsters and saints"? (2020-11-18)
... that the scholarship of Nyasha Junior on the life of Moses has been described as a starting point for how he can be viewed as a subject of feminist inquiry? (2020-11-12)
... that Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, the first woman officer of the Indian Air Force, custom-tailored her uniform as there were no specific uniforms for women when she joined the force? (2020-11-10)
... that state representative Patricia Haynes Smith worked with a gay rights group to decriminalize sodomy in Louisiana? (2020-11-09)
... that Marla Berkowitz considers herself a Sumain, meaning someone who communicates using their hands? (2020-11-09)
... that cricketer Charlotte Taylor was the top wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, despite not being initially picked in the squads for the tournament? (2020-11-01)
... that designs by nail artist Jenny Bui have become part of Cardi B's signature look? (2020-10-29)
... that the concept of the multimedia franchise BanG Dream! involves bands composed of voice actresses who can play their own instruments? (2020-10-29)
... that Dina Pomeranz was ranked highest in social-media influence by FAZ in its 2019 ranking of economists? (2020-10-26)
... that Nabela Qoser, a Hong Kong news reporter of Pakistani descent, learnt Cantonese as a child by watching television? (2020-10-21)
... that actress Gloria Swanson created an inventions and patents company to employ refugee scientists whom she and her former husband Marquis Henry de La Falaise(both pictured) helped escape Nazi Germany? (2020-10-20)
... that Kathleen Byerly was one of six sailors who sued the U.S. Navy for the right to serve on ships? (2020-10-07)
... that when Turkish singer Hamiyet Yüceses lamentingly sang an Ottoman classical song after her husband's death in a submarine accident, many people thought she had composed the song herself? (2020-09-28)
... that early vocational-education advocate Mary Schenck Woolman(pictured) obtained her first teaching position as a result of her "harsh" review of a sewing manual? (2020-09-25)
... that Zofia Poznańska, cipher clerk to the Red Orchestra espionage group, was captured in Belgium by the Abwehr in 1941 and hanged herself in prison in 1942? (2020-09-24)
... that misogynist terrorism is listed as a "rising threat" by counter-terrorism researchers? (2020-09-07)
... that the hashtag #KHive, used by an online support community for Kamala Harris which defends her from racist and sexist attacks, is a play on a hashtag used by fans of Beyoncé? (2020-09-07)
... that Ulster Unionist Party politician Rosemary Barton highlighted concerns of intimidation from Gaelic football fans towards those who do not follow the sport? (2020-09-01)
... that Rihanna was asked to stay at the Def Jam Recordings office until 3:00 a.m. in order to sign a contract, so that she would not sign with another label? (2020-09-01)
... that after passing a literacy examination at the age of 96, Karthyayani Amma said: "I learned so much for no reason. The tests were way too easy for me"? (2020-08-29)
... that Greek-Turkish singer Eftalya Işılay earned her nickname "Efthalia the Mermaid" for singing on a rowboat in the Bosphorus during full-moon nights in summer? (2020-08-25)
... that U.S. federal judge Miranda Du came to the United States as a child after her family fled Vietnam? (2020-08-15)
... that South African forwardLetago Madiba started playing football at the age of five in the streets of her hometown, and was the only female footballer in her school? (2020-08-15)
... that today, JoAnne S. Bass becomes not only the first female senior enlisted member of any U.S. military branch, but also the first person of Asian descent to hold that position in the Air Force? (2020-08-14)
... that Molly Neptune Parker was able to support her family, buy a home, and pay for her grandchildren's education through basket weaving? (2020-08-13)
... that Naraporn Chan-o-cha, the wife of the current prime minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha, is responsible for his clothes, make-up, and haircut? (2020-08-02)
... that Nepal's first female auto rickshaw driver, Laxmi Sharma, went on to start the first button factory in the country? (2020-08-01)
... that Sandra Perron, whom other Canadian Armed Forces officers viewed as a threat, was once interrogated and left in the snow for two hours without boots as part of a training exercise? (2020-07-31)
... that Nyma Tang sheds light on colourism in the beauty industry through her YouTube series The Darkest Shade? (2020-07-23)
... that lifelong Democrat Stephanie Pollack was appointed by lifelong Republican Charlie Baker to lead the Massachusetts Department of Transportation? (2020-07-22)
... that Angèle Dola Akofa Aguigah demonstrated that the earthworks at Notsé in Togo were used to define separate social spaces, not for defence? (2020-07-18)
... that Seu'ula Johansson-Fua is the keeper of the Kukū Kaunaka Collection, an archive of doctoral and masters dissertations written by Tongan scholars based at universities around the world? (2020-07-17)
... that Connie Carberg, the NFL's first female scout, made mock drafts as a hobby while growing up? (2020-07-12)
... that in a 2013 ranking compiled by the political editors of Verdens Gang, Astrid Gjertsen was rated the ninth-most important woman in Norwegian history? (2020-07-12)
... that Joshna Chinappa(pictured) has won the Indian national squash championship a record 18 times? (2020-07-11)
... that Pakistani model Zara Abid, who made her film debut in the upcoming biopic Chaudhry, died in the crash of PIA Flight 8303? (2020-06-30)
... that Dawn Aponte became the highest-ranked woman in NFL football operations when she was appointed chief administrator in June 2017? (2020-06-30)
... that Bandana Nepal achieved the Guinness World Record for "longest dance marathon by an individual" by dancing for 126 hours continuously? (2020-06-29)
... that the abduction of the Georgian demoness Samdzimari and her subsequent conversion to goddess may have been derived from the Christian story of Saint George and the Dragon? (2020-06-18)
... that a Pony on YouTube creates make-up tutorials for millions of subscribers? (2020-06-16)
... that Susan Benesch, founder of the Dangerous Speech Project, advocates the use of "counterspeech" and humor against hate speech? (2020-06-15)
... that Irene Triplett, who died in May 2020, was the last recipient of a pension from the American Civil War of 1861–1865? (2020-06-13)
... that Gisele Bündchen thinks that the reason she was audited by the Internal Revenue Service was because of her regular top placing on a Forbes magazine high-earners list? (2020-06-13)
... that Yinka Jegede-Ekpe, the first Nigerian woman to go public with her HIV-positive status, later gave birth to a healthy, HIV-negative baby girl? (2020-06-08)
... that Sophia Kianni was the youngest activist at a hunger strike and sit-in at U.S. speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's office? (2020-06-07)
... that Tracy R. Norris, the first female commander of the Texas Military Department, has masters degrees from Florida State University, the University of Texas, and the United States Army War College? (2020-06-04)
... that Dagmar Burešová hid a classmate after he escaped a communist prison, and enabled him to flee from Czechoslovakia to West Germany? (2020-05-23)
... that public reaction to Agatha Christie's eleven-day disappearance in 1926 included speculation the incident was an attempt to frame Archie Christie, her then husband, for murder? (2020-05-22)
... that the physician and science writer Ben Goldacre announced that Noosha Fox was his mother after watching her on a Top of the Pops rerun? (2020-05-21)
... that one of the most common stereotypes of a Karen is asking to "speak to the manager"? (2020-05-20)
... that Hege Lanes Steinlund is believed to have officiated more international football matches than any other Norwegian referee? (2020-05-20)
... that Turkish female international sailing competitor Ecem Güzel has finished in the top three of a competition five times in the last seven years? (2020-05-20)
... that Tatiana Calderón(pictured) increased her neck measurement through strength training by 9 cm (3.5 in) to cope with the g-forces generated by driving a Formula One car? (2020-05-16)
... that Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev was nicknamed the "Rasna girl"? (2020-05-14)
... that Kalavati Devi(pictured) has built 4,000 toilets so that people in Kanpur would not be subjected to a "living hell"? (2020-05-11)
... that Chinese women's rights activist Shen Zijiu spent some four years as a fugitive? (2020-05-10)
... that after twelve medical schools rejected her applications, partly because of her gender, U.S. congresswoman Patsy Mink(pictured) became a lawyer instead? (2020-05-06)
... that GirlsDoPorn was one of the top 20 most viewed channels on Pornhub before its co-owners and a male pornographic actor were charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion? (2020-04-29)
... that at the age of seventeen, Tiger King subject Carole Baskin used llamas for a lawn-trimming business? (2020-04-29)
... that Dorothy Horrell, Chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver, credits her experience in a 4-H farm youth exchange program in Taiwan for developing her ideas on leadership and community? (2020-04-28)
... that Tamara Levitt is the Head of Mindfulness? (2020-04-27)
... that nine-year-old Dana Fischer(pictured) is the youngest winner of a cash prize at a Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix, beating 94 percent of the mostly adult players in 2020? (2020-04-25)
... that Carol Shanahan bought Port Vale F.C. because she felt that "a loved one was held hostage and someone had to pay the ransom"? (2020-04-25)
... that actress Laia Manzanares played a cheerleader who is seduced by a gorilla mascot in a Tame Impala music video? (2020-04-24)
... that Sylvia Rose Ashby, an Australian market researcher, was once threatened with arrest if she did not stop surveying popular opinion on the Second World War? (2020-04-20)
... that video game director Aya Kyogoku created Animal Crossing: New Leaf with a team that was half female, and credits the team's diversity for the game's critical and commercial success? (2020-03-21)
... that at the age of 11, Gabrielle Reidy made her first appearance at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin? (2020-03-20)
... that Frieda Caplan, a pioneer of the specialty-produce industry in the U.S., introduced the kiwifruit to the American market? (2020-03-15)
... that the 2005 BBC documentary Dead Mums Don't Cry follows Grace Kodindo's efforts to stem the maternal mortality rate in Chad, where pregnant and childbearing women had a 9 per cent chance of dying? (2020-03-08)
... that Wang Jin, one of China's first female archaeologists, participated in the discovery of the Neolithic Qujialing culture? (2020-02-16)
... that while other 1978 Chicago Marathon runners complained the late start meant finishing in 80 °F (27 °C) heat, winner Lynae Larson was concerned about its effect on her six-hour drive home? (2020-02-15)
... that even after narrowing the list of suspects in Geetha Angara's unsolved killing, 15 years ago today, down to three men, police could not charge any of them? (2020-02-08)
... that Jon Favreau created the role of Cara Dune in The Mandalorian with former mixed martial artist Gina Carano in mind, and did not audition any other actresses for the role? (2020-02-08)
... that archaeologist Winifred Lamb had previously worked in Room 40, the Royal Navy's cryptanalysis section, during World War I? (2020-02-04)
... that Sallie Shearer's brothel in Reading, Pennsylvania, was "magnificently furnished" with fine velvet carpets and beautiful mirrors? (2020-02-02)
... that Mary Gordon, the first British female prison inspector, once forestalled recidivism by supplying men's clothes and a train fare to South Wales to a female inmate who wanted to live as a man? (2020-02-02)
... that Crepereia Tryphaena's doll (pictured) had its own kit, comprising several jewels, a wooden casket, two silver mirrors, and two tiny bone combs? (2020-02-01)
... that Taiwanese politician Lai Pin-yu cosplayed as Asuka Langley Soryu during her 2020 election campaign? (2020-01-31)
... that Scottish screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who co-wrote the Academy Award–nominated screenplay for the World War I film 1917, once wrote a short story about killer guinea pigs? (2020-01-30)
... that after a knee injury at the age of 12, ballet dancer Akane Takada waited more than a year to physically grow enough for corrective surgery? (2020-01-30)
... that novelist Leslie Schwartz has published a memoir about the 22 books she read in jail while recovering from alcoholism? (2020-01-25)
... that Wanjira Mathai aims to continue the work of her mother, Nobel Peace Prize–winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai, by restoring 12.6 million acres (5.1 million hectares) of Kenyan land by 2030? (2020-01-23)
... that actress Georgina Amorós has worked in three languages: Catalan, Spanish, and English? (2020-01-22)
... that T. S. Eliot defended himself from the grave after 1,131 of his letters to Emily Hale(pictured) were released in January 2020, stating that he "never at any time had sexual relations" with her? (2020-01-20)
