Pink Collar Workers: Tapputi
Tapputi is widely regarded as one of the first known chemists, and her name appears in a Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet dating to approximately 1200 BCE. She is believed to have worked in the Babylonia...
4 Aug 20254min
Pink Collar Workers: Zephyr Wright
Zephyr Wright (1915-1988) served as President Lyndon B. Johnson's personal chef for nearly three decades. While her southern cooking filled stomachs and won hearts, her experiences as a Black woman in...
1 Aug 20259min
Maritime Madams: Dido
Dido (also known as Elissa or Elisha) was a legendary Queen of Tyre who was forced to flee the city with a loyal band of followers. Sailing west across the Mediterranean, she founded the city of Carth...
31 Jul 20254min
Maritime Madams: Florence Chadwick
Florence Chadwick (1918-1995) was an American long-distance, open-water swimmer, most famous for crossing the English Channel in record time and becoming the first woman to cross the Catalina Channel ...
30 Jul 20256min
Maritime Madams: Gloria Hollister
Gloria Hollister (1900-1988) was a marine scientist, conservationist and explorer who made record-breaking dives in a deep-sea submersible called the Bathysphere. For Further Reading: Diving in the D...
29 Jul 20254min
Maritime Madams: Fog Woman
Fog Woman is a figure of Tlingit folklore. She has the power to turn from human form into fog and conjure up salmon. In Tlingit legends, Fog Woman is the creator and ruler of salmon. Her stories expla...
28 Jul 20255min
Maritime Madams: Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz (1936-2021) was a Polish naval engineer and yacht captain. In 1978, she became the first woman to ever complete a solo voyage around the world. For Further Reading: M...
25 Jul 20256min
Maritime Madams: Else Bostelmann
Else Bostelmann (1882-1961) was a German-born scientific illustrator and painter known for bringing the deep sea to life through her vivid and accurate underwater artwork. Working with naturalist Will...
24 Jul 20256min
