Aletta Jacobs: When They Told Her 'You Can't,' This Gutsy Woman Said 'Just Watch Me'
Prohibited from attending high school, Aletta Jacobs found a workaround and became the Netherlands' first woman with a medical degree. But her gutsiness didn't end there.
Katakura Kita: Warrior Wet Nurse, Teacher Of Dragons
War doesn’t discriminate by gender. Politics does. But in 16th century Japan, Katakura Kita was a hero on both fronts.
Diana Apcar: One Gutsy Voice For A Dying People
She was a widow and a single mother, and was also a businesswoman and a diplomat who saved countless lives in the wake of World War I.
My Grandmother, The Sheriff
As a far West Texas sheriff in the 1950s, Mantie Merritt McReynolds served her county and her gender.
The Divine Secrets Of The Slide Rule Sisterhood
"It doesn't hurt a gal's femininity to ride to her man's job in a baby blue convertible she's paid for herself."
Combat Artist: Finding Koike Chikyoku
"How many historical women, LGBT or otherwise, are tucked away in half-forgotten tomes and obscure archives?" asks Nyri Bakkalian.
How Ebby Halliday Helped Me Believe In Myself
She never knew how much her words meant to me that day, but her encouragement was exactly what I needed to keep me pushing forward.
Ebby Halliday, Dallas Real Estate Mogul, Dies at 104
May this Gutsy Broad rest in peace, and may she inspire other women to live with purpose, focus and gusto.
German Student Gives Up Her Apartment For Life As A Train Nomad
"I feel completely arrived -- I am at home."
Anything You Can Play, She Can Play Better
You may never have heard guitarist and bassist Carol Kaye’s name, but once you read this you’ll have her work stuck in your head for days.
'I Asked Myself Why Should I Not Get The Fee Myself'
Dr. Eliza Ann Grier, an emancipated slave, was the first black woman licensed to practice medicine in Georgia.