... that Reema Juffali(pictured in race car) is the first Saudi Arabian woman to obtain a racing license and compete in an international racing event in the country? (2020-01-17)
... that unlike most of its competitors in Hong Kong, stationery retailer Cheap Lab allows its retail staff to manage its Facebook fan page with few restrictions? (2020-01-16)
... that Nesta Wells, the first British female police surgeon, published a survey in the British Medical Journal of the 1,959 suspected sexual offence cases which had been referred to her? (2020-01-14)
... that a Nepali girl who spent three years in jail for showing a black flag of protest to King Mahendra went on to become the country's first female deputy prime minister? (2020-01-13)
... that Virginia Crosbie, the member of Parliament for Ynys Môn, is a former dolphin trainer? (2020-01-12)
... that when Donnis Thompson was appointed the University of Hawaii's first women's athletic director, she was given a budget of only $5,000? (2020-01-05)
... that actress Anne Baxter's roles included an Egyptian princess, a ruthlessly ambitious understudy, an alcoholic, and two villains in the 1960s Batman television series? (2020-01-01)
... that The History of Doing describes a fundamentalist Hindu protest, with many women part of it, in favour of sati, the burning of widows? (2019-12-22)
... that chess player Carissa Yip defeated a grandmaster at the age of ten? (2019-12-19)
... that Juli Briskman, who received international coverage for flipping off President Donald Trump, went on to enter politics and win an election? (2019-12-16)
... that after her own childhood experiences, Carla Herrero founded Rompe el Silencio ("Breaking the Silence") to support youth who have suffered bullying, abuse, and psychological disorders? (2019-12-16)
... that Merryll Saylan helped pioneer the application of color and the use of secondary materials in woodturning art? (2019-12-11)
... that former Playboy model Susie Owens hand-produced up to 50,000 vials of perfume and lotion each year in her garage? (2019-12-02)
... that British journalist Anna Kessel co-founded the charity Women in Football, and initiated the Blue Plaque Rebellion, to promote gender equality for women in sport? (2019-12-02)
... that screenwriter and director Yūki Yamato(pictured) created her first film, That Girl is Dancing by the Seaside, while studying philosophy at Sophia University? (2019-11-30)
... that as a 10-year-old, Lin Mei-hong joined a dance troupe in Taiwan founded by the Italian priest Gian Carlo Michelini, and later choreographed for the troupe? (2019-11-24)
... that in 2019, Vancity CEO Tamara Vrooman(pictured) received the Order of British Columbia for her contributions to a better quality of life in the province "and beyond"? (2019-11-20)
... that with Danielle Dithurbide's appointment to anchor the morning newscast on Las Estrellas, a majority of Mexican news broadcaster Noticieros Televisa's news programs are hosted by women? (2019-11-19)
... that Dorothy Spiers was the first woman to qualify as an actuary in the United Kingdom? (2019-11-16)
... that Manisha Moun kept her boxing interest a secret from her father until he read in a newspaper that she had won a medal? (2019-11-13)
... that Christina Maria Rantetana was buried in a combined military-traditional funeral, with a salvo of shots as her body was placed in a niche 30 metres (100 ft) up a cliff? (2019-11-10)
... that Jennifer Morgan, co-chief executive officer at SAP SE, is the first woman CEO of a company on the DAX index? (2019-11-08)
... that Sunita Sharma is reportedly India's first woman cricket coach? (2019-10-29)
... that Turkish correspondent Pelin Ünker is the only journalist in the world sentenced for writing about the Paradise Papers investigation? (2019-10-28)
... that in 2018, Élisabeth Revol became the first woman to ascend Nanga Parbat in winter, and her rescue on the descent was widely reported? (2019-10-27)
... that Piera Aiello wore a veil to protect her identity when standing for Italy's Chamber of Deputies because of threats from the mafia? (2019-10-25)
... that the gynaecologist Margaret Puxon, who started studying law to prevent boredom while on maternity leave, eventually became a barrister? (2019-09-22)
... that after 78-year-old Maggy Hurchalla was ordered to pay US$4 million for interfering with a mining company, her kayaks were seized? (2019-09-22)
... that Sahraa Karimi is the first and only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in filmmaking? (2019-09-18)
... that after Mary Ma orchestrated Lenovo's acquisition of IBM's PC division, she was named by Forbes as the 57th most powerful woman in the world? (2019-09-18)
... that Thuy Trang became so ill on her voyage out of Saigon to seek political asylum in the US that other passengers wanted to throw her overboard, thinking she was dead? (2019-09-15)
... that 19-year-old mxmtoon, who records lo-fi songs in her parents' guest bedroom, reached 100 million streams and nearly sold out an international tour before releasing her first album? (2019-09-15)
... that Venezuelan director Patricia Ortega(pictured) has drawn strength from her film Being Impossible during both personal and political upheavals? (2019-09-08)
... that Hungarian MEPAnna Júlia Donáth represents the third generation of her family to enter political office, each time for a different party? (2019-09-07)
... that snooker player Mandy Fisher played whilst pregnant, but lamented that this was more newsworthy than female players' skill? (2019-09-06)
... that Abigail Mbalo-Mokoena's 4Roomed, a restaurant 30 kilometres (19 mi) outside Cape Town in Khayelitsha township, was one of only three in Africa named to a 2019 list of the best in the world? (2019-09-06)
... that Beth Van Duyne, the mayor of Irving, Texas, from 2011 to 2017, initially became involved in politics due to a zoning dispute? (2019-09-03)
... that Vicky Knight, who played an acid-attack victim in her debut film role, works as a healthcare assistant in the hospital where she was treated as a child? (2019-08-31)
... that in 1999, Pam Coats was promoted to senior vice president of creative development at Walt Disney Animation Studios, becoming the highest-ranking woman at the company? (2019-08-31)
... that Misty Talley, who directed shark horror films for Syfy, edits about five feature film projects at a time? (2019-08-30)
... that teenage CEO Alina Morse's(pictured) sugar-free candy company had US$6 million in sales when she was thirteen years old? (2019-08-28)
... that after a friend told Toni Sharpless 10 years ago today that she was too drunk to drive, Sharpless ordered her out of the car and has not been seen since? (2019-08-23)
... that Thai chef Bo Songvisava was once asked by a visiting foreign chef about Thai food and realized she knew very little about it? (2019-08-20)
... that chef Asma Khan's husband is not a fan of her food? (2019-08-17)
... that activist Célia Xakriabá(pictured) is the first individual of indigenous descent to represent indigenous Brazilians in the Minas Gerais Department of Education? (2019-08-15)
... that Myrtle Driver Johnson can translate into a language that has been declared to be in a state of emergency? (2019-08-14)
... that Elsie Joy Davison was Britain's first female director of an aircraft company and its first woman pilot to die in World War II? (2019-08-13)
... that in one of the vigilante witch-hunts in Nepal, an 18-year-old girl was dragged from her home and tortured for hours in public on International Women's Day 2018? (2019-08-12)
... that in addition to founding Tmura, an anti-discrimination center that advocates for women's rights, Yifat Bitton was shortlisted for Israel's Supreme Court twice? (2019-08-09)
... that Mandy Moore choreographed La La Land's opening number using 30 dancers, 100 extras, and 60 cars stuck in traffic on a Los Angeles freeway? (2019-07-23)
... that Maria Magnani Noya was the first woman mayor of Turin and the second woman mayor in Italy? (2019-07-19)
... that Elizabeth L. Gardner served as a WASP during World War II and was the subject of a well-known photo (pictured)? (2019-07-12)
... that New Zealand-born singer Rosé(pictured) initially thought her father's suggestion that she audition to become a K-pop star was a joke, as the family lived in Australia? (2019-07-10)
... that Im Eun-ju was the first South Korean woman to referee at the international level of association football? (2019-07-07)
... that Women and Politics in Canada by Janine Brodie was the first book to study Canadian women in political campaigns between 1945 and 1975? (2019-07-01)
... that while American social media celebrity Olivia Jade said, "I don't really care about school", she applied and was accepted to the University of Southern California? (2019-06-22)
... that Elizabeth Bartlet's PhD thesis on Étienne Méhul was described as earning "the iconic status reserved for the few doctoral theses that are destined to change their chosen field"? (2019-06-15)
... that LGBT rights activist Melissa Ede wanted to become the first transgender woman on Mars? (2019-06-14)
... that Nepalese student Sangita Magar became a human rights activist after she survived an acid attack at the age of 16? (2019-06-12)
... that although Isabella Forshall did not go to school, she gained two university degrees and four postgraduate diplomas in medicine and surgery? (2019-06-08)
... that Mária Kráľovičová was the first Slovak television actress? (2019-06-07)
... that Megumi Nakajima became so associated with her role as Ranka Lee in the anime series Macross Frontier that she feared she would be unable to establish her own identity as a voice actress? (2019-06-05)
... that when she took office last year, Kate Gallego was the youngest and the only woman mayor of any of the ten largest cities in the United States? (2019-05-29)
... that before she became an expert on wild animals, Hope Ryden was an international flight attendant and used her long layovers to observe wildlife in Africa and Asia? (2019-05-27)
... that newly elected Israeli Knesset member Omer Yankelevich was named for the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, her birthday? (2019-05-23)
... that bailiffs who heard champion bubblegum-blower Susan Montgomery Williams popping gum in a courthouse hallway thought a .38 caliber pistol had been discharged? (2019-05-22)
... that Mary Stuart Fisher, a Temple University professor of radiology who was named Physician of the Year in 1996, was discouraged from following her chosen career path by her father, a physician himself? (2019-05-19)
... that in 1990, Forbes named Carmen Thomas one of the 100 most influential women in Germany for running Hallo Ü-Wagen, a weekly travelling talk radio show with audience participation? (2019-05-07)
... that newly-elected parliamentarian Gadeer Mreeh will be the first Druze woman to serve as a member of the Israeli Knesset? (2019-05-05)
... that Ivorian special advisor Euphrasie Kouassi Yao has worked as a UNESCO chair for Water, Women and Decision-making, and has been honoured by the Global Platform for Enterprising Women? (2019-04-18)
... that Mexican federal deputy Nay Salvatori invited the public to "smoke marijuana at my house and listen to The Doors" if the drug was legalized in Mexico, despite never having smoked it herself? (2019-04-13)
... that photographer Nydia Blas has said she is intrigued by the use of photography to influence public opinion, for example the use of photographs by anti-lynching activists? (2019-04-09)
... that the Indian Member of Parliament Anju Bala believes that violence against cows can be curbed by declaring it the national animal of India? (2019-03-31)
... that jams made by French chocolatierChristine Ferber(pictured) are sold in Tokyo Isetan department stores, each wrapped in red cloth with a white bow? (2019-03-30)
... that when Elly Mayday(pictured) was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she not only continued to model, but appeared in pictorials with a bald head from chemotherapy and surgery scars? (2019-03-28)
... that the 2019 book We Are Displaced by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai(pictured) tells the stories of ten displaced girls, including herself? (2019-03-16)
... that Amina Gerba's(pictured) beauty-care companies hire and give a portion of profits to the 2,000 women of the Songtaaba Cooperative in Burkina Faso? (2019-03-14)
... that Véronique Aka(pictured) was the first woman to be elected president of an Ivorian regional council? (2019-03-13)
... that 18th-century British actress Mary Bulkley(pictured) was once hissed by her audience because she had "taken the son of her long-term lover to her bed"? (2019-03-05)
... that Mausam Noor was the youngest Muslim woman member of parliament to be elected to the 15th Lok Sabha? (2019-03-01)
... that 19th-century actress Alice Marriott(pictured) played Hamlet in doublet and hose in British and American theatre, and "made the female Hamlet respectable in England"? (2019-03-01)
... that Isabel Chan is part of the singing trio MKB48, whose full name is Mega Karaoke Bitches 48? (2019-02-25)
... that professional world barrel-racing champion Hailey Kinsel won $433,333.33 in one day at the American Rodeo in February 2017? (2019-02-25)
