- 1. Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.
- (Music)
- ... world is devastating. She lived an inherently unique life in an inherently unique set of circumstances. And as a result, she was a pioneer in her own regard. Even though [my parents] were young, there ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 2. "Legends of Drag" Pays Homage To Drag Icons "Of A Certain Age" Who Paved The Way For The Queens of Today ...
- (Books)
- ... with and photograph a whopping 81 drag pioneers, some of whom passed away soon after their interviews took place. Hanson served as the book’s photographer, capturing the queens’ larger-than-life personas ...
- Created on 21 June 2022
- 3. The Secret History of Women and Mushrooms: A Centuries-Old Tale of Empowerment, Enlightenment, Education, and Magic
- (Eat Me)
- ... be depleted. Food systems would collapse. Ecologist Suzanne Simard’s pioneering research into forest ecology has even demonstrated that trees communicate with each other via this subterranean fungal ...
- Created on 28 April 2022
- 4. Iskwew Air, The First Airline Owned By An Indigenous Woman, Is Changing The Flight Industry As We Know It
- (Feminism)
- IN AUGUST 2021, the first Indigenous woman-owned airline in Canada took flight. Operating on unceded Musqueam land, Iskwew Air currently offers flights from Vancouver International Airport to Qualicum ...
- Created on 08 March 2022
- 5. “Lucy and Desi," Amy Poehler's New Documentary About TV Pioneers Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Is An Intimate Look Into An Early Power Couple's Private Life ...
- (Movies)
- Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were TV pioneers. Ball, a B-movie actress turned comedy legend, and Arnaz, a Cuban-American refugee and musician turned producer extraordinaire–fell in love with each other ...
- Created on 07 March 2022
- 6. Joan Didion and Me: How the Writer's "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" Showed Me The Power of a Woman's Voice, in the Literary World and Bey
- (Feminism)
- When Joan Didion died on December 23, 2021, there was an outpouring of national grief. Didion was a pioneer of ‘new journalism’ – long form reporting marked by the writer’s point of view. She was honored ...
- Created on 11 January 2022
- 7. In Honor of Native-American Heritage Month Here Are 5 Indigenous Women History Makers You Should Have Learned About in Social Studies Class
- (Feminism)
- ... already on the bandwagon decades before the rest of us. A Navajo community activist and only the second woman ever to serve as a member of the Navajo National Council, she pioneered countless initiatives ...
- Created on 15 November 2021
- 8. Lego Says Buh-Bye to Gendered Playtime With New Gender-Neutral Toys and "Ready For Girls" Campaign ...
- (Feminism)
- ... Japan and two inventor sisters in the UAE, who have already pioneered a smart car steering wheel and a vibrating belt for hearing-impaired people. “We still experience age-old stereotypes that label ...
- Created on 14 October 2021
- 9. Doctors Marian Croak and Patricia Bath Are the First Black Women Inducted into The National Inventors Hall Of Fame, And Yeah, It's About Time
- (Feminism)
- ... pioneering device and technique for cataract removal during surgery. She’s also noted as one of the first researchers to discover glaucoma’s disproportionate effect on Black patients. In fact, Bath is ...
- Created on 30 September 2021
- 10. Free Your Mind: New Non-Fiction From B-Movie Queen Elvira, Mistress of Darkness, and Believing, a Cultural Analysis on Gender-Violence from Anita Hill
- (Books)
- ... in her practical science memoir, she vividly recounts her adventures as a pioneering biologist, botanist, and conservationist. Lowman has been a plant fanatic since girlhood, and that passion helped her ...
- Created on 09 September 2021
- 11. Uzo Aduba on Shirley Chisholm, Representation, and 'In Treatment' - BUST Intervie
- (TV)
- ... be nervous would be foolish. I had such admiration and respect and love for her already—for all she managed to conquer, forge, trailblaze, pioneer, create, stand up for, and represent. What made me consider ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 12. Groundbreaking Robotic Art Pioneer Adrianne Wortzel Reveals The Secrets Behind Her Most Magical Creations On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast!
- (Poptarts)
- Adrianne Wortzel is a groundbreaking pioneer in the field of robotic art who has been making and exhibiting her futuristic pieces for over 50 years. Her amazing genre-hopping projects include films, ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 13. Kara Walker Helped Define An Entire Generation Of Black Creators—Now, Her Artwork Is On Full Display For The First Time
- (Arts)
- ... Newest Exhibit Is An Ode To The Beauty Of Black Youth Corita Kent Was A Pop-Art Pioneer—And A Catholic Nun Culture Critics Kimberly Drew And Jenna Wortham Commemorate This Moment In Time With Their ...
- Created on 26 May 2021
- 14. For Centuries, Some Asian Women Have Chosen to Live Communally, Preferring to Take Care Of Each Other Rather Than Rely On Men
- (Living)
- ... establishments, which she did from 1951 to 1955. But vegetarian halls were around long before the late pioneering anthropologist set foot in one. Show Ying Ruo, a current researcher of gender and religion ...
- Created on 17 May 2021
- 15. Janet Mock Gave Hollywood The Long Overdue Read It Deserves At The "Pose" Season Three Premier
- (TV)
- ... exhibited throughout the years–something Hollywood still has yet to do. Pioneers in their own right, especially as far as authentic, on-screen Black and brown trans representation goes, they’ll always ...
- Created on 07 May 2021
- 16. Learn How Women Invented TV, And Still Aren't Getting the Credit, in Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's Book "When Women Invented Televisi
- (Books)
- ... only about 25 percent of TV creators are women—only about 1 percent higher than the figure was in 1950. –Brandy Barber When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered ...
- Created on 23 March 2021
- 17. Michelle Obama Announced As An Inductee Into The National Women's Hall Of Fam
- (Feminism)
- ... have made great contributions to American society. This year’s inductees, who also include pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Jackson and award-winning science fiction writer Octavia Butler, are undoubtedly ...
- Created on 11 March 2021
- 18. Burger King’s Ironic, Misogynistic Tweet, and Why it Should Actually Matter To You
- (Feminism)
- In a since-deleted tweet posted on International Women’s Day, Burger King UK wrote, “Women belong in the kitchen.” A second tweet added, “if they want to, of course.” This shock comedy was meant to ...
- Created on 09 March 2021
- 19. 10 Timely, Empowering Books to Read During Women's History Mont
- (Books)
- ... patients as doctors and nurses through the global pandemic. In honor of these women and others, we’ve rounded up a list of reads that celebrate medical pioneers, wartime heroes, superheroes, “spinsters,” ...
- Created on 08 March 2021
- 20. 5 great female-focused French films to watch tout suite!
- (Movies)
- ... 1. Cléo From 5 to 7 / Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962) Known as the “Mother of the French New Wave,” director Agnès Varda was the sole pioneering woman among the Jean-Luc Godards and Francois Truffauts that ...
- Created on 08 February 2021
