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puzzles

Puzzle Monday: Warrior Women Crossword

AO Puzzles August 8, 2022
women

Who Were the Warrior Women of Dahomey?

The only documented all-female army in history inspired the Dora Milaje.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing August 3, 2022
women

Podcast: The Divorce Colony

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 15, 2022
music

The Woman Who Made Black Traditions a Vital Part of Music Education

Singer Bessie Jones is the reason so many American children know the folk songs of African and Gullah cultures.
Sara Mellas June 3, 2022
wax museum

Podcast: Madame Tussaud

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 1, 2022
women

Meet the Sword-Wielding Grandmother Bringing Women Back to Indian Martial Arts

Women who practiced kalaripayattu were a thing of the past—until Meenakshi Amma.
Shoma Abhyankar May 13, 2022
film

A Once-Lost Dress from 'The Wizard of Oz' Goes to Auction—Maybe

Dorothy wore the disputed blue-and-white frock when she faced down the Wicked Witch.
Sarah Durn May 6, 2022
medical museums

The 19th-Century Woman's Secret Guide to Birth Control

Shared books, homemade concoctions, and a whisper network thwarted Gilded Age efforts to limit women’s access to health care.
Emily Cataneo April 22, 2022
Berlin, Germany

Käthe Paulus Memorial

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.
food

The Women Keeping Circassian Cuisine Alive in Jordan

A restaurant in Amman preserves the cooking traditions of a diaspora.
Jason Ruffin April 1, 2022
women

In the Footsteps of Ecuador's 'Mama Warrior'

How the country's Indigenous communities are keeping the memory of activist Dolores Cacuango alive.
Kimberley Brown March 31, 2022
Itinerary

A Feminist Road Trip Across the U.S.

Explore the past, present, and future of women in America.
Michelle Cassidy
food

The Forgotten Cookbooks That Fueled Women’s Suffrage

From “pie for a doubting husband” to “spaghetti a la suffragette,” these recipes came with a side of activism.
Sam O'Brien March 30, 2022
hair

How Women—and Their Hair—Transformed South Korea

Newly fashionable in the 1960s, wigs brought millions of dollars into the war-ravaged country.
Wendy Wei March 30, 2022
roads

Meet Kenya's Sisterhood of Badass Bikers

The women-only motorcycle club offers skills learning, solidarity, and support that echoes pre-colonial networks.
Peace Mundia March 30, 2022
Budapest, Hungary

Katalin Karikó Mural

The Hungarian biochemist whose research helped develop mRNA-based vaccines for Covid-19.
antarctic

This Is What a Polar Explorer Looks Like

Thirty-three-year-old Harpreet Chandi recently became the first woman of color to make the difficult solo trek to the South Pole.
Amy Crawford March 29, 2022
music

Podcast: The Kalamazoo Gals of the Old Gibson Guitar Factory

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 29, 2022