... that hand-spinning writer Abby Franquemont(pictured) spent her early childhood in Peru, where women "spun to eat and pay for the home they lived in"? (2019-02-25)
... that Liberian-American author Wayétu Moore, once a war refugee, founded a nonprofit organization which publishes culturally relevant books for children in countries with low literacy rates? (2019-02-14)
... that Nazo Dharejo fought off 200 bandits in a gun battle that earned her a reputation as "Pakistan's toughest woman"? (2019-02-06)
... that in 1956, German civil servantErica Pappritz co-wrote a book on etiquette which included sections on correct odour and on how Bonn diplomats liked to carry umbrellas? (2019-02-04)
... that Zura Karuhimbi saved the lives of more than 100 refugees during the Rwandan genocide by pretending to be a witch? (2019-02-01)
... that one wrestler was injured and another stripped of her championship after a professional wrestling bout involving Lady Shani went off script? (2019-01-31)
... that catwalk model Michelle Leslie claimed police in Bali, Indonesia, planted two ecstasy tablets in her handbag and then asked for a US$25,000 bribe to avoid conviction? (2019-01-29)
... that at age 17, the English actress Emily Lloyd reportedly beat over 5,000 others, including Jodie Foster, for the lead role in the 1989 film Cookie? (2019-01-27)
... that Second World War Jewish resistance fighter Sonia Orbuch was originally named Sarah, but was renamed to sound more Russian? (2019-01-07)
... that 16-year-old Greta Thunberg(pictured) of Sweden has inspired 20,000 students around the world to strike for climate change activism? (2019-01-04)
... that hall of fame barrel racerWanda Harper Bush rode her horse 3 miles (4.8 km) to catch the bus for school? (2018-12-29)
... that Dorothée Munyaneza, who moved to London as a girl because of the Rwandan genocide, has choreographed two works about her experiences? (2018-12-27)
... that Adruti Laxmibai introduced free education for girls in the Indian state of Odisha? (2018-12-19)
... that singer-songwriter Sharon Dyall translated the song lyrics from the Disney film Frozen into Swedish? (2018-12-18)
... that in the five years since the disappearance of Heather Elvis, there have been several trials related to the case but her whereabouts are still unknown? (2018-12-18)
... that Lady Juliana was the physician in charge of King Akbar's royal harem? (2018-12-06)
... that over the course of 45 years of conservation work by ornithologist Helen Hays(pictured), the tern population of Great Gull Island increased tenfold? (2018-12-05)
... that Japanese singer Eir Aoi initially did not show her mouth in physical release images as she wanted to have a "mysterious aura" and emphasize her "powerful" eyes? (2018-11-30)
... that during the University of London's General Examination for Women of 1869, a matron was in attendance in case the candidates became over-excited? (2018-11-25)
... that according to Lea Hernandez, editor of webcomic subscription service Girlamatic, she originally wanted to call the website "ModernGirls" but the name was already taken by a porn site? (2018-11-16)
... that Zamira Hajiyeva spent £16.3 million at the London department store Harrods(pictured) over a ten-year period? (2018-11-15)
... that Baby Rani Maurya, who in August 2018 was sworn in as the seventh governor of Uttarakhand, India, is the second woman to hold that post? (2018-10-10)
... that Israa al-Ghomgham could become the first Saudi woman to be beheaded as punishment for defending human rights? (2018-09-22)
... that Helen Woodrow Bones(pictured), US President Woodrow Wilson's first cousin, became a "surrogate First Lady" for 16 months between the death of his first wife and his second marriage? (2018-09-20)
... that a record reward was raised by the local Crime Stoppers in the month-long search for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, who was found dead in a cornfield? (2018-09-16)
... that Mexican senator Delfina Gómez Álvarez entered politics at the urging of a former mayor who later ran for the Senate alongside her? (2018-09-14)
... that five years ago today, Tiffany Whitton left her handbag and flip-flops behind when she ran out of a Walmart at 2 a.m., and has not been seen since? (2018-09-13)
... that police investigating the 1988 murder of 8-year-old April Tinsley believed that the murderer also left threatening notes with used condoms on girls' bicycles in 2004? (2018-09-09)
... that clothes created by Matilda Etches in the 1940s were the first modern fashion items to be honoured as key acquisitions by London's Victoria and Albert Museum? (2018-09-03)
... that Japanese erotic film star Mitsu Dan writes fiction for literary magazines? (2018-09-02)
... that Margot Fonteyn(pictured) was The Royal Ballet's prima ballerina for 45 years, before retiring to become a cattle rancher in Panama? (2018-08-26)
... that a solar-powered device for extracting water from the air, co-designed by Evelyn Wang, has been compared to the moisture vaporators in Star Wars? (2018-08-23, 2019-08-23)
... that the YouTube channel ContraPoints releases humorous, left-leaning educational videos responding to the arguments of the growing community of right-wing YouTubers? (2018-08-07)
... that Carrie Goldberg, who is representing two women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse, once served as a case manager for Holocaust victims? (2018-08-06)
... that more than 500 people were arrested at the Women Disobey protest in Washington, D.C. in June, including U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal and actress Susan Sarandon? (2018-07-20)
... that the puppets of Rene Strange(pictured) puppets included Annie Pride of the Rockies, Mr Bertram, and Samoa the Hula Hula Girl? (2018-07-20)
... that Carmen y Laura, sisters who formed a duo for mostly Tejano music, learned to harmonize by singing together while doing chores in separate rooms? (2018-07-05)
... that Mary Walker overcame a tragedy and a serious injury to win the 2012 World Barrel Racing Championship? (2018-07-04)
... that sopranoMaria Bengtsson(pictured) was described as the quintessential Strauss interpreter following her recent debut in the title role of Arabella? (2018-06-28)
... that Croatian theater director Saša Broz trademarked the name and signatures of her grandfather, Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito? (2018-06-25)
... that Mormon novelist Mette Ivie Harrison attributes part of her success in writing to her autism, which forces her to closely analyze human behavior? (2018-06-21)
... that actress Edna Loftus freed her fiancé from an asylum after his mother had him committed? (2018-06-21)
... that Corinne Foxx changed her surname from Bishop as her father, Jamie Foxx, had done? (2018-05-22)
... that a coroner's inquest into the death of Ms Dhu found that she suffered "unprofessional and inhumane" treatment by police and "deficient" treatment by hospital staff? (2018-05-20)
... that a 19-year-old female student, Wu Shuqing, formed, trained, and capably led her own women's militia in the Xinhai Revolution of 1911? (2018-05-17)
... that "legendary" Chinese actress Wang Danfeng(pictured) was invited to attend the inauguration of US President Ronald Reagan? (2018-05-16)
... that as a child, Nagi Yanagi became interested in music after playing with an electronic keyboard her neighbor originally intended to throw away? (2018-05-15)
... that Wendy Watson Nelson taught nursing students that "the family's ability to change depends upon their ability to alter their perception of the problem"? (2018-05-11)
... that the pianist Margarita Höhenrieder has premiered works dedicated to her by Harald Genzmer, including a concerto for piano, trumpet, and strings? (2018-05-11)
... that a coat designed by Andrea Galer and worn by the character of Withnail in the British cult film Withnail and I was included in a charity auction to raise funds for a school in Swaziland? (2018-04-22)
... that when the English surgeon Frances Ivens joined the military hospital at Royaumont in France during the First World War, she had no experience in treating men? (2018-03-27)
... that despite odds estimated at 17 trillion to one, Evelyn Adams won two multi-million dollar lottery jackpots in the span of four months? (2018-03-19)
... that Camilla Gray's attempts to stage an exhibition of Russian art in Britain were hindered by Soviet antipathy to abstract art? (2018-03-06)
... that Kiyono Yasuno furthered her interest in voice acting at a young age by watching videos of dubs being recorded? (2018-03-03)
... that the disappearance of Suzanne Lyall from the SUNY Albany campus 20 years ago led to changes in federal and state laws on how campus police departments handle major investigations? (2018-03-03)
... that American psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee briefed 12 members of the U.S. Congress on the mental health of President Donald Trump, although she had never met him? (2018-02-12)
... that activist Mandisa Thomas was recognized in the bill officially proclaiming October 15, 2017, as the 16th annual celebration of California Freethought Day? (2018-01-28)
... that the actress Martina Mayne published an English translation of the work of the German poet Paula Ludwig? (2018-01-25)
... that Angeline Murimirwa received money for her secondary education from Camfed, and is now its regional executive director for Southern & Eastern Africa? (2018-01-15)
... that Kenyan Brigadier Fatumah Ahmed joined the armed forces "by accident" when she saw a recruitment campaign whilst applying for an identity card? (2018-01-12)
... that Ramona Go was the first female military pilot, line officer, battalion commander, adjutant general, and regular service general in the Philippine Armed Forces? (2018-01-11)
... that Kate Fotso, the richest woman in Cameroon, is known as the "iron lady of the cocoa industry"? (2018-01-10)
... that Ana Lucía Armijos, president of the Ecuadorian Monetary Board, went into hiding for a year after the Supreme Court of Ecuador called for her arrest in the case of a $200 million bank bailout? (2017-12-28)
... that Mozambican politician Ivone Soares escaped death in September 2016 when her would-be assassin's weapon jammed? (2017-12-27)
... that Nicki McNelly, who spent most of her working life as an army wife, later became provost of an Episcopal cathedral? (2017-12-24)
... that women's rights campaigner Mozn Hassan is subject to a travel ban and has had her assets frozen by the Egyptian government? (2017-12-24)
... that South African lawyer Sibongile Ndashe was arrested in Tanzania for advocating against an anti-gay law that limited treatment for HIV/AIDS? (2017-12-09)
... that website designer Akaliza Keza Gara had to borrow a laptop from her client for her first commission? (2017-11-29)
... that "Hawaii's Songbird" Lena Machado had a "ha'i" in her voice? (2017-11-28)
... that Fatou Kiné Camara(pictured) campaigns for wider access to abortions in Senegal, which has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Africa? (2017-11-28)
... that Sheetal Pandey won her first election at the age of 63? (2017-11-25)
... that Moroccan women's rights activist Fedwa Misk(pictured) named her online magazine Qandisha after a mythical jinn famous for her seductive powers? (2017-11-24)
... that Rama Pilot and Vijaya Kumari Ganti, both became members of the 13th Lok Sabha after winning by-elections prompted by the death of their respective husbands? (2017-11-21)
... that Ethiopian women's rights activist Nahu Senay Girma's given name means "something good is happening now" and is traditionally a masculine name? (2017-11-21)
... that Michèle Dix, managing director of the proposed £27 billion Crossrail 2 project, said she would like to run a tea room when she retires? (2017-11-15)
... that the British physician Stephanie Amiel has specialised in type I diabetes since her time at Yale University in the 1980s? (2017-11-12)
... that after playing with Lego as a child, Roma Agrawal designed both the tip and bottom of The Shard(pictured)? (2017-11-10, 2017-12-14)
... that Patricia Moberly was once arrested for attacking Prime Minister Ted Heath's car with a placard? (2017-11-05)
... that footballerLaura O'Sullivan made her international debut for Wales as a goalkeeper less than 18 months after converting to the position? (2017-11-05)
... that as UK secretary in the Economic Directorate of the Allied Control Council in post-war Berlin, Lorna Arnold slept with a revolver under her pillow? (2017-10-05)
... that although Tammy Kingery left her keys inside her South Carolina house when she disappeared from it three years ago today, the door was found locked from the outside? (2017-09-20)
... that by portraying Alex Parrish in Quantico, Priyanka Chopra became the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series? (2017-09-17)
... that Katsura Hoshino acceded to her editor's demand to draw her D.Gray-manmanga character Lenalee Lee with long hair, but then had her lose part of her hair in a fight? (2017-09-13)
... that after gunmen murdered her father in a pub(pictured), Irish politician Emma Rogan campaigned with the Loughinisland Justice Group to uncover their identities? (2017-08-30)
... that at the time of her death at age 105, Emma Clara Schweer was believed to be the oldest elected official in the United States? (2017-08-25)
