View source for Wikipedia:WikiProject Women/Did you know

{{User:JL-Bot/Project content
|template=WikiProject Women
|noheading
|content-did-you-know-articles
|dyk-blurb=10
|sorting=date-default
|date-order=decreasing
|dates
}}
<!-- Start of content generated by JL-Bot -->
*... that '''[[Shelley Luther]]''' was elected to the [[Texas House of Representatives]] four years after being imprisoned? <small>(2024-12-21)</small>
*... that as a nine-year-old, '''[[Anastasia Somoza]]''' lobbied U.S. president [[Bill Clinton]]? <small>(2024-12-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Gail Damerow]]''' was described by one magazine as "poultry's [[Cesar Millan]]"? <small>(2024-12-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Hikari Kodama]]''' disguised herself with wigs during public performances because she went to a high school with strict rules? <small>(2024-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Elin Falk]]''' caused a national controversy in 1913 with her proposals for reforming gymnastics in Swedish schools? <small>(2024-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Rada Dyson-Hudson]]''' was denied academic tenure at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and [[Cornell University]] despite her academic record and capabilities? <small>(2024-12-11)</small>
*... that [[Comic opera|comic-opera]] performer '''[[Celie Ellis Turner]]''' pursued a stage career against her family's wishes? <small>(2024-12-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Annie Huggett]]''', aged 103, was the oldest living suffragette at the time of her death in 1996? <small>(2024-12-07)</small>
*... that the name of '''[[Kim Ju-ae|Kim Jong Un's daughter]]''' has not been publicly disclosed? <small>(2024-11-29)</small>
*... that anime singer '''[[Rei Nakashima]]''' was named after [[Ray Charles]]? <small>(2024-11-27)</small>
<noinclude>
*... that Soviet academic '''[[Lily Golden]]''' researched "[[Censorship in the Soviet Union|officially disapproved]]" genres of contemporary Black music? <small>(2024-11-27)</small>
*... that despite her father wanting her to become a music teacher, '''[[Marcia Moore (actress)|Marcia Moore]]''' ran away to Chicago to star in [[silent film]], [[vaudeville]], [[cabaret]], and [[burlesque]] performances? <small>(2024-11-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Shuah Khan]]''', the first woman fellow of the [[Linux Foundation]], "signed off" on a patch recommending the use of inclusive terminology in the [[Linux kernel]]? <small>(2024-11-22)</small>
*... that after fleeing to Argentina as a [[Spanish Civil War]] refugee, '''[[Maria Muntañola Cvetković]]''' became one of Yugoslavia's first experts on microfungi? <small>(2024-11-19)</small>
*... that the politician '''[[Veylma Falaeo]]''' is the first woman to be [[President of the Congress of New Caledonia]]? <small>(2024-11-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Georgina Sutton]]''' was the first woman to be appointed the chief pilot of an Australian airline? <small>(2024-11-17)</small>
*... that Northern Cypriot minister of health '''{{Lang unset italics|tr|[[İzlem Gürçağ Altuğra]]}}''' warned that her country would be destroyed unless it started producing drugs? <small>(2024-11-13)</small>
*... that '''[[The Cock Destroyers]]''' ''(pictured)'' released a [[Transgender rights movement|trans-inclusive]] sex education video for Netflix before hosting '''''[[Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2024-11-13)</small>
*... that Ukrainian journalist '''[[Victoria Roshchyna]]'''{{`s}} car was once fired on by Russian tanks? <small>(2024-11-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Mitch Torres]]''' is a "self-proclaimed [[Damper (food)|damper]] destroyer"? <small>(2024-11-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Filomena Fortes]]''' once said that she was "a bit critical of top-level sports in Cape Verde" despite being the president of its [[National Olympic Committee]]? <small>(2024-10-28)</small>
*... that Queen Victoria supported '''[[Clare embroidery]]''' by purchasing dresses for her family? <small>(2024-10-27)</small>
*... that Canadian punk rock musician '''[[Talli Osborne]]''' had only briefly spoken to the frontman of [[NOFX]] before the band wrote a song about her? <small>(2024-10-26)</small>
*... that following the success of '''[[Jools Lebron]]'''{{`s}} "demure" videos, she stated that she was able to use the proceeds to pay for her gender transition? <small>(2024-10-21)</small>
*... that activist '''[[Joan McIntyre (activist)|Joan McIntyre]]''' left [[Friends of the Earth]] to start her own organization focused on stopping Japanese and Russian [[whaling]]? <small>(2024-10-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Tonia Ko]]''' once composed a three-part concerto played on [[bubble wrap]]? <small>(2024-10-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Brittni Mason|a Paralympic gold medalist]]''' originally did not know that she qualified for parasports? <small>(2024-10-18)</small>
*... that cyclist '''[[Daniela Larreal]]''' competed in five Olympic games for a country that later exiled her? <small>(2024-10-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Arekia Bennett]]''' was inspired to organize a [[Voter registration in the United States|voter registration drive]] in 2017 by the 1964 [[Freedom Summer]] drive? <small>(2024-10-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Nancy S. Steinhardt]]''' completed her doctorate on medieval Chinese architecture before she was able to see any in person? <small>(2024-10-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Eliza Legzdina]]''' has attributed opinions of her work to the "horrification of the female body"? <small>(2024-10-09)</small>
*... that voice actress '''[[Atsuko Tanaka (voice actress)|Atsuko Tanaka]]''' often named pandas? <small>(2024-10-09)</small>
*... that some of the work of [[Lesbian feminism|lesbian feminist]] filmmaking pioneer '''[[Norma Bahia Pontes]]''' is [[lost media]]? <small>(2024-10-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Mokulubete Makatisi]]''' placed eighth at the [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's marathon|2022 Commonwealth Games women's marathon]] despite running in new shoes that she had received late during the race? <small>(2024-10-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Janet Panetta]]''' started dancing as physical therapy for childhood polio? <small>(2024-10-06)</small>
*... that ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' co-stars '''[[Emi Shinohara]]''' and '''[[Rika Fukami]]''' were born on the same date? <small>(2024-10-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Tuhi Martukaw]]''' led youth delegations to the [[United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]] for ten years in a row? <small>(2024-10-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Rika Nakagawa]]''' ''(pictured)'' won a national debate competition as an active ''[[Television personalities in Japan|tarento]]''{{-?}} <small>(2024-10-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Ajah Pritchard-Lolo]]''' is Vanuatu's first [[Olympic weightlifting|Olympic weightlifter]]? <small>(2024-10-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Punam Krishan]]''' ''(pictured)'' was raised on curry and [[Irn-Bru]]? <small>(2024-09-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Margrit Waltz]]''' has ferried planes to points on five continents? <small>(2024-09-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Giorgina Reid]]''' patented a technique for holding up banks? <small>(2024-09-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Sophie Scamps]]''' decided to enter politics after a survey from her local member of Parliament failed to mention [[climate change]]? <small>(2024-09-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Alexina Kublu]]''', a linguist, translator, Languages Commissioner, and the first [[justice of the peace]] in Nunavut, is her grandmother's father and her daughter's son, as per the Inuit [[namesake]] tradition? <small>(2024-09-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[Military-First Girls]]''', a Japanese all-women fan club of the [[Moranbong Band]], have compared their interest in North Korean music to other women's interests in [[K-pop]] and [[Taylor Swift]]? <small>(2024-09-18)</small>
*... that '''[[You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?|a coconut tree meme]]''' drove sales of [[piña colada]]s in the Washington, D.C., area? <small>(2024-09-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Nicole Chang-Leng]]''' has been described as a "daughter" of the Seychelles? <small>(2024-09-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Lorena Peril]]''', who once cleaned toilets at a nursing home, beat out over 3,000 people to sing the national anthem for the [[San Francisco 49ers]]? <small>(2024-09-11)</small>
*... that USA Boxing's head coach said that Olympian '''[[Jajaira Gonzalez]]'''{{`s}} return to boxing was "like [[Lazarus of Bethany|Lazarus]] coming back from the dead"? <small>(2024-09-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Helen Hornbeck Tanner]]''' was part of a major case supporting the [[Ojibwe]] before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] while in her 80s? <small>(2024-09-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Jo West]]''' compared working in network TV news to learning that Santa Claus is just an ordinary man? <small>(2024-09-10)</small>
*... that Greenlandic content creator '''[[Qupanuk Olsen]]''' petitioned the [[Inatsisartut]] to move Greenland's time zone to [[UTC−03:00]]? <small>(2024-09-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Betty Hanley]]''', originally a [[Michigander]], was appointed lampshade designer to the British royal family? <small>(2024-09-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Ana Sigüenza]]''' was the first woman to be the general secretary of a [[national trade union center]] in Spain? <small>(2024-09-08)</small>
*... that although sport shooter '''[[Ban Hyo-jin]]''' attended Olympic trials just to gain some competition experience, she qualified for the Olympics and went on to win a gold medal? <small>(2024-09-07)</small>
*... that Olympian '''[[Sydney Francisco]]''' was named after the city where her mother competed at the Olympics? <small>(2024-09-06)</small>
*... that at the 2024 Olympics, unranked North Korean [[table tennis]] pair '''[[Ri Jong-sik]]''' and '''[[Kim Kum-yong]]''' defeated the defending champions and went on to win the silver medal? <small>(2024-09-04)</small>
*... that a historian lamented the lack of English-language translations for the work of '''[[Aracy Amaral]]''' despite it being "a vital reference for the study of [[Brazilian art|art history in Brazil]]"? <small>(2024-09-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Nam Su-hyeon]]''', '''[[Jeon Hun-young]]''', and [[Lim Si-hyeon]]'s gold medal in the women's team archery event at the 2024 Olympics marked South Korea's tenth victory in a row? <small>(2024-09-01)</small>
*... that after her 2019 death in rural China, '''[[Huang Wenxiu]]''' was elevated into a national model by the [[Chinese Communist Party]]? <small>(2024-08-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Titiou Lecoq]]''' ''(pictured)'' only realized that "women did not rule the universe" after she left home? <small>(2024-08-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Carey Wright]]''' implemented literacy reforms that led to the "Mississippi Miracle"? <small>(2024-08-27)</small>
*... that Panamanian earth scientist '''[[Erika Podest]]''' uses [[remote sensing]] to see how climate change has affected global soil moisture? <small>(2024-08-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Anna DeShawn]]''' started E3 Radio to help educate others about Black women that she [[Bias in curricula|did not learn about in grade school]]? <small>(2024-08-21)</small>
*... that the parents of Olympian '''[[Minna Stess]]''' built a concrete skatepark in their backyard for their children? <small>(2024-08-11)</small>
*... that Olympic sport shooter '''[[Ada Korkhin]]''' practiced in her family's apartment, shooting from the kitchen through the living and dining rooms? <small>(2024-08-11)</small>
*... that while '''[[Sunny Choi]]''' and '''[[Logan Edra]]''' represent their country at the [[Breaking at the Summer Olympics|Olympics in breakdancing]], Afghan breakdancer '''[[Manizha Talash]]''' competes as a member of the [[Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympics|IOC Refugee Olympic Team]]? <small>(2024-08-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Gibson (composer)|Sarah Gibson]]''', who formed [[Hocket (duo)|a piano duo]] with [[Thomas Kotcheff]], composed ''warp & weft'' inspired by the art of [[Miriam Schapiro]], to be played today by the [[BBC Philharmonic]] at [[BBC Proms|The Proms]]? <small>(2024-08-08)</small>
*... that Olympic [[taekwondo]] practitioner '''[[Emmanuella Atora]]''' described her career as "I hit people for a living"? <small>(2024-08-08)</small>
*... that Olympian '''[[Ruby Remati]]''' got into [[synchronized swimming]] because she liked the competitors' "sparkly suits" as a child? <small>(2024-08-07)</small>
*... that after qualifying for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] at the age of 11, skateboarder '''[[Zheng Haohao]]''' became the youngest Chinese sportsperson to participate in the Olympics? <small>(2024-08-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Céline Dept]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first Belgian YouTuber to reach 10&nbsp;million subscribers? <small>(2024-08-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Kim Ye-ji (sport shooter)|Kim Ye-ji]]'''{{`s}} performance in the [[Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistol|10 meter air pistol]] at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] led her to be dubbed the "coolest person on the planet"? <small>(2024-08-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Oriana Skylar Mastro]]''' ''(pictured)'', a Stanford political scientist, joined the U.S. Air Force as a PhD student to better understand military issues in the Asia Pacific? <small>(2024-08-03)</small>
*... that Israeli archer '''[[Mikaella Moshe]]''' [[Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's individual|competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics]] after having spent less than two years in the sport? <small>(2024-08-03)</small>
*... that Olympic sprinter '''[[Filomenaleonisa Iakopo]]''' is also a competitive [[Bodybuilding|bodybuilder]]? <small>(2024-08-03)</small>
*... that had Cambodian swimmer '''[[Apsara Sakbun]]''' declined her invitation to compete at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], her sister would have become an Olympian instead? <small>(2024-08-03)</small>
*... that basketball player '''[[Marcedes Walker]]''' became an Olympian 16 years after her [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] career ended? <small>(2024-08-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Sizzle Ohtaka]]''', known as the "Queen of Commercial Songs", was producing them at a rate of ten per month? <small>(2024-07-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Alyssa Mendoza]]''' and '''[[Andy Barat]]''' are the first Olympic representatives of their sport for their state and country, respectively? <small>(2024-07-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Aminata Barrow]]''' is the first female Olympic swimmer for [[The Gambia]]? <small>(2024-07-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Rashmika Mandanna]]''' was reluctant to accept her first role in [[Hindi cinema]] as she disagreed with the character's views on spirituality? <small>(2024-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Fathimath Dheema Ali]]''' is the first Olympic qualifier from the Maldives? <small>(2024-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Chloë Farro]]''', '''[[María Sara Grippoli]]''', '''[[Edda Hannesdóttir]]''', '''[[Viren Nettasinghe]]''', '''[[Oyuntsetsegiin Yesügen]]''', and '''[[Lê Đức Phát]]''' are [[2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations|flagbearers at today's Olympic opening ceremony]]? <small>(2024-07-26)</small>
*... that physiotherapist '''[[Alison McGregor]]''' was one of the [[Olympic flame]] torchbearers from [[Imperial College London]] in the build-up to the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympic Games]] in 2012? <small>(2024-07-26)</small>
*... that although sculptor '''[[Frances Darlington]]''' ''(pictured)'' was known for her painted [[relief]] panels, she also designed a railway poster? <small>(2024-07-24)</small>
*... that the [[International Olympic Committee]]'s TikTok account praised the "incredible strategy" of speed skater '''[[Yang Jingru (speed skater)|Yang Jingru]]'''{{`s}} win at the [[2024 Winter Youth Olympics]]? <small>(2024-07-23)</small>
*... that after women at [[Apple Inc.]] found a 6-percent [[Gender pay gap|gender wage gap]] and spoke out against sexual harassment and discrimination in '''[[AppleToo|#AppleToo]]''', a [[class action|class-action]] lawsuit was filed in June&nbsp;2024? <small>(2024-07-22)</small>
*... that author '''[[Anna Smith Spark]]''' is also known as the "Queen of [[Grimdark]]"? <small>(2024-07-21)</small>
*... that 17-year-old women's basketball player '''[[Zhang Ziyu]]''' is at least {{conv|220|cm|ftin}} tall? <small>(2024-07-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Melani Budianta]]''' used street gangs and [[Unification Church|Moonies]] in Los Angeles to reflect on the state of democracy in Indonesia? <small>(2024-07-18)</small>
*... that environmental journalist '''[[Gloria Dickie]]''' wrote her thesis on how cities in Colorado changed garbage laws to prevent bear incursions? <small>(2024-07-15)</small>
*... that South Korean actress '''[[Na O-mi]]'''{{`s}} stage name was inspired by the song "[[Hedva and David|I Dream of Naomi]]"? <small>(2024-07-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Rosemary Miller]]''' won her state's [[skeet shooting]] championship one year after learning the sport, and then won a state shooting championship in all but two years for the rest of her life? <small>(2024-07-10)</small>
*... that in order to re-marry, '''[[Zhou Wennan]]''' had to request [[Mao Zedong]]'s permission? <small>(2024-07-08)</small>
*... that '''[[List of roles and awards of Liza Soberano|Liza Soberano's early acting roles]]''' include playing the third wheel in romance films? <small>(2024-07-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Melanie L. Campbell]]''' was arrested for civil disobedience while protesting [[Republican efforts to restrict voting following the 2020 presidential election|proposed restrictions on voting rights]]? <small>(2024-07-04)</small>
*... that husband and wife '''[[Edward M. Zimmerman|Edward M.]]''' and '''[[Marie Kunkel Zimmerman|Marie Zimmerman]]''' co-wrote the [[Music and women's suffrage in the United States|suffragist anthem]] "Votes for Women: Suffrage Rallying Song"? <small>(2024-07-03)</small>
*... that a mail-order catalogue offered a "Rocking Ram" toy, designed by '''[[Charleen Kinser]]''', for {{US$|1600}} in 1985? <small>(2024-06-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Brittany Luse]]'''{{`s}} podcast ''The Nod'' was praised for its exploration of "the diversity and richness of the Black experience"? <small>(2024-06-30)</small>
*... that [[Native American studies]] professor '''[[Joely Proudfit]]''' has received [[Academic tenure|tenure]] from three different universities? <small>(2024-06-25)</small>
*... that volleyball player '''[[Madisen Skinner]]''' beat [[Texas Longhorns women's volleyball|Texas]] in one national championship final&nbsp;– then won two national championships with Texas? <small>(2024-06-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Jaelyn Brown]]''', who was born with two [[Clubfoot|club feet]], now plays in the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]? <small>(2024-06-19)</small>
*... that actress [[Mia Goth]] was cast as both '''[[Pearl (X)|Pearl]]''' and Maxine in ''[[X (2022 film)|X]]'' to emphasize the similarities between the two characters? <small>(2024-06-17)</small>
*... that [[Northwestern Wildcats women's lacrosse|Northwestern women's lacrosse]] player '''[[Izzy Scane]]''' led the country in points, missed a season with a [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|torn ACL]], then led the country in points again? <small>(2024-06-16)</small>
*... that lacrosse player '''[[Caitlyn Wurzburger]]''' committed to a college program at the age of 14? <small>(2024-06-15)</small>
*... that in addition to her popular manga series ''[[Delicious in Dungeon]]'', '''[[Ryoko Kui]]''' has drawn fan art of the games ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'', ''[[Pathfinder Roleplaying Game|Pathfinder]]'' and ''[[Planescape: Torment]]''{{-?}} <small>(2024-06-11)</small>
*... that Syrian artist '''[[Kefah Ali Deeb]]''' painted an empty chair ''(pictured)'' as her vision of victims and refugees? <small>(2024-06-07)</small>
*... that a municipal purchase of 177 motorcycles by '''[[Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu]]''', the mayor of [[Semarang]], Indonesia, caused a social media controversy due to media misreporting? <small>(2024-06-05)</small>
*... that the mouse protagonist '''[[Mrs. Brisby|Mrs.&nbsp;Brisby]]''' from ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' had her name changed because of a trademark issue from a toy named "[[Frisbee]]"? <small>(2024-06-01)</small>
*... that '''[[North West (musician)|North West]]''' was originally going to be called Kaidence? <small>(2024-05-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first Indian actress to be a juror at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]? <small>(2024-05-31)</small>
*... that the '''[[Robyn Gigl]]''' novel ''By Way of Sorrow'', which features a transgender lawyer as the protagonist, was described as "quietly groundbreaking" by ''The New York Times''{{-?}} <small>(2024-05-25)</small>
*... that prior to embarking on a music career during the {{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic, the DJ '''[[Simone Murphy|Sim0ne]]''' placed fifth on [[Britain's Next Top Model series 11|the eleventh series]] of ''[[Britain's Next Top Model]]'' in 2017? <small>(2024-05-24)</small>
*... that the 2024 inductees to the [[Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame]] include a '''[[Jonathan Stoklosa|man with Down syndrome who has lifted 425 pounds (193&nbsp;kg)]]''' ''(pictured)'', an '''[[Cheryl Hamilton|"average gymnast" turned Olympics judge]]''', a '''[[Kevin Tresolini|"preeminent sportswriter"]]''', the state's '''[[Eric Cannon|"greatest high hurdler"]]''', the '''[[David Raymond|"inventor" of the modern sports mascot]]''', a '''[[Gary Chelosky|record-setting 10-year-old]]''', a '''[[Marcy Levine|champion gymnast]]''', an '''[[Caitlin Van Sickle|Olympic field hockey player]]''', and a '''[[Cliff Brumbaugh|pro baseball player in five countries]]'''? <small>(2024-05-23)</small>
*... that Lithuanian communist activist '''[[Valerija Narvydaitė]]''' spent more than 14 years in jails and detention centres? <small>(2024-05-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Addie Viola Smith]]''' was the first female [[Foreign Service officer]] to serve under the [[United States Department of Commerce]]? <small>(2024-05-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Lore Harp McGovern]]''' went from being a housewife to the CEO of a $36&nbsp;million computer company in six years? <small>(2024-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Susanna Hoffs]]''' ''(pictured)'' sang on the studio recording of "[[Eternal Flame (song)|Eternal Flame]]" naked after producer [[Davitt Sigerson]] pranked her by saying that [[Olivia Newton-John]] had done the same thing? <small>(2024-05-05)</small>
*... that in March&nbsp;2022 '''[[Sonja van den Ende]]''' was the only Dutch journalist to report from the [[Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine|Russian-occupied Donbas]] on the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|war in Ukraine]]? <small>(2024-05-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Asha Sobhana]]''' is the first Indian player to take a [[five-wicket haul]] in the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]]? <small>(2024-05-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Karen B. Westerfield Tucker]]''', who both edited and contributed to '''''[[The Oxford History of Christian Worship]]''''', also served as a [[dog show judge]]? <small>(2024-05-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Jex Blackmore]]''', an [[United States abortion-rights movement|American pro-choice activist]] and [[Satanism|Satanist]], performed art with 100 pounds (45&nbsp;kg) of rotten fruit ''(pictured)'' before their second abortion? <small>(2024-05-02)</small>
*... that eccentric [[Yorkshire]]woman '''[[Camberley Kate]]''' is estimated to have cared for more than 600 dogs in her lifetime? <small>(2024-04-29)</small>
*... that an activist protested the use of Chinese characters for Taiwanese Indigenous names by changing her legal name to "'''[[Savungaz Valincinan|Lee I want to exclusively list my tribal name, my Bunun tribal name is Savungaz Valincinan]]'''"? <small>(2024-04-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Mirna El Helbawi]]''' ''(pictured)'' discovered a way to reconnect people in Gaza to the internet through donated eSIMs, and her organisation [[Connecting Humanity]] has connected more than 200,000 people so far? <small>(2024-04-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Angela Doyinsola Aina]]''' helped to found the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to address the higher rate of [[Black maternal mortality in the United States|maternal mortality faced by Black women in the United States]]? <small>(2024-04-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Iona Allen]]''', "the only one to ever make a perfect pair of boots", constructed the pair worn by Neil Armstrong on the Moon out of thirteen layers of precisely fabricated material? <small>(2024-04-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Fūka Izumi]]''' became a voice actress despite initially doubting that she could be one? <small>(2024-04-24)</small>
*... that the celebrity doctor '''[[Nandipha Magudumana]]''' was imprisoned and investigated for twelve crimes, including murder connected to [[Mangaung Prison#2022 escape|a fugitive's prison escape]]? <small>(2024-04-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Jenna Ortega]]''' almost quit acting to play soccer? <small>(2024-04-22)</small>
*... that librarian '''[[Amanda Jones (librarian)|Amanda Jones]]''' won an award from the [[American Library Association]] for not backing down after receiving death threats for speaking out against book censorship? <small>(2024-04-20)</small>
*... that activist '''[[Joey Siu]]''' is the first US citizen to be declared a fugitive under the [[Hong Kong national security law]]? <small>(2024-04-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Kully Thiarai]]''' made a theatre in [[Doncaster]] a "[[living room]]" for the town? <small>(2024-04-15)</small>
