Meet Hua Mulan — The Legendary Warrior Behind The Disney Classic
This post was originally published on this siteLong before she was the heroine of a Disney movie, Hua Mulan was a fearsome warrior of Chinese […]
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Peg Entwistle: The Starlet Who Killed Herself By Jumping Off The Hollywood Sign
This post was originally published on this siteIt seemed like Peg Entwistle had everything going for her – until she threw herself from the Hollywood […]
How Hans And Sophie Scholl’s White Rose Movement Fought Back Against The Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteSophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though […]
The World’s Oldest Woman Had An Awful Diet – And Lived To Be 122
This post was originally published on this siteJeanne Calment lived long due to a heavy reliance on chocolate, olive oil, cigarettes, and cheap red wine. […]
From Bowie To Page, She Was Rock N’ Roll’s Most Notorious – And Underage – Groupie
This post was originally published on this siteLori Maddox was obsessed wth sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and they were just as obsessed with […]
Mary Boleyn — The Other Boleyn Girl Who Wooed Henry VIII
This post was originally published on this siteEveryone knows about Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII, but what about her sister Mary, his former […]
Annie Besant Published A Book On Birth Control — So They Arrested Her
This post was originally published on this siteAnnie Besant started out married to a clergyman, but became an anti-religious activist. Her arrest for publishing a […]
Nannie Doss Spent Decades Murdering Relatives And Husbands
This post was originally published on this site“I was searching for the perfect mate,” Nannie Doss told police, after she was arrested for murdering her […]
Henry VIII’s Wives — What Happened To All Of The Kings Consorts?
This post was originally published on this siteThe monarch was famous for going through multiple wives and mistresses, but what actually happened to all of […]
Pythia, The Oracle of Delphi — Gifted Fortune Teller Or User of Hallucinogenics?
This post was originally published on this siteKnown throughout the ancient world, Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi was famous for her frenzied prophecies of doom […]
Inside The Twisted Mind And Murders Of “Jolly” Jane Toppan
This post was originally published on this siteEven after she was sentenced to a mental hospital, Jane Toppan continued to feel her murderous tendencies, routinely […]
How John and Lorena Bobbitt Took Marital Problems To A Whole New Level
This post was originally published on this siteLorena Bobbitt made headlines when she took her marital problems with her husband John Bobbitt to a whole […]
WWII Japan’s “Comfort Women” And The Horrific Sexual Slavery They Endured [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteComfort women were women and girls taken from occupied territories by the Imperial Army during WWII and used […]
How Genghis Khan’s Great-Great-Granddaughter Turned Into One Of Asia’s Fiercest Warriors
This post was originally published on this siteMuch of what is known about Khutulun comes from the written historical accounts of Marco Polo and the […]
How Anne Bonny and Mary Read Changed The Face Of Female Piracy
This post was originally published on this siteAnne Bonny and Mary Read were a pair of cross-dressing pirates, who became the fiercest female pirates in […]
Meet Zenobia — The Warrior Queen Of The Middle East
This post was originally published on this siteIn 267 A.D., Zenobia took over the Palmyrene Empire as Queen Regent. By 271, she had Egypt, Asia […]
Valerie Solanas — The Radical Feminist Who Shot Andy Warhol
This post was originally published on this siteShortly after publishing her manifesto, titled “Society for Cutting Up Men,” Valerie Solanas’ feminism spiraled out of control, […]
Meet Nancy Wake — The White Mouse Of The French Resistance
This post was originally published on this siteNancy Wake was far from a damsel in distress, and by the end of the war was number […]
Was Edith Wilson Actually America’s First Female President?
This post was originally published on this siteFor just over a year, Edith Wilson took on the duties of the president, following her husband’s stroke, […]
The Scold’s Bridle — How Men In The Middle Ages Dealt With Gossiping Wives
This post was originally published on this siteWomen who gossipped in the Middle Ages faced public humiliation at the hands of their husbands when they […]
Lysol Was Once Used As Birth Control – And Poisoned A Lot Of Women
This post was originally published on this siteWith few options available to women, Lysol’s advertising as a feminine product made it one of the most […]
The History Of “Female Hysteria” And The Sex Toys Used To Treat It
This post was originally published on this siteBy the 1800s women were increasingly diagnosed with hysteria, the treatment for which was a hysterical paroxysm. Today, […]
The Story Of Dolly Oesterreich – The Woman Who Kept Her Secret Lover In The Attic For Years
This post was originally published on this siteDespite having one husband and two boyfriends over the years, Dolly Oesterreich continued to keep her secret lover […]
The Twisted Life Of Cowboy Bob — The Robber Who Fooled The FBI
This post was originally published on this siteThe twists and turns of the Cowboy Bob case fooled even the most experienced FBI agents. Texas MonthlySecurity […]
The Infamous Story Of Patty Hearst And The Symbionese Liberation Army
This post was originally published on this siteHow Patty Hearst went from wealthy heiress to gun-toting, bank-robbing, radical militant of the Symbionese Liberation Army. San […]