... that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Wood has called Heather Booth "one of the nation's most influential organizers for progressive causes"? (2017-08-18)
... that four years ago today, Tiffany Daniels left her job at Pensacola State College early after telling her supervisor she would not be back for a few days, and has not been seen since? (2017-08-12)
... that Women Wage Peace held a 50-day hunger strike outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's formal residence in 2015? (2017-07-18)
... that model Sofia Richie(pictured) played soccer until she broke her hip in a Segway accident? (2017-07-13)
... that actress Siobhan Finneran said she wanted her Downton Abbey character "flung off the roof of the Abbey"? (2017-07-12)
... that Virginia Apuzzo was a nun until shortly after the Stonewall riots, when she left her convent and became a gay rights and AIDS activist? (2017-07-10)
... that Janina Goss has been described as the "power behind the throne" in modern Polish politics? (2017-07-08)
... that table tennis player and model Soo Yeon Lee(pictured) has coached numerous celebrities and is a brand ambassador for a chain of table tennis bars? (2017-06-30)
... that South African singer and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba(pictured) was followed by the CIA and the FBI after she married Black PantherStokely Carmichael? (2017-06-27)
... that a Munchausen by proxy expert says the murder of Dee Dee Blancharde, discovered two years ago today, is the first instance he knows of where the abused child killed the abusive parent? (2017-06-14)
... that astronomer Sidney C. Wolff was the first woman to direct a major observatory in the United States? (2017-05-17)
... that French singer-songwriter Indila, who has described herself as a "child of the world", is of Algerian, Cambodian, Egyptian, and Indian descent? (2017-05-10)
... that Mia Borders has an arm tattoo of a saying by Che Guevara which means "Better to die standing than to live on your knees"? (2017-05-02)
... that civil rights activist Theodora Lacey helped lead the campaign which, in 1964, resulted in Teaneck, New Jersey, becoming the first town in the United States to vote for school integration? (2017-03-18)
... that Liza Ferschtman used seven different violins for her "tour de force" performance of the Rosary Sonatas? (2017-03-18)
... that Fulham Refuge was the "most distinctively feminine of the early convict prisons"? (2017-03-17)
... that economist Susan Dynarski, who advocates for simplifying the US Federal Student Aid application process, was the first member of her family to attend college? (2017-03-03)
... that Joey Fischer was murdered after he refused to take US$500 to date his ex-girlfriend? (2017-03-03)
... that Kathleen N. Straus served three consecutive eight-year terms on the Michigan State Board of Education, ending when she was age 93? (2017-02-27)
... that Amy Burvall, co-creator of the historyteachers videos, originally wanted to be a spy? (2017-02-19)
... that Tamedia, the publishing company of the German language women's magazine Annabelle, banned it from reporting critical political news in 2013? (2017-02-17)
... that Jean Davies, then a junior officer in the Women's Royal Naval Service, attended Winston Churchill's 69th birthday party along with President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet Marshal Josef Stalin? (2017-01-31)
... that Girls' Generation was among the five South Korean acts that best represent K-pop during the past two decades, according to a 2015 poll by Korea Creative Content Agency? (2017-01-22)
... that the OVC project supports the education of disadvantaged young people in Adigrat, Ethiopia? (2017-01-19)
... that Lucy Finch founded the first hospice in Malawi, a country where about a million people are living with HIV/AIDS? (2017-01-09)
... that British and Chinese officials in Beijing cooperated in trying to solve the murder of Pamela Werner, which happened 80 years ago today? (2017-01-08)
... that Jennifer Lawrence was reported to be the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016? (2017-01-07)
... that Betty Campbell was the first black head teacher in Wales? (2017-01-06)
... that on her appointment in February 2016, 22-year-old Shamma Al Mazrui became the youngest government minister in the world? (2017-01-05)
... that 11-year-old Sarai Gonzalez plays a "nerdy" tween with a "sassy" and "confident" attitude in Bomba Estéreo's "Soy Yo" ("That's Me") music video? (2016-12-28)
... that Natalie Sims co-wrote the Iggy Azalea song "Work", which sold over one million copies in the US? (2016-12-27)
... that lawyer and activist Shehla Zia was once arrested for protesting a law which reduced the weight given to evidence provided by female witnesses in a trial? (2016-12-20)
... that Alice Brock owned the restaurant that inspired both the song and the film named "Alice's Restaurant"? (2016-12-19)
... that Monique Luiz, star of the famous 1964 political advertisement Daisy, did not see it for herself until 2000? (2016-11-23)
... that in September 2016, Rachel Freier became the first Hasidic Jewish woman to be elected as a civil court judge in the state of New York? (2016-11-22)
... that tap dancer Ayodele Casel developed her style under the influence of salsa music? (2016-11-20)
... that Mary Chubb was an "accidental archaeologist" who only took a job with the Egypt Exploration Society so she could pay for art school? (2016-11-07)
... that 18th-century chemist Claudine Picardet translated scientific articles from Swedish, English, German, and Italian into French? (2016-10-27)
... that after Joan Risch's apparent abduction from her home 55 years ago today, it was discovered she had borrowed books on missing-person cases from the local library? (2016-10-24)
... that the archaeologist Lily Chitty was a Land Girl during the First World War? (2016-10-21)
... that soccer video game Breakaway has encouraged children in the West Bank not to discriminate by gender, thereby challenging social norms? (2016-10-18)
... that Anne Ramberg was awarded the H. M. The King's Medal of 12th size to wear in a blue ribbon for her work in the Swedish justice system? (2016-10-13)
... that Swedish paralympic athlete Helene Ripa underwent an above-the-knee amputation at the age of 14 to treat cancer in her right leg? (2016-09-29)
... that the Paralympic rower Laurence Whiteley searched for over two years for a partner with whom to compete before teaming with Lauren Rowles? (2016-09-28)
... that after winning the Military Medal for bravery in the First World War, the nurse Violetta Thurstan(pictured) studied weaving and ran camps where displaced Bedouin women made carpets? (2016-09-23)
... that Taylor Swift(pictured) is the first act to have three albums with opening week sales of one million copies in the US? (2016-08-23)
... that Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo was jailed after protesting fraud in the 1993 election for municipal president of Tepic, Nayarit, which he lost? (2016-08-23)
... that the Holby City production team built a new set featuring real pharmaceutical equipment for the introduction of the character Amy Teo? (2016-08-20)
... that actress Shriya Pilgaonkar trained to become a professional swimmer as a child, and won several medals at school? (2016-08-19)
... that in 1974 the anthropologist Reina Torres de Araúz was the first woman distinguished as a full member of the Panamanian Academy of History? (2016-08-18)
... that serial rapists are more likely to be strangers to their victims than single-victim rapists? (2016-08-16)
... that Noemí Guzmán Lagunes earned her undergraduate degree two years after she was elected municipal president of Teocelo? (2016-08-13)
... that İrem Karamete, daughter of an Olympian fencer mother, qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the first fencer from Turkey since 1984? (2016-08-10)
... that Carmen Salinas, a Mexican actress who has appeared in over 110 movies, now serves as a federal deputy with the PRI? (2016-08-06)
... that María Ávila Serna's first two spouses were assassinated? (2016-08-05)
... that Amanda Inez Knight Allen and her mission companion were the first single woman LDS missionaries? (2016-08-05)
... that Baby Huwae went from model and actress to fortune teller? (2016-07-17)
... that Karen Heck, a women's rights activist and former mayor of Waterville, Maine, co-owns a winery that is the sole distiller of absinthe in New England? (2016-07-16)
... that Makila James wrote, "Africa is no easy place to love or know. But if you love her, you will come to know her"? (2016-07-14)
... that South Korean animator Mari Kim produced the music video for 2NE1's "Hate You", which depicts the group as "eyedoll" action heroines? (2016-07-12)
... that Roya Sadat and her sister Alka Sadat, directors of feature films and documentaries in the post Taliban regime in Afghanistan, established the Roya Film House? (2016-07-10)
... that Esna was one of the songwriters of "Some", which topped the BillboardKorea K-Pop Hot 100 for six weeks? (2016-07-10)
... that Aminah Cendrakasih(pictured) has acted in over a hundred films? (2016-07-10)
... that Indriati Iskak went from film star to psychologist to marketer? (2016-07-09)
... that singer-songwriter Whang Bo-ryung's third album was written in a calming acoustic style as a response to chaotic world events such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster? (2016-07-07)
... that the Medical Women's Federation was formed in the UK in 1917 and has acted to address workplace and educational grievances of female doctors? (2016-07-07)
... that Mary Farrar, a victims' advocate for over 20 years, had an older brother who was shot and killed during a robbery at their family's scrap metal business? (2016-06-30)
... that as part of her magic act in Benidorm, Sticky Vicky pulled ping-pong balls, eggs, handkerchiefs, sausages, and razor blades out of her vagina? (2016-06-27)
... that motsoalle is the term for socially acceptable, long-term relationships between Basotho women in Lesotho? (2016-06-26)
... that Jacky Lafon accidentally received a serious electric shock from a defibrillator while filming the Belgian soap opera Familie? (2016-06-16)
... that Mel Eslyn began working on film sets when she was 14 years old? (2016-06-11)
... that in 1988, Shawna Robinson became the first female racing driver to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race? (2016-06-10)
... that game developers changed the victory pose for the Overwatch character Tracer, after a fan noted that her original pose was over sexualized? (2016-06-06)
... that Peking opera star Li Yuru's family was so poor that she was sent to learn her trade in part because the school would provide her meals? (2016-05-30)
... that Barbara Tsakirgis worked at archaeological excavation sites in Sicily for her doctoral thesis on the subject of Hellenistic houses at Morgantina? (2016-05-25)
... that Indian gender equality activist Trupti Desai has successfully campaigned for women to be allowed entry to various religious places? (2016-05-16)
... that in 2012 the Trinidadian Céline Gittens became the first black ballerina to dance the twin rôles of Odette and Odile in Tchaikovsky'sSwan Lake in the United Kingdom? (2016-05-15)
... that Chloe Pirrie was named one of BAFTA's "Breakthrough Brits" in 2013? (2016-05-14)
... that Emilia Baeyertz preached to crowds on Christianity but her son, Charles Nalder Baeyertz, was concerned about the moral dangers of "a prevalence of bad English"? (2016-05-09)
... that Chan Yuen-ting was the first female manager to lead a men's association football team to a league championship in a nation's top league? (2016-05-09)
... that rabbi Carole B. Balin rediscovered the existence of 67 Jewish women writers from the late 19th- and early 20th-century Russian Empire? (2016-05-01)
... that Bonnie Sveen played two different characters in the Australian soap opera Home and Away? (2016-04-27)
... that Bogna Burska's initial painting compositions were narratives of congealed blood forms made with red paints applied by fingers on walls, canvas, and glass? (2016-04-27)
... that Marti Stevens used improvisational theatre to teach high school students about substance abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence? (2016-04-11)
... that Bai Yang(pictured), one of China's most popular film actresses, was imprisoned for five years during the Cultural Revolution? (2016-04-11)
... that in August 2015, the term "social justice warrior" was one of several new words and phrases added to Oxford Dictionaries? (2016-04-07)
... that Shamsi Hekmat was a founder of the Jewish Ladies' Organization of Iran and the Iranian Jewish Women's Organization of Southern California? (2016-04-07)
... that Joan Bates was a queen before she was a princess? (2016-04-07)
... that in 1958 Anil de Silva planned an all-woman expedition to China to study the cave paintings in Dunhuang and Maijishan in the Gansu province? (2016-04-07)
... that Wu Qing won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 2001, the first Chinese woman to receive the honour? (2016-04-05)
... that despite admitting to necrophilia, Karen Greenlee only spent 11 days in jail for theft of a hearse and interfering with a funeral? (2016-03-23)
... that a man could not be found guilty of raping his wife in English law until the judgment of R v R? (2016-03-20)