*... that on her first trip abroad, '''[[Riley Jackson]]''' ''(pictured)'' won the Golden Ball as the best player of the [[2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship]]? <small>(2024-04-08)</small>
*... that Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant winner '''[[Louisa Mak]]''' is a [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] law graduate? <small>(2024-04-08)</small>
*... that ''The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven'', '''[[Jo Clifford]]'''{{`s}} 2009 play featuring [[Jesus]] as a [[trans woman]], was called an "offensive abuse of Christian beliefs" by Archbishop [[Mario Conti]]? <small>(2024-04-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Ellen Bernstein]]''' was called the "birthmother of Jewish environmentalism"? <small>(2024-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Kassiane Asasumasu]]''' coined the term ''[[Neurodiversity|neurodivergent]]'' in 2000? <small>(2024-04-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Nannette Hegerty|one of the first female officers]]''' of the [[Milwaukee Police Department]] later served as chief of the department? <small>(2024-04-04)</small>
*... that the '''[[Canadian League for Peace and Democracy]]''' organized a 10,000-person rally at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto to protest a 2,500-person fascist rally? <small>(2024-04-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Ruth Gottesman]]''' donated $1&nbsp;billion to ensure free tuition for all students at the [[Albert Einstein College of Medicine]]? <small>(2024-03-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Esther Merle Jackson]]''', as a specialist in theatre and dance education at the [[United States Office of Education]], intended to expand theater's role in the [[Great Society]]? <small>(2024-03-31)</small>
*... that Canadian surgeon '''[[Robin McLeod]]''' advocated for post-operative patients to get back on their feet and move around immediately, against the prevailing guidance that they should stay in bed? <small>(2024-03-28)</small>
*... that footballer '''[[Keira Walsh]]''' first captained [[England women's national football team|England]] in 2018, when she was the youngest player in the squad? <small>(2024-03-28)</small>
*... that marketers try to turn [[Nüshu|a secret women-only language]] into a branding device for "high-end potatoes" in the documentary '''''[[Hidden Letters]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2024-03-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Jo-anne Wilkinson]]''' and [[Graeme Dingle]] crossed the [[Bering Sea]] in a leaking boat? <small>(2024-03-25)</small>
*... that the [[Love Island (2015 TV series, series 8)|''Love Island'' series&nbsp;8]] contestant '''[[Tasha Ghouri]]''' went viral in early 2024 after uploading a video to TikTok using her "deaf accent"? <small>(2024-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[May O'Flaherty]]'''{{`s}} purchase in 1949 of Parsons Bookshop, which would become a hub of activity in Dublin's [[Baggot Street#History|Baggotonia]], was inadvertent? <small>(2024-03-24)</small>
*... that as she commenced [[chemotherapy]], Irish singer '''[[Majella O'Donnell]]''' raised more than €350,000 for the [[Irish Cancer Society]] with a sponsored [[Head shaving#Cancer|head shave]] live on ''[[The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)|The Late Late Show]]''{{-?}} <small>(2024-03-17)</small>
*... that online [[Social conservatism|social]] and "[[Barstool conservatism|Barstool conservatives]]" spent their Christmas holidays '''[[Calendargate|arguing about whether a beer promotional calendar was "demonic"]]'''? <small>(2024-03-17)</small>
*... that the [[Buddhist studies|Buddhist-studies]] scholar '''[[Paula Arai]]''' suffered racial and sexual discrimination while researching [[Sōtō|Sōtō Zen]] laywomen and nuns? <small>(2024-03-15)</small>
*... that [[Trans woman|trans women]] in Cape Verde are colloquially referred to as ''tchindas'', named after '''[[Tchinda Andrade]]''', the first trans woman in the country to [[coming out|come out]] publicly? <small>(2024-03-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Enass Muzamel]]''' established the Sudanese Female Cyclists Initiative to challenge the stigma against women riding bikes in Sudan? <small>(2024-03-10)</small>
*... that after criticising '''[[horsegiirL]]'''{{`s}} "My Barn My Rules" live on air, the British DJ [[Arielle Free]] was suspended from [[BBC Radio&nbsp;1]] for a week? <small>(2024-03-08)</small>
*... that the journalist '''[[Wendell Steavenson]]'''{{`s}} book ''Circling the Square'' covers the events of the [[Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)|2011–2013 Egyptian crisis]], which were centered around Cairo's [[Tahrir Square]]? <small>(2024-03-07)</small>
*... that the [[Alternative rock#Alternative pop|alt-pop]] musician '''[[Lucy Tun]]''' cites [[death metal]] and ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' as influences? <small>(2024-03-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Olivia Olson (basketball)|Olivia Olson]]''' won state championships as a soccer [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] and a basketball [[Basketball positions#Guards|guard]]? <small>(2024-03-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Nilüfer Gürsoy]]'''{{`s}} memoirs detail the [[1960 Turkish coup d'état]], which overthrew her father? <small>(2024-03-04)</small>
*... that the [[2023 Argentine provincial elections]] were overshadowed by the '''[[disappearance of Cecilia Strzyzowski]]'''? <small>(2024-03-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Maxine North]]''' swore never to return to Thailand after the death of '''[[Robert G. North|her undercover CIA husband]]''', but ultimately settled there and introduced '''[[Polaris drinking water|bottled water to the country]]'''? <small>(2024-02-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Jenny Cavnar]]''' is the first female primary [[Sports_commentator#Main/play-by-play commentator|play-by-play announcer]] in [[Major League Baseball]] history? <small>(2024-02-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah McCreanor]]''' imitates objects under [[hydraulic press]]es through dance? <small>(2024-02-27)</small>
*... that all three of '''[[María Esther Biscayart de Tello]]'''{{`s}} children were [[Enforced disappearance|forcibly disappeared]] during the [[Dirty War]] in [[Argentina]]? <small>(2024-02-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret Donahue]]''' was the first female executive in [[Major League Baseball]]? <small>(2024-02-20)</small>
*... that former '''[[girl soldiers]]''' may face higher rates of community rejection than former boy soldiers? <small>(2024-02-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Sofia Vakman]]''' relinquished a career as a concert pianist because a skin disorder she contracted after swimming made it painful for her to play? <small>(2024-02-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Jessica Mutch McKay]]''' hosted debates between the leaders of New Zealand's two major political parties? <small>(2024-02-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Monique Ryan]]''' ran for election to the [[Parliament of Australia]] after seeing an advertisement in the newspaper calling for an independent candidate? <small>(2024-02-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Margareth Rago]]''' seeks to establish a methodology for what she calls "[[Feminist theory|feminist science]]"? <small>(2024-02-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Mwaksy Mudenda]]''' presented her first ''[[Blue Peter]]'' episodes in her house? <small>(2024-02-10)</small>
*... that for her presentation at the 2008 Game Developers Conference, '''[[Jessica Mak]]''' simply played music and let go balloons in the audience? <small>(2024-02-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Joan Phillip]]''' offered to give any [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|MLAs]] who were rude to her a whack with her [[Amelanchier alnifolia|Saskatoon berry]] stick? <small>(2024-02-07)</small>
*... that at the age of 14, '''[[Jenny Suo]]''' conducted a science experiment that ultimately led to [[GSK plc|GlaxoSmithKline]] pleading guilty to breaching consumer protection laws? <small>(2024-02-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Yunè Pinku]]''' derived the first half of her stage name from the Japanese word for 'cloudy' and the second half from the children's program ''[[Pingu]]''{{-?}} <small>(2024-02-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Sun Haiyan]]''' is the first [[List of ambassadors of China to Singapore|Chinese ambassador to Singapore]] who was not a member of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|Foreign Ministry of China]]? <small>(2024-02-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Princess Zelda]]'''{{`s}} name was inspired by American novelist and socialite [[Zelda Fitzgerald]]? <small>(2024-02-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Megan Barton-Hanson]]''' dated her costars from ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series, series 4)|Love Island&nbsp;4]]'', ''[[Celebs Go Dating]]'', and ''[[Ex on the Beach (British TV series)|Ex on the Beach]]'', but not '''''[[Hey Tracey!]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2024-02-04)</small>
*... that "'''[[Well he would, wouldn't he?|he would, wouldn't he]]'''"? <small>(2024-02-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Fionna Campbell (character)|Fionna Campbell]]''' was created as [[Rule 63|gender-swapped]] ''[[Adventure Time]]'' fan art, but ended up getting [[Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake|her own show]]? <small>(2024-02-02)</small>
*... that in 1976, '''[[Carmen Valero]]''' became the first female track and field athlete to represent [[Spain at the Olympics]]? <small>(2024-02-02)</small>
*... that scientist '''[[Adelaida K. Semesi]]''' was known as "mama mangroves" due to her specialist knowledge of their ecology? <small>(2024-02-01)</small>
*... that skateboarder '''[[Cui Chenxi]]''' is the youngest Chinese gold medalist in the [[Asian Games]]? <small>(2024-01-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Impact of Yuna Kim|Yuna Kim had a major impact on figure skating]]''' and was instrumental in bringing the [[2018 Winter Olympics|Olympics to Pyeongchang in 2018]]? <small>(2024-01-29)</small>
*... that comedian '''[[Şenay Duzcu]]''' was awarded the German–Turkish Friendship Prize? <small>(2024-01-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Adila Laïdi-Hanieh]]''' and her team used digitisation to preserve endangered Palestinian material culture? <small>(2024-01-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Femke]]''' is the most common feminine [[given name]] of [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]] origin in the Netherlands? <small>(2024-01-26)</small>
*... that before going viral on TikTok for "[[Mia Khalifa (song)|Hit or Miss]]" at age fifteen, '''[[Georgia Twinn]]''' wanted to become a forensic scientist? <small>(2024-01-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Shanthi Kalathil]]''' believes [[Radio Free Asia]] "filled a critical role in combating Chinese disinformation"? <small>(2024-01-24)</small>
*... that in 2014, [[BBC Three]] cancelled a debate on being gay and Muslim featuring '''[[Asifa Lahore]]''', a Muslim drag queen, citing security concerns at the mosque where it was filmed? <small>(2024-01-24)</small>
*... that '''[[LaVonne Griffin-Valade]]''', the [[Oregon Secretary of State]], has published four [[crime fiction]] novels? <small>(2024-01-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandra Elkin]]''' discussing basic information on women's topics on ''Woman'' "radicalized" women into supporting [[women's rights]]? <small>(2024-01-22)</small>
*... that nine-year-old '''[[Muskan Ahirwar]]''' started a library for the children in her slum that now contains more than 3,000 books? <small>(2024-01-22)</small>
*... that actress '''[[M'liss McClure]]'''{{`s}} publicity agency promoted her "almost telescopic vision" as a selling point? <small>(2024-01-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Patricia Schultz]]''', the author of ''[[1,000 Places to See Before You Die]]'', would choose [[Florence]] for her final trip before dying? <small>(2024-01-17)</small>
*... that [[Akram Nadwi]] addressed the lack of Islamic women scholars highlighted in a ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' article by composing '''''[[al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa]]''''', a 43-volume work with more than 10,000 entries? <small>(2024-01-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Nonô (musician)|Nonô]]'''{{`s}} discography includes songs from '''[[Majestic (musician)|Majestic]]''' and '''[[Punctual]]'''? <small>(2024-01-12)</small>
*... that a third of the MPs elected in the [[2023 New Zealand general election|2023 New Zealand election]] were new to Parliament, including '''[[Carlos Cheung]]''', '''[[Grant McCallum]]''', '''[[Suze Redmayne]]''', '''[[Dana Kirkpatrick]]''', '''[[Ryan Hamilton (New Zealand politician)|Ryan Hamilton]]''', '''[[James Meager]]''', '''[[Greg Fleming (politician)|Greg Fleming]]''', '''[[Vanessa Weenink]]''', '''[[Mike Butterick]]''', '''[[Katie Nimon]]''', '''[[David MacLeod]]''', '''[[Miles Anderson (politician)|Miles Anderson]]''', '''[[Carl Bates]]''', '''[[Rima Nakhle]]''', '''[[Nancy Lu]]''', '''[[Cushla Tangaere-Manuel]]''', '''[[Reuben Davidson]]''', '''[[Scott Willis (politician)|Scott Willis]]''', '''[[Darleen Tana]]''', '''[[Takutai Moana Kemp]]''' ''(all pictured)'', '''[[Kahurangi Carter]]''', '''[[Todd Stephenson]]''', '''[[Laura Trask]]''', '''[[Cameron Luxton]]''', '''[[Tākuta Ferris]]''', '''[[Mariameno Kapa-Kingi]]''', '''[[Casey Costello]]''', '''[[Jamie Arbuckle]]''', and '''[[Tanya Unkovich]]'''? <small>(2024-01-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Catherine, Princess of Wales]]''' ''(pictured)'', is a keen amateur photographer and the patron of the [[Royal Photographic Society]], and has taken many official photographs of her children? <small>(2024-01-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Nancy Nash (actress)|Nancy Nash]]''' ''(pictured)'' had to convince her parents to let her not attend the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] to instead become an actress in 1926? <small>(2024-01-07)</small>
*... that British intervention reversed the [[lacquer]]ing of '''[[Queen Victoria Monument, Wellington|a statue in New Zealand]]'''? <small>(2024-01-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Dolly de Leon]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first Filipino to be nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe]] or a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress]]? <small>(2024-01-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Julia Figueredo]]''' was the first indigenous woman to be elected president of [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz]]'s parliamentary delegation? <small>(2024-01-04)</small>
*... that the '''[[murder of Jiang Ge]]''' led to public debate in China over the actions of Jiang's roommate during her murder? <small>(2024-01-02)</small>
*... that teacher '''[[Mary Creighton Bailey]]''' was awarded the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] for her services in the improvement of education in Germany shortly after [[World War&nbsp;II]]? <small>(2023-12-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Sophie von Maltzan]]''' led the making of a submarine that was walked through the streets of [[Dublin]]? <small>(2023-12-29)</small>
*... that in 1977, [[Appalachian music|Appalachian folk]] singer '''[[Phyllis Boyens]]''' performed at a Christmas benefit concert to support Kentucky coal miners who had been on strike for 17 months? <small>(2023-12-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Maryam Eslamdoust]]''' was the first Iranian-born woman to hold public office in Great Britain? <small>(2023-12-24)</small>
*... that having worked as a secretary for 67 years, secret millionaire '''[[Sylvia Bloom]]''' retired at the age of 96 and willed US$8.2&nbsp;million to sponsor underprivileged students? <small>(2023-12-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Anna Burke]]''' was the second woman to give birth while a member of the [[Australian House of Representatives]]? <small>(2023-12-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Ged Kearney]]''' represented [[Division of Batman|Batman]] in the [[Parliament of Australia]] from 2018 to 2019? <small>(2023-12-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Hoàng Thị Minh Hồng]]'''{{`s}} environmental activism inspired [[Barack Obama]]? <small>(2023-12-21)</small>
*... that voice actress '''[[Yurie Igoma]]''' considers Mickey Mouse to be her mentor? <small>(2023-12-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Tjarda Struik]]''' is the Netherlands' first female mayor to be nearly blind, and a [[TikTok]] influencer? <small>(2023-12-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Civana Kuhlmann]]''' overcame four surgeries during her college soccer career to make her professional debut in 2023? <small>(2023-12-19)</small>
*... that the ''New York Post'' called '''[[Paige Lorenze]]''' the "female [[Pete Davidson]]"? <small>(2023-12-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Yurie Funato]]''', a voice actress and former singer, was bullied in high school for her high-pitched voice? <small>(2023-12-16)</small>
*... that before embarking on a music career, '''[[Matilda Cole]]''' appeared in three of [[Nigel Cole|her father]]'s films? <small>(2023-12-15)</small>
*... that Swiss-born peace activist '''[[Henriette Ith]]''' chose to marry an anarchist to regain Swiss citizenship? <small>(2023-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Molly Burman]]''' resumed releasing music three years later after finding that "Happy Things" had accrued a million streams on [[Spotify]]? <small>(2023-12-13)</small>
*... that a year after becoming the first woman president of the [[Canadian Political Science Association]], '''[[Caroline Andrew]]''' moderated the first [[leaders' debate on women's issues during the 1984 Canadian federal election campaign|Canadian leaders' debate on women's issues]]? <small>(2023-12-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Annie Rauwerda]]'''{{`s}} stew cooked for more than 60 days and had around 300 contributors? <small>(2023-12-11)</small>
*... that little has been known of the exact whereabouts of Iranian communist leader '''[[Ashraf Dehghani]]''' since she escaped prison in 1973? <small>(2023-12-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Andrea Carla Michaels]]''', who has written more than 80 crosswords for ''The New York Times'', is known as the "Pizza Lady" in San Francisco? <small>(2023-12-06)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Louise Franklin]]''' replaced the main dancing role in 1945's ''[[Pillow to Post]]'' after [[Dorothy Dandridge]] was injured in a car accident? <small>(2023-12-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit]]''' once advocated for a "right to vote from birth"? <small>(2023-12-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Ding Xuesong]]''' was the first female ambassador of the People's Republic of China? <small>(2023-12-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Palestinian hikaye]]''' is a unique form of folk culture performed by older women in winter? <small>(2023-12-04)</small>
*... that in 2023, '''[[Tshering Tshomo]]''' was the only woman elected to serve in the [[National Council (Bhutan)|National Council of Bhutan]]? <small>(2023-12-03)</small>
*... that rural women in Burundi greet each other with an intricate musical ritual called '''''[[akazehe]]'''''? <small>(2023-11-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Mona Williams (writer, born 1943)|Mona Williams]]''' ''(pictured)'' said her degree from [[Stanford University]] was called a "wanky Yankee" degree when she arrived in New Zealand? <small>(2023-11-26)</small>
*... that ''The Washington Post'' called '''''[[Butts: A Backstory]]''''' "cheeky"? <small>(2023-11-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Martha Poma]]''' worked as a [[Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas|textile artisan]] in [[El Alto]] before being elected to the [[Chamber of Senators (Bolivia)|Bolivian senate]]? <small>(2023-11-22)</small>
*... that the novel '''''[[Minor Detail (novel)|Minor Detail]]''''' is based on a true story of a 1949 gang rape and murder of a young Arab Bedouin-Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers? <small>(2023-11-20)</small>
*... that when '''[[Sarah Jane Baker]]''' was released after 30 years, she was the United Kingdom's longest serving transgender prisoner? <small>(2023-11-08)</small>
*... that when she was elected to the New Zealand parliament, '''[[Catherine Wedd]]''' defeated her former coworker at a marketing company? <small>(2023-11-04)</small>
*... that if [[James Stuart-Wortley (New Zealand politician)|James Stuart-Wortley]] had not falsified his age for the [[1853 New Zealand general election|1853 general election]], '''[[Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke]]''' would now be New Zealand's youngest-ever member of parliament? <small>(2023-11-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Julia Allison]]''' has been described as one of the first [[Internet celebrity|influencers]]? <small>(2023-11-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Josephine Shelly|Mary Jo Shelly]]''' ''(pictured)'' used her background in modern dance and physical education to train women in the military during two wars? <small>(2023-10-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Amazonas de Yaxunah]]''', a [[Maya peoples|Mayan]] softball team from [[Yucatán]], play barefoot while wearing the ''[[huipil]]'', a traditional indigenous dress? <small>(2023-10-20)</small>
*... that '''[[RinRin Doll]]''' first modeled for the brand [[Angelic Pretty]] at [[Pacific Media Expo]] after her friend, the organizer for the event, submitted an application for her without her knowledge? <small>(2023-10-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Sheryl Cooper]]''' ''(pictured)'' and her daughter '''[[Calico Cooper|Calico]]''' beheaded Sheryl's husband in front of a live audience? <small>(2023-10-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Rebecca Struthers]]''' has a PhD in [[horology]]? <small>(2023-10-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Kenya Grace]]''' shot her first music video after becoming a finalist in a competition? <small>(2023-10-13)</small>
*... that when '''[[Jessica Berman]]''' was named the deputy commissioner of the [[National Lacrosse League]], she became the first woman to hold that position in a men's professional sports league? <small>(2023-10-08)</small>
*... that while serving in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Bolivia)|Bolivian parliament]], legislator '''[[Emeliana Aiza]]''' took [[night school|night courses]] to receive her [[Spanish Baccalaureate|high school baccalaureate]]? <small>(2023-10-04)</small>
*... that Finnish-American model '''[[Selene Mahri]]''' ''(pictured)'' married three millionaires and is credited with inventing the saying "Marriage is a question of give and take. You give. I take"? <small>(2023-10-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Olga Onuch]]''' is believed to be the first professor of Ukrainian politics in the English-speaking world? <small>(2023-09-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Nunuk Nuraini]]''' was described as a hero for developing the [[Mie goreng|mi goreng]] flavor of [[Indomie]] instant noodles? <small>(2023-09-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Himmatul Aliyah]]''' was born in [[Tangerang Regency|Tangerang]] and represents [[Jakarta]] in [[House of Representatives (Indonesia)|Indonesia's House of Representatives]], while '''[[Himmatul Alyah Setiawaty|Himmatul Alyah]]''' was born in Jakarta and represented Tangerang? <small>(2023-09-29)</small>
*... that ''EastEnders'' producers decided to kill off '''[[Chantelle Atkins]]''' at the conclusion of a domestic-abuse plot after learning of the high statistic of women killed by a partner? <small>(2023-09-29)</small>
*... that when '''[[Valerie Cowie]]''' was appointed a [[senior lecturer]], one of her referees wrote that his "only reservation is that the post&nbsp;... does not adequately do justice to her high academic status"? <small>(2023-09-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Charlotte Haining]]''' was an International Jury Member for the selection of [[Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020|Finland's 2020 Eurovision Song Contest entry]]? <small>(2023-09-25)</small>
*... that even though '''[[Mother Mary Corona]]''' received no formal teacher training, she was the president of [[Alverno College|Alverno Teachers College]]? <small>(2023-09-21)</small>
*... that clown '''[[Julia Masli]]''' ''(pictured)'' found success by shaking hands with audience members using her feet? <small>(2023-09-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Moran Zer Katzenstein]]''' led a women's march inspired by ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]'' in [[2023 Israeli judicial reform protests|protest of Israeli judicial reform]]? <small>(2023-09-19)</small>
*... that in 2018, breast surgeon '''[[Liz O'Riordan]]''' arrived for her [[breast cancer]] treatment dressed as [[Elastigirl|Mrs Incredible]]? <small>(2023-09-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Rhian Teasdale]]''' and Hester Chambers formed [[Wet Leg]] on a [[Ferris wheel]]? <small>(2023-09-16)</small>
*... that when '''[[Erice van Leuven]]'''{{`s}} brothers posted a video of her mountain biking as a 10-year-old, she received four offers of sponsorship? <small>(2023-09-14)</small>
*... that the [[assassination of Shinzo Abe]] motivated a former believer of the Unification Church, '''[[Sayuri Ogawa]]''', to become a prominent anti-cult activist? <small>(2023-09-13)</small>
*... that [[CBS News and Stations]] president '''[[Wendy McMahon (television executive)|Wendy McMahon]]''' helped bring local evening news back to [[WWJ-TV|the network's Detroit station]] after 20 years? <small>(2023-09-12)</small>
*... that [[Loud LDN]] co-founder '''[[Maisi]]''' came joint last in the 2022 [[Maldon mud race]], behind a naked runner who had been forced to start after everyone else? <small>(2023-09-12)</small>
*... that a photograph of '''[[Frances Vorne|Frances "The Shape" Vorne]]''' wearing a swimsuit made from remnants of a captured Nazi parachute ''(pictured)'' was one of the most sought-after pin-ups of [[World War&nbsp;II]]?|Frances Vorne.jpg <small>(2023-09-12)</small>
*... that [[Voice acting in Japan|Japanese voice actress]] '''[[Akiho Suzumoto]]''' can recite 70 digits of [[pi]] from memory? <small>(2023-09-10)</small>
