Women Behind the Curtain: Flora Tristan
Flora Tristan (1803-1844) was a French-Peruvian socialist writer and activist. She made important contributions to early feminist theory, and argued that the progress of women's rights was directly re...
8 Marras 20234min
Women Behind the Curtain: Rose Morgan
Rose Morgan (c. 1912-2008) was a beauty pioneer and the founder of the Rose Meta House of Beauty, the premier Black salon of Harlem. She created a new type of salon, where clients were pampered and at...
7 Marras 20235min
Women Behind the Curtain: Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) commanded a devoted group of followers during the Middle Ages. She was said to have received mystic visions from God from a young age and performed miracles throughout h...
6 Marras 20236min
Women Behind the Curtain: Nur Jahan
Nur Jahan (1577-1645) was the Empress of Mughal India. Although her husband Jahangir was technically emperor, Nur Jahan is widely seen as the true power behind the throne. She was the only female rule...
3 Marras 20236min
Women Behind the Curtain: María Orosa
María Ylagan Orosa (1893-1945) was a Filipino food technologist and war heroine. She used food preparation and preservation techniques to create and package locally-grown foods. Her work nourished the...
2 Marras 20237min
Women Behind the Curtain: Mary Anning
Mary Anning (1799 - 1847) was a pioneering paleontologist. She is responsible for several important fossil finds along the southwestern coast of England that made waves in the world of natural science...
1 Marras 20236min
Goddesses: Inanna
Inanna (or Ishtar) is the Mesopotamian deity of sexuality and war. Many elements of this goddess were also incorporated into later goddesses of love, such as Aphrodite and Venus. She is also known as ...
31 Loka 20234min
Goddesses: Amaterasu
Amaterasu is the sun goddess, the queen of the kami, and the center of Shinto and Japanese spiritual life. As an embodiment of the sun, she is also an embodiment of Japan itself. She holds an importan...
30 Loka 20236min
