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Dolores Cacuango, shown here in 1969, is known as "Mama Dolores" or "Mama Warrior," and her name rings out during protests in Ecuador today, 50 years after her death.
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
nature

Podcast: The World’s Oldest LIving Things

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 31, 2022
A suffrage march in 1913.
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
The Black griffin-riding Queen Calafia is the fierce namesake of California.
vikings

6 Epic Female Warriors You Don’t Want to Mess With

From California’s mythic warrior queen to the swole women of Sparta to female hunters in ancient Peru.
Sarah Durn March 30, 2022
Exporting hair and, later, producing wigs helped turn South Korea into an economic powerhouse. Wig making was considered women's work, and it laid the foundation for the rise of women's labor unions in the country.
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
museums

Podcast: The Office of Collecting and Design

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 30, 2022
A 1920's meeting of <em>Les Belles Perdrix.</em>
food

The All-Female Culinary Clubs of 20th-Century France

Even Julia Child was a member.
Alex Katsomitros March 29, 2022
Harpreet Chandi took 40 days to complete her solo 700-mile trek to the South Pole, skiing while pulling a 200-pound pulk, or cargo sled. Here, she trains for the adventure in Norway.
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
A detail of a plant with blue berries, from Marianne North's 1876 painting <em>Curious Plants from the Forest of Matang, Sarawak, Borneo.</em>
science

A Botanical Mystery Solved, After 146 Years

How a young illustrator’s attention to detail—and a determined Victorian woman's legacy—led to the discovery of a new species in an old painting.
Gemma Tarlach 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
A young woman, crowned with hops.
beer

The Ancient, Female Origins of Booze

Beer, sake, and a certain flowery wine had their start as women's work.
Anne Ewbank March 28, 2022
Musician and educator Amelia Tilghman founded <em>The Musical Messenger</em> in 1886.
music

The Women Behind the First Black Music Magazine

In the late 19th century, "The Musical Messenger" had a message to send.
Ashawnta Jackson March 28, 2022
William Randolph Hearst's private castle.
List

12 Places to See the Work of Women Architects

The only glass ceilings here are to let in the sunlight.
Michelle Cassidy March 28, 2022
forests

Podcast: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 28, 2022
Clara Adams was known as the "first flighter" and the "maiden of maiden voyages," and she became a good luck charm to pilots and passengers alike.
aviation

The Woman Who Taught the World How to Fly

Clara Adams was one of the first frequent flyers—a role as important to aviation history as the first pilots.
April White March 25, 2022
Andrea Marshall's love of marine life began at an early age, and is the motivation for her extensive research and conservation work.
science

The ‘Queen of the Mantas’ Who Became a Force of Nature

Lauded for her research on gentle giants of the sea, Andrea Marshall is using her fame to find hope for our troubled oceans.
Gemma Tarlach March 25, 2022
music

Podcast: Kulning

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 25, 2022