*... that [[Quechua people|Quechua]] senator '''[[Carmen García (politician)|Carmen García]]''' helped pass reforms to education in Bolivia that incorporated [[Traditional knowledge|indigenous and traditional knowledge]]? <small>(2023-09-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Patricia Mancilla]]''' pushed to have restrictions on [[abortion in Bolivia]] expunged from the legal code{{snd}}even after leaders in [[Movimiento al Socialismo|her own party]] came out against it? <small>(2023-09-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Murder of Yadira Arroyo|murderer of Yadira Arroyo]]''' was reportedly found mentally unfit to stand trial three times? <small>(2023-09-03)</small>
*... that [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] requested '''[[Maggie Tokuda-Hall]]''' remove the phrase "virulent racism" from the Author's Note in ''[[Love in the Library]]'', a children's book about Japanese-American internment camps? <small>(2023-09-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Sienna Shaw]]''' of the slasher film ''[[Terrifier&nbsp;2]]'' was envisioned by [[Damien Leone]] as symbolizing an [[Old Testament]] angel? <small>(2023-09-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Xochitl Gomez]]''' was aged 13 when she first auditioned for the 18-year-old [[America Chavez]] in ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]''{{-?}} <small>(2023-08-31)</small>
*... that former [[New Jersey]] first lady '''[[Lucinda Florio]]''' restored the [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] gardens at [[Drumthwacket]]? <small>(2023-08-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Thelma Bates (physician)|Thelma Bates]]'''{{`s}} colleagues tried to discourage her from establishing the first [[palliative care]] team at a British hospital, saying it would ruin her career? <small>(2023-08-28)</small>
*... that social media influencer '''[[Alix Earle]]'''{{`s}} first video on [[TikTok]] featured her and her friends showcasing outfits they had made out of trash bags? <small>(2023-08-27)</small>
*... that the hometown newspaper of soccer player '''[[Olivia Wingate]]''' named her "Female Athlete of the Decade" for the 2010s? <small>(2023-08-26)</small>
*... that when '''[[Felicia Schroeder]]''' signed to play soccer for the [[University of South Carolina]], the school did not have a sign-language interpreter available for her? <small>(2023-08-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Shaparak Khorsandi]]''' asked for her book to be removed from the [[Jhalak Prize]] longlist, which she considered to be "a sticker for being brown"? <small>(2023-08-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Pany Yathotou]]''' is the first woman [[Vice President of Laos|vice president of Laos]]? <small>(2023-08-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Sue Marx]]''' won the [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film]] for ''[[Young at Heart (1987 film)|Young at Heart]]'', about a romance between two octogenarians? <small>(2023-08-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Ann Corcoran (activist)|Ann Corcoran]]''' has claimed that refugees are a Muslim plot to colonize the United States? <small>(2023-08-23)</small>
*... that in early 2023 '''[[Angela Ferrell-Zabala]]''' became the first executive director for the US [[gun control]] advocacy organization [[Everytown for Gun Safety#Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America|Moms Demand Action]]? <small>(2023-08-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Tweet Kimball]]''' lived in [[Cherokee Ranch|a castle]], herded [[Santa Gertrudis cattle|grand-champion cattle]], and preserved '''[[Cherokee Ranch petrified forest|a petrified forest]]'''? <small>(2023-08-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Bonnie Elliott]]''' devised the concept for a campaign to promote female representation in [[cinematography]]? <small>(2023-08-20)</small>
*... that in between [[snowboarding]] runs at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]], '''[[Jenise Spiteri]]''' ate a [[Baozi|bao]] that she forgot was in her pocket? <small>(2023-08-19)</small>
*... that former German chancellor '''[[Angela Merkel]]'''{{`s}} grandfather likely fought against Germany in World War&nbsp;I? <small>(2023-08-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Mckenna Grace]]''' ''(pictured)'' '''[[List of Mckenna Grace performances|has portrayed]]''' younger versions of [[Sabrina Spellman|Sabrina]] the Teenage Witch, [[Tonya Harding]], and [[Carol Danvers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Captain Marvel]]? <small>(2023-08-15)</small>
*... that historian '''[[Anne Balay]]''' wrote two books on oral histories from [[LGBT]] steelworkers and truck drivers? <small>(2023-08-15)</small>
*... that comedian '''[[Pamela Stephenson]]''' was pleased that her 1987 book ''How to be a Complete Bitch'' was described as "sexist, violent and crude"? <small>(2023-08-14)</small>
*... that the ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' character '''[[Laura Roslin]]''' has been compared to [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]]'s [[The Mandrake|Lucretia]] and [[Virgil]]'s [[Dido]]? <small>(2023-08-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Misuzu Yamada]]''' worked as a nursery teacher before starting her [[voice acting in Japan|voice-acting career]]? <small>(2023-08-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Gladys Quander Tancil]]''' interpreted the lives of her enslaved ancestors at George Washington's Mount Vernon for more than twenty years? <small>(2023-08-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Elisabeth Anderson Sierra]]''', nicknamed the "milk goddess", holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for the largest individual donation of breast milk? <small>(2023-08-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Soledad Rosas]]''' was falsely charged with [[eco-terrorism]] in Italy? <small>(2023-08-08)</small>
*... that [[Igor Stravinsky]] said of his cousin and first wife, '''[[Yekaterina Stravinsky|Yekaterina Nosenko]]''' ''(pictured)'', that they were "closer than lovers sometimes are"? <small>(2023-08-07)</small>
*... that before becoming the first woman president of the [[American College of Sports Medicine]], '''[[Barbara L. Drinkwater]]''' had an undefeated season as a women's college basketball coach? <small>(2023-08-07)</small>
*... that in 1912, '''[[Emily Dorothea Pavy]]''' became the first recipient of the [[Catherine Helen Spence Memorial Scholarship|Catherine Helen Spence Scholarship]]? <small>(2023-08-04)</small>
*... that ''[[20,000 Species of Bees]]'', the first feature film by '''[[Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren]]''' ''(pictured)'', won numerous awards at film festivals? <small>(2023-08-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Sundari painting]]s''' ''(example pictured)'' were a popular type of [[erotic art]] in 19th-century [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]? <small>(2023-08-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Catalina Estrada]]''' ''(pictured)'' and two of her thirteen siblings played as forwards on the same men's football team? <small>(2023-08-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Gladys Ingle]]''' was a [[Wing walking|wing walker]] who successfully moved from the wing of one airplane to the wing of another in mid-air ''(example pictured)'' more than 300 times? <small>(2023-07-30)</small>
*... that German cyclist '''[[Antonia Niedermaier]]''' won a stage on her first [[UCI Women's World Tour]] event, then crashed out of the event the next day? <small>(2023-07-29)</small>
*... that New Zealand footballer '''[[Grace Wisnewski]]'''{{`s}} bottom-ranked team upset the defending league champions when she scored what an A-League statistician called an "acrobatic" 99th-minute equalising goal? <small>(2023-07-28)</small>
*... that Israeli journalist '''[[Ayala Hasson]]''' is the first woman to head [[Channel 1 (Israel)|Channel&nbsp;1]]'s news division? <small>(2023-07-28)</small>
*... that in August&nbsp;2021 '''[[Sheika Scott]]''' became the youngest player to score in the [[Costa Rican Women's Premier Division]], at just 14 years old? <small>(2023-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Emi Wong]]''', the Hong Kong YouTuber with the most subscribers, used a [[carpet sweeper]] to do [[lunge (exercise)|lunges]] and bottles of [[laundry detergent]] to do [[squat (exercise)|squats]]? <small>(2023-07-27)</small>
*... that the portrayal of a [[transgender]] child by '''[[Sofía Otero]]''' ''(pictured)'' made her the youngest actor to win the [[Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance]]? <small>(2023-07-24)</small>
*... that the visual design of ''[[Overwatch]]'' character '''[[Widowmaker (Overwatch)|Widowmaker]]''' was inspired by ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' character [[Sylvanas Windrunner]]? <small>(2023-07-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Katherine Henderson (sports executive)|Katherine Henderson]]''' led efforts to reverse the [[gender pay gap in sports|gender pay gap]] in Canadian curling? <small>(2023-07-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Patricia Davies (cryptographer)|Patricia Davies]]''' and [[Jean Argles]], two sisters who signed the [[Official Secrets Act 1939|Official Secrets Act]] as World War&nbsp;II codebreakers, did not find out about each other's top-secret work until the 1960s? <small>(2023-07-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Patricia Banks-Edmiston]]''' was prevented from becoming a flight attendant during the 1950s because she was black? <small>(2023-07-19)</small>
*... that [[2023 Ecuadorian general election|2023 Ecuadorian presidential]] candidate '''[[Luisa González]]''' was pepper-sprayed by the [[National Police of Ecuador|National Police]] while on her way to register her candidacy? <small>(2023-07-19)</small>
*... that '''[[A Little Sound]]''' began uploading music to her [[YouTube]] channel when she was eleven years old? <small>(2023-07-19)</small>
*... that Russian [[independent music|indie]] artist '''[[polnalyubvi]]''' bought her first guitar with money earned from [[street performance|busking]] with her violin? <small>(2023-07-18)</small>
*... that curator '''[[Nina Tonga]]''' is the first [[Pacific Islander|Pasifika person]] to be a contemporary art curator at [[Te Papa]], the national museum of New Zealand? <small>(2023-07-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Jazzy (singer)|Jazzy]]'''{{`s}} "[[Giving Me]]" made her the first Irish solo female act to top the [[Irish Singles Chart]] since [[Julie-Anne Dineen]] in 2009 with "[[Do You Believe (Julie-Anne Dineen song)|Do You Believe]]"? <small>(2023-07-18)</small>
*... that ''[[Cocalero|cocalera]]'' activist '''[[Ancelma Perlacios]]''', the first [[Afro-Bolivians|Afro-Bolivian]] to be elected to the [[Chamber of Senators (Bolivia)|Senate]], was [[Bartolina Sisa Confederation|her organization]]'s secretary of defense of the [[coca]] leaf? <small>(2023-07-18)</small>
*... that when the German-Irish historian '''[[Marie Sophie Hingst]]''' was revealed to be faking descent from Holocaust survivors, the media of different countries disagreed on how to report on it? <small>(2023-07-17)</small>
*... that Austrian online streamer '''[[Keekihime]]''' became fluent in Japanese from live-streaming daily on the Japanese video website [[Niconico|Nico Douga]]? <small>(2023-07-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Ann Tahincioğlu]]''' was 49 years old when she competed in Turkey's first all-women car race, the "Volkswagen Polo Ladies Cup"? <small>(2023-07-15)</small>
*... that an [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] lawsuit over the [[Zeytun Gospels]] led '''[[Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh]]''' to write a history of its separated [[Eusebian Canons|canon tables]]? <small>(2023-07-14)</small>
*... that before '''[[Ashley Jade]]''' debuted on the [[UK Singles Chart]], she had played the lead in the [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Film|BAFTA Award]]-winning short film ''[[About a Girl (2001 film)|About a Girl]]''{{-?}} <small>(2023-07-09)</small>
*... that the '''[[First Lady Bake-Off]]''' was inspired by a political gaffe by [[Hillary Clinton]] and predicted five out of seven elections? <small>(2023-07-04)</small>
*... that Austro-Hungarian actress '''[[Gisela Werbezirk]]''' claimed to receive up to 20 prank calls a day about her married name, Gisela Werbezirk Piffl? <small>(2023-07-02)</small>
*... that future [[Loud LDN]] member '''[[Willow Kayne]]''' went into music after temporarily losing her sight? <small>(2023-06-28)</small>
*... that while being considered for the post of ambassador to Paraguay, '''[[Lidia Patty]]''' brushed off her lack of diplomatic training because she had "[[Indigenous peoples in Bolivia|indigenous, native, peasant]] diplomacy"? <small>(2023-06-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Narita Viliamu Tahega]]''' has won 38 medals in international weightlifting competitions, the most in the history of [[Niue]] athletics? <small>(2023-06-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Elizabeth Wilkins]]''' chose to work at the [[Federal Trade Commission]] on the hope that the agency is now positioned to address economic injustice? <small>(2023-06-18)</small>
*... that the photograph '''''[[Kandake of the Sudanese Revolution]]''''' symbolised the determination of the Sudanese people as [[Sudanese Revolution|they called for political change]]? <small>(2023-06-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Elena (Street Fighter)|Elena]]''' from the video game series ''[[Street Fighter]]'' uses a [[capoeira]] fighting style, for which the development team used travel videos as reference material as they had no experience with the style? <small>(2023-06-15)</small>
*... that as an [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]], the color of '''[[Sarah Bryant (Virtua Fighter)|Sarah Bryant]]'''{{`s}} earring changes depending on the fighting stage in which the player is engaged? <small>(2023-06-14)</small>
*... that when '''[[Kaz Ayabe]]''' pitched his video game '''''[[Boku no Natsuyasumi]]''''' to Sony, he said that illustrator '''[[Mineko Ueda]]''' was interested in the project even though they had never actually met? <small>(2023-06-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Debra Lew Harder]]''' is the fifth person to host the [[Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts]] since they began in 1931? <small>(2023-06-10)</small>
*... that [[United States Marine Corps]] captain '''[[Katie Higgins Cook|Katie Higgins]]''' flew nearly 400 combat hours in seven countries before performing with the [[Blue Angels]] in an airplane named "Fat Albert"? <small>(2023-06-09)</small>
*... that a university student sought counseling from his pastor after attending a guest lecture on sexuality by lesbian and former [[novice]] '''[[Joanne Marrow]]'''? <small>(2023-06-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Abigail Fillmore]]''' spearheaded the creation of the [[White House Library]] after reportedly being appalled at the fact that there was no library? <small>(2023-06-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Leonie ter Braak]]''' made her film debut in ''[[The Marriage Escape]]'', the film of Dutch origin with the most cinema ticket sales in 2020? <small>(2023-06-04)</small>
*... that the U.S. Navy's [[Blue Angels]]' first female [[fighter aircraft|fighter jet]] demonstration pilot, '''[[Amanda Lee (pilot)|Amanda Lee]]''' ''(pictured)'', uses the [[call sign]] "Stalin"? <small>(2023-06-03)</small>
*... that chef '''[[Lata Tondon]]''' once set a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] with a cooking marathon lasting 87 hours 45 minutes? <small>(2023-05-30)</small>
*... that the show '''''[[Protection Court]]''''' continued to air episodes during an investigation launched by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission alleging that litigants were filmed without their consent? <small>(2023-05-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Katharina von Schnurbein]]''' is the [[European Commission]]'s first coordinator on combatting [[antisemitism]], having served in the role since 2015? <small>(2023-05-26)</small>
*... that ''[[Crying Ladies]]'' and ''[[Donsol (film)|Donsol]]'', '''[[Angel Aquino on screen and stage|films starring Angel Aquino]]''', were [[List of Philippine submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film]] at the [[77th Academy Awards|77th]] and [[80th Academy Awards]], respectively? <small>(2023-05-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Asia Abdelmajid]]''', a pioneering Sudanese actress, was killed in crossfire during the [[2023 Sudan conflict]]? <small>(2023-05-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Sheila P. Burke]]''' was once known as the 101st U.S. senator? <small>(2023-05-22)</small>
*... that [[Angel Aquino]] '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Angel Aquino|received two nominations]]''' for Best Supporting Actress at the [[37th Gawad Urian Awards|2014 Gawad Urian Awards]]? <small>(2023-05-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Wanda Szuman]]''', a pioneer of [[special education]] in Poland, was also active in [[underground education]]? <small>(2023-05-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Cathy Whims]]''' has opened several restaurants in [[Portland, Oregon]], including the [[Nostrana (restaurant)|Nostrana]], which has been described as "Portland's capital of the [[Negroni]]"? <small>(2023-05-10)</small>
*... that the musicians [[piri]], '''[[venbee]]''', '''[[Issey Cross]]''', and '''[[Charlotte Plank]]''' are all part of the female and [[non-binary gender|non-binary]] collective [[Loud LDN]]? <small>(2023-05-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Martine Froger]]''' was elected to the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly of France]] without the support of the national leadership of her [[Socialist Party (France)|party]]? <small>(2023-05-07)</small>
*... that before winning ''[[The X Factor: The Band]]'' as part of [[RLY]], '''[[Luena Martinez]]''' had released two singles as part of an anti-bullying campaign? <small>(2023-05-07)</small>
*... that the destroyed plinth of [[Gürdal Duyar]]'s nude sculpture '''''[[Güzel İstanbul]]''''' contained [[relief]]s of a fig, a pomegranate, a honeysuckle and a bee to represent different aspects of [[Istanbul]]? <small>(2023-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[witch-hunts in India]]''' are still prevalent? <small>(2023-05-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Mari Shimizu]]''' is nicknamed the "mother of [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actors]]" in Japan? <small>(2023-05-05)</small>
*... that Filipina actress '''[[Angel Aquino]]''' has been described as a "perennial villainess" for portraying several antagonistic roles on television? <small>(2023-05-04)</small>
*... that before joining the girl group [[XG (group)|XG]], Japanese singer '''[[Amy Harvey]]''' won the most awards when she participated in a modeling contest? <small>(2023-05-04)</small>
*... that for several decades, Soviet actress '''[[Maria Vladimirovna Mironova]]''' acted out scenes of a quarrelling couple on stage with her real-life husband? <small>(2023-05-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Rufina Bazlova]]''' has used [[Vyshyvanka|traditional embroidery]] to depict protests in Belarus? <small>(2023-05-01)</small>
*... that after becoming one of the [[Mongolian Armed Forces]]' first female recruits, '''[[Bolor Ganbold]]''' is now its first female brigadier general? <small>(2023-05-01)</small>
*... that [[Joanna Cherry]] showed a printed copy of an Internet meme featuring '''[[Lily Hoshikawa]]''' during a [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK parliamentary]] committee meeting? <small>(2023-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Anne Cooke Reid]]''' founded the first Black [[Summer stock theater|summer theater]] in the United States? <small>(2023-04-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Mira (YouTuber)|Mira]]''', a Hong Kong YouTuber, was asked by the [[Korea Tourism Organization]] to be a spokeswoman for [[Michelin Guide|Michelin-starred]] restaurants one year after she started her channel? <small>(2023-04-28)</small>
*... that Burmese princess '''[[Myat Phaya Gyi]]''' was impregnated by a servant, gave up her royal privileges, and lived a life of poverty? <small>(2023-04-27)</small>
*... that [[Carlisle]] miser '''[[Margery Jackson]]''', who chose to live like a [[Pauperism|pauper]], possessed a fine court [[Mantua (clothing)|mantua]] ''(pictured)''{{-?}} <small>(2023-04-27)</small>
*... that police investigating the '''[[murder of Una Crown]]''' initially thought that she had died in an accidental fire? <small>(2023-04-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Aubri Esters]]''' was among the winners of a [[hackathon]] focusing on ways to reduce drug addiction and drug-related deaths? <small>(2023-04-25)</small>
*... that [[Saulteaux]] linguist '''[[Margaret Cote]]''' was the first person in [[Saskatchewan]] to teach a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] language in a public school? <small>(2023-04-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Li Fu Lee]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first Chinese woman to attend [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], studied electrical engineering, which—according to ''[[The Boston Globe]]''—its undergraduates at the time said was its hardest major? <small>(2023-04-21)</small>
*... that after losing her eyesight to [[toxoplasmosis]], '''[[Rhina Aguirre]]''' dedicated herself to [[Disability rights movement|disability rights]] and was elected to the [[Chamber of Senators (Bolivia)|Bolivian Senate]] in 2009? <small>(2023-04-17)</small>
*... that [[Meyers Leonard|Meyers]] and '''[[Elle Leonard]]''' donated US$500,000 toward the renovation of the site of their first date? <small>(2023-04-15)</small>
*... that beekeeper '''[[Erika Thompson]]''' uses her bare hands to scoop up bees? <small>(2023-04-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Grove Road Cemetery, Harrogate|Grove Road Cemetery]]''' once had two chapels ''(pictured)'' by architect '''[[Thomas Charles Sorby]]''', and contains self-made men '''[[George Dawson (builder)|George Dawson]]''', '''[[Richard Ellis (mayor)|Richard Ellis]]''' and '''[[David Simpson (mayor)|David Simpson]]''', banker '''[[John Smith (banker)|John Smith]]''', bandleader '''[[Daniel Schwarz (bandleader)|Daniel Schwarz]]''', newspaperman '''[[Robert Ackrill]]''', kayaker '''[[Fridel Meyer]]''', and miser '''[[John Turner (miser)|John Turner]]'''? <small>(2023-04-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Brennley Brown]]''' was a finalist on ''The Voice'' when she was only 15 years old? <small>(2023-04-09)</small>
*... that Indian activist '''[[Birubala Rabha]]''' ''(pictured)'' has rescued more than thirty women from being [[Witch-hunts in India|persecuted as witches]] in the last decade? <small>(2023-04-02)</small>
*... that in the 2022 film ''[[Saint Omer (film)|Saint Omer]]'', '''[[Guslagie Malanda]]''' plays a character based on convicted murderer '''[[Fabienne Kabou]]''', while '''[[Kayije Kagame]]''' plays a stand-in for director '''[[Alice Diop]]'''? <small>(2023-03-31)</small>
*... that as part of its strategy of political renovation, [[Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence|National Convergence]] nominated '''[[Farides Vaca|a librarian]]''' to contest one of Bolivia's most competitive legislative districts? <small>(2023-03-31)</small>
*... that out of 84 people running for governor seats in Bolivia in 2021, '''[[Mirtha Arce]]''' was one of just seven women and was the first in the [[Tarija Department]] to ever do so? <small>(2023-03-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Kong Dongmei]]''', the granddaughter of [[Mao Zedong]], and her husband have an estimated net worth of 5&nbsp;billion [[renminbi|yuan]] (US$815&nbsp;million)? <small>(2023-03-29)</small>
*... that the "updown" singer '''[[piri]]''' funded her music career by setting up an [[OnlyFans]] account? <small>(2023-03-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Alexandra Hunt]]''', a former [[stripper]], opened an [[OnlyFans]] account in response to an [[Troll (slang)|Internet troll]] during her campaign for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]]? <small>(2023-03-25)</small>
*... that as a member of the Bolivian [[Chamber of Deputies (Bolivia)|Chamber of Deputies]], '''[[Shirley Franco]]''' presented a bill that would penalize [[street harassment]] with up to eight hours in jail and a 500-[[Bolivian boliviano|boliviano]] fine? <small>(2023-03-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Frances Helen Prideaux]]'''{{`s}}  skill convinced [[William Gull|Sir William Gull]] that women were intellectually capable of being doctors? <small>(2023-03-22)</small>
*... that the 2015 campaign '''[[Woman to Woman (campaign)|Woman to Woman]]''' included a "Pink Bus" that was mocked by critics as sexist and patronising? <small>(2023-03-21)</small>
*... that soccer player '''[[Danielle Marcano]]''' scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the [[Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer|University of Tennessee]] to the [[2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament|NCAA tournament quarterfinals]] for the first time in history? <small>(2023-03-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Satoko Kishimoto]]''' is the first elected female mayor of [[Suginami]], Tokyo? <small>(2023-03-20)</small>
*... that people sometimes wonder whether the [[contortion]]ist '''[[Sofie Dossi]]''' has a spine? <small>(2023-03-18)</small>
*... that when the 18-year-old [[New York City Ballet]] dancer '''[[Mira Nadon]]''' performed her first major role, ''[[The New York Times]]'' called her performance a promise to the future? <small>(2023-03-18)</small>
*... that Taylor Swift-lookalike '''[[Ashley Leechin]]''' went viral for doing laundry? <small>(2023-03-16)</small>
*... that Dutch designer '''[[Sabine Marcelis]]''' was a semi-professional snowboarder in New Zealand before she decided to pursue a career in the arts? <small>(2023-03-15)</small>
*... that the propaganda poster "'''[[Women of Britain Say 'Go!']]'''{{-"}} ''(pictured)'' was part of an attempt to ignore pre-war advances by women and reinforce gender stereotypes? <small>(2023-03-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Shirley Kurata]]''' is said to have "subverted and reclaimed Asian-centric tropes" through her "outrageous" costume designs for movie villain Jobu Tupaki? <small>(2023-03-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Josiane Lima]]''' won Brazil's first Paralympic rowing medal? <small>(2023-03-10)</small>
*... that New Zealand activist '''[[Pania Newton]]''' ''(depicted)'' gave up a legal career to become an activist and spokesperson for the preservation of her ancestral lands at [[Ihumātao]]? <small>(2023-03-08)</small>
