- 21. Meet Julie d'Aubigny: The French Gender-bending Opera Diva Your History Teacher Didn't Want You To Know Abo
- (Feminism)
- ... decided to make trouble. Insults flew, and one of the men challenged Julie to a duel. He was convinced of his own superior skill with the sword, and since she was wearing men’s clothes, he didn’t realize ...
- Created on 29 April 2020
- 22. Meet “Far Sector’s” Sojourner Mullein, The First Black Female Green Lantern
- (Books)
- ... to point out that the diversity behind the page is just as important as the diversity on the page – both Jemisin and Campbell are black. Having a black female writer pen a black female superhero is especially ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 23. Need A Break From Reality? Escape With These 11 YA Fantasy Books
- (Books)
- ... are your heart and soul, or you’re merely looking for quality books to help you through these quarantine days, check out this list of 11 YA fantasy and supernatural books by badass women that will let ...
- Created on 20 March 2020
- 24. 9 Times Women Smashed The Patriarchy in Interviews
- (Entertainment)
- ... want to start up a Change.org petition to ban all male boomer entertainment journalists. If you had the opportunity to ask a woman star of a super hero franchise anything in the world, the absolute last thing ...
- Created on 13 March 2020
- 25. Love The Feminist, Spirited Harley Quinn? Thank Amanda Conner And Jimmy Palmiotti
- (Books)
- ... story. Photos courtesy of DC Comics More from BUST What We Can Learn From “Birds of Prey” and the Male Gaze Megan Thee Stallion and Normani's "Diamonds" Delivers The Badass Duo We Deserve "DC Super ...
- Created on 12 March 2020
- 26. Lana Condor Talks Impacting Girls And Why Asian Actors Can No Longer Be Ignored: BUST Interview
- (TV)
- ... 12), and a third movie, To All the Boys: Always and Forever, Lara Jean, were both soon in development. And, recently, the actress announced on her Instagram feed that she’s working on a super-secret upcoming ...
- Created on 09 March 2020
- 27. ‘Vagina Monologues’ Playwright, Eve Ensler, Endorses Bernie Sanders In Powerful Speech
- (Feminism)
- ... at a @BernieSanders in San Jose ahead of #SuperTuesday. ❤️ ✊? pic.twitter.com/BbQeUC1Omu — Bonnie Castillo (@NNUBonnie) March 2, 2020 Image via Bonnie Castillo on Twitter MORE FROM BUST Progressives ...
- Created on 04 March 2020
- 28. Here Are 6 Scientists to Know on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- (Living)
- ... from Yale University (class of 2014). As an assistant Professor of Astrophysics at Dartmouth College, Dr. Isler studies hyperactive, supermassive black holes. Isler is an award-winning researcher who champions ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
- 29. Natalie Portman’s Cape and 9 Other Feminist Moments We Loved From The 92nd Academy Awards
- (Entertainment)
- ... these are getting the recognition they so deserve. 9. Brie Larson, Gal Galgadot, and Sigornie Weaver’s proposed female-fight club This trio of badass ladies, who have also all happened to play superheroes ...
- Created on 10 February 2020
- 30. In The Era of Trump And #MeToo, "Bombshell" Rings Hollo
- (Entertainment)
- ... to Robbie’s superb performance, the scene brims with tension and deep humiliation on behalf of Pospisil. Amidst all this, Ailes is sociopathically nonchalant, explaining away this perversion because “television ...
- Created on 13 December 2019
- 31. Megan Rapinoe, Margaret Atwood, Ava DuVernay, Yara Shahidi, Charlize Theron, And More, Speak Truth To Power At Glamour’s Women Of The Year Awards
- (Feminism)
- ... science and tech superstars Laura Medalia and Kavya Kopparapu. (This last lady is truly the future of medical technology. Google her and prepare to be floored.) Then on Monday, a super-glam, black-tie ...
- Created on 13 November 2019
- 32. Week Of Women: October 11-18, 2019
- (Entertainment)
- ... to Tina Fey to Dev Patel to Andrew Scott. Premiering October 18 on Prime Video. MUSIC/PODCASTS No Home Record by Kim Gordon Sonic Youth superstar Kim Gordon is dropping her first solo album—and ...
- Created on 11 October 2019
- 33. Space Crimes Are A Thing Now? And This Woman Is The First Alleged Perp
- (General)
- ... in which McClain logged onto the account. Top image screenshot courtesy of NBC News More from BUST "Green Lantern: Earth One" Puts A Feminist Spin On A Familiar Superhero Story: BUST Interview ...
- Created on 26 August 2019
- 34. Britney Young of Netflix's "GLOW" Talks Authentic Storytelling, Rising Above Typecasting, and Season ...
- (TV)
- ... different stories and give that chance to other people to tell their stories, since that chance was given to me throughout my time in this business. Right now, I have my eye on Faith—a plus-size superhero ...
- Created on 13 August 2019
- 35. Capable Is Our First Name: One Woman's Story Of Traveling Alon
- (Feminism)
- ... I was a lucky girl. I still am. I grew up in a two-parent household who raised their daughters as superheroes. There were no limits in our house. It was “atta girl,” “try again,” “we believe in you.” I ...
- Created on 09 August 2019
- 36. This Fall, We’re Getting A Brand-New “Nancy Drew”
- (TV)
- ... centered around a girl detective who would solve mysteries of murder and of the supernatural. Oftentimes, she would get ahead of the local police and, in a way, did their job for them. This was pretty ...
- Created on 07 August 2019
- 37. How Teen Movies Shaped Us — Possibly For The Worse
- (Movies)
- ... best bro, Dean, played by the late Paul Walker, says to Zach in reference to Laney as she’s undressing into a modest one-piece, “Check out the bobos on superfreak! She almost looks normal.” However, her ...
- Created on 27 June 2019
- 38. Man Sentenced to Prison After Pledging To Kill “As Many Girls As I See”
- (General)
- ... in posts and comments that they are both superior to other men that women have sex with, but are also doomed to a fate of a lonely, sexless life because of their physicality and other factors that don’t ...
- Created on 24 May 2019
- 39. Misogyny and Manacles: The Real Story Behind "Wonder Woman
- (Entertainment)
- Like any superhero, Wonder Woman has a pretty complicated origin story. Born out of both feminism and misogyny, Diana Prince was the creation of psychologist Dr. William Moulton Marston. The good doctor ...
- Created on 17 May 2019
- 40. "Captain Marvel" And The Joy Of Owning One's Pow
- (Movies)
- ... her independent of anybody else. After spending most of the movie believing that her specialness – her superpower – was something given to her as an act she should be grateful for, she then wrestles finding ...
- Created on 26 April 2019
