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Monday, December 31, 2018

We need to put back the women who were written out of science history

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From  The Independent : Can you name a female scientist from history? Chances are you are shouting out Marie Curie. The twice Nobel Prize-wi...
Sunday, December 30, 2018

Jane Squire - The Lady of the Longitude

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The  University of Cambridge : Three hundred years ago, the British Parliament famously established rewards and funding for improved methods...

More Than One-third of Suicides Worldwide Are Committed by Indian Women

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From  Global Indian | indiawest.com : Indian women have the highest rate of suicide in the world, committing more than one out of three worl...
Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Was Nur Jahan a scheming temptress or just an independent woman who historians couldn’t fathom?

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From Dawn : She was the 35-year-old widow of a man who had fallen out of favour with the Mughal emperor when she caught the eye of Jahangir....

Respected historian suggests 'lost' Russian princess Anastasia fled to America

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From The Siberian Times (April 2014 ) : DNA evidence seemed to have put an end to the the claims of American Anna Anderson and others to be ...

3 Distinguished Chinese Female Scientists Elected Academicians of TWAS

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From  All China Women's Federation : Three distinguished female Chinese scientists were elected academicians at the 28th Academician Con...

Liberia Mourns Women Peace Activist "Aunty Ruth"

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From  allAfrica : On Thursday [13th Dec 2018], Liberians woke up to the death news of Madam Ruth Caesar [Aunty Ruth], a founding member o...

The modern Amazons: an island in Brazil, where women live alone.

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From  The Mice Times of Asia : The tradition of the “female tribe” is not so ancient as the Amazons described by the ancient authors, and wa...
Saturday, December 15, 2018

Protection or Profit? The 1000 Prostitutes Employed by the Church in 12th Century London

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From  Ancient Origins : The modern Christian church does not condone prostitution and would never consider getting involved with it. However...