*... that ''[[National Treasure: Edge of History]]'' lead '''[[Lisette Olivera]]''' was dissuaded from an acting career as a child but studied dance, vocals and music? <small>(2023-03-08)</small>
*... that one of '''[[Beverly Robertson (businesswoman)|Beverly Robertson]]'''{{`s}} biggest accomplishments as CEO of the [[Greater Memphis Chamber]] was attracting the [[Ford Motor Company]]'s US$5.6&nbsp;billion [[Blue Oval City]] complex to Memphis, Tennessee? <small>(2023-03-08)</small>
*... that the rebooted design of '''[[Glimmer (She-Ra)|Glimmer]]''' from ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power|She-Ra]]'' was partly inspired by the showrunner's love of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''? <small>(2023-03-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Gloria Orwoba]]''' raised awareness about period poverty by appearing in the Senate of Kenya in apparently blood-stained trousers? <small>(2023-03-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Kloe (singer)|Kloe]]''' was a headliner at [[King Tut's Wah Wah Hut]] in 2014, despite not being old enough to attend most shows there? <small>(2023-03-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Mimi Kilgore]]''' gifted [[Willem de Kooning]] a frog that had been run over by a car? <small>(2023-02-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Eva Siracká]]''' remained the president of the League Against Cancer, citing the reign of [[Elizabeth&nbsp;II]] as the reason? <small>(2023-02-17)</small>
*... that in 2022, Briton '''[[Charlotte Payne]]''' broke the world record for a [[hammer throw]] by a deaf woman by almost 5 metres (16&nbsp;ft)? <small>(2023-02-17)</small>
*... that conservator '''[[Carolyn Price Horton]]''' helped to direct a "Mud Angel army" that rescued books after the [[Arno]] flooded museums and libraries in Florence, Italy, in 1966? <small>(2023-02-13)</small>
*... that a bloodied fingerprint on newspaper was the central piece of evidence in the '''[[Murder of Vivianne Ruiz (Jane Doe)|murder of Vivianne Ruiz]]'''? <small>(2023-02-11)</small>
*... that "Step Chickens" on TikTok replace their profile pictures with an image ''(shown)'' of '''[[Melissa Ong]]''', whom they call "Mother Hen"? <small>(2023-02-10)</small>
*... that the last meal the '''[[Luttra Woman]]''' ''(skull pictured)'' had was raspberries? <small>(2023-02-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Perla Batalla]]''' was once a backup singer for [[Leonard Cohen]], who encouraged her to write her own songs? <small>(2023-02-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret Isobel Cooper|Margaret Cooper]]''' wrote that the [[Women's Royal Indian Naval Service]] was providing "the experience of a lifetime" to the young women she recruited during the Second World War? <small>(2023-02-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Eudoro Galindo]]''', who was nearly elected [[Vice President of Bolivia]], was also a three-time national [[fencing]] champion and a two-time [[Bolivarian Games]] bronze medallist? <small>(2023-02-04)</small>
*... that [[Kuchipudi]] exponent '''[[Maddali Usha Gayatri]]''' choreographed a 12-hour ballet that was performed by a [[Dance troupe|troupe]] involving 12 of her disciples? <small>(2023-01-25)</small>
*... that before pursuing a career in music, '''[[Lauren Jenkins]]''' was the host of a wrestling television show? <small>(2023-01-25)</small>
*... that health economist '''[[Selma Mushkin]]''' estimated in the early 1970s that up to 50 percent of poor children in Washington, D.C., were affected by [[lead poisoning]]? <small>(2023-01-24)</small>
*... that when visiting Britain during World War&nbsp;II, naval officer  '''[[Kalyani Sen]]''' ''(pictured)'' reported that Indian women were breaking down prejudices against men and women working together by joining the military? <small>(2023-01-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Jessica Martin]]''' has played both a punk werewolf and the voice of the Queen in ''[[Doctor Who]]''? <small>(2023-01-24)</small>
*... that British architect '''[[Diane Haigh]]''' transformed one historic building into an art gallery and another into a hospice? <small>(2023-01-20)</small>
*... that before '''[[Sarah Elmaleh]]''' voiced the player character in the video game ''[[Anthem (video game)|Anthem]]'', developed by [[BioWare]], she voiced characters in a mod of an earlier BioWare game? <small>(2023-01-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Park Ji-hyun (politician)|Park Ji-hyun]]''' helped to expose an online sex-crime ring and later became the interim co-chair of the [[Democratic Party of Korea]] at the age of 26? <small>(2023-01-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Antoinette Tidjani Alou]]''' ''(pictured)'' wrote a work of [[autofiction]] that traces the journey of a Jamaican woman who moved to Niger for love? <small>(2023-01-17)</small>
*... that campaigning by climate activist '''[[Kimiko Hirata]]''' halted plans to build 17 new coal-fired power plants following the [[Fukushima nuclear disaster]] in Japan? <small>(2023-01-15)</small>
*... that American educator '''[[Janet Sorg Stoltzfus]]''' ''(pictured)'' established the first foreign school in northern Yemen? <small>(2023-01-14)</small>
*... that classical dances of '''[[Gaddam Padmaja Reddy]]''', recipient of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|India's highest award for performing arts]], explore contemporary social issues such as [[female foeticide in India|female foeticide]] and [[HIV/AIDS]]? <small>(2023-01-12)</small>
*... that when baker '''[[Ruby Tandoh]]''' ''(pictured)'' publicly [[Coming out|came out]], she mocked critics who suggested that she had romanced a male contest judge? <small>(2023-01-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Patty Loveless]]'''{{`s}} musical career rebounded after she underwent surgery to repair a blood vessel on her vocal cords? <small>(2023-01-11)</small>
*... that diplomat '''[[Lê Thị Tuyết Mai]]''' ''(pictured)'' studied at three different universities in three different countries? <small>(2023-01-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Akshata Murty]]''', the wife of British prime minister [[Rishi Sunak]], reportedly has more personal wealth than [[Charles III|King Charles&nbsp;III]]? <small>(2023-01-07)</small>
*... that at age 10, '''[[Sophia Lucia]]''' surpassed the world record for consecutive pirouettes by 19 turns? <small>(2023-01-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Michelle Lyons]]''' has personally witnessed nearly 300 executions? <small>(2023-01-03)</small>
*... that the parliamentary [[Sign language|sign-language]] interpreter could not make out what South African MP '''[[Joan Fubbs]]''' tried to say in her tribute to President [[Cyril Ramaphosa]]? <small>(2023-01-02)</small>
*... that Minnesota legislator '''[[Claudia Meier Volk|Claudia Meier]]''' cosponsored a bill freeing women from having to take their husbands' last names, and then took her husband's last name? <small>(2023-01-01)</small>
*... that the ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'' storyline about '''[[Rosa Diaz]]'''{{`s}} [[bisexuality]] was heavily influenced by the bisexuality of [[Stephanie Beatriz|her portrayer]]? <small>(2022-12-26)</small>
*... that after winning a discrimination lawsuit against the [[Honolulu Police Department]], '''[[Lucile Abreu]]''' became its first female detective? <small>(2022-12-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Frederica Planta]]''' designed cards to teach the children of [[George III]] and [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Queen Charlotte]] the history of England? <small>(2022-12-21)</small>
*... that '''[[María Elva Pinckert]]''', motivated by the murder of her brother, started her political career in local politics in 1999? <small>(2022-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Frances Campbell-Preston]]''', who served as [[lady-in-waiting]] to [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]] for nearly 40 years, was reportedly not hesitant to ask her difficult questions when others were reluctant? <small>(2022-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Nettie Metcalf]]''' was the first woman recognized by the American Poultry Association for creating a breed of chicken, the [[Buckeye chicken]] ''(example pictured)'',  in the 1890s? <small>(2022-12-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Josephine Gates Kelly]]''' of the [[Standing Rock Indian Reservation|Standing Rock Reservation]] once hitchhiked to [[Washington, D.C.]], to protest portions of the [[Indian Reorganization Act]]? <small>(2022-12-07)</small>
*... that the Vatican selected '''[[Mary Milligan]]''' in 1987 to be one of only three U.S. experts to assist the International Synod of Bishops on the Laity in Rome? <small>(2022-12-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg]]''' ''(pictured)'', the new mayor of Frankfurt, gave birth to her first child while a political prisoner in the wake of the [[Iranian Revolution]]? <small>(2022-11-25)</small>
*... that the body of '''[[Fateme Asadi]]''' was found 37 years after she was tortured and killed by the [[Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan]] when she attempted to ransom her husband? <small>(2022-11-25)</small>
*... that in August&nbsp;2022, '''[[Sarah Oakley]]''' became the first female captain to helm the [[passing out (military)|passing out parade]] at [[Britannia Royal Naval College|Dartmouth]]? <small>(2022-11-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Beryl Benacerraf]]''', pioneer of the nuchal scan, wrote that [[dyslexia]] caused her to live in a world of images where "anomalies jump out at me like a neon sign"? <small>(2022-11-18)</small>
*... that singer '''[[Mohinder Kaur Bhamra]]''' encouraged [[British Indians|British Indian women]] to join in party celebrations at a time when they were typically excluded? <small>(2022-11-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Katie Leung]]''' was told to deny witnessing any racism from fans while filming the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' movies]]? <small>(2022-11-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Venla Luukkonen]]''' is the first Finnish person to win the [[World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship]] at black belt level? <small>(2022-11-13)</small>
*... that [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Hollywood Golden Age]] actress '''[[Gloria Dea]]''' was the first magician to perform on the [[Las Vegas Strip]], at the [[El Rancho Vegas]] hotel and casino on May 14, 1941? <small>(2022-11-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Tammy Wynette]]''' once toured on a bus labeled "Mr. and Mrs. Country Music" with her husband [[George Jones]]? <small>(2022-11-08)</small>
*... that [[Florence Walton]] and '''[[Maurice Mouvet]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first American dancers to [[Royal Command Performance|appear by command of British royalty]] when they performed at the '''[[1914 Kenwood House ball]]'''? <small>(2022-11-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Carol Wilson (footballer)|Carol Wilson]]''' had to pretend that she was a schoolteacher when unofficially representing England at the 1971 Women's World Cup? <small>(2022-11-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Ausma Malik]]''' is the first [[hijab]]-wearing Muslim woman to be elected to public office in Canada? <small>(2022-11-06)</small>
*... that although Austrian model '''[[Greta Hofer (model)|Greta Hofer]]''' was only discovered in 2020, she was chosen to work exclusively for [[Prada]] that year? <small>(2022-11-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Şebnem Korur Fincancı]]''', a drafter of a United Nations guideline on the documentation of torture, was arrested after she suggested an investigation into the use of chemical weapons? <small>(2022-11-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Jordan Gray]]''' added the technical name for [[spider silk]] to her name due to the UK not having a process to change [[English honorifics|honorific]] from ''Mr'' to ''Miss''? <small>(2022-11-03)</small>
*... that according to the [[Open Syllabus Project]], '''[[Diana Hacker]]''' is the second most-read female author on college campuses after [[Kate L. Turabian]]? <small>(2022-11-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Clara MacBeth]]''' lived on [[RMS Caronia (1947)|a cruise ship]] for over a decade? <small>(2022-11-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Juliet Rice Wichman]]''' once stood in front of a bulldozer to prevent the destruction of a rock wall? <small>(2022-11-01)</small>
*... that after '''[[Claudia Fleming]]'''{{`s}} dessert cookbook went out of print due to poor sales, used copies began circulating on eBay for hundreds of dollars? <small>(2022-10-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Ella van Poucke]]''', a cellist who studied at the [[Kronberg Academy]], returned there as a soloist, playing Haydn's [[Cello Concerto No. 1 (Haydn)|Cello Concerto No.{{nbsp}} 1]] in the new [[Casals Forum]]? <small>(2022-10-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Beatrice Muller]]''' lived on ''[[Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;2]]'' for nine years? <small>(2022-10-27)</small>
*... that before entering politics, '''[[Romina Pérez]]''' worked at the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research, which "became a 'nursery' for intellectual and political cadres of the [[Movement for Socialism]]"? <small>(2022-10-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Marcela Revollo]]'''{{`s}} pragmatic approach to legislating led her to cooperate with both [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] and [[Socialism|socialist]] governments on women's rights legislation? <small>(2022-10-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Betty Hall]]''' introduced a New Hampshire bill that would have petitioned the United States Congress to impeach [[George W. Bush]]? <small>(2022-10-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi]]''' is the first woman to referee a [[Serie A]] football match? <small>(2022-10-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Rebeca Delgado]]''' created Freedom of Thought for Bolivia after being told by her previous party that she should leave if she wanted to be a "freethinker"? <small>(2022-10-20)</small>
*... that the combat suit '''[[Pharah]]''' wears in ''[[Overwatch]]'' bears a strong resemblance to those featured in [[mecha]] anime? <small>(2022-10-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Jutta Fleck]]''' protested for six months in front of border guards at [[Checkpoint Charlie]] for her daughters' release from [[East Germany]]? <small>(2022-10-20)</small>
*... that ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' character '''[[Amy Santiago]]''' has straight hair because the show's two Latina regular cast members feared that one of them would be fired? <small>(2022-10-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Annie Dove Denmark]]''' was offered residency on campus for the rest of her life after resigning as the president of [[Anderson University (South Carolina)|Anderson College]]? <small>(2022-10-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Maria Bakalova]]''' thought that her ''[[Borat Subsequent Moviefilm]]'' audition might have been part of a [[human trafficking]] scheme? <small>(2022-10-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Clarke (doctor)|Sarah Clarke]]''' was the first female president of the [[British Cardiovascular Society]]? <small>(2022-10-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Ridge]]''' blew up the ''Liberator'' on her first encounter with ''[[Blake's 7]]'', and killed off the crew on her last? <small>(2022-10-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Natalie Portman]]''' was a co-author on a scientific paper about [[frontal lobe]] activation? <small>(2022-10-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Cathie Dunsford]]''' ''(pictured)'' was unable to find many books about lesbianism in the 1970s, but by the 1980s had herself become a writer and anthologist of [[lesbian literature]]? <small>(2022-10-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Kiriko (Overwatch)|Kiriko]]''', a "fox girl" character for ''[[Overwatch&nbsp;2]]'', was teased through a coded message that translates to "What Does the Fox Say?" <small>(2022-10-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Tova Friedman]]''' is a [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] survivor who now posts videos of her life and survival on [[TikTok]]? <small>(2022-10-10)</small>
*... that when '''[[Josette Simon]]''' appeared as Rosaline in ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]'', she was the first black woman in a lead role at the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]? <small>(2022-10-05)</small>
*... that despite entering politics as part of a [[New Republican Force|right-wing party]], '''[[Betty Tejada]]''' was later elected [[President of the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia|president of the Chamber of Deputies]] as a member of the [[Movement for Socialism (Bolivia)|Movement for Socialism]]? <small>(2022-10-04)</small>
*... that in being hired as a newscaster for [[Red ATB|ATB]], '''[[Bertha Acarapi]]''' became one of Bolivia's first high-profile ''[[cholo|chola]]'' indigenous presenters? <small>(2022-10-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Elise Reiman]]''', who taught children's classes at [[George Balanchine]]'s [[School of American Ballet]] for four decades, was called "the bridge between generations"? <small>(2022-09-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Vikki Blanche]]''' did not take her ''[[Neighbours]]'' audition seriously, thinking that she would not be cast so soon after graduating from school? <small>(2022-09-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Ashton-Cirillo]]''', covering the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], said that Ukrainians care less about her being [[transgender]] than Americans do? <small>(2022-09-29)</small>
*... that the first film written and directed by '''[[Marysia Nikitiuk]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been called one of the "most iconic" works of modern Ukrainian cinema? <small>(2022-09-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Adriana Salvatierra]]''', the youngest legislator to preside over the Bolivian Senate, accompanied her father to trade-union meetings while still a child? <small>(2022-09-23)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Zita Moulton]]''' first starred in theatre performances after a bet with her fiancé that she would be able to get a stage job within 24 hours? <small>(2022-09-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Tala Bashmi]]''' played on the [[Bahrain women's national football team]] for seven years before opening a restaurant in a [[Manama]] hotel? <small>(2022-09-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Madeleine Swann]]'''{{`s}} name is a tribute to [[Marcel Proust]]? <small>(2022-09-15)</small>
*... that when asked who let '''[[NJGov|New Jersey have a Twitter account]]''', '''[[Megan Coyne|its manager]]''' simply replied, "your mom"? <small>(2022-09-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorli Rainey]]''', at the age of 84, was pepper-sprayed by police at a 2011 [[Occupy Seattle]] protest, making her a symbol of the [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement? <small>(2022-09-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Louise McKinney]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first woman in the British Empire to be sworn in as an elected legislator? <small>(2022-09-12)</small>
*... that journalist '''[[Isabel Fernández]]''' likened her experience as a correspondent during periods of intense civil unrest to "[being in] a lion's cage"? <small>(2022-09-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Melissa Clark-Reynolds]]''', who was awarded the Insignia of an Officer of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]], developed the now-defunct virtual world [[MiniMonos]]? <small>(2022-09-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Reina Scully]]''' has worked with [[Crunchyroll]] because of her skill in translating Japanese anime for English dubs? <small>(2022-09-06)</small>
*... that [[Rhythmic gymnastics|rhythmic gymnast]] '''[[Gemma Frizelle]]''' won a gold medal at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] performing to her mother's favourite song? <small>(2022-09-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Fannie Salter]]''' ''(pictured)'' was personally appointed keeper of Turkey Point Light by U.S. president Calvin Coolidge? <small>(2022-09-06)</small>
*... that the first woman mayor in [[Metropolitan Toronto]], '''[[Beth Nealson]]''', ran against [[True Davidson]] in a 1966 mayoral race called the "Battle of the Belles"? <small>(2022-09-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Emma Dean Powell]]''' received a pass from General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] to accompany [[John Wesley Powell|her husband]] to battlefield camps during the [[American Civil War]] after he lost his arm? <small>(2022-09-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Judith Schiff]]''', as chief research archivist at the [[Yale University Library]], helped determine that skeletons exposed by a tree uprooted by [[Hurricane Sandy]] dated to the 18th century? <small>(2022-09-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Lee Wachtstetter|Mama Lee]]''' lived for more than a decade on [[Crystal Serenity|a cruise ship]]? <small>(2022-08-31)</small>
*... that when '''[[Winifred Brown]]''' ''(pictured)'' arrived for the [[King's Cup air race]] in 1930, she was not allowed to stay at the aero club but still won the race? <small>(2022-08-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Eliane Capobianco]]'''{{`s}} election to the [[Bolivian Constituent Assembly]] reflected the propensity of the country's [[agribusiness]] elites to occupy positions that granted them influence over [[land reform]] policy? <small>(2022-08-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Esther Cuesta]]''' was an undocumented migrant in the United States long before she was [[National Assembly (Ecuador)|elected to represent]] about 800,000 Ecuadorian migrants? <small>(2022-08-29)</small>
*... that until '''[[Rufina Peter]]''' and '''[[Kessy Sawang]]'''{{`s}} election in August&nbsp;2022, Papua New Guinea was one of only three countries without a woman in parliament? <small>(2022-08-28)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Ashley Ellis]]''' started her own dancewear brand after her colleagues at [[Boston Ballet]] asked her to make [[leg warmer]]s for them? <small>(2022-08-28)</small>
*... that in '''''[[Crippled]]''''', author '''[[Frances Ryan]]''' describes a disabled British woman who was unable to afford heating or her specialist meals due to an [[United Kingdom government austerity programme|austerity programme]] that began in 2010? <small>(2022-08-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Roslyn Lindheim]]''', who designed hospitals, was the first architect to be elected to the [[National Academy of Medicine]]? <small>(2022-08-24)</small>
*... that the US Special Envoy for Afghan women and girls, '''[[Rina Amiri]]''', is a former refugee who told US Senator [[John Kerry]] that "the Afghan population is not the Taliban"? <small>(2022-08-19)</small>
*... that model '''[[Patsy Pulitzer]]''' was called one of the "World's Loveliest Sportswomen" after catching a 1,230-pound (560&nbsp;kg) black marlin, a then world-record fish for a woman? <small>(2022-08-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Emma Reaney]]''' is the only [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] swimmer to win an [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] championship? <small>(2022-08-19)</small>
*... that [[LGBT rights in the United States|LGBT rights]] activist '''[[Kit Malone]]''' helped create the first [[transgender]] organized marching group in the [[Indy Pride|Indianapolis Pride Parade]]'s history? <small>(2022-08-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Ruslana Pysanka]]''', who hosted a Ukrainian television program together with [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] from 2008, died as a refugee in Germany? <small>(2022-08-10)</small>
*... that Kenyan theologian '''[[Mary Getui]]''' was named a [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Kenya|Moran of the Burning Spear]]? <small>(2022-08-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Zahia Mentouri]]''' was credited with training all pediatric anesthetists in western [[Algeria]]? <small>(2022-08-06)</small>
*... that according to investigations by independent press agencies, journalist '''[[Shireen Abu Akleh]]''' ''(pictured)'' was killed by an [[Israel Defense Forces]] bullet while wearing a blue "press" vest? <small>(2022-08-03)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Daisy Belmore]]''' disfigured her appearance for a character in a play so significantly that she was barely recognised in the street by audience members? <small>(2022-08-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Pike Conger]]''' ''(pictured)'' helped [[Siege of the International Legations|defend the international legations]] during the [[Boxer Rebellion]] by making sandbags and carrying supplies? <small>(2022-08-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Vivien Lyra Blair]]'''{{`s}} performance was deemed "just absurd" in the Netflix film ''[[We Can Be Heroes (film)|We Can Be Heroes]]''{{-?}} <small>(2022-07-31)</small>
*... that after '''[[Keri Blakinger]]''' left [[Cornell University]] to serve time in prison for possession of [[heroin]], she returned to finish her degree and then became a [[criminal justice]] reporter? <small>(2022-07-31)</small>
*... that in 1946, '''[[Margrethe Parm]]''' ''(pictured)'' was appointed the director of [[Bredtveit Prison|a women's prison]] that had been used as a [[Political prisoner|political prison]] during the German occupation of Norway? <small>(2022-07-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Garsa Fwip]]'''{{`s}} portrayer, [[Jennifer Beals]], did not know [[The Book of Boba Fett|what series she was part of]] when she arrived on set? <small>(2022-07-30)</small>
*... that the '''[[Clements twins]]''' have an estimated revenue of almost US$6000 per [[Instagram]] post? <small>(2022-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Anita Rivas]]''', an Ecuadorian mayor, visited the United Kingdom and offered to stop oil drilling in a rainforest in [[Yasuní National Park]]? <small>(2022-07-28)</small>
*... that [[no wave]] band '''[[Pulsallama]]''' was described as "13 girls fighting over a cowbell"? <small>(2022-07-27)</small>
*... that [[Northwestern Wildcats|Northwestern]]'s '''[[Tashy Bohm]]''' held the American public school 100 meter backstroke record for seven years? <small>(2022-07-26)</small>