... that SPARK, a group co-founded by Lyn Mikel Brown, started a 2012 petition against Lego Friends for introducing a line of skinny, buxom female characters? (2016-03-20)
... that the mother of women's advocate Gilda E. Nardone was a displaced homemaker? (2016-03-14)
... that Annot and her husband were ordered by the Nazis to close their art school after refusing to dismiss Jewish pupils? (2016-03-11)
... that women's rights advocate Patricia E. Ryan thought she would head the Maine Human Rights Commission for five years, but ended up serving for over three decades? (2016-03-09)
... that women's rights activist Meaza Ashenafi noted that Amharic proverbs that place women only in domestic roles are to blame for the degrading of women in Ethiopia? (2016-03-08)
... that the the medieval era Hindu text Bahvricha Upanishad states that the material cause of the universe is a Goddess? (2016-03-05)
... that the Rurouni Kenshinmanga character Kamiya Kaoru was originally meant to die, but the author decided to make her survive to give young readers a happy ending? (2016-03-04)
... that the medieval era text Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad calls Sarasvati(pictured) the goddess of wisdom who manifests as syllables, words, sentences, and understanding? (2016-03-02)
... that in 2013, Forbes listed Vera Songwe as one of the "20 Young Power Women in Africa"? (2016-02-29)
... that Mary Myers was the first American woman to fly and pilot a dirigible balloon, which she did on Independence Day in 1880? (2016-02-29)
... that after receiving her PhD in 1921, Georgiana Simpson(pictured), like other black women scholars, could only find a university position teaching home economics? (2016-02-28)
... that Romona Robinson won a television news anchor job in Cleveland, Ohio, with a demo tape that showed her remaining poised and self-confident while "being wiped out by a hurricane-whipped wave"? (2016-02-15)
... that Rosita Baltazar, co-founder of the Belize National Dance Company, taught language and dance on St. Vincent in a Garifuna cultural reclamation project? (2016-02-14)
... that no more than twelve people at a time can ascertain what is found and lost at a London hotel? (2016-02-14)
... that the composer and improviser Sylvia Hallett bows both the violin and a spinning bicycle wheel? (2016-02-13)
... that Mami Kawada's music career began after she was discovered by her music teacher? (2016-02-13)
... that before she became a Senator of Mauritania, Malouma(pictured) was censored for her songs, which promoted women's rights and challenged apartheid? (2016-02-07)
... that the arrest of Basanti Devi during the non-cooperation movement in 1921 proved to be a major impetus for widespread agitation? (2016-02-07)
... that women's rights activist Shirin Fozdar was instrumental in the establishment of Singapore's Syariah Court and in the passage of the Women's Charter? (2016-02-01)
... that after Bethany Decker disappeared, five years ago today, someone continued to send messages to her friends via her Facebook account? (2016-01-29)
... that after the death of Bajirao I, his first wife, Kashibai made arrangements to train his son from another marriage in weaponry? (2016-01-28)
... that Swedish politician Julia Kronlid has worked as a volunteer at a hospital clinic in Papua New Guinea? (2016-01-27)
... that while interviewing for the post of dean of women at Bates College, Judith Magyar Isaacson was asked if she had ever resided in a dormitory and she replied, "Yes, at Auschwitz"? (2016-01-27)
... that journalist Ametist Azordegan is a member of the Grammis award jury and the Swedish Music Hall of Fame? (2016-01-26)
... that to get her first job in television, Melissa Bachman worked four months for free, drove 150 miles (240 km)* daily, and supported herself as a waitress? (2016-01-25)
... that Clara Henry(pictured) wrote the book I've Got the Period, So What? about female menstrual periods and why women should not be ashamed to talk about them? (2016-01-24)
... that comedian Rachel Mohlin made her acting debut in the soap opera Vänner och fiender, appearing in 695 episodes? (2016-01-23)
... that Kathy Bardswick got her first job at The Co-operators Group when her mother applied for her and pretended she was Kathy when the company called back? (2016-01-16)
... that a reviewer of a solo exhibition by Lena Gurr said that the American artist "painted with the gusto of a Goya"? (2016-01-15)
... that Larycia Hawkins, American professor at Wheaton College, was suspended after she wore a hijab and made comments regarding Christianity and Islam in December 2015? (2016-01-14)
... that a legal challenge by Zunera Ishaq resulted in allowing the niqāb to be worn while taking the Canadian Oath of Citizenship? (2016-01-13)
... that Liza Levy, a board member and past president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, originally joined the group as a way to make friends and retain her Jewish identity? (2016-01-13)
... that violinist Mia Matsumiya spent ten years cataloging online harassment that she received, and has created a popular Instagram account featuring those messages? (2016-01-06)
... that Marianne Katoppo, who wrote the book Compassionate and Free. An Asian Woman's Theology, found the term feminist theology "too loaded"? (2016-01-05)
... that the 1981 election of Kathryn J. Whitmire as mayor heralded a major change in the city politics of Houston, Texas? (2016-01-04)
... that former slave Lucy Goode Brooks(pictured) helped found the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, which still serves families in Richmond, Virginia, as the Friends' Association for Children? (2016-01-04)
... that Aviel Barclay, the first woman to be traditionally trained and certified as a Jewish scribe, completed her first Torah scroll in 2010? (2016-01-04)
... that Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller, a senior faculty member at Neve Yerushalayim College for Women, has thousands of students around the globe? (2016-01-03)
... that the legend of Lopamudra in Mahabharata is said to be "the glorification of domestic life and family and demonstrates the incompleteness of a life based solely on asceticism"? (2016-01-02)
... that Elisabeth Abegg, a teacher who provided shelter to Jews during the Holocaust, also tutored Jewish children at her home? (2016-01-02)
... that drummer, singer, and songwriter Emily Estefan was born in 1994 after her mother, Gloria Estefan, had been told she would never give birth following a 1990 tour-bus crash? (2015-12-31)
... that 13 years after Lydia Emelie Gruchy graduated her theological studies with honors, she was finally ordained in 1936 as the first female minister of the United Church of Canada? (2015-12-30)
... that Mrs Beeton became used as a generic name for "an authority on cooking and domestic subjects"? (2015-12-29)
... that Jane Fraser has been promoted to four CEO posts at Citigroup since joining in 2004? (2015-12-27)
... that Chris Christie credits his wife, Mary Pat Christie, and her financial success on Wall Street as the reason he could give up his law career and run for political office? (2015-12-23)
... that Wu Chengzhen was the first woman to be ordained as a fangzhang in the 1,800-year history of the Tao faith? (2015-12-22)
... that a white, straight, female character in Master of None was rewritten as a black lesbian after Lena Waithe read for the role? (2015-12-22)
... that interior designer Lena Larsson became known as a pioneer for the unconventional, family-friendly environments she created? (2015-12-22)
... that Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg pledged to donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares, valued at $45 billion, to their charitable foundation? (2015-12-20)
... that the British entrepreneur Nancy Cruickshank's second start-up, Handbag.com, became the number-one fashion and beauty website in the UK, with 1.5 million visits monthly? (2015-12-11)
... that The Daily Telegraph has called Nicola Mendelsohn(pictured), Facebook's vice president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, "the most powerful woman in the British tech industry"? (2015-12-10)
... that Kathryn Parsons(pictured) co-founded a startup that teaches people how to "code in a day"? (2015-12-10)
... that ASI Corp., a wholesale distributor of computer components founded by Christine Liang, is one of the largest women-owned businesses in the United States? (2015-12-10)
... that Vicky Lau was named the best female chef in Asia in 2015? (2015-11-25)
... that architect Winka Dubbeldam prefers dressing in black, and lives in a house with black walls? (2015-11-24)
... that architect Susan Maxman's firm received 65 awards including 14 AIA design awards and 14 awards for their designs' environmental importance? (2015-11-24)
... that Iranian poet Fateme Ekhtesari was arrested and found guilty in court of "insulting the sacred" after appearing at the Gothenburg poetry festival? (2015-11-21)
... that some commentators credit Leelah Alcorn with inspiring "a flashpoint for transgender progress in 2014"? (2015-11-20)
... that Effie Maud Aldrich Morrison originated the concept and was the instigator for the plan of the first senior housing project in the United States (example houses pictured)? (2015-11-16)
... that in her 18 years playing the title role on the daily radio soap operaStella Dallas, Anne Elstner missed only one performance? (2015-11-15)
... that the architect Chitra Vishwanath built her own large mud house in Bengaluru to promote her theme of mud architecture as an environmentally sound proposition? (2015-11-11)
... that on 25 February 1990, Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua became the first elected woman president in the Americas? (2015-11-10)
... that Sydney architect Eleanor Cullis-Hill practiced from her home since she felt that women were unwelcome in large architectural offices? (2015-11-09)
... that although Monica Pidgeon's father persuaded her not to study architecture, she went on to edit Architectural Design for almost three decades? (2015-11-08)
... that Roshanara, who was born and trained in India, taught Bette Davis to dance? (2015-11-07)
... that Silvana Imam and her girlfriend Beatrice Eli performed together in 2015 under the stage name Vierge Moderne? (2015-11-06)
... that Teresa Borsuk's interest in architecture was sparked partly by Lego? (2015-11-05)
... that the London-based architect Rosemary Stjernstedt was the first woman to reach senior grade I status in a British council county division? (2015-11-02)
... that architect Eva Vecsei has designed projects in Hungary, Canada and Pakistan? (2015-11-02)
... that Hebrew University folklore professor Galit Hasan-Rokem claims that Israel street signs exhibit bias against Arabic-speaking residents? (2015-10-30)
... that Dutch architect Tonny Zwollo was featured in Life magazine for building 35 schools in Oaxaca, Mexico, and convincing the community members to help build them for free? (2015-10-29)
... that Kate Macintosh designed a social housing complex in London that was described as "one of the most remarkable housing developments in the country"? (2015-10-29)
... that the cathedral architect Corinne Bennett's interest in stone came from her father, a geology professor? (2015-10-29)
... that Debra Crew surprised business observers when she became president of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company only two months after being named president of PepsiCo North America Nutrition? (2015-10-26)
... that singer Lady Gaga used a Bea Szenfeld(pictured) design for herself and her background dancers in the music video for the song "G.U.Y."? (2015-10-24)
... that television presenter Suzanne Sjögren was selected as Sweden's sexiest woman by the men's magazine Slitz in 2001? (2015-10-23)
... that Roddy Piper and Keith David, who throw punches at each other in They Live (1988), provided their voices for "The Red Throne" in which their characters engage in a similar fight? (2015-10-22)
... that Swedish television presenter Karin Frick won a scholarship which allowed her to play tennis at a college in Miami? (2015-10-22)
... that architect Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp said she campaigned for women's issues "simply because I did not want there to be any"? (2015-10-21)
... that a street in Rome is named after female Italian mathematician Pia Nalli? (2015-10-19)
... that American artist Louise Upton Brumback(painting pictured) said of artists as teachers that "the great ones won't teach their secrets, and the little ones have none to teach"? (2015-10-18)
... that Loretta Marron became known as "the Jelly Bean Lady" after using jelly beans to test bogus health products? (2015-10-18)
... that Selena was called the "Queen of Tejano music", and was described as "the most important and popular Tejano star of all time"? (2015-10-14)
... that upon her introduction in 1987, Ruth Archer stood out from the other female characters featured in The Archers as she was a farmer and a feminist? (2015-10-14)
... that 30 years after joining the Royal Bank of Canada as a teller, Zabeen Hirji became chief human resources officer with responsibility for nearly 79,000 employees in 50 countries? (2015-10-10)
... that in 2015, Anushka Sharma(pictured) appeared on The Huffington Post's list of "100 most influential women on Twitter"? (2015-10-08)
