by Rhonni | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hatshepsut The original stories crafted about her reign were steeped in the opinions of the “Gentleman Scholars of a certain generation. More modern studies have uncovered profound evidence that she was a benevolent and loving stepmother in addition to being one...
by Rhonni | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Khutulun Khan princess of 10,000 horses, the pride and glory of the Mongol Horde. Khans’ Mongol Empire – it was, for the time, as big a deal as deals got. At its height, it was the largest contiguous empire in human history, stretching from China to Europe and...
by Rhonni | Sep 8, 2021 | Remarkable Women
Hertha Ayerton Hertha Ayerton (1854 – 1923) was born Phoebe Sarah Marks and went by Sarah until, as a teenager, she adopted the name Hertha, after the heroine of a novel by Swedish feminist writer Frederika Bremer. Hertha was a smart girl and a good scholar. Her...
by Rhonni | Sep 8, 2021 | Remarkable Women
Kate Warne Already America’s first female detective, she’d also saved a President-elect from assassination. She had become a senior private detective years before women were allowed to join a police force in uniform, never mind as detectives. She was a...
by Rhonni | Sep 8, 2021 | Remarkable Women
Jovita Idár Jovita Idar (1885 – 1946) was a staunch defender of the first amendment, women’s rights and equality in education. Her father edited newspapers, and she was a professional journalist at the young age of 17. Her two brothers also wrote for her...
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