*... that when '''[[Jo Ann Evansgardner]]''' ran for a position on the [[Pittsburgh City Council]], she asked voters to "put this woman in her place"? <small>(2022-07-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Mara]]''' felt the writers of ''[[Nash Bridges]]'' "started to write for me really well about halfway through the season"? <small>(2022-07-24)</small>
*... that South African mayor '''[[Marlene van Staden]]''' was re-elected through a [[Coin flipping|coin toss]]? <small>(2022-07-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Kiyoe Yoshioka]]''', the vocalist of the band [[Ikimonogakari]], voiced an [[Eevee]] in the film ''[[Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''{{-?}} <small>(2022-07-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Evgenia Debryanskaya]]''', the lesbian activist who co-founded Russia's first gay-rights organization, was the first wife of [[Aleksandr Dugin]], [[Vladimir Putin]]'s "Rasputin"? <small>(2022-07-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Dee Dawkins-Haigler]]''' ''(pictured)'' ran in four elections in four months for the same seat? <small>(2022-07-19)</small>
*... that Welsh [[shot put]]ter '''[[Adele Nicoll]]''' was approached about taking up [[bobsleigh]] based on a video on [[social media]] of her exercising? <small>(2022-07-18)</small>
*... that '''[[María Chiquinquirá]]''' was allowed to remain free until a court heard her case, but since it never did she died a free woman? <small>(2022-07-17)</small>
*... that [[counterterrorism]] expert '''[[Esperanza Casteleiro]]''' used to work in [[human resources]]? <small>(2022-07-17)</small>
*... that in 2020, Ukrainian [[association football]] referee '''[[Maryna Striletska]]''' was part of the first all-woman officiating team for a men's international football match? <small>(2022-07-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Ann Klein]]''' supported a successful bill that allowed women to register to vote in New Jersey without disclosing their marital status? <small>(2022-07-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Ekaterina Novitskaya]]''', then aged 16, became the first female ever to win the [[Queen Elisabeth Competition]] for piano? <small>(2022-07-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Chris Ernst]]''' stripped naked in 1976 with her [[Yale University]] teammates to protest the lack of showers for the women's rowing crew? <small>(2022-07-07)</small>
*... that Filipina actress '''[[Angel Locsin]]''' ''(pictured)'' was recognized for her work in disaster relief, as well as humanitarian aid for [[internally displaced person]]s in the [[Siege of Marawi|Marawi siege]]? <small>(2022-07-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Dr. Dot|Dr.&nbsp;Dot]]''' started to give her mother "bite massages" at the age of five? <small>(2022-07-05)</small>
*... that ''The Baby-Sitters Club'' actress '''[[Sophia Reid-Gantzert]]''' won an Austrian ballet competition when she was six? <small>(2022-07-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Irene Parlby]]''' was one of [[The Famous Five (Canada)|The Famous Five]], a group of women in Canada who fought for the right of women to be considered "persons"? <small>(2022-07-03)</small>
*... that Internet activist '''[[Sally Burch]]''' was refused entry into Argentina because her presence was considered to be disruptive? <small>(2022-06-30)</small>
*... that singer '''[[Patsy Torres]]''' was referred to as the "princess of Tejano music"? <small>(2022-06-28)</small>
*... that when her boss told her to quit her unpaid television commenting role, '''[[Katie Phang]]''' quit her paid job instead? <small>(2022-06-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Daisy Rockwell]]''', the granddaughter of [[Norman Rockwell]], won the 2022 [[International Booker Prize]] for her translation of ''[[Tomb of Sand]]'' by [[Geetanjali Shree]]? <small>(2022-06-27)</small>
*... that as a member of the El Alto Workers' Center, '''[[Martha Yujra]]''' participated in [[Mass mobilization|mass mobilizations]] that led to the resignations of two Bolivian presidents? <small>(2022-06-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Sophie Freud]]''', the granddaughter of [[Sigmund Freud]], criticized his theory of [[psychoanalysis]] as a "narcissistic indulgence"? <small>(2022-06-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Julie Beckett]]''' lobbied for the [[Katie Beckett Medicaid waiver]], which enabled hundreds of thousands of disabled children to be cared for by their families at home instead of a hospital? <small>(2022-06-23)</small>
*... that Ukrainian designer '''[[Anna October]]''' showed her collection during Paris Fashion Week after escaping the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]? <small>(2022-06-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Victoria Desintonio]]''' ''(pictured)'' successfully proposed a "citizen observatory" watchdog to reduce gender violence in Ecuador? <small>(2022-06-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Gynecology in ancient Rome|ancient Roman gynecologists]]''' believed that [[Menstruation|menstrual blood]] could be used to drive dogs insane? <small>(2022-06-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Rosana Alvarado]]''' was one of three women leading Ecuador's [[National Assembly (Ecuador)|National Assembly]] in 2017? <small>(2022-06-18)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Klara Höfels]]''', known for her roles in television crime series, also produced, directed, and starred in world premieres of theatre projects in Berlin? <small>(2022-06-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Sofía Sanchez]]''' ''(pictured)'' loved soccer and she played for [[CE Sabadell FC|a leading Spanish side]], but her mother said "study" and she now sits in [[National Assembly (Ecuador)|Ecuador's National Assembly]]? <small>(2022-06-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza]]''' was [[Abimael Guzmán]]'s prosecutor before being elected the first Peruvian judge of the [[International Criminal Court]]? <small>(2022-06-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Eri Yukimura]]''' pushed through with a [[voice acting in Japan|voice acting]] career partly to prove her late grandmother wrong? <small>(2022-06-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Yumi Nu]]''' is a [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue|''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue]] and [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']] cover model and musician signed to [[Steve Aoki]]'s record label? <small>(2022-06-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Madhulika Ramteke]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' [[microfinance]] bank for Indian women grew to have over 5,000 "branches"? <small>(2022-06-12)</small>
*... that in 2022 '''[[Sandhya Dhar]]''' has received both a [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] and a bronze medal in [[boccia]] at the Indian national championships? <small>(2022-06-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Nathalie Viteri]]''' was dismissed from Ecuador's National Assembly but she is now one of the top five members contributing to their debates? <small>(2022-06-11)</small>
*...  that American doctor '''[[Cory Synhorst SerVaas]]''' believed that [[lysine|high-lysine]] corn could help end hunger in Africa, end [[famine]], and stop protein deficiency despite only being fed to livestock and poultry? <small>(2022-06-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Nina Jankowicz]]''' dubbed herself the "[[Mary Poppins]] of disinformation"? <small>(2022-06-07)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Dorothy Van Engle]]''' starred in the 1935 movie ''[[Murder in Harlem]]'' with a "proto-feminist role" that was then a primary source of positive representation for [[African Americans]] in film? <small>(2022-06-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothy Binney Palmer]]''' built two houses that are on the United States' [[National Register of Historic Places]]? <small>(2022-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Aguil Chut-Deng]]''' took 22 child refugees from South Sudan to Ethiopia during [[Second Sudanese Civil War|civil war]] so that they could attend school? <small>(2022-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Kim E. Nielsen]]''' trained as a historian of women and politics, and came to [[disability studies|disability history and studie]]s via her discovery of [[Helen Keller]]'s political life? <small>(2022-06-04)</small>
*... that [[Planned Parenthood]] president '''[[Eleanor Bellows Pillsbury]]''' received the [[Lasker Award]] for leading the organization into "a new era as a national force and international influence"? <small>(2022-06-04)</small>
*... that according to ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]'', the web application '''[[Tek Fog]]''' was used to "amplify right-wing propaganda" among Indians? <small>(2022-06-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Lucy Westlake]]''' summited the highest peak of each of the 48 [[Contiguous United States|contiguous U.S. states]] by age 12? <small>(2022-06-03)</small>
*... that ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' actress '''[[Melissa Fumero]]''' is the daughter of Cubans who fled to the U.S. as teenagers? <small>(2022-05-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret Ramsay-Hale]]''' has worked as a judge in three countries? <small>(2022-05-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Claudia Riner]]''' was falsely accused of distributing [[lesbian erotica]] in the Kentucky House of Representatives? <small>(2022-05-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Luella Costales]]''' was appointed to the [[Hawaii House of Representatives]] after [[Ty Cullen|her predecessor]] pled guilty to bribery charges? <small>(2022-05-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Celia Kaye]]''' won the [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer]] in 1965 for her starring role in ''[[Island of the Blue Dolphins (film)|Island of the Blue Dolphins]]''? <small>(2022-05-23)</small>
*... that South African physician '''[[Tlaleng Mofokeng]]''' is the [[United Nations special rapporteur]] on the right to health, and was named one of the BBC's ''[[100 Women (BBC)|100 Women]]''? <small>(2022-05-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Inna Derusova]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first woman to be posthumously awarded the title of [[Hero of Ukraine]]? <small>(2022-05-22)</small>
*... that when asked about the secret to her longevity, 91-year-old '''[[Shatzi Weisberger]]''' said she smokes marijuana every night? <small>(2022-05-21)</small>
*... that media promotions for the film ''Blood Friends'' were not allowed to mention that cast member '''[[Nina Makino]]''' is part of the girl group [[NiziU]]? <small>(2022-05-20)</small>
*... that at the age of 26, '''[[Lucy Moss]]''' became the youngest female director of a Broadway musical before directing a TikTok musical that raised $2&nbsp;million? <small>(2022-05-20)</small>
*... that '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Judy Ann Santos|Judy Ann Santos]]''' received the [[Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen|Box Office Queen]] award for starring in ''[[Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko...|Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko]]'', the first Filipino film to earn 100&nbsp;million [[Philippine peso|pesos]] at the box office? <small>(2022-05-17)</small>
*... that ''[[The Art of Cooking with Cannabis]]'' by '''[[Tracey Medeiros]]''' was praised by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' for showcasing a wide range of recipes outside of the "tired pot-brownie cliché"? <small>(2022-05-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Romy Golan]]'''{{`s}} 2021 book ''Flashback, Eclipse'' is an exploration of Italian art of the 1960s that moved away from the art created under [[Italian fascism]]? <small>(2022-05-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Mallory McMorrow]]''' won a public contest to design the [[Mazda3]] while she was a college student? <small>(2022-05-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Vanita Jagdeo Borade]]''' has been called the "snake woman" for having rescued more than 50,000 snakes? <small>(2023-05-11)</small><br>... that '''[[Vanita Jagdeo Borade]]''' has been called the "Snake Woman" for having rescued more than 50,000 snakes? <small>(2022-05-11)</small>
*... that disability-rights activist '''[[Edith Prentiss]]''' objected to the title of a documentary about her, ''Edith Prentiss: Hell on Wheels'', for being too mild? <small>(2022-05-08)</small>
*... that American author '''[[Julie Jensen McDonald]]'''{{`s}} first story was sold to a [[Sunday school]] paper for US$6.50? <small>(2022-05-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Mansiya V. P.|Mansiya V.&nbsp;P.]]''', an [[Indian classical dance|Indian classical dancer]], has experimented with choreographing a fusion of classical [[Bharatanatyam|Bharatnatyam]] and traditional [[Sufi music]]? <small>(2022-05-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Jaega Wise]]''' co-hosted the television series ''Beer Masters'' alongside musician [[James Blunt]]? <small>(2022-04-29)</small>
*... that lawyer [[Carrie Goldberg]] was inspired to share her experience of sexual violence in '''''[[Nobody's Victim]]''''' by her clients, who had entrusted her with their own stories? <small>(2022-04-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Mimi Reinhardt]]''' typed [[Oskar Schindler|Schindler]]'s list? <small>(2022-04-24)</small>
*... that ''The West Wing''{{'s}} '''[[Amy Gardner]]''' is said to be the only character on the show with "a genuinely militant attitude towards equality of the genders"? <small>(2022-04-23)</small>
*... that [[Inuvialuit|Inuvialuk]] actress '''[[Marika Sila]]''' views her acting career as a platform for outreach and education on the culture and rights of [[Indigenous peoples in Canada]]? <small>(2022-04-18)</small>
*... that brewer '''[[Sophie de Ronde]]''' is allergic to most beer? <small>(2022-04-16)</small>
*... that Ukrainian actress '''[[Oksana Shvets]]''', who was killed in the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 invasion of Ukraine]], starred in the 2013 joint Ukrainian–Russian television family saga ''[[House with Lilies]]'' alongside Russian actors? <small>(2022-04-15)</small>
*... that [[military volunteer]] '''[[Maria Berlinska]]''' led the report that let women hold combat positions in the Ukrainian military? <small>(2022-04-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Brea Beal]]''' '' '' received her first [[college basketball]] [[athletic scholarship|scholarship]] offer in [[sixth grade]]? <small>(2022-04-13)</small>
*... that Hong Kong native '''[[Grace Ho]]''' gave birth to her fourth child, [[Bruce Lee]], while on a one-year tour through the United States with the Mandarin Theatre? <small>(2022-04-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Diane Burns]]'''{{`s}} ''Alphabet Serenade'' provides an early critique of the gentrification of the [[Lower East Side]]? <small>(2022-04-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Carol Van Strum]]''', an [[Environmentalism|environmental activist]] who wrote the book ''A Bitter Fog'', accumulated 20,000 documents across 40 years that revealed corporate and government cover-ups? <small>(2022-04-11)</small>
*... that a young Ukrainian photographer, '''[[Valeria Shashenok]]''', posts satirical TikTok videos about the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]? <small>(2022-04-10)</small>
*... that French designer '''[[Martine Bedin]]''' compared her ''Super Lamp'' design to "a small dog that I could carry with me"? <small>(2022-04-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Lesia Vasylenko]]''' ''(pictured)'' founded a human-rights [[non-governmental organization]] to assist servicemen and veterans before becoming a [[People's Deputy of Ukraine]]? <small>(2022-04-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Mily Treviño-Sauceda]]''', the co-founder of the first national grassroots women's farmworker organization in the United States, the National Alliance of Farmworker Women, was a child farmworker in the 1960s? <small>(2022-04-08)</small>
*... that ''[[Ploning]]'' and ''[[Mindanao (film)|Mindanao]]'', '''[[Judy Ann Santos filmography|films starring Judy Ann Santos]]''' ''(pictured)'', were the [[List of Philippine submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film]] at the [[81st Academy Awards|81st]] and [[93rd Academy Awards]], respectively? <small>(2022-04-08)</small>
*... that Lebanese actress '''[[Takla Chamoun]]''' stoically refused to cancel a play showing after being informed that her mother had died? <small>(2022-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Rashida Beal]]''' was named 2016 [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] Defender of the Year after the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's soccer|Minnesota Golden Gophers]] won that year's [[2016 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament|conference tournament]]? <small>(2022-04-07)</small>
*... that [[Puyallup people|Puyallup]] leader '''[[Ramona Bennett]]''' helped organize a week-long occupation of the Cushman Hospital in 1976? <small>(2022-04-06)</small>
*... that in the television series sequel ''{{Not a typo|[[Imortal]]}}'' (2010), [[Angel Locsin]] '''[[Angel Locsin filmography|portrayed the lead role]]''' as the daughter of her [[Werewolf|lycan]] character in the ''[[Lobo (TV series)|Lobo]]'' TV series? <small>(2022-04-04)</small>
*... that despite perceived sexist tropes in ''The West Wing''{{'s}} women, '''[[C. J. Cregg|C.&nbsp;J. Cregg]]'''  is widely considered to be one of the show's most complex and witty characters? <small>(2022-03-31)</small>
*... that Burundian judge '''[[Domitille Barancira]]''' upheld [[Pierre Nkurunziza]]'s death penalty, then later administered his presidential oath? <small>(2022-03-29)</small>
*... that ''The West Wing'' faced criticism for a scene in which '''[[Ainsley Hayes]]''' defends a sexist and objectifying remark made at her? <small>(2022-03-29)</small>
*... that New Zealand editor and journalist '''[[Madeleine Chapman]]''', known for fashion label exposés and snack food ranking lists, is a champion [[javelin throw]]er? <small>(2022-03-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Macy Rodman]]'''{{`s}} 2021 album ''Unbelievable Animals'' was described as combining "radio-rock shine with dirt-punk roots" and "a dash of ''[[Ray of Light]]''–esque experimental pop"? <small>(2022-03-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Gloria Rojas]]''', one of the first Latina broadcast journalists in New York City, helped launch the career of [[Geraldo Rivera]]? <small>(2022-03-25)</small>
*... that when the [[Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum]] was burned during the recent [[Battle of Ivankiv]], artworks by '''[[Hanna Veres]]''' and [[Maria Prymachenko]] were destroyed? <small>(2022-03-23)</small>
*... that British [[Alpine skiing|alpine skier]] '''[[Shona Brownlee]]''', who competed at the [[2022 Winter Paralympics]], plays the [[French horn]] and the [[piano]] in the [[Central Band of the Royal Air Force]]? <small>(2022-03-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Angel Joy Chavis Rocker]]''', a guidance counselor with no political experience, was the first black woman to run for [[President of the United States]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]? <small>(2022-03-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Lillian Eichler Watson]]''' created "[[Again She Orders – "A Chicken Salad, Please"|Again She Orders&nbsp;– 'A Chicken Salad, Please']]{{-"}} ''(pictured)'' to advertise her 1921 ''Book of Etiquette''? <small>(2022-03-20)</small>
*... that legal activist '''[[Carrie Campbell Severino]]''', who co-authored a book about [[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination|Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination]], was once a law clerk for Justice [[Clarence Thomas]]? <small>(2022-03-20)</small>
*... that when [[Lviv]]-born '''[[Maria Moscisca]]''' ''(pictured)'' performed the title role of Verdi's ''[[La traviata]]'' at the [[San Francisco Opera]] in 1913, a review described her as "the impersonation of grace and refinement"? <small>(2022-03-19)</small>
*... that in 1958, '''[[Virginia Ali]]''' and her husband [[Ben Ali (businessman)|Ben Ali]] founded [[Ben's Chili Bowl]], a landmark Washington, D.C. restaurant where [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], [[Jesse Jackson]], and [[Stokely Carmichael]] would often eat? <small>(2022-03-18)</small>
*... that on the 100th anniversary of [[International Women's Day]], '''[[Peninah Musyimi]]''', from the [[Mathare Valley|slums of Nairobi]] ''(pictured)'', was given the "I am Powerful" award? <small>(2022-03-18)</small>
*... that in 2022, '''[[Frida Westman]]''' was the first Swedish [[Ski jumping|ski jumper]] to compete at an [[Olympic Games]] since 1994, when [[Magnus Westman|her father]] competed? <small>(2022-03-16)</small>
*... that women's-rights activist '''[[Khairunnisa Ash'ari]]''' was appointed to the [[Legislative Council of Brunei]] as its youngest member? <small>(2022-03-14)</small>
*... that before she became a [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Mexican federal deputy]], '''[[Celeste Sánchez Romero]]''' was a dental researcher with more than 40 published articles? <small>(2022-03-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914|Selling Mother's Milk]]''''' is a book which discusses the 18th-century practice of some parents in France giving their children to [[Wet nurse|wet nurses]] for a year or more? <small>(2022-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Jaz Brisack]]''', leader of the movement to [[Starbucks unions#Workers United|unionize Starbucks]], was the first woman [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar]] at the [[University of Mississippi]]? <small>(2022-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Helen Steven]]''' shared the [[Gandhi Foundation#Gandhi International Peace Award|Gandhi International Peace Award]] for her opposition to the [[HMNB Clyde|nuclear submarine base in Scotland]]? <small>(2022-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Dianna Agron]]''' auditioned for ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' using a high voice because she interpreted [[Quinn Fabray|her character]] as a perfectionist who would not want a deep voice, something for which Agron had been teased at school? <small>(2022-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Asma Al Thani]]''' ''(pictured)'', who directs the [[Qatar Olympic Committee]]'s communications, has climbed the eighth-highest mountain and skied to the [[North Pole]]? <small>(2022-03-11)</small>
*... that British [[animal welfare|animal-welfare]] activist '''[[Shirley McGreal]]''' founded the [[International Primate Protection League]], after seeing [[Wildlife smuggling|trafficked]] monkeys in cages at an airport in Thailand? <small>(2022-03-08)</small>
*... that three former top-ranking [[Central Intelligence Agency]] officials appeared on ''[[Nightline|ABC News Nightline]]'' to condemn the agency's treatment of '''[[Janine Brookner]]'''? <small>(2022-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Antonette Wemyss Gorman]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first woman to fill a combat role in the Caribbean, was promoted to [[rear admiral]] and is [[Chief of Defence Staff (Jamaica)|Chief of Defence Staff]] of the [[Jamaica Defence Force]]? <small>(2022-03-08)</small>
*... that ''Encanto''{{'s}} '''[[Isabela Madrigal]]''' was animated to be aware that she is "always on stage"? <small>(2022-03-06)</small>
*... that after her father received [[hospice]] care, Connecticut state legislator '''[[Claudia Powers]]''' introduced bills to include hospice under Medicare? <small>(2022-03-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Hina Suguta]]''', who voices Marin Kitagawa in ''[[My Dress-Up Darling]]'', worked as a nursery teacher before starting her voice acting career? <small>(2022-03-05)</small>
*... that [[Kobe Bryant|Kobe]] and '''[[Vanessa Bryant]]''' ''(pictured)'' were founding donors of the [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]]? <small>(2022-03-03)</small>
*... that members of '''[[The Links]]''', an elite organization of [[African-American upper class|upper-class Black women]], include [[Betty Shabazz]], [[Marian Wright Edelman]] ''(pictured)'', and [[Kamala Harris]]? <small>(2022-02-28)</small>
*... that [[Demi Lovato]] started an Internet feud with '''[[The Bigg Chill|a frozen yogurt shop]]'''—and lost? <small>(2022-02-25)</small>
*... that ski jumper '''[[Joséphine Pagnier]]''' ''(pictured)'', who competed at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]], won two medals at the [[Youth Olympic Games|Winter Youth Olympics]] two years ago? <small>(2022-02-24)</small>
*... that [[Freestyle skiing|freestyle skier]] '''[[Kirsty Muir]]''' was the youngest [[Team GB]] competitor at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]]? <small>(2022-02-23)</small>
*... that when American-born skier '''[[Katie Vesterstein]]''' chose to compete for Estonia, she had only visited the country once, and did not speak the language? <small>(2022-02-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Anita Kiki Gbeho]]''' ''(pictured)'' is still working for the [[United Nations]] in Somalia, even though her boss was lucky to escape assassination? <small>(2022-02-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Nicole Kidman]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first Australian to win the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]? <small>(2022-02-15)</small>
*... that Finnish linguist '''[[Eeva Leinonen]]''' was one of four women to be inaugurated as heads of Irish universities in 2021, the others being [[Maggie Cusack]], [[Linda Doyle]] and [[Kerstin Mey]]? <small>(2022-02-14)</small>
*... that at age 12, '''[[Shaylee Mansfield]]''' became the first deaf actor to be credited alongside the voice actors for a [[American Sign Language|signed]] performance in an animated production? <small>(2022-02-10)</small>
*... that Swiss archaeologist '''[[Marguerite Gautier-van Berchem]]''' created a service for the International Committee of the Red Cross to help prisoners of war from the French colonies during World War&nbsp;II? <small>(2022-02-10)</small>
*... that Bahraini businesswoman '''[[Yara Salman]]''' founded a beauty salon, a medical center, an entertainment complex, and a restaurant in the past decade? <small>(2022-02-08)</small>
*... that in the '''[[jewellery of the Berber cultures]]''', a silver amulet of a hand ''(example pictured)'' was believed by both Muslims and Jews to protect against the [[evil eye]]? <small>(2022-02-08)</small>
*... that during the [[Venezuelan general strike of 2002–2003]], all but one of Venezuelan chocolatier '''[[María Fernanda Di Giacobbe]]'''{{`s}} ten businesses went bankrupt? <small>(2022-02-07)</small>