... that the National Diversity Council named Shefali Razdan Duggal to the list of the Most Powerful and Influential Women of 2012 in California? (2015-10-04)
... that the actress Ester Textorius(pictured) did a number of operettes, and though successful, never considered herself a good enough singer for such roles? (2015-10-04)
... that Saga Becker in 2015 became the first transsexual actress both to be nominated and win a Guldbaggen Award? (2015-10-03)
... that Algerian filmmaker Nadia Labidi is also a politician who served as Minister of Culture from May 2014 to May 2015? (2015-10-01)
... that Lourdes Aflague Leon Guerrero, who served as a senator in the Legislature of Guam, is the Chairwoman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Bank of Guam? (2015-09-28)
... that Katie Page, CEO of Harvey Norman and an active supporter of women in sports, announced a $500,000 purse for horses owned or leased by women at the 2013 Magic Millions racing event? (2015-09-28)
... that Iranian-born Azita Shariati, an executive with the French catering and support services multinational Sodexo, has been named the most powerful businesswoman in Sweden? (2015-09-25)
... that Louise O'Sullivan, founder and CEO of Anam Technologies, Dublin, is a vocal advocate for gender parity in the IT industry? (2015-09-22)
... that in 2014 the Sunday Independent named Irish venture capitalist Elaine Coughlan one of "The 50 Most Influential and Powerful Women in Business"? (2015-09-22)
... that Lady Sayer interrupted live firing exercises in an army range on Dartmoor to photograph damage done to ancient monuments? (2015-09-21)
... that Miss Oregon 2007 Kari Virding saw her first Miss Oregon pageant when she was just eight years old? (2015-09-21)
... that Ann-Marie Campbell, southern division president for The Home Depot with responsibility for 690 stores and 100,000 employees, started with the company as a part-time cashier? (2015-09-21)
... that within two years of the hiring of Sandi Peterson as Group Worldwide Chairman of Johnson & Johnson, the company doubled its number of women in executive leadership positions? (2015-09-19)
... that because many girls at the Beth Rivkah school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, have the same first name, teachers call on them by their surnames? (2015-09-06)
... that the original script outline for the romantic comedy The Other Woman (2014) was characterised as The First Wives Club (1996) but with a younger cast? (2015-08-29)
... that American entrepreneur Pamela Meyer has been described by Reader's Digest as "the nation's best known expert on lying"? (2015-08-23)
... that the film roles of Nepalese actress Manisha Koirala(pictured) have included a Muslim married to a Hindu during the Bombay Riots, the daughter of a mute and deaf couple, and a terrorist? (2015-08-16)
... that actress Jenny Skavlan was married in 2014 in a dress she designed and made herself? (2015-08-14)
... that the dinosaur Wendiceratops(pictured) was named for fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda, who then had it tattooed on her arm in celebration? (2015-07-30)
... that Playboy magazine's lavishly designed and illustrated Little Annie Fanny (1962–1988) began as a male character? (2015-07-15)
... that as a child, Indian actress Sargun Mehta(pictured) and her brother auditioned for the dance reality show Boogie Woogie, but were rejected? (2015-07-13)
... that a two year golden handcuffs contract in 2000 made Sarah Lancashire the highest paid actress in UK Television at the time? (2015-07-11)
... that poetess Silva Kaputikyan returned the medal awarded her by the Armenian president after a violent crackdown on an opposition demonstration? (2015-04-19)
... that former migrant worker Zhou Qunfei started a touchscreen company and became China's richest woman with a net worth of US$10 billion? (2015-04-18)
... that Cläre Jung has been called "the soul and muse" of a circle of Berlin-based expressionist poets that includes Else Lasker-Schüler? (2015-03-28)
... that U.S. Mint Assistant Director Mary Margaret O'Reilly three times had her mandatory retirement extended by order of FDR, but he refused when asked a fourth time? (2015-03-24)
... that Sarah Marquis walked for three years across Asia and Australia, covering a distance of 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi)? (2015-03-22)
... that the debut single by pop singer QT was conceived to market an energy drink of the same name? (2015-03-22)
... that in 2012 Complex ranked Sarah Kerrigan as the most evil woman in gaming? (2015-03-20)
... that "Movie Queen" Butterfly Wu(pictured) became the mistress of China's spymaster Dai Li and the mother-in-law of President Li Zongren? (2015-03-03)
... that a surveillance video of Elisa Lam acting strangely in an elevator drew three million views in its first ten days on Youku, though many viewers said it disturbed them? (2015-02-21)
... that journalist Hanna Stjärne(pictured) was announced as the new CEO of Sveriges Television in September 2014 and will take the post within six months? (2014-11-11)
... that Caitlin Doughty(pictured), whose web seriesAsk a Mortician humorously explores death, wrote the 2014 bestseller Smoke Gets in Your Eyes& Other Lessons from the Crematory? (2014-10-31)
... that the Canadian actress Charlotte Le Bon worked as a model for almost a decade in New York, Tokyo and Paris, but "really hated it"? (2014-09-27)
... that Sandra Bullock is the first person to win both a Razzie and an Oscar on the same weekend? (2014-09-23)
... that many of the women interviewed for Aspergirls were diagnosed with Asperger syndrome only after their children had received that diagnosis? (2014-09-20)
... that the demoness Trijata is described as the ideal of a true friend by Indologist Camille Bulcke? (2014-09-14)
... that with her 1906 ascent of Pinnacle Peak (22,735ft or 6,930m) in the Himalaya, Fanny Bullock Workman(pictured) set an altitude record for women that stood until 1934? (2014-07-17)
... that the LIFE magazine called Veloz and Yolanda "the greatest dance couple in America"? (2014-07-12)
... that actress Pom Klementieff trained three hours per day, for two months, to fight Josh Brolin? (2014-07-10)
... that CCM Magazine called the debut album by Christian pop singer V. Rose an "upbeat pop production set to spiritually-grounded lyrics"? (2014-06-23)
... that Katy Perry is the first artist to spend 69 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the BillboardHot 100? (2014-06-22)
... that Kakan Hermansson(pictured) held an art exhibition during the "West Pride", an LGBT festival in Gothenburg in 2014? (2014-06-19)
... that Bissau-Guinean Zinha Vaz was arrested and detained after an argument with President Kumba Ialá, who offered her the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs months later? (2014-06-18)
... that Soraya Post(pictured) was the first Romani in Swedish history to top the ballot for a political party at the European Parliament elections in 2014? (2014-06-08)
... that astronomer Adelaide Ames joined the Harvard College Observatory as a research assistant because she could not find any jobs in journalism? (2014-06-07)
... that during the 17th century many couples performed "erotic" acts near The Iron Lady(pictured), and it was thrown into the river twice for being an object of pagan veneration? (2014-06-05)
... that actress Danielle Brooks has been cast as the first black woman on the HBO series Girls? (2014-04-27)
... that New Zealand actress Morgana O'Reilly had her husband film her first audition for a role on Neighbours in their garden? (2014-04-21)
... that Iranian student activist Maryam Shafipour spent seven months in pre-trial detention, including more than two months in solitary confinement, before being sentenced to seven years in prison? (2014-04-12)
... that Leila Schneps(pictured), mathematician, researcher, and author of Math on Trial also writes mathematically-themed murder mysteries under the pen-name Catherine Shaw? (2014-03-13)
... that San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim plays bass guitar, and her favorite song is by the Wu-Tang Clan? (2014-03-13)
... that Swan Lake was shown live in 100 French cinemas, with Steffi Scherzer, a dancer of the Berlin State Opera for 28 years, in the double role of Odette/Odile? (2014-03-12)
... that Rajani Pandit, regarded as Maharashtra's first female private detective, reportedly worked undercover as domestic help for six months while solving a case? (2014-03-12)
... that Angela Stent is on the advisory committee of Women in International Security, an organization dedicated to promoting women's careers in the field of national security? (2014-03-10)
... that Spanish artist Glòria Muñoz uses the chapel of an abandoned convent as her studio? (2014-03-08)
... that Nina Kirsanova, one of the most important ballet dancers in Serbia, was also a lead principal dancer, choreographer, head of ballet, ballet teacher, nurse, archaeologist and actress? (2013-11-25)
... that Lily Tirtasana Neo was born in Indonesia, graduated from an Irish medical school, and became an MP in Singapore in 1997? (2013-11-25)
... that Mia Frye was the choreographer for the dance routine in the music video for the Los del Río hit song "Macarena"? (2013-11-20)
... that award-winning production designer Eve Stewart described her experience as art director on Mike Leigh'sNaked as "a bit of a shock"? (2013-11-07)
... that despite starting her career in 2003, K-Mil has yet to release a studio album? (2013-09-29)
... that Singaporean politician and People's Action Party member Lee Bee Wah is also the President of the Singapore Table Tennis Association? (2013-09-28)
... that in What's Your Raashee?, Priyanka Chopra became the first actress in the world to portray twelve distinct characters in one film? (2013-07-09)
... that Victoria's Secret model Elsa Hosk(pictured) was formerly a professional basketball player? (2013-07-03)
... that Cuban actress Danay García turned from dancing to modeling because she wanted a "career for life"? (2013-07-03)
... that some versions of the Ramayana narrate that the demon Ravana abducts an illusionary double of Sita, rather than the real one? (2013-06-26)
... that one Belén López was nominated for the Newcomer Award for her role in The Distance (2006), while another Belén López was the inspiration of film director Franco Zeffirelli? (2013-06-26)
... that Egyptian actress Naglaa Fathi, who started her career at age 16, has acted in over 80 films? (2013-06-22)
... that Lina Ron was very aggressive and volatile in her radical political life when Chávez called her "uncontrollable", and she even called herself an "ugly part" of the revolution? (2013-06-13)
... that with their combined wealth estimated at $1.6 billion, Singaporean couple Ong Beng Seng and Christina Ong are among the richest people in Singapore? (2013-06-10)
... that Michelle Nunn, CEO of Points of Light, the largest organization in the U.S. devoted to volunteer service, is considering running for the U.S. Senate, where her father once served? (2013-06-06)
... that the wedding of Lydia Kandou to a Muslim singer led to widespread debate in Indonesia about the acceptability of interfaith marriages? (2013-05-26)
... that Indonesian "sex bomb" Meriam Bellina has been called "the fantasy girl come true for the movie-going public"? (2013-05-20)
... that although both Mieke Wijaya and her daughter have been nominated for Citra Awards, only Mieke has won? (2013-05-19)
... that in 1933 St. Louis blues singer Dorothea Trowbridge recorded "Grinding Blues", the lyrics of which are cited as an "open declaration of erotic desire"? (2013-05-19)
... that Liu Hui, a Hui, is one of the few women among China's high-ranking officials? (2013-05-17)
... that film actress Paoli Dam(pictured) holds a post-graduate degree in chemistry and initially wanted to become a researcher of the subject? (2013-05-08)
... that as a choreographer and dancer, Morleigh Steinberg presented her arms as noodles, but to much of the public she is known for being next to The Edge? (2013-05-06)
... that during its initial run of episodes, Glee fans lobbied for Idina Menzel to be cast as the biological mother of Lea Michele's character due to the strong resemblance between the two actresses? (2013-04-22)
... that former Israeli Ambassador to Russia Anna Azari is married to a rabbi who leads a congregation in Tel Aviv? (2013-04-21)
... that Soho Pam liked to give her patrons a cuddle? (2013-04-02)
... that Chen Be-yue's nomination to Taiwan's constitutional court led to a proposal to bar public servants from holding permanent residency in foreign countries? (2013-03-04)
... that Emily Graslie's work on "The Brain Scoop" has been described as "articulate and hilarious" by Scientific American? (2013-03-02)
... that Saturn Award-winning actress Justina Vail(pictured) is now a life coach, author and hypnotherapist? (2013-02-19)
... that the oldest extant donor portrait by Norwich Greyfriars (pictured) is that of the 23-year-old German queen Beatrice of Falkenburg, widow of Richard of Cornwall? (2013-02-17)
... that Chinese singer Yisa Yu participated three times in the Super Girl singing contest before reaching the top ten in 2009? (2013-02-15)
... that Anna Litvinova, the winner of Miss Universe – Russia 2006 contest, died on 22 January 2013 in a hospital in Germany, after suffering from cancer for one year? (2013-02-15)
