Historical women

American women have done amazing things since Glamour began in 1939. (You know: run for president, set world records, go into space--stuff like that). In tribute we, and a few notable friends, have put together this highly subjective timeline of badass U.S. barrier-breakers who changed the world for all of us, starting back then and going all the way up to now.

10 favorite historical ladies

History is full of unrecognized women. That's not the most startling observation in the world; scribes throughout history have begrudged women any space in their important records of Kings And Emperors Doing Things, because ladies were just there to…

Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000) She invented “frequency hopping” technology, which was put to use in a secret communications system and in radio-controlled torpedoes in WWII, which in turn laid the foundations for future technological developments such as Wi-Fi and GPS. Oh, and she was also a movie star, because, why not!

Gather round for some stories of excellent women from recent and ancient history who lived all over the world.

Three women of the ATS light up together. ATS regulations forbid smoking when soldiers are wearing their hats.

They knew that talent would only take them so far.

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