*... that New York's '''[[Wieting Opera House]]''' burnt down and was rebuilt on three separate occasions by its proprietors, '''[[John Wieting]]''' and '''[[Mary Elizabeth Wieting Johnson|Mary Elizabeth Wieting]]'''? <small>(2022-02-06)</small>
*... that child actress and singer '''[[Sylvia Froos]]''' was noted for her ability to [[Imitation|mimic]] the vocal styles of famous celebrity performers? <small>(2022-02-04)</small>
*... that when '''[[Maria Keller]]''' was eight years old, she founded a nonprofit that would later go on to collect and distribute more than three million books to underprivileged children? <small>(2022-02-04)</small>
*... that author '''[[Theresa Pulszky]]''' escaped from the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1848]] by pretending to be the companion of a German couple? <small>(2022-02-02)</small>
*... that ''Encanto''{{'s}} '''[[Mirabel Madrigal|Mirabel]]''' is the first Disney heroine to wear glasses? <small>(2022-01-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Kate Foster (diplomat)|Kate Foster]]''' is the British ambassador to Somalia, but there are no consular services at the embassy in [[Mogadishu]]? <small>(2022-01-28)</small>
*... that fashion model '''[[Vivienne Rohner]]''', named after fashion designer [[Vivienne Westwood]], opened one of Westwood's shows during her first season as a model? <small>(2022-01-27)</small>
*... that beauty queen '''[[Veronica Volkersz]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first woman to pilot an operational jet fighter? <small>(2022-01-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Healy (theologian)|Mary Healy]]''', an international speaker on [[faith healing]] in the Catholic Church, only became interested in the subject during her 2014 [[sabbatical]]? <small>(2022-01-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Preet Chandi]]''', the first known woman of colour to walk solo to the South Pole, contacted friends to be bridesmaids during her expedition? <small>(2022-01-24)</small>
*... that after '''[[Goo Hara]]'''{{'s}} mother abandoned her and Goo died young, South Korean law was changed to prevent such parents from claiming inheritance? <small>(2022-01-24)</small>
*... that British philatelist '''[[Alma Lee]]''' specialised in the "standing Helvetia" [[Postage stamps and postal history of Switzerland|stamps of Switzerland]]? <small>(2022-01-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Alice (Friday the 13th)|Alice]]''' of ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' became a catalyst for the [[slasher film]] trope of unexpectedly killing off the main surviving protagonist in the sequel? <small>(2022-01-23)</small>
*... that U.S. Virgin Islands suffragist '''[[Ella Gifft]]''' smuggled rum during [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] by hiding it in her [[pantalettes|underwear]]? <small>(2022-01-21)</small>
*... that Paraguayan diplomat '''[[Elisa Ruiz Díaz]]''' ''(pictured)'' helped develop [[Constitution of Paraguay|her country's constitution]]? <small>(2022-01-21)</small>
*... that when '''[[Death of Christy Schwundeck|Christy Schwundeck]]''' was shot in a job centre in Germany, she had nine cents in her wallet? <small>(2022-01-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Elfrida von Nardroff]]''' won $220,500 ($2.1&nbsp;million today) on the game show ''[[Twenty-One (game show)|Twenty-One]]'' in 1958, the highest winnings of any contestant? <small>(2022-01-20)</small>
*... that in 1976, '''[[Karen Ferguson]]''' founded the [[Pension Rights Center]], a nonprofit pensioner advocacy organization, with encouragement and monetary support from [[Ralph Nader]]? <small>(2022-01-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Beverly Russell]]'''{{`s}} 1992 book ''Women of Design: Contemporary American Interiors'' was the first survey of female [[Interior design|interior designers]]? <small>(2022-01-18)</small>
*... that in 1960, '''[[Zoe Progl]]''' became the first woman to escape over the wall of [[HM Prison Holloway]]? <small>(2022-01-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Anne Emerman]]''' refused to allow [[Mother Teresa]] and the [[Missionaries of Charity]] to convert a building in [[the Bronx]] into a homeless shelter without installing an elevator? <small>(2022-01-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Ala Stanford]]''' established the Black Doctors {{nowrap|COVID-19}} Consortium to fight [[Race and health|racism in medicine]], vaccinating nearly 4,000 people? <small>(2022-01-16)</small>
*... that a cactus ''(pictured)'' is named after '''[[Gertrude Webster]]''', who helped found the [[Desert Botanical Garden]] in Arizona? <small>(2022-01-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Alison H. Clarkson]]''', the majority leader of the [[Vermont Senate]], worked as a [[theatrical producer]] and on [[New York Theatre Workshop]]'s board? <small>(2022-01-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret A. Mahoney]]''', who in 1949 became the [[majority leader]] of the [[Ohio Senate]], is still the only woman to hold the top leadership role? <small>(2022-01-13)</small>
*... that American medical pioneer '''[[Isabella Coler Herb]]''' designed the Herb–Mueller apparatus to help doctors and dentists administer [[ether]] to patients? <small>(2022-01-13)</small>
*... that when elected as mayor, Venezuelan politician '''[[Gloria Lizárraga de Capriles]]''' did not have her own office and worked from a shopping mall? <small>(2022-01-13)</small>
*... that American nurse '''[[Florence Church Bullard]]''' ''(pictured)'' gave her French ''[[Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de Guerre]]'' medal with a bronze star to the [[Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota|Sisters of Saint Marys]], believing that her heroic deeds were a reflection of their teachings? <small>(2022-01-13)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Ethelyn Gibson]]''' was the first person to star in and produce a [[serial film]] that had sound? <small>(2022-01-12)</small>
*... that the British [[University of Nottingham]] has named a building at their [[Campuses of the University of Nottingham#Jubilee Campus|Jubilee Campus]] after Chinese Communist Party politician '''[[Xu Yafen]]'''? <small>(2022-01-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Alicia Girón García]]''' was the first woman to become the director of the [[Biblioteca Nacional de España]]? <small>(2022-01-10)</small>
*... that while preparing for ''[[War Horse (play)|War Horse]]'', theatre set designer '''[[Rae Smith]]''' spent weeks pretending to be a First World War British Army captain? <small>(2022-01-09)</small>
*... that ''[[Titane]]'', the first feature film of French actress '''[[Agathe Rousselle]]''', won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2021 Cannes Film Festival]]? <small>(2022-01-09)</small>
*... that a recent ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' article recommended four educational charities: the [[Wikimedia Foundation]], [[Khan Academy]], [[Children International]] and '''[[Catherine Omanyo]]'''{{`s}} school? <small>(2022-01-08)</small>
*... that after offering to be an extra in ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'', '''[[Zoe Colletti]]''' was cast as a main character in its spin-off ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]''{{-?}} <small>(2022-01-06)</small>
*... that the '''[[2021 Seattle City Council 3rd district recall election]]''' was the first recall held in the city since 1975? <small>(2022-01-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Rebecca Odes]]''' played bass guitar for [[Love Child (band)|Love Child]] before going on to create [[Gurl.com]]? <small>(2022-01-05)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Miya Cech]]''' was praised for "do[ing] what [she] can with nothing" in the ill-regarded ''[[The Darkest Minds]]''{{-?}} <small>(2022-01-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Bobbi Kristina Brown]]''' died less than four years after her mother [[Whitney Houston]] died in similar circumstances? <small>(2022-01-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Claudia Belk|Claudia Watkins]]''', the only "lady judge" in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]], in 1969, thought it was "no big deal"? <small>(2022-01-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandy Heribert]]''' was inspired to become a journalist after seeing coverage of the [[Gulf War]] when she was nine years old? <small>(2022-01-03)</small>
*... that children copied British champion 60m hurdler '''[[Yasmin Miller]]''' ''(pictured)'' while she was training in her local park during the {{nowrap|COVID-19}} lockdown? <small>(2022-01-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Xie Fei (revolutionary)|Xie Fei]]''', one of the thirty women participating in the [[Long March]], was imprisoned during the [[Cultural Revolution]]? <small>(2022-01-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Karolína Huvarová]]''' quipped that she earned her position as men's hockey coach "in bed"? <small>(2021-12-31)</small>
*... that a pair of [[sealskin]]-covered [[High-heeled shoe|high heels]] ''(example pictured)'' by [[Inuit|Inuk]] designer '''[[Nicole Camphaug]]''' are held in the [[Bata Shoe Museum]] of Toronto? <small>(2021-12-28)</small>
*... that Maine state legislator '''[[Tracy Quint]]''' introduced a bill that would have banned all [[COVID-19 vaccine|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} vaccination]] mandates in Maine until 2024? <small>(2021-12-27)</small>
*... that mountaineer [[Edmund Hillary]] asked Canadian doctor '''[[Joan Ford]]''' to take her "Adidas runners, a stethoscope and an umbrella" and get to the [[Himalayas]]? <small>(2021-12-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Bilingirl]]''' ran a nail salon before she started posting on [[YouTube]]? <small>(2021-12-22)</small>
*... that [[Inuit|Inuk]] designer '''[[Victoria Kakuktinniq]]''' incorporates design elements from the traditional ''[[amauti]]'' parka into [[History of Inuit clothing#Contemporary fashion|contemporary Inuit clothing]] ''(example pictured)''{{-?}} <small>(2021-12-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Tatyana Mezhentseva]]''' is the first person in ten years to participate in the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest]] twice? <small>(2021-12-18)</small>
*... that English-born actress '''[[Frances Brett Hodgkinson]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the highest-paid theater actress in the United States in 1800? <small>(2021-12-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Tina Stege]]''' ''(pictured)'', who led the [[High Ambition Coalition]] at [[2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP26]], is from [[Marshall Islands|a country]] that may cease to exist with projected rises in sea level? <small>(2021-12-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Noa Denmon]]'''{{`s}} illustration for the [[Google Doodle]] on [[Martin Luther King Jr. Day]] included people painting a mural while socially distanced due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]]? <small>(2021-12-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Dianxi Xiaoge]]''', who grew up in a remote [[Yunnan]] mountain village without [[tap water|running water]], is an Internet celebrity with roughly 16&nbsp;million subscribers on all her platforms? <small>(2021-12-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Rico Sasaki]]''' ''(pictured)'' beat 9,000 other auditioners to play the title role in a Japanese production of ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' in 2008? <small>(2021-12-09)</small>
*... that before starring in the [[Pedro Almodóvar]] film ''[[Parallel Mothers]]'', '''[[Milena Smit]]''' worked as a model, waitress, shop assistant, babysitter, subway information assistant, and hotel receptionist? <small>(2021-12-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Michaela Goade]]''' received the 2021 [[Caldecott Medal]] for her watercolor illustrations for '''''[[We Are Water Protectors]]''''', becoming the first Indigenous artist to win the award? <small>(2021-12-08)</small>
*... that according to legend, '''[[Edigna]]''' fled an arranged marriage in 1074, leaving her royal life behind to live as a hermit in a hollowed-out tree in [[Fürstenfeldbruck]]? <small>(2021-12-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Norma Kuhling]]'''{{`s}} character in ''[[Fourteen (film)|Fourteen]]'' was described by a film critic as "a [[Greta Gerwig]] spin on the [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]"? <small>(2021-12-07)</small>
*... that  '''[[Zeliha Ağrıs]]''' started performing [[taekwondo]] at age ten and became a world champion when she was 19? <small>(2021-12-06)</small>
*... that the [[California State Assembly]] held a moment of silence over the death of fictional character '''[[Mrs. Landingham]]''' while in the midst of [[2000–01 California electricity crisis|an energy crisis]]? <small>(2021-12-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Awet Tesfaiesus]]''' was the first [[Afro-Germans|black]] woman ever elected to the [[Bundestag]]? <small>(2021-12-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Mimi Fawaz]]'''{{`s}} work includes a documentary on the life of South African president [[Nelson Mandela]]? <small>(2021-12-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Inger K. Frith]]''', the first woman president of a major international sporting federation, played a key role in returning archery to the [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympics]]? <small>(2021-12-05)</small>
*... that economist '''[[Nisvan Erkal]]'''{{`s}} research showed that China's [[one-child policy]] created children who lacked qualities important for social and economic success? <small>(2021-12-03)</small>
*... that the subjects of the documentary '''''[[Found (2021 film)|Found]]''''' discover that they are biological cousins as teenagers? <small>(2021-11-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Pamela McCorduck]]''', who chronicled the evolution of [[artificial intelligence]], regretted not recognizing the technology's [[Ethics of artificial intelligence|potential for misuse]]? <small>(2021-11-26)</small>
*... that in 2009, '''[[Doreen Nabwire]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first Kenyan woman to play professional football in Europe? <small>(2021-11-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Meadow Walker]]''' was walked down the aisle by [[Vin Diesel]]? <small>(2021-11-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Jean Walton]]''' stopped the [[Pomona College]] football team from forcibly weighing and measuring the proportions of first-year women? <small>(2021-11-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Aline Rocha]]''', the first Brazilian woman to compete at the [[Winter Paralympic Games]], also came third in the women's wheelchair race at the [[2021 Berlin Marathon]]? <small>(2021-11-24)</small>
*... that according to American sociologist '''[[Pauline Bart]]''', "everything is data, but data isn't everything"? <small>(2021-11-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Esther Ze Naw]]''', who appeared on the 2021 [[Time 100|''Time''&nbsp;100]], was one of the few people in Myanmar who protested against [[Aung San Suu Kyi]]'s defence of the military at the [[International Court of Justice]] in December&nbsp;2019? <small>(2021-11-22)</small>
*... that fashion model '''[[Rebecca Leigh Longendyke]]''' was inspired by ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' to get a degree in biomedical engineering? <small>(2021-11-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Nancy Cappello]]''' was described as the "founder of the breast density education movement" for her campaign to inform women about the issue of [[Mammography|mammograms]] failing to detect [[breast cancer]]? <small>(2021-11-20)</small>
*... that Brazilian [[Wheelchair racing|wheelchair racer]] '''[[Vanessa Cristina de Souza]]''' won a race despite completing the last two kilometres (1.2&nbsp;mi) with a flat tyre? <small>(2021-11-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Rose Lee Maphis]]''' and her husband [[Joe Maphis]], known as Mr. and Mrs.&nbsp;Country Music, helped develop the [[Bakersfield sound]]? <small>(2021-11-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Miray Cin]]''' played for the [[Germany women's national youth football teams|Germany women's national U15, U16 and U17 football teams]] before she became a member of the [[Turkey women's national football team]]? <small>(2021-11-18)</small>
*... that the "Angel of the dump", '''[[Jane Walker (charity founder)|Jane Walker]]''', helps people in Manila create handbags ''(pictured)'' from reused [[ring-pull]]s? <small>(2021-11-18)</small>
*... that upon hearing about a 600-worker [[walkout]] reportedly prompted by difficulties she caused, '''[[Dee Duponte]]''' responded "fiddlesticks"? <small>(2021-11-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Susan Catania]]''' ''(pictured)'' shocked male legislators by bringing her infant daughter to the floor of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] and nursing her baby in the women's restroom? <small>(2021-11-17)</small>
*... that reporter '''[[Bobbie Wygant]]''' got her first television show after filling in while its host was sick with the flu? <small>(2021-11-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Myrtle Edwards (politician)|Myrtle Edwards]]'''{{`s}} family objected to Seattle's [[Gas Works Park]] being named after her? <small>(2021-11-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Anne Saxelby]]''' ''(pictured)'' was a pioneer in promoting American [[Artisan cheese|artisanal cheese]]? <small>(2021-11-13)</small>
*... that in October 2021, American [[Wheelchair racing|wheelchair racer]] '''[[Yen Hoang]]''' came in the top three in marathons on consecutive days? <small>(2021-11-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Cher Scarlett]]''' is one of the leaders of [[Apple worker organizations##AppleToo|#AppleToo]], a workers' rights movement at [[Apple Inc.]]? <small>(2021-11-06)</small>
*... that landscape architect '''[[Harriet Pattison]]''' collaborated with her lover [[Louis Kahn]] on the design of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park|Four Freedoms Park]] and the grounds of the [[Kimbell Art Museum]]? <small>(2021-11-05)</small>
*... that a group of farmers discovered '''''[[The Young Woman of Amajac]]''''' while preparing to till a citrus field? <small>(2021-11-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Lisa Federle]]'''{{`s}} mobile surgery service ''(pictured)'' for refugees was adapted to be a mobile test station during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]]? <small>(2021-11-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Elaine Estes]]''', the first African American director of the [[Des Moines Public Library]], holds a patent on her parents' barbecue sauce? <small>(2021-10-31)</small>
*... that after watching ''[[Matilda the Musical]]'', '''[[Mattea Conforti]]''' complained that she could have starred in the title role? <small>(2021-10-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Janet Wilmshurst]]''' paints pictures of the past with poop? <small>(2021-10-30)</small>
*... that during her early career, ballerina '''[[Indiana Woodward]]''' danced the lead role in ''[[La Sylphide]]'', replacing an injured dancer? <small>(2021-10-30)</small>
*... that Arkansas legislator '''[[Denise Jones Ennett]]''' took part in a [[Black Lives Matter]] protest in front of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]]? <small>(2021-10-29)</small>
*... that when '''[[Jean Kekedo]]''' was made a Dame of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 2020 she became the third woman in her family to receive this honour, after her mother Dame '''[[Mary Kekedo]]''' and her sister Dame '''[[Rose Kekedo]]'''? <small>(2021-10-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Sharri MacDonald]]''' was removed from the [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach City Council]] after a controversial {{nowrap|4–3}} vote put the entire council up for recall? <small>(2021-10-24)</small>
*... that English netball player '''[[Sophie Drakeford-Lewis]]''' was once the highest ranked British youth tennis player? <small>(2021-10-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Tungia Baker]]''' owned a cloak given to her by King [[Korokī Mahuta]]? <small>(2021-10-19)</small>
*... that the [[Killing of Gabby Petito|Gabby Petito disappearance]] has led to renewed media interest in the June 2021 '''[[disappearance of Lauren Cho]]'''? <small>(2021-10-19)</small>
*... that after '''[[Natsuko Takahashi]]''' lost a screenwriting contest because her submission had the wrong theme, she was hired by the examiners? <small>(2021-10-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Anne Wyllie]]''' ''(pictured)'', also known as the "Spit Queen", now has a Wikipedia biography because a healthcare executive asked who she was? <small>(2021-10-12)</small>
*... that civil-rights lawyer '''[[Ni Yulan]]''', sentenced after recording the forced demolition of homes to make way for the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]], was prevented from leaving China to accept awards? <small>(2021-10-10)</small>
*... that the [[country music|country song]] "'''[[Beer Beer, Truck Truck]]'''" was based on a viral [[TikTok]] video by '''[[Erynn Chambers]]''' intended to satirize country music? <small>(2021-10-23)</small><br>... that a viral [[TikTok]] video posted by '''[[Erynn Chambers]]''' intended to satirize [[country music]] led to the creation of "'''[[Beer Beer, Truck Truck]]'''"? <small>(2021-10-09)</small>
*... that Kathryn Gromatski was the first '''[[Miss Wool of America Pageant|Miss Wool]]''' of Texas in 1952? <small>(2021-09-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Dinah John]]''' was one of an estimated fifteen Native American women from New York state to serve in the [[War of 1812]]? <small>(2021-09-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Lori Gramlich]]''', a survivor of [[sexual abuse]] in her childhood, introduced legislation that made it easier for sexual abuse survivors in [[Maine]] to file civil lawsuits against their abusers? <small>(2021-09-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Haripriya Banoth]]''' is the youngest member of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]? <small>(2021-09-26)</small>
*... that when acting in [[HBO]] television series ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]'', '''[[Darby Camp]]''' received suggestions from [[Reese Witherspoon]], who plays her onscreen mother? <small>(2021-09-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Tlalli]]''''' will replace [[Monument to Christopher Columbus (Paseo de la Reforma)|a monument to Christopher Columbus]], not to "erase history", but to "deliver social justice"? <small>(2021-09-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Anna Apostolaki]]''', the first Greek woman to work as a professional archaeologist, was also a feminist educator who promoted women's traditional crafts? <small>(2021-09-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Aline Abboud]]''' is the first woman born in the [[East Germany|German Democratic Republic]] to present ''[[Tagesthemen]]'', a German daily news magazine? <small>(2021-09-24)</small>
*... that Thai YouTuber '''[[MindaRyn]]''' began an [[anime]] singing career after her music covers were noticed by a Japanese record label? <small>(2021-09-23)</small>
*... that ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'' character '''[[Margaret Clemence]]''' was featured in a female same-sex kiss that was rebroadcast during the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2021-09-22)</small>
*... that despite not initially being selected for the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]], British equestrian '''[[Georgia Wilson (equestrian)|Georgia Wilson]]''' won two bronze medals at the Games? <small>(2021-09-21)</small>
*... that Dominican senator '''[[Anette Sanford]]''' donated half her salary to the Dominica Nurses Association during the {{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic? <small>(2021-09-20)</small>
*... that Guyana MP '''[[Yvonne Fredericks-Pearson]]''' competed in archery at the Indigenous Heritage Games 2019? <small>(2021-09-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Elvira Bierbach]]''' has run an alternative medicine school for [[heilpraktiker]] in [[Bielefeld]] since 1992? <small>(2021-09-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Dawn Hastings-Williams]]''' was the first indigenous Minister of State of Guyana? <small>(2021-09-18)</small>
*... that a resolution introduced into the [[Nebraska Legislature]] by '''[[Joni Albrecht]]''' praised [[Julie Schmit-Albin]] as "never one to let a public official waffle on pro-life legislation"? <small>(2021-09-15)</small>
*... that New Zealand choreographer and dancer '''[[Louise Potiki Bryant]]''' was coated in clay by sculptor [[Paerau Corneal]] in their interdisciplinary work ''Kiri''{{-?}} <small>(2021-09-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Suzanna Hext]]''' chose to compete in swimming rather than equestrian at the delayed [[2020 Summer Paralympics]]? <small>(2021-09-12)</small>
*... that after '''[[Disappearance of Michele Anne Harris|Michele Anne Harris disappeared 20 years ago today]]''', her husband was tried four times for her murder before being acquitted? <small>(2021-09-11)</small>
*... that the [[Protest|protest initiative]] '''[[Omas gegen Rechts]]''' (Grannies against the Right) was awarded a prize for [[civil courage]] by the [[Central Council of Jews in Germany]]? <small>(2021-09-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Miguelina Acosta Cárdenas]]''' ''(pictured)'' played a key role in the fledgling women's movement in Peru in the early 20th century? <small>(2021-09-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Sjerstin Vermeulen]]''' has won [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] medals in [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[Equestrianism|equestrian]]? <small>(2021-09-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Megan Phelps-Roper]]''' ''(pictured)'' announced her departure from the [[Westboro Baptist Church]] when the church planned to protest at the funerals of the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]]? <small>(2021-09-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Evelyn van Leeuwen]]''' won a [[wheelchair basketball]] silver medal at the [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Paralympics]] and twenty years later she won a bronze at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Games]]? <small>(2021-09-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Julie Schmit-Albin]]''' was awarded the title of [[Nebraska Admiral|Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska]] for her work as a pro-life activist? <small>(2021-08-31)</small>