... that though Japanese girl group Momoiro Clover Z member Momoka Ariyasu(pictured) claims to be stupid, other members say she is very studious, even studying backstage? (2012-12-28)
... that when Oprah Winfrey saw American modelJasmine Tookes perform on the runway at Lincoln Center, she extolled Tookes' "butter" soft skin and requested that Tookes "rub your face against mine"? (2012-12-22)
... that over 15,000 miracles have been attributed to the newly canonized Saint Anna Schäffer(pictured) since 1929? (2012-11-01)
... that the father of actress Jane Cameron worked as a set designer on Emmerdale, which Cameron later appeared in as Sophie Wright? (2012-10-30)
... that police fingerprinted over 45,000 men to find the killer of June Anne Devaney, the first time mass fingerprinting had been used to solve a crime? (2012-10-03)
... that the investigation into the murder of Celine Figard saw the UK's first national DNA screening programme in the hunt for a suspect? (2012-09-13)
... that María Soledad Iparraguirre was only the second woman to serve on the executive of the Basque separatist group ETA and was wanted by Spanish police for participation in at least 14 assassinations? (2012-09-13)
... that volleyball player Jordan Larson was a two-time AVCA First Team All-American during her college career? (2012-08-26)
... that when Nadia Santini's restaurant Dal Pescatore was awarded three Michelin stars in 1996, she was the first female chef in Italy so honored? (2012-08-25)
... that Ottla Kafka, the youngest and dearest sister of Franz Kafka, died in the Holocaust because she divorced her Catholic husband? (2012-08-24)
... that in 2007, French chef Anne-Sophie Pic became only the fourth woman to win three Michelin stars? (2012-08-24)
... that pioneer dentist Leonie von Meusebach–Zesch held mobile dental clinics for Inuit children and once crawled across thin ice to save her sled dogs from drowning? (2012-08-23)
... that Ratna Asmara was the first female film director in Indonesian history? (2012-08-21)
... that Elena Arzak was named the best female chef in the world in 2012 by Restaurant magazine? (2012-08-21)
... that after winning her first Olympic medal at her fourth Olympic Games, British judokaKarina Bryant hasn't ruled out competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio? (2012-08-16)
... that sprinterEmily Diamond was selected for Great Britain's 4 × 400 metres relay squad at the 2012 Olympics despite having run the distance outdoors competitively only six times? (2012-08-09)
... that at the 2012 Olympics, Kayla Harrison became the first American to win a gold medal in judo? (2012-08-08)
... that California student Sarah Attar is one of Saudi Arabia's first female athletes at the Olympics, and is due to compete at the 2012 Games in an event she hasn't competed in since high school? (2012-08-07)
... that when she played for Great Britain against Australia on 28 July, Rose Anderson became Scotland's first Olympic basketball player? (2012-08-07)
... that artistic gymnastElizabeth Price, a 2012 Olympics alternate, was not picked for the five-member U.S. team even though she finished fourth at the Olympic Trials? (2012-08-05)
... that Agneta Matthes and her husband (pictured), who ran factories in Delft producing yeast, perfume, and margarine, developed a workers' housing area in garden city style, Agneta Park? (2012-07-29)
... that internet entrepreneur Silvina Moschini(pictured) believes Wikipedia should allow advertising as a way of funding improved academic content? (2012-07-20)
... that the performances in the Body of Proof episode "Talking Heads" of Kathy Searle as the person who dismembered the murder victim and Kelly AuCoin as the murderer were both praised? (2012-07-13)
... that acclaimed violinist Tasmin Little released her 2008 recording The Naked Violin as a free download? (2012-07-04)
... that child actress Rachel Covey had a body double during the 2007 film Enchanted so that she did not have to spend as much time on set? (2012-07-02)
... that 2012 Australian Olympic diver Jaele Patrick only took up the sport at fifteen following a gymnastics injury? (2012-07-02)
... that a prospective book agent advised British author Lindsey Kelk to use a pseudonym as her real name sounded like "a cat being sick"? (2012-05-23)
... that Juliet May described child actress Lucy Hutchinson as "one of the most remarkable five year olds" she had ever met? (2012-05-17)
... that in 1965, Barbara Robbins became the first female CIA employee to die in action in the agency's history and the first American woman to die in the Vietnam War? (2012-05-12)
... that Adolf Hitler was so hopelessly in love with Stefanie Isak when he was a teenager that he planned to commit suicide with her in the Danube? (2012-05-08)
... that prolific food writer and reality TV judge Mary Berry's(pictured) first job was to visit consumer's homes to show them how to use their own electric cookers? (2012-04-13)
... that Sister Jackie Hudson served six months in prison for painting "Christ lives, Disarm" on the side of a bunker? (2012-04-12)
... that Indonesian actress Titi Sjuman agreed to make her film debut only after being cajoled by her brother and sister-in-law (the film's director)? (2011-12-29)
... that in a concert "Hommage à Liszt" at Munich's Gasteig, pianist Valentina Babor played chamber music by Franz Liszt and Graham Waterhouse scored for piano solo up to piano and string quartet? (2011-11-06)
... that educator Anna Essinger, ordered to fly the swastika on Hitler's birthday, planned a day-long outing for her school, leaving the flag to fly over an empty building? (2011-10-07)
... that Mei-Ann Chen was the first woman to win the Malko Competition, the "world's most prestigious prize for young conductors"? (2011-10-02)
... that Liu Huang A-tao was the first former Taiwanese comfort woman to sue the Japanese government for compensation and an apology? (2011-09-30)
... that The Shirelles, described as having a "naive schoolgirl sound", are credited with starting the girl band genre? (2011-09-25)
... that Louise Casey, a British civil servant known for being outspoken, once said that "doing things sober is no way to get things done"? (2011-09-14)
... that one of Indonesia's "most sought-after movie songwriters" started her career by writing about flatulence and sexual deviancy? (2011-09-11)
... that Teguh Karya had to fight for Christine Hakim's right to act in Cinta Pertama (First Love) after his producer said her breasts were too small? (2011-09-10)
... that the actress who plays Amy Wyatt in the British soap opera Emmerdale has been nominated for two "Best Newcomer" awards? (2011-08-28)
... that Lisa Stublić's(pictured)debut marathon was the fastest marathon run by any Croatian athlete in 2010, including men? (2011-08-27)
... that the complete works of Brunette Coleman were not published until seventeen years after the death of Philip Larkin? (2011-08-26)
... that when Wilfred main cast member Fiona Gubelmann first read the script for the pilot, she "didn't quite get the whole guy in the dog suit thing"? (2011-08-22)
... that Happy Salma, wife of a prince, agreed to play a prostitute in 7 Hearts 7 Loves 7 Women, but only if no men could touch her on set? (2011-08-18)
... that the title of a 2008 article by German journalist Julia Voss translates as "Jim Button saves the theory of evolution"? (2011-08-04)
... that six of the ten siblings of Norwegian stage actress Ada Kramm were actors themselves? (2011-07-27)
... that Rajinder Kaur Bhattal was the first female chief minister of Punjab, but only the eighth female chief minister of an Indian state? (2011-07-24)
... that Madeline Mitchell overcame a 12-day coma, 21 days on a respirator, 2 months in a wheelchair and a femur broken in 12 places to become Miss Alabama USA and compete in Miss USA 2011 two years later? (2011-06-25)
... that Tammy Locke was called "an especially endearing little dumpling" for her role in 1960s western TV series The Monroes, but her antics on set included giving a live frog to the show's hairdresser? (2011-06-22)
... that Mexican-American singer-songwriter Selena was murdered by an employee who (falsely) claimed she was raped and needed the singer's help? (2011-06-13)
... that Rebecca Black's "Friday", dubbed the "worst song ever" by some critics, has made Black a "viral star" with the video attracting over 80 million Youtube hits? (2011-04-06)
... that, after "Stop...pooping!" was uttered by Rob Lowe in the Parks and Recreation episode "Flu Season", the line was deemed the "single greatest self-effacingly comic moment of his long, handsome career"? (2011-02-07)
... that the monkey-queen Tara(pictured with her first husband) is described in the Hindu epic Ramayana to have set a habit to visit her second husband Sugriva drunk before indulging in sex? (2011-01-31)
... that the inquiry into the murder of Joanna Yeates, dubbed "Operation Braid", has become one of the largest police investigations in Bristol, England? (2011-01-06)
... that Maxim model and reality television contestant Gia Allemand has been selected to play the role of Ava Gardner in an upcoming film about the life of Gianni Russo? (2010-12-29)
... that in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Satyavati(pictured) – who initially stank of fish – was blessed with the musk fragrance by a sage, with whom she had premarital sex? (2010-12-23)
... that initially described as devouring children on the sixth day after birth, today the Hindu goddess Shashthi(pictured) is worshiped on this day as the protector of children? (2010-12-09)
... that when Paul McCartney offered Isla Blair a ride home, his fans attacked her? (2010-11-14)
... that, because of a lifelong medical condition that may be Proteus syndrome, Mandy Sellars' legs and feet weigh about 210 lb (95 kg), while her upper body only weighs about 84 lb (38 kg)? (2010-11-11)
... that prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, imprisoned in Iran's notorious Evin Prison, went on a month-long hunger strike to protest her ill-treatment? (2010-11-02)
... that Wolke Hegenbarth's first name means "cloud" in German? (2010-11-01)
... that soul singer and songwriter Brenda Lee Eager has written and performed in a musical theatre show based on her own life story? (2010-10-18)
... that Holly Madison's personal assistant Angel Porrino will replace her in the lead role of the Las Vegas production Peepshow for nine weeks in 2011? (2010-10-13)
... that every year a mysterious dancing light is said to appear over the spot where Grace Sherwood, "The Witch of Pungo", (pictured) was tested by ducking as part of her trial for witchcraft? (2010-09-10)
... that courts in California, Maryland, and Wisconsin held that ladies' night discounts are unlawful gender discrimination under state or local statutes? (2010-08-04)
... that Maureen Ogden of New Jersey's 22nd Legislative District sponsored a bill making original birth certificates available to adoptees, saying "basic rights of the little babies were not being considered"? (2010-08-03)
... that the Japanese actress Kirin Kiki auctioned off her first stage name on a television show because she claimed she had "nothing else to sell"? (2010-07-30)
... that philanthropist Florence Meyer Blumenthal was known by her family for having a "perfect figure" and for "bringing home massive amounts of clothing from Paris"? (2010-07-25)
... that according to Ramayana adaptations, Mandodari – the wife of the ten-headed demon Ravana – was the mother of Sita, whose kidnapping by Ravana would lead to his doom? (2010-06-19)
... that the death of seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff, who tried to become the youngest to fly an aircraft across the US, led to a law prohibiting record-seeking children from touching the flight controls? (2010-06-19)
... that Dean Lyons, a homeless heroin addict, confessed to the Grangegorman killings and spent eight months in jail, though he did not commit the crime? (2010-06-16)
... that Mien Ruys, a Dutch garden architect, started the fad of designing gardens using railroad ties (Dutch, bielzen), so much so that her nickname became Bielzen Mien? (2010-05-25)
... that Lithuanian-born Aldona Gustas co-founded an artistic forum in West Berlin, the "Berliner Malerpoeten", intended to attract individuals who both wrote and illustrated their works? (2010-05-22)
... that in 2007 French actress and comedienne Mimie Mathy was selected the fifth most popular French celebrity by the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche? (2010-05-01) ... that in 2007 French actress and comedienne Mimie Mathy was selected the fifth most popular French celebrity by the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche? (2010-04-30)
... that the erotic Indian classical dance Mohiniattam is named after the seductress supreme of Hindu mythology – Mohini(pictured), the female avatar of the male god Vishnu? (2010-03-22)
... that in 2010, Jennie M. Forehand sponsored a bill limiting the ability of judges to sentence criminals to time in local jails if those jails are not reimbursed by the state? (2010-03-10)
... that Spanish politician and feminist Clara Campoamor was one of three women elected to Spain's 1931 Constituent Assembly even though women were not allowed to vote in the election? (2010-03-08)
