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Olga Of Kyiv: Ukraine’s Patron Saint Who Stands For Defiance And Vengeance
Olga married Prince Igor of Kyiv and may have been only 20 when a neighbouring tribe rose up against his rule and murdered him.
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Renuka Ray – Women’s Rights Champion, Freedom Fighter & Social Activist
Ray is well known for her tireless work for Equality of Status and Justice for Women. She was extremely dedicated to vote against the amendments made to include ‘minority’ rights in the constitution.
Meet The First Indian Woman Botanist – Janaki Ammal
Janaki Ammal’s work to make sugarcane hybrids was indigenous. In the pages of history, she remains to be known as the woman responsible for making the Indian sugarcane sweet.
Women Writers Talk About Importance Of Female Narratives
Among the many interesting topics that we touched on were Women in History: Narratives, Writings, Revival with authors in the genre of history, Aanchal Malhotra and Ira Mukhoty Jayal. The session was moderated by the founder Shaili Chopra.
Betty Pat Gatliff: A Woman Pushed To Background In Her Own Obituary
Imagine being a pioneer in a crucial investigative field such as forensics, helping many families get closure by reconstructing the faces of unidentifiable murder victims and then being pushed into the background in an image for your own obituary.
7 Little-Known Facts About Florence Nightingale
The most famous nurse in history, Florence Nightingale was born on this day 197 years ago. The founder of modern nursing, also, known as  ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ – she played a significant role during the Crimean War between 1853 and 1856. She nursed wounded soldiers at night while carrying a lamp along with […]
Was Padmavati A Controversial Rani?
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is now having to change the location for the shooting of his film Padmavati owing to violent protests on the sets of the movie. A Jaipur community group had physically attacked the filmmaker and vandalised the set at Jaigarh fort claiming that the director was trying to showcase the life of […]
Here is everything you need to know about Anna Atkins
As a part of our Women’s History Month series, we give you a small a biography of Anna Atkins in 5 points.