*... that [[George Orwell]] said of '''[[Mairin Mitchell]]'''{{`s}} ''[[Storm over Spain]]'' (1937) that it was "written by a Catholic, but very sympathetic to the [[Anarchism in Spain|Spanish Anarchists]]"? <small>(2021-08-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Natalie Simanowski]]''' began her "second life" as a [[Paralympic Games|Paralympian]] cyclist after being attacked by someone described as a "[[Psychopathy|psychopath]]"? <small>(2021-08-28)</small>
*... that before she was elected to the Parliament of Armenia, '''[[Maria Karapetyan]]''' spray-painted political [[graffiti]] on the streets of [[Yerevan]] in support of [[Nikol Pashinyan]]? <small>(2021-08-26)</small>
*... that Dr.&nbsp;'''[[Jodie Lewis]]''' led a team of students from the [[University of Worcester]] and [[community archaeology|volunteer archaeologists]] in excavating the first [[timber circle]] discovered in [[Somerset]]? <small>(2021-08-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Rukhshana Media]]''''' is named after a young woman called Rukhshana who was [[stoning|stoned to death]] in Afghanistan in 2015? <small>(2021-08-24)</small>
*... that although '''[[Pixie Davies]]''' has been performing in films since 2012, her [[Breakthrough role|breakout role]] came in [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'' in 2018? <small>(2021-08-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Aisha de Sequeira]]''' led [[Morgan Stanley]]'s [[mergers and acquisitions]] in India when it was the top bank by the value of its deals in 2012? <small>(2021-08-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Miao Poya]]''' successfully campaigned to change her high school's uniform policy before becoming one of the first [[Taipei City Council|Taipei city councillors]] to be openly [[lesbian]]? <small>(2021-08-22)</small>
*... that American physician and marathon runner '''[[Joan Ullyot]]''' was one of the key figures in successfully lobbying for a women’s [[Marathons at the Olympics|marathon]] in the [[Olympic Games]]? <small>(2021-08-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[FBOY Island]]''''' sets three female contestants to identify twenty-four men as either womanizers or [[nice guy]]s? <small>(2021-08-19)</small>
*... that professor '''[[Bronwyn Law-Viljoen]]''' became [[editor-in-chief]] of a publishing company, co-founded her own independent publishing company, and founded her own bookstore in South Africa? <small>(2021-08-17)</small>
*... that former [[Inspector|detective inspector]] '''[[Paula Craig]]''' ''(pictured)'' is set to take part in a cross-Channel swim today? <small>(2021-08-16)</small>
*... that  '''[[Narciso Rodriguez for Her]]''' perfume was inspired by a bottle of Egyptian musk oil [[Narciso Rodriguez]] was given in high school? <small>(2021-08-15)</small>
*... that composer '''[[Ida Carroll]]''' played a central role in the merger of the [[Northern School of Music]] and the [[Royal Manchester College of Music]] to found the [[Royal Northern College of Music]] in 1973? <small>(2021-08-14)</small>
*... that [[South Australia]] became the first place in the world to '''[[Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act 1894|give women the right to stand for parliament]]''' due to an opponent's "great miscalculation"? <small>(2021-08-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Lisa Warrington]]''' was responsible for painting the doors of '''[[Allen Hall Theatre]]''' red? <small>(2021-08-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Tatjana Gamerith]]''' and her husband, married for 60 years despite an age difference of 20 years, were awarded a prize for their work to combine art and nature? <small>(2021-08-08)</small>
*... that psychologist '''[[Janis Sanchez-Hucles]]''' was only the second person of color to earn a PhD in psychology from the [[University of North Carolina]]? <small>(2021-08-08)</small>
*... that British [[Modern pentathlon|modern pentathlete]] '''[[Jo Muir]]''' [[Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics|qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics]] despite missing the last qualification event due to [[COVID-19|{{nowrap|COVID-19}}]]–related travel restrictions? <small>(2021-08-05)</small>
*... that German runner '''[[Alica Schmidt]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|who is running in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics]], has won multiple European junior [[Relay race|relay]] medals? ''(This was an error: she had at an earlier stage been selected, but did not in fact participate)'' <small>(2021-08-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Regine Velasquez]]''', a Filipino singer and actress, was the first Asian artist to stage a solo concert at the [[Carnegie Hall]] in [[New York City]]? <small>(2021-08-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Marthe Yankurije]]''', who dropped out of school during her fourth year of [[secondary school]], will [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2021-08-02)</small>
*... that CEO '''[[Marla Messing]]''' submitted the business plan for the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]] two days before the birth of her first child? <small>(2021-08-01)</small>
*... that the book '''''[[Deal With It!]]''''' was written by the creators of [[Gurl.com]]? <small>(2021-07-30)</small>
*... that [[Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Volleyball|Olympic Turkish volleyballer]] '''[[Tuğba Şenoğlu]]''' ''(pictured)'' was once named "Best Outside Spiker"? <small>(2021-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Jo Beall]]''', a British scholar of development economics, was once imprisoned for anti-apartheid activism? <small>(2021-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Gurl.com]]'''{{`s}} initial content used drawings of women instead of photos to avoid concerns about [[body image]]? <small>(2021-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Gun Bergman]]''' produced the Swedish translation of Nobel laureate [[Ivo Andrić]]'s best-known work, ''[[The Bridge on the Drina]]''? <small>(2021-07-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Raychell]]'''{{`s}} previous stage name Lay was meant to represent her belief that singing while lying down would heal listeners? <small>(2021-07-27)</small>
*... that Turkish champion '''[[Esra Yıldız]]''', who was named the "Most Hyped Boxer", has been selected to represent [[Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2021-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Dialta Alliata di Montereale]]''' has fought a 25-year court battle for a half-share of [[Arthur Acton]]'s $1&nbsp;billion art collection after DNA testing confirmed that she is his granddaughter? <small>(2021-07-27)</small>
*... that American website '''[[ChickClick]]''' was owned by the same company who owned ''[[IGN]]''? <small>(2021-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Larisa Iordache]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the second-most decorated gymnast in the history of the [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] with sixteen medals? <small>(2021-07-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Jo Inkpin]]''' was Australia's first openly transgender Anglican priest? <small>(2021-07-26)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Julie Diana]]''' began writing for dance publications when she was pregnant? <small>(2021-07-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Kibu.com]]''' was shut down 46 days after it was launched? <small>(2021-07-24)</small>
*... that New Zealand's '''[[Grace Prendergast]]''' was the highest-ranked female rower in the world in 2019? <small>(2021-07-24)</small>
*... that in developing the '''''[[Dictionary of Women Worldwide]]''''', editors Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer found other [[Biographical dictionary|biographical dictionaries]] often devoted only five percent of their text to women? <small>(2021-07-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Marita Camacho Quirós]]''', who was [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Costa Rica|First Lady of Costa Rica]] (1962–1966), is the oldest former [[first lady]] in the world and a [[supercentenarian]]? <small>(2021-07-23)</small>
*... that one of '''[[Leila Velez]]'''{{`s}} reasons for expanding her Brazilian beauty-salon company is to fight racism against black women and their natural [[afro-textured hair]]? <small>(2021-07-23)</small>
*... that award winner '''[[Lillian Comas-Díaz]]''' became interested in psychology after consoling classmates recovering from a destructive hurricane? <small>(2021-07-22)</small>
*... that [[barrister]] and [[Arbitral tribunal|arbitrator]] '''[[Mahnaz Malik]]''' worked with the [[Law Society of England and Wales]] to set up a programme to assist imprisoned children in Pakistan? <small>(2021-07-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Lindy Cameron]]''', who leads the UK's [[National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom)|National Cyber Security Centre]], says that [[ransomware]] is the major cyber threat? <small>(2021-07-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[Women's National Basketball Players Association]]''' was the first trade union for professional women athletes? <small>(2021-07-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Hope Muir]]''' was hired as the [[artistic director]] of the [[National Ballet of Canada]] without any in-person interviews? <small>(2021-07-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Hannah Lee Corbin]]''' was the "first [[Virginia]] woman to take a stand for women's rights"? <small>(2021-07-19)</small>
*... that donors withdrew $4&nbsp;million in funding from [[Vote.org]] after its board fired its founder and CEO, '''[[Debra Cleaver]]'''? <small>(2021-07-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Ebba Atterbom]]''' was the first person to translate the work of Irish novelist [[James Joyce]] into [[Swedish language|Swedish]]? <small>(2021-07-18)</small>
*... that South African theologian '''[[Sarojini Nadar]]''' examined the [[Book of Esther]] as a "text of terror" in normalizing rape culture? <small>(2021-07-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Neha Narkhede]]''', co-creator of the open source software [[Apache Kafka]], also helped found Confluent, a company valued at $4.5{{nbsp}}billion? <small>(2021-07-16)</small>
*... that when '''[[María Elena Medina-Mora Icaza]]''' was appointed to lead the psychology department at the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]], she proposed a "zero tolerance" policy for gender violence? <small>(2021-07-15)</small>
*... that Swedish actress '''[[Viran Rydkvist]]''' was one of the first women to run a theatre in Sweden? <small>(2021-07-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Annita Demetriou]]''' is the first woman and youngest person elected as Speaker of Cyprus' [[House of Representatives (Cyprus)|House of Representatives]]? <small>(2021-07-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe]]''' was the top [[Try (rugby)|try]] scorer at the [[2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]], the first time the feat had been achieved by someone not from Australia or New Zealand? <small>(2021-07-14)</small>
*... that Swedish painter, ceramist, designer, and writer '''[[Tyra Lundgren]]''' was one of the most versatile artists of the 20th century? <small>(2021-07-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Liu Yu (political scientist)|Liu Yu]]''' has been called "one of China's best-known America-watchers" and "China's [[Alexis de Tocqueville|de Tocqueville]]"? <small>(2021-07-13)</small>
*... that Serbian actress '''[[Branka Veselinović]]''' ''(pictured)'', whose career started in 1938, still performs aged 102? <small>(2021-07-12)</small>
*... that German art historian '''[[Birgit Dahlenburg]]''' was instrumental in the recognition of the 16th-century Croy Tapestry as a cultural asset of national value? <small>(2021-07-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Ellora Derenoncourt]]''' demonstrated that the expansion of minimum wage in 1967 accounted for 20 percent of the reduction in racial income gaps in the United States during the civil rights era? <small>(2021-07-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Abeer Odeh]]''' was the first woman to serve as Minister of National Economy in [[State of Palestine|Palestine]]? <small>(2021-07-11)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Tina Pereira]]''' won a competition even though she was chosen to replace an indisposed dancer, and her partner got seriously injured mid-performance? <small>(2021-07-10)</small>
*... that Patric and '''[[Rosalie Carey]]''' built [[Globe Theatre, Dunedin|New Zealand's first theatre]]  for [[repertory theatre|professional repertory]] on the back of their house? <small>(2021-07-10)</small>
*... that Grenadian [[Anatomical pathology|anatomic pathologist]] '''[[Kathleen Coard]]''' is the first female professor of pathology in the Caribbean? <small>(2021-07-10)</small>
*... that Swedish writer '''[[Hedda Anderson]]''' began her literary career at the age of 58, following her husband's death in 1888? <small>(2021-07-10)</small>
*... that after her election as [[Florida Commissioner of Agriculture|Florida's agriculture commissioner]], '''[[Nikki Fried]]''' was sworn into office using the first [[Hebrew Bible]] published in the United States? <small>(2021-07-09)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Pippa Moore]]'''{{`s}} last role was as [[Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom|Princess Beatrice]], [[Queen Victoria]]'s youngest daughter? <small>(2021-07-08)</small>
*... that before she entered the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] in 1942, '''[[Jane Douglass White]]''', a songwriter for '''[[soldier's show]]s''', had already composed the tune which would become the official "'''[[Song of the Women's Army Corps]]'''"? <small>(2021-07-07)</small>
*... that during the 1940s, '''[[Sigge Stark]]''' became [[Sweden]]'s most published, most read, as well as most criticised author? <small>(2021-07-07)</small>
*... that adult-film actress '''[[Kendra Sunderland]]''' originally wanted to be a counselor or an accountant? <small>(2021-07-07)</small>
*... that "'''[[She's a Woman]]'''" was the first song by [[the Beatles]] to include a reference to drugs? <small>(2021-07-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Jane Margyl]]''' ''(pictured)'' began her stage career as a [[mime artist|mime]] at the [[Folies Bergère]], and became a leading singer of the [[Paris Opera]]? <small>(2021-07-06)</small>
*... that Belgian international [[association football]]er '''[[Anaëlle Wiard]]''', who started playing [[beach soccer]] in 2020, was the top scorer in a competition that year? <small>(2021-07-06)</small>
*... that ''Linnéstaty'', a sculpture created by Swedish sculptor '''[[Gerda Sprinchorn]]''', was raised as a public monument 40 years after its completion? <small>(2021-07-05)</small>
*... that the first Black woman to receive tenure in [[Kent State University]]'s College of Arts & Sciences, '''[[Angela Neal-Barnett]]''', emphasizes social support between Black women as "an indigenous form of healing"? <small>(2021-07-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Laura McKinlay Robinson|Laura Robinson]]''' invented [[Balderdash|Canada's best selling board game]] before becoming a successful actress and television producer? <small>(2021-07-02)</small>
*... that [[judo]]ka '''[[Loretta Doyle]]''' found out that she was pregnant during pre–Olympic selection medical checks? <small>(2021-06-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Nell Walden]]''' was the first [[abstract art]]ist in Swedish history? <small>(2021-06-29)</small>
*... that by being the first [[Travesti (gender identity)|travesti]] to become a national celebrity, entertainer '''[[Cris Miró]]''' increased the visibility of the [[transgender]] community in Argentine society during the 1990s? <small>(2021-06-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Elena Urrutia]]''' helped launch the Mexican feminist magazine ''[[Fem (magazine)|Fem]]''? <small>(2021-06-28)</small>
*... that at the suggestion of writer and translator '''[[Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg]]''', [[Mother's Day]] was celebrated for the first time in Sweden in 1919? <small>(2021-06-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Carla Van Zon]]''' ran two arts festivals in New Zealand? <small>(2021-06-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Stina Quint]]''' was the founder and editor of ''[[Kamratposten]]'', one of the earliest children's magazines in Sweden? <small>(2021-06-25)</small>
*... that French singer-songwriter '''[[Françoise Hardy]]''' ''(pictured)'' was admired by musicians such as [[the Beatles]], [[the Rolling Stones]] and [[Bob Dylan]] during the 1960s? <small>(2021-06-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Sae Eun Park]]''' is the first Asian ''[[Danseur étoile|étoile]]'' at the [[Paris Opera Ballet]], and one of the few foreigners to hold the title? <small>(2021-06-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Sydney Morton]]'''{{`s}} grandfather appeared in '''''[[Run, Little Chillun]]''''' ''(poster pictured)'', but the musical theatre bug skipped a generation? <small>(2021-06-21)</small>
*... that the biography of [[Karin Boye]], written by Swedish literary critic '''[[Margit Abenius]]''', was criticised for the conservative analysis of Boye's homosexuality? <small>(2021-06-20)</small>
*... that the ''[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]'' described '''[[Thelma Akana Harrison]]''' as "volatile", "brilliant", and "vivacious"? <small>(2021-06-19)</small>
*... that after '''[[Nurhajizah Marpaung]]''' unsuccessfully defended Butar Butar against human rights violations, she became the first woman to serve as vice governor of North Sumatra? <small>(2021-06-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Catherine Sourbut Groves]]''', who experienced the [[fall of the Berlin Wall]] as a student, became an archdeacon in the Church of England via [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]]? <small>(2021-06-19)</small>
*... that German swimmer '''[[Lisa Höpink]]''' won two medals at the [[2019 Summer Universiade]] and qualified for two events at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2021-06-18)</small>
*... that in [[Hindu mythology]], the creator deity [[Daksha]] married '''[[Asikni (goddess)|Asikni]]''', after realising that copulation was necessary for procreation? <small>(2021-06-18)</small>
*... that Swedish writer '''[[Annie Åkerhielm]]''' ''(pictured)'' was an active campaigner against [[women's suffrage]] and [[democracy]]? <small>(2021-06-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Eve Pitts]]''', one of the [[Church of England]]'s "fiercest critics", is also their first black woman [[vicar]]? <small>(2021-06-15)</small>
*... that when '''[[Honor McKellar]]''' studied voice in England, [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] called her "the girl who does things with the words"? <small>(2021-06-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Amy Vilela]]''' became an advocate for [[single-payer healthcare]] after her daughter died after being turned away from a hospital for lacking health insurance? <small>(2021-06-14)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Rebecca Dayan]]''' developed a love for acting while being raised in a hotel? <small>(2021-06-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Ingrid Wallberg]]''' was the first female architect in Sweden with her own firm? <small>(2021-06-12)</small>
*... that the rock band [[Blur (band)|Blur]] were the wedding band for the reception of journalists  '''[[Jane Suiter]]''' and Leo Finlay in Dublin in 1990? <small>(2021-06-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Kate Nicholl]]''' is the first [[List of mayors of Belfast|lord mayor of Belfast]] in recent times not to be born in the United Kingdom or Ireland? <small>(2021-06-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Sharon Choi]]''' ''(pictured)'', the Korean–English interpreter for film director [[Bong Joon-ho]], is herself a director? <small>(2021-06-08)</small>
*... that geographer '''[[Hildegard Binder Johnson]]''' fled [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich Germany]] after the [[Nazi Party]] destroyed her scientific paper criticizing the development of European colonies in Africa? <small>(2021-06-08)</small>
*... that [[The Royal Ballet|Royal Ballet]] dancer '''[[Fumi Kaneko]]''' danced Princess Aurora in a cinema relay of ''[[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|The Sleeping Beauty]]'', even though she was supposed to portray the Lilac Fairy? <small>(2021-06-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Tishaura Jones]]''', the new [[mayor of St.&nbsp;Louis]], once started a [[GoFundMe]] fundraiser to [[removal of Confederate monuments and memorials|take down a Confederate monument]]? <small>(2021-06-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Maria Calegari]]''' danced principal roles in every ballet performed by the [[New York City Ballet]] during a weekend in her early career? <small>(2021-06-07)</small>
*... that [[Western media]] treated Egyptian activist '''[[Gihan Ibrahim]]''' as a face of the [[Egyptian revolution of 2011]], but rarely mentioned her [[Revolutionary socialism|revolutionary-socialist]] political views? <small>(2021-06-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Robin Ransom]]''', the first African-American woman to serve on the [[Supreme Court of Missouri]], said that she was "really happy I didn't like law school"? <small>(2021-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Izkia Siches]]''', who was re-elected as president of the Chilean Medical College in 2020, has ruled out running for [[President of Chile]] in 2021? <small>(2021-06-05)</small>
*... that British sailor '''[[Eilidh McIntyre]]''', who has qualified for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], is the daughter of [[Michael McIntyre (sailor)|a former Olympic gold medallist]]? <small>(2021-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Kartini Hermanus]]''', the first female general in the [[Indonesian Army]], outranked her husband after being promoted in 2000? <small>(2021-06-04)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Margaret Tracey]]''' performed for [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] when [[Maria Tallchief]] received a [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]]? <small>(2021-06-03)</small>
*... that although ballerina '''[[Cynthia Harvey]]''' spent most of her career with the [[American Ballet Theatre]], she was also the first American [[principal dancer]] with [[the Royal Ballet]] in London? <small>(2021-06-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Meredith Clark]]''' ''(pictured)'' is "the go-to person about [[Black Twitter]]", according to NPR? <small>(2021-06-01)</small>
*... that Finnish politician '''[[Maija Rask]]''' earned a PhD at the age of 61 after a career as a nurse, teacher, member of Parliament, and minister of education? <small>(2021-05-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Gertrude Michelson]]''' sat on the board of trustees of [[Columbia University]] before it began admitting female students? <small>(2021-05-31)</small>
*... that Irish [[association football]]er '''[[Margaret Saurin]]''' later worked as a coach in the US? <small>(2021-05-30)</small>
*... that the 2017 film ''[[Suburbicon]]'' was inspired by '''[[Daisy Myers]]'''{{`s}} family,  who faced racially charged harassment and violence in all-white [[Levittown, Pennsylvania]]? <small>(2021-05-29)</small>
*... that Finnish politician '''[[Maija Perho]]''' encouraged future president [[Sauli Niinistö]] to join the [[National Coalition Party]] in the 1960s? <small>(2021-05-28)</small>
*... that Chinese activist '''[[Li Qiaochu]]''' was detained on 31&nbsp;December&nbsp;2019 and spent New Year's Day in handcuffs in relation to the "12.26 Citizens Case" while her partner [[Xu Zhiyong]] was still in hiding? <small>(2021-05-28)</small>
*... that '''[[L. Zenobia Coleman|L.&nbsp;Zenobia Coleman]]''', a librarian at [[Tougaloo College]] for 36 years, "paved the way for Black librarians"? <small>(2021-05-27)</small>
*... that because of her striking beauty and sense of high fashion, soprano '''[[Annamary Dickey]]''' was dubbed the "Glamour Girl of the [[Metropolitan Opera|Met]]" in 1949? <small>(2021-05-23)</small>
*... that the designer of the [[flag of Papua New Guinea]], '''[[Susan Karike]]''', had a gallery at the [[Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery|national museum]] named after her? <small>(2021-05-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Ora Nichols]]''' was the first woman to run a [[radio broadcasting|radio]] [[sound effect]]s unit? <small>(2021-05-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Silvia Bottini]]''', the face of the "First World Problems" [[Internet meme|meme]], has done makeup for [[T-Pain]] and publicly performed [[Ovid]]? <small>(2021-05-14)</small>
*... that Norwegian footballer '''[[Sissel Grude]]''' retired aged 22, but returned for a one-off appearance 22 years later? <small>(2021-05-13)</small>
*... that when '''[[Risa Tsumugi]]''' was hired to be the disc jockey and rapper for the band [[Raise A Suilen]], she had no prior experience in either disc jockeying or rapping? <small>(2021-05-11)</small>
*... that critic [[Jack Anderson (dance critic)|Jack Anderson]] described '''[[Patricia Bowman]]''' as "the first American ballerina to win critical acclaim and wide popularity as a classical and a musical-theater dancer"? <small>(2021-05-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Beverley Manley]]''' was a prominent activist for women's rights in Jamaica while [[Michael Manley|her husband]] was prime minister? <small>(2021-05-08)</small>
*... that [[Nicholas Chevalier]] designed a [[fern]]-inspired dress for '''[[Anne Maria Barkly]]''', an expert on South African ferns? <small>(2021-05-08)</small>
*... that after '''[[Lady Ganga]]''' learned that she had stage-four [[cervical cancer]], she traveled to India and set a women's world record by [[Standup paddleboarding|standup-paddleboarding]] {{convert|700|mi}} on the Ganges? <small>(2021-05-07)</small>
*... that Japanese singer '''[[Lovely Summer Chan]]''' attended the same middle school and high school as the members of the all-female band [[the Peggies]]? <small>(2021-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Grischa Huber]]''' played Grischa in ''[[Under the Pavement Lies the Strand]]'', regarded as "a cult film in the feminist movement"? <small>(2021-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Emma Mullin]]''', who won four [[All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship|Gaelic football championships]], was also the first player from her [[association football]] club to play [[Republic of Ireland women's national football team|for the Republic of Ireland]]? <small>(2021-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Linn Sömskar]]''' ''(pictured)'' has won medals at World Cups in both [[Cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]] and [[roller skiing]]? <small>(2021-05-04)</small>
