Tag: Women’s History
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Dolley Madison: She Set the Table & Washington Ate From Her Hand | Badass Women in History
Bad-Ass Women in History — Dolley Madison, 1768–1849 Held No Office • Cast No Vote • Ran the Room Anyway She held no office, cast no vote, and signed nothing into law. For half a century she was the closest thing the American Republic had to a social heartbeat — and the real story involves…
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Lyudmila Pavlichenko: Lady Death, a Soviet Sniper With 300+ Confirmed Kills | Badass Women in History
Lady Death Bad-Ass Women in History — Lyudmila Pavlichenko, 1916–1974 309 Confirmed Kills • Undefeated • Unsilenced She had 309 confirmed kills. The Nazis put a bounty on her head. American journalists asked her about her nail polish. Kyiv → Odessa → Sevastopol • 1941–1942 • Bad-Ass Women in History Introduction Here is the scene.…