... that the self-decapitated HindugoddessChinnamasta(pictured) standing on a copulating couple signifies that life, death and sex are interdependent? (2010-03-02)
... that Shraddha Jadhav, who was recently elected as the Mayor of Mumbai and chief of India's richest municipal body, is known for her "elegant dressing"? (2009-12-08)
... that actress Jessalyn Gilsig hoped viewers would warm to her Glee character Terri Schuester after the episode "Mattress", having previously experienced a fan backlash? (2009-12-08)
... that Luis Valdez called American activist Alice McGrath, who inspired his play Zoot Suit, "one of the heroines of the 20th century"? (2009-12-04)
... that Laura Kirkpatrick placed second in the reality show America's Next Top Model in 2009, but was ranked fan favorite in a poll conducted by the show? (2009-12-02)
... that U.S. birth control advocate Dr. Bessie Moses gave up her practice as an obstetrician because she became emotionally attached to the outcome of every birth she attended? (2009-12-02)
... that the Nefertiti bust(pictured) was reinstated in Neues Museum in 2009 after 70 years away, including a period in a salt mine in World War II? (2009-11-28)
... that Nicole Fox, who won first place in the reality show America's Next Top Model in 2009, is nicknamed "Bloody Eyeball"? (2009-11-26)
... that when Rakel Seweriin stepped down as a member of the Parliament of Norway in 1969, she had served for 24 years, a record for a Norwegian woman? (2009-11-23)
... that Makerita Urale, a leading figure in contemporary Polynesian theatre, directed the play Frangipani Perfume, the first Pacific play written by a woman for an all-female cast? (2009-11-15)
... that the Colombian actress and beauty queen Liliana Lozano was shot to death two days after the murder of her boyfriend, the drug lord Leonidas Vargas? (2009-11-15)
... that Katie Piper, a former model who was burnt by acid in an attack arranged by her ex-boyfriend, had her face removed and rebuilt in a single operation, which was the first of its kind? (2009-10-24)
... that while the rest of India worships the Hindu wealth-goddess Lakshmi, Bengalis venerate the fearsome goddess Kali (pictured) today on Kali Puja? (2009-10-17)
... that Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke went back to acting, producing and directing her own movies after her car accident in 2005? (2009-10-11)
... that Indigenous Australian artist and illustrator Bronwyn Bancroft was the first Australian fashion designer invited to show her work in Paris? (2009-10-11)
... that Emmy Award-winning director Dearbhla Walsh described one scene in Talk to Me where a teacher commits adultery with her 15-year-old pupil as "not so much about sex as about love"? (2009-09-30)
... that as of 2009, Liz Shuler is the first woman and youngest person to hold the position of AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, and the highest-ranking woman in the labor federation's history? (2009-09-27)
... that the series Svenska Hollywoodfruar follows Swedish women living a glamorous lifestyle in the Hollywood-area with rich American husbands? (2009-09-19)
... that Josefin Crafoord originally declined an offer to appear on the Swedish version of Dancing on Ice because she did not know how to skate? (2009-09-13)
... that the murder of 17-year-old Raonaid Murray has still not been solved ten years after it occurred? (2009-09-09)
... that even though Karen Platou in 1921 was the first woman elected to the NorwegianParliament, the first woman to sit in that assembly was Anna Rogstad, ten years earlier? (2009-09-07)
... that in 1885, over 10,000 mourners attended the funeral of EnglishmaidservantAlice Ayres(pictured)? (2009-09-05)
... that Helga Karlsen, who was the first female Member of Parliament from the Norwegian Labour Party, died only four days before she could be elected for a third term? (2009-09-04)
... that Freeheld is an Academy Award-winning documentary by Cynthia Wade that follows a New Jersey detective fighting for the right to pass on her pension to her female domestic partner? (2009-08-24)
... that the single "Hot" by Romanian singer Inna was posted on YouTube and reached 2 million views in under one year? (2009-08-04)
... that while working as a children's entertainer in the 1980s, actress Fay Ripley was set up as a jewellery thief in an insurance fraud attempt? (2009-08-04)
... that theoretical biologistMary Jane West-Eberhard says that she learnt more about science at high school from her English course on critical reading and writing than from her biology class? (2009-06-19)
... that actress Charlene McKenna was pleased that her full-frontal nude scene in the television series Raw attracted few complaints? (2009-06-17)
... that after facing 2009 All-American softballpitcherNikki Nemitz's fastball, a sports writer for the Detroit Free Press wrote that he "actually felt a breeze" and his "knees buckled"? (2009-06-06)
... that the history of the underwire bra(patent pictured) dates back to 1893 when Marie Tucek patented a "breast supporter" that used a metal or cardboard support under the breasts? (2009-05-01)
... that actress Sela Ward was not initially interested in playing Stacy Warner on FOX's House, but changed her mind after watching tapes of the show? (2009-04-19)
... that philanthropist Dorothy Cullman and her husband, Lewis Cullman, donated over $250 million in support of the arts, science, and education? (2009-04-19)
... that in the first eight years after Harvard Girl was published in mainland China, the number of Chinese applicants to Harvard increased tenfold? (2009-03-25)
... that, during a television interview, Romanian politician Elena Udrea made reference to the "President of Norway", apparently unaware that the country is a monarchy? (2009-03-05)
... that following TV3's axing of Night Shift the presenter, model Michelle Doherty, was said to have been left feeling "completely bewildered, and absolutely gutted"? (2009-01-22)
... that 12-year-old actress Caitlin Sanchez, selected to perform the voice of the title character in Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer, grew up as a fan of the show with a Dora-themed bedroom and backpack? (2009-01-06)
... that Meredith Burgmann claims to be the only Australian sent to prison after running onto a sports field during a major sporting event? (2008-11-22)
... that in 2007, Vicki Berger played a major role in amending the Oregon Bottle Bill, which her own father had created 36 years earlier? (2008-11-20)
... that ballerinaRosella Hightower received critical acclaim in 1947 after filling in for the sick Alicia Markova and learning the role of Giselle in five hours, having never danced the part before? (2008-11-11)
... that actress Marion Terry, a younger sister of Dame Ellen Terry, appeared in over 125 chief roles? (2008-09-14)
... that in 1902, Isabel Gonzalez, a single Puerto Rican mother, challenged the United States government and helped pave the way for all Puerto Ricans to be recognized as U.S. citizens? (2008-09-10)
... that sopranoAdele Addison stepped into the role of Bess in the 1969 film version of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess as a last-minute replacement of a singer who sounded too shrill? (2008-09-01)
... that in Hindu mythology, the demonessPutana(pictured, centre) tried to kill the infant-god Krishna by breastfeeding him poisoned milk? (2008-08-30)
... that Laila Goody has been called "Norway's most awarded young actress"? (2008-07-27)
... that the Podgórski sisters—six-year-old Helena and her teenage sister Stefania—harbored thirteen Jews for over two years in the attic of their house during the Holocaust? (2008-07-11)
... that Australian cabaret singer, stage actor, dancer and comedienne Toni Lamond was nicknamed "Lolly-Legs Lamond" after being voted as having the second-best pair of legs in television while doing In Melbourne Tonight? (2008-04-28)
... that at age 23, Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen(pictured) was the youngest Danish politician ever to participate in a nationally televised debate for party leaders? (2008-04-15)
... that actress Anna Kendrick was nominated for a Tony Award at the age of twelve, making her the youngest-ever Tony nominee as of 2008? (2008-04-12)
... that Nurul Izzah Anwar, daughter of Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, defeated a three-term minister incumbent in her first contest for a parliament seat in Lembah Pantai? (2008-03-15)
... that De brief voor de koning (The Letter for the King) by Tonke Dragt was chosen in 2004 by the judges of the Gouden Griffel as the best Dutchchildren's novel of the past fifty years? (2008-02-19)
... that Margaret Downey's first major public activism for atheism was in response to the Boy Scouts of America refusing to renew her son's membership due to his professed atheism? (2008-02-12)
... that the case of Styllou Christofi, the penultimate woman to be hanged in Britain, failed to cause a public outcry because she, in the opinion of her executioner Albert Pierrepoint, was not very glamorous? (2008-02-10)
... that award-winning financial analystDana Telsey was first hired at a mutual fund company after her mother met a former neighbor on the street and asked him "Can you give Dana a job?" (2008-02-07)
... that with little prior experience, South Korean actress Kim Ok-bin was given a leading role in her first film, Voice, and was nominated for "Best New Actress" at the Blue Dragon Film Awards? (2008-01-30)
... that 24-year old Alondra de la Parra was the first Mexican woman to ever conduct a concert in New York City? (2008-01-27)
... that vaudeville performer Birdie Reeve was billed as the "World's Fastest Typist" in the 1920s, typing 200 words a minute using just two fingers of each hand? (2007-11-07)
... that Charles de Talleyrand described his wife, Catherine Grand(pictured), as "an Indian, very beautiful, very lazy, the most idle woman he had ever known"? (2007-09-08)
... that Christine Langan distracted a man from jumping off of a multi-storey car park by speaking to him in a Manchester accent until the police arrived? (2007-09-01)
... that Michelle Rocca, longtime girlfriend of singer Van Morrison, was the first woman to appear on one of Morrison's album covers since his then-wife Janet Minto in 1971? (2007-08-30)
... that to finance the musical Jelly's Last Jam, producer Margo Lion used a nude sculpture by Henri Matisse, which she inherited at age 18 when her parents died in a plane crash in Egypt, as collateral? (2007-08-14)
... that Catherine Troeh, a Native American activist, often signed her letters "member of the Chinook Tribe Allottee 1865 Quinault reservation" as a reference to 80 acres of land granted to her by the U.S. federal government? (2007-07-26)
... that American sculptor Lynda Benglis sought to confront the male ethos in the arts community with an advertisement in which she only wore a pair of sunglasses? (2007-06-29)
... that Australian pop singer Lynne Randell was the first Australian recording artist to shoot a colour music video for her 1967 hit "Ciao Baby"? (2007-06-14)
... that in 2003, Kimberly Casiano became the first Hispanic woman to serve on the board of one of the Fortune 1000 top five companies when she was appointed to the board of Ford Motor Company? (2007-06-14)
... that Cecilia Krieger, who translated the work of Sierpinski into English, was the first woman to receive a Ph.D in mathematics in Canada? (2007-06-07)
... that Paula Cooper, sentenced to death at age 15, had her sentence commuted in 1989 after an international uproar ensued and PopeJohn Paul II appealed to the Governor of Indiana for leniency? (2007-06-01)
... that Judy Morris, co-writer of the Academy Award winning Happy Feet has also acted in many of the most popular North American and Australian television programs since the age of 10? (2007-04-16)
... that Eilley Bowers(pictured) is one of the most researched, written and talked about women in Nevada history? (2007-03-25)
... that silent film star Norma Talmadge started a famous Hollywood tradition when she accidentally stepped into wet cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater? (2007-03-17)
... that the BBC journalist Barbara Plett's admission of having cried at the sight of the terminally ill Yasser Arafat led to a controversy? (2007-01-14)
... that former Queensland Health Minister Leisha Harvey served five months in prison for misappropriation of public funds during her tenure? (2006-11-23)
... that the Egyptian actress Faten Hamama has received more than forty awards and starred in almost one hundred films? (2006-11-14)
... that on 2 January 1990, 26-year old Nivedita Bhasin of Indian Airlines became the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft? (2006-09-24)
... that firing of Anna Walentynowicz, a Polish free trade union activist, was one of the events that led to the giant wave of strikes in Poland and eventually the creation of Solidarity? (2006-05-02)
... that the nature of the female orgasm is a field of research for academics studying female sexuality? (2006-01-10)
... that soul singer Bettye Lavette's album Souvenirs was recorded in 1972, but was shelved by Atlantic Records until a Frenchmusic collector discovered it and released it in 2000, sparking a continuing surge of interest in the singer? (2005-12-14)
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