*... that toy manufacturer siblings '''[[Nick Mowbray|Nick]]''', '''[[Anna Mowbray|Anna]]''', and Mat Mowbray bought '''[[Coatesville mansion]]''' near [[Auckland]], New Zealand, for [[New Zealand dollar|NZ$]]32.5 million when they were in their early thirties? <small>(2021-05-03)</small>
*... that French [[rugby union]] referee '''[[Aurélie Groizeleau]]''' also breeds almost 7,000 pairs of pigeons? <small>(2021-05-01)</small>
*... that women in the '''[[Shaheen Bagh protest]]''', who blocked a major road in Delhi for 101 days, included 82-year-old [[Bilkis Dadi|Bilkis]]? <small>(2021-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Helen D'Amato]]''' was appointed to a three-year term as Malta's commissioner of children, but held the role for nearly twice as long after her term expired without a successor being designated? <small>(2021-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Gira Sarabhai]]''' and her brother [[Gautam Sarabhai|Gautam]] were crucial in the formation of the [[National Institute of Design]] in [[Ahmedabad]]? <small>(2021-04-30)</small>
*... that when ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' changed '''[[Juliet Nightingale]]'''{{`s}} appearance for a storyline involving drugs, actress [[Niamh Blackshaw]] was glad to get rid of her character's side ponytail? <small>(2021-04-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Julie Mennell]]''' was a police officer and a [[Forensic science|forensics]] specialist before she became vice chancellor of the [[University of Cumbria]]? <small>(2021-04-28)</small>
*... that when '''[[Irene del Río]]''' was called up to the [[Spain women's national football team]] squad, she was the only player who did not compete in the country's [[Primera División (women)|top division]]? <small>(2021-04-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Sabina Matos]]''', [[List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island|Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island]], did not speak English when she immigrated to the United States at age 20? <small>(2021-04-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Katja Meier]]''', the [[Saxon State Ministry of Justice and for Democracy, European Affairs and Equality|Saxon state minister of justice]], was criticised for the anti-police lyrics of the punk band in which she played as a teenager? <small>(2021-04-27)</small>
*... that in 1999 '''[[Jan Fullerton]]''' became the first woman to be appointed Director General of the [[National Library of Australia]]? <small>(2021-04-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Gabriela Canavilhas]]''' was a pianist playing Portuguese compositions before she became Portugal's [[Culture minister|Minister of Culture]]? <small>(2021-04-26)</small>
*... that [[The Much Honoured]] '''[[Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair|Catherine Maxwell Stuart]]''', who lives in Scotland's oldest continuously-inhabited stately home, is the first female [[laird]] of [[Traquair House|Traquair]]? <small>(2021-04-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Tina LeBlanc]]''' spent 17 years as a [[principal dancer]] with the [[San Francisco Ballet]] despite being rejected by the [[American Ballet Theatre]] as a teenager? <small>(2021-04-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Stephanie Davis (runner)|Stephanie Davis]]''', who has qualified for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], is a part-time marathon runner who works in finance? <small>(2021-04-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Lilia Tarawa]]''' escaped from the [[Gloriavale Christian Community]] after believing for years that leaving Gloriavale meant she would go to hell? <small>(2021-04-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Debra Humphris]]''', the vice chancellor of the [[University of Brighton]], advocated converting 18th-century army barracks into student residences? <small>(2021-04-25)</small>
*... that in 2021, '''[[Lefébre Rademan]]''' was unable to play for the [[South Africa national netball team]] as she was playing club netball in England? <small>(2021-04-24)</small>
*... that [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] ''(pictured)'' was the last person to audition for the role of '''[[Moana (Disney character)|the eponymous character]]''' in ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' and was ultimately cast for the role? <small>(2021-04-22)</small>
*... that the Catholic Church barred '''[[Deborah Schembri]]''' from practicing law in [[ecclesiastical court]] because she led a campaign to legalize divorce in Malta? <small>(2021-04-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Shirley Congdon]]''', the vice chancellor of the [[University of Bradford]], was the first in her family to attend university? <small>(2021-04-21)</small>
*... that former ballerina '''[[Katita Waldo]]''' briefly came out of retirement to perform as the stepmother in [[Christopher Wheeldon]]'s ''Cinderella''{{-?}} <small>(2021-04-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Fannie Mahood Heath]]''' was nicknamed the "flower lady of North Dakota" for her garden that included over 450 different species of flowers, bushes, and trees? <small>(2021-04-21)</small>
*... that Cuban ballerinas and sisters '''[[Lorena Feijóo|Lorena]]''' and '''[[Lorna Feijóo]]''' both moved to the U.S., and once split the roles of Black and White Swans in ''[[Swan Lake]]'', which are usually danced by the same person? <small>(2021-04-20)</small>
*... that Senegalese artist and actress '''[[Younousse Sèye]]''', who is best known for her [[Mixed media|mixed-media]] works incorporating [[cowrie]] shells, is considered to be Senegal's first woman painter? <small>(2021-04-17)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Catherine Hurlin]]''' performed in ''[[Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes|Radio City Christmas Spectacular]]'' between the age of eleven and thirteen? <small>(2021-04-17)</small>
*... that Turkish anthropologist '''[[Ayşe Gül Altınay]]''' was sentenced to 25 months in jail due to her support for a peaceful resolution of the [[Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)|Kurdish–Turkish conflict]]? <small>(2021-04-17)</small>
*... that after '''[[Maria Camilleri]]''' co-founded a school for Muslim children in Malta, she became the only Christian headmistress of a Muslim school in the world? <small>(2021-04-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Julia Letlow]]''' won [[2021 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election|the special election]] for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] after [[Luke Letlow|her husband]] died from {{nowrap|COVID-19}} before he could be sworn into office? <small>(2021-04-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Fan Hongwei]]''' and her husband turned a failing textile factory into the largest fiber producer in China? <small>(2021-04-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Dottie Ray]]''' interviewed 32,397 guests over 55 years on more than 14,000 broadcasts of her daily show on '''[[KXIC]]''' radio in [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]]? <small>(2021-04-14)</small>
*... that after the start of [[Afghan peace process|Afghan peace talks]] in 2019, journalist '''[[Farahnaz Forotan]]''' travelled the country to collect testimonies from women and prevent the rollback of their freedoms? <small>(2021-04-13)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Unity Phelan]]''' danced in the films ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'' and ''[[I'm Thinking of Ending Things]]''? <small>(2021-04-12)</small>
*... that as the only woman in the 1923 [[Utah State Senate]], '''[[Antoinette Kinney]]''' introduced bills to increase the number of state-sponsored scholarships and to establish public health regulations? <small>(2021-04-09)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Miranda Weese]]''' performed the lead role in a televised performance of ''[[Swan Lake]]'' under an hour's notice, with a partner she had never rehearsed with? <small>(2021-04-08)</small>
*... that irked by the immense gap in gender-focused digital storytelling from both Sudan and South Sudan, '''[[Omnia Shawkat]]''' co-founded ''Andariya'' magazine? <small>(2021-04-06)</small>
*... that the Thai Supreme Court opinion concerning the '''[[murder of Jenjira Ployangunsri]]''' is often quoted on Valentine's Day? <small>(2021-04-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Eugénie Brazier]]''' was the first chef to be awarded six [[Michelin Guide#Stars|Michelin stars]]? <small>(2021-04-05)</small>
*... that as a fifteen-year-old student, ballerina '''[[Angelica Generosa]]''' replaced an injured schoolmate to perform a lead role in Balanchine's ''[[Stars and Stripes (ballet)|Stars and Stripes]]'' after two weeks of rehearsals? <small>(2021-04-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Alice Saxby]]''' was nurse in charge of an officer's wing at [[Botleys Mansion|Botleys]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and cared for many casualties from the [[Normandy landings]]? <small>(2021-04-03)</small>
*... that 14 April is '''[[Cake and Cunnilingus Day]]'''? <small>(2021-04-01)</small>
*... that physician '''[[Roopa Dhatt]]''' has highlighted the disproportionate number of women working on the frontline of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]]? <small>(2021-03-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Christina Adane]]'''{{`s}} free school meal campaign created a UK government U-turn? <small>(2021-03-30)</small>
*... that ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' contributed significantly to the development of '''''[[Yuri (genre)|yuri]]''''', a genre of media focusing on intimate relationships between female characters? <small>(2021-03-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Stephanie Saland]]''' decided to become a ballet dancer because of computerized report cards? <small>(2021-03-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Satyavathi Rathod]]''' is the first woman from a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled tribe]] to serve as a minister in the Indian state of [[Telangana]]? <small>(2021-03-29)</small>
*... that of the ten Taiwanese delegates at the [[19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party|2017 National Congress of the Communist Party of China]], only one, '''[[Lu Li'an]]''', was born in Taiwan? <small>(2021-03-27)</small>
*... that [[Will Arnett]] is the only voice actor to appear in the ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'' episode "'''[[Free Churro]]'''"? <small>(2021-03-27)</small>
*... that when the Conservative '''[[Mary Morris (doctor)|Mary Morris]]''' claimed to "never to have been a militant suffragette", the audience laughed? <small>(2021-03-26)</small>
*... that in 2021, '''[[Jane Lunnon]]''' became the first woman head of [[Alleyn's School]] since it was separated from the [[College of God's Gift]] in 1882? <small>(2021-03-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Isa Briones]]''', who played Soji and other roles on ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'', sang a new arrangement of [[Irving Berlin]]'s song "[[Blue Skies (Irving Berlin song)|Blue Skies]]" for the first season's finale? <small>(2021-03-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Myra MacDonald]]''', whose career as a foreign correspondent for ''[[Reuters]]'' spanned virtually three decades, and who covered [[South Asia]] for a long time, wrote three books on India and Pakistan? <small>(2021-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Lucia Votano]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first woman to be appointed director of the [[Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso|Gran Sasso National Laboratory]], the largest underground research center in the world? <small>(2021-03-24)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Isabel Bonner]]''' died on stage while performing in [[The Shrike (play)|a play]] written by [[Joseph Kramm|her husband]]? <small>(2021-03-24)</small>
*... that microcredit activist '''[[Ringyuichon Vashum]]''' ''(pictured)'' was awarded the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] for working to empower more than 13,000 female self-help organizations? <small>(2021-03-23)</small>
*... that the ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'' episode "'''[[The View from Halfway Down]]'''" received its title because series creator [[Raphael Bob-Waksberg]] needed an episode title starting with the letter "V"? <small>(2021-03-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Hollis Taylor]]''' has argued that birdsong should be considered music? <small>(2021-03-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Ava Cherry]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[David Bowie]]'s partner and muse, spent a year searching for him in Europe after he cancelled a tour of Japan on which she was to be a backup singer? <small>(2021-03-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothy Henriques-Wells]]''' made 360 paintings for display on three [[Norwegian Cruise Line]] ships? <small>(2021-03-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Maha Jaafar]]''', a Sudanese-Iraqi dentist who started producing YouTube videos to "have fun with her friends", has attracted almost two million views for a video mimicking Arabic dialects and stereotypes? <small>(2021-03-19)</small>
*... that Icelandic footballer '''[[Þórdís Hrönn Sigfúsdóttir]]''' has had to self-isolate on four occasions during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]? <small>(2021-03-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Heléne Alexopoulos]]''' was one of the few [[New York City Ballet]] dancers who had children? <small>(2021-03-18)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Patricia Delgado]]''' danced in a music video for indie rock band [[The National (band)|the National]]? <small>(2021-03-17)</small>
*... that on [[Saint Patrick's Day]] in 2003, [[Catholic Worker Movement|Catholic Worker]] '''[[Clare Grady]]''' broke into an Army recruiting center and poured her blood on the walls, windows, and a US flag in a protest against the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]]? <small>(2021-03-17)</small>
*... that Irish sportswoman '''[[Carol Breen]]''' has played internationally in both [[Association football|association]] and [[Australian rules football]]? <small>(2021-03-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Martina Vandenberg]]''' moved to Russia and founded the country's first [[rape crisis center]] when she was 24? <small>(2021-03-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Lisa Martin (rugby union)|Lisa Martin]]''' captained the [[Scotland women's national rugby union team]] in 2018 to their first victory in Ireland for 12 years? <small>(2021-03-16)</small>
*... that French [[rugby union]] player '''[[Audrey Forlani]]''' scored a try in the decisive match of the [[2016 Women's Six Nations Championship]], after which France won the tournament? <small>(2021-03-15)</small>
*... that in 2020, '''[[Jasmin Taylor]]''' broke the record for the [[British Medal Winners at FIS World Cup and World Championships in Ski and Snowboard|most medals won by a British skier at the World Cup and World Championships]]? <small>(2021-03-13)</small>
*... that [[Vaccine hesitancy|anti-vaccine]] activist '''[[Simone Gold]]''' participated in the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|storming of the U.S. Capitol]]? <small>(2021-03-11)</small>
*... that billionaire '''[[Julia Koch]]''' once worked as a fashion designer's assistant and did fittings for [[Nancy Reagan]]? <small>(2021-03-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Candace Brightman]]''' was the [[Grateful Dead]]'s longtime lighting engineer? <small>(2021-03-11)</small>
*... that South African association footballer '''[[Amanda Sister]]''' has played for clubs in Hungary and Italy? <small>(2021-03-09)</small>
*... that '''[[YaYa Gosselin]]''' booked her first job a month after signing with an agent at the age of five? <small>(2021-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Pat Lundvall]]''' was the first female chair of the Nevada Athletic Commission, but garnered controversy for some of her decisions relating to mixed martial arts? <small>(2021-03-08)</small>
*... that after going viral, '''[[Robin Schreiber]]''' danced at the [[2017 NBA All-Star Game|2017 NBA All-Star Weekend]] with [[Stephen Curry]], who later wore shoes featuring designs in her honor? <small>(2021-03-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Malysha Kelly]]'''{{`s}} return to the [[Jamaica national netball team]] after a three-year absence was halted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]]? <small>(2021-03-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Nyeema Morgan]]''' collaborated in the design of a wooden [[Afrofuturism|Afrofuturist]] replica of the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]''? <small>(2021-03-06)</small>
*... that artist '''[[Frances C. Fairman]]''' painted portraits of [[Queen Victoria]]'s dogs ''(example pictured)'' by royal command? <small>(2021-03-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Asuka Langley Soryu]]'''{{`s}} surname was taken from two warships used in [[World War&nbsp;II]]? <small>(2021-03-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Molly Clutton-Brock]]''' treated the spines of African babies until she was deported by the government of [[Rhodesia]]? <small>(2021-03-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Caroline Parker]]''', a deaf performer, signed the song "[[I Am What I Am (Broadway musical song)|I Am What I Am]]" at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony]]? <small>(2021-03-03)</small>
*... that the investigation into the '''[[Koh Tao murders]]''' and the subsequent trial were widely criticised by human-rights organisations, pathologists and legal experts? <small>(2021-03-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Governor of Anguilla]], attended her own swearing-in ceremony remotely due to quarantine restrictions? <small>(2021-02-24)</small>
*... that film researcher '''[[Lillian Michelson]]''' interviewed elderly Jewish women about the appearance of [[Bloomers|the underwear]] they wore in the 1890s to develop accurate clothing for ''[[Fiddler on the Roof (film)|Fiddler On The Roof]]''{{-?}} <small>(2021-02-22)</small>
*... that although the 1786 '''[[tignon law]]''' in Spanish Louisiana was intended to hinder free black women, those who followed it made the [[tignon]] a "mark of distinction"? <small>(2021-02-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Lucy Monroe]]''' ''(pictured)'', the "star-spangled soprano", estimated that she performed "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" over 5,000 times? <small>(2021-02-19)</small>
*... that the world's richest self-made woman, '''[[Zhong Huijuan]]''', started out as a middle-school chemistry teacher? <small>(2021-02-17)</small>
*... that sisters Amal, Hadia, and Hayat Talsam, known as '''[[Al Balabil (musical group)|Al Balabil]]''', were referred to as "The Sudanese [[The Supremes|Supremes]]"? <small>(2021-02-17)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Merrill Ashley]]''' is one of the last dancers to have worked with choreographer [[George Balanchine]]? <small>(2021-02-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Micheline Legendre]]''' organized Canada's first puppetry festival ''(pictured)'' in conjunction with the [[Expo 67|1967 World Expo]] in Montreal? <small>(2021-02-15)</small>
*... that civil rights lawyer '''[[Deborah Archer]]''' is the first African-American to be president of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] in its 101-year history? <small>(2021-02-13)</small>
*... that while held in a concentration camp, '''[[Zhu Min (Russian language professor)|Zhu Min]]''' sabotaged Nazi [[cartridge box]]es by spitting into them? <small>(2021-02-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Ruth Wright Hayre]]'''{{`s}} philanthropic program '''[[Tell Them We Are Rising]]''' was named after a phrase said by [[Richard R. Wright|her grandfather]], which also inspired the poem "'''[[Howard at Atlanta]]'''"? <small>(2021-02-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Nilüfer Verdi]]''' is the first female [[Jazz piano|jazz pianist]] in Turkey? <small>(2021-02-09)</small>
*... that artist '''[[Frances Emilia Crofton]]''' had [[Lithography|lithograph]] copies made of eight of her paintings ''(example pictured)'', and sold them for charity? <small>(2021-02-06)</small>
*... that [[2021 New York City mayoral election|2021 New York City mayoral candidate]] '''[[Kathryn Garcia]]''' resigned as Commissioner of the [[New York City Department of Sanitation|New York City Sanitation Department]] after budget cuts forced a 60-percent reduction in public trash basket pickups? <small>(2021-02-05)</small>
*... that the film poster for '''''[[Looking for Magical Doremi]]''''' appeared in an episode of ''[[Healin' Good Pretty Cure]]'' to promote the film? <small>(2021-02-02)</small>
*... that journalist '''[[Kelsey Piper]]''' sees her ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'' column as a way to popularize discussion of [[global catastrophic risk]]s? <small>(2021-02-02)</small>
*... that after the [[Lynching of Michael Donald|lynching of her son]], '''[[Beulah Mae Donald]]''' successfully sued the [[Ku Klux Klan]], winning a $7 million judgment? <small>(2021-02-02)</small>
*... that Canadian citizen '''[[Susan Thomson]]''' had her passport confiscated and spent five weeks in "re-education" in 2006 due to her ethnographic research in Rwanda? <small>(2021-02-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the [[List of youngest members of the United States Congress|youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress]]? <small>(2021-02-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Mahadevi Varma]]''' chose to live an [[Asceticism|ascetic]] life despite being married? <small>(2021-01-30)</small>
*... that Ethiopian-Italian refugee environmentalist '''[[Agitu Ideo Gudeta]]''' was nicknamed the "Queen of Happy Goats"? <small>(2021-01-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Zéna M'Déré]]''' led a protest movement in [[Mayotte]] in which women tickled their political opponents, forcing them to comply with their demands? <small>(2021-01-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Lisa Nishimura]]''' started out in the music industry before producing [[Netflix]] documentaries including ''[[Chef's Table]]'' and ''[[Making a Murderer]]''? <small>(2021-01-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Susan Estes]]''' is the first woman to have her own company in the historically male [[bond market|bond-trading]] business in the U.S.? <small>(2021-01-27)</small>
*... that former [[New York City Ballet]] principal dancer '''[[Janie Taylor]]''' appeared in the film ''[[Center Stage (2000 film)|Center Stage]]'' as a background dancer, and served as a motion caption dancer for ''[[Barbie of Swan Lake]]''? <small>(2021-01-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Svetlana Lloyd]]''' accidentally became a model for [[Christian Dior]], after wandering into his Paris boutique looking for a receptionist job? <small>(2021-01-24)</small>
*... that a [[Body shaming|body-shaming]] comment from a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' critic led to ballerina '''[[Jenifer Ringer]]'''{{`s}} appearances on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' and ''[[Today (American TV program)|The Today Show]]''{{-?}} <small>(2021-01-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Antoinette Dinga Dzondo]]''' ''(pictured)'', Minister of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action of the Republic of the Congo, set up a fund to help refugees in the country return home? <small>(2021-01-24)</small>
*... that the discrimination '''[[Vilma Núñez]]''' ''(pictured)'' experienced as a child born out of wedlock motivated her career as a Nicaraguan lawyer and human-rights activist? <small>(2021-01-23)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Jennie Somogyi]]''' was offered an apprenticeship at the [[New York City Ballet]] when she was 15, becoming one of the youngest dancers to join the company? <small>(2021-01-22)</small>
*... that [[figurative art]]ist '''[[Hilda Annetta Walker]]''' ''(work pictured)'' objected to [[Modernism|Modernist]] works because she found it difficult to tell what they represented? <small>(2021-01-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Edmilsa Governo]]''' won Mozambique's first medal at a [[Paralympic Games]] in 2016? <small>(2021-01-22)</small>
*... that ballerina '''[[Kyra Nichols]]''' danced with the [[New York City Ballet]] for 33 years, retiring shortly before she turned 49? <small>(2021-01-21)</small>
*... that after 108-year-old '''[[Sarah Thomas (centenarian)|Sarah Thomas]]''' woke up from a thirty-hour coma, she asked for her pipe and tobacco? <small>(2021-01-17)</small>
*... that the '''[[Homeward Bound (organization)|Homeward Bound]]''' leadership program organized the largest all-woman [[List of Antarctic expeditions|expedition to Antarctica]] in 2019? <small>(2021-01-17)</small>
*... that comedian '''[[Blaire Erskine]]'''{{`s}} mock interview duped [[Michael Moore]] into believing she was a Donald Trump supporter stranded and freezing after his Omaha, Nebraska, rally? <small>(2021-01-16)</small>
*... that actress and tennis player '''[[Filiz Taçbaş]]''', tired of city life, purchased agricultural land and obtained a farming certificate, and now grows olives and lemons? <small>(2021-01-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School]]''''' was the first film to provide educators with information on how to prevent discrimination against gay people? <small>(2021-01-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Iti Tyagi]]''' said, "I urge every woman to come out of their shells and to break the stereotype" after receiving the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]? <small>(2021-01-13)</small>
*... that Ethiopian runner '''[[Helen Bekele Tola]]''' has stated a desire to compete for Switzerland at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2021-01-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Molly Gray]]''', the new [[List of lieutenant governors of Vermont|lieutenant governor of Vermont]], is a former competitive skier and the daughter of [[Bob Gray (cross-country skier)|an Olympic skier]]? <small>(2021-01-08)</small>
*... that at the [[Schaubühne]] in Berlin, '''[[Jutta Lampe]]''' played [[Hamlet|Ophelia]] "as if in a trance", and male and female roles on a time voyage as the only actor in the premiere of [[Robert Wilson (director)|Robert Wilson]]'s ''Orlando''? <small>(2021-01-08)</small>
*... that when designing the character '''[[Madoka Kaname]]''', [[Ume Aoki]] used Yuno, the protagonist of her manga series ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'', as a basis? <small>(2021-01-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Elaine Van Blunk]]''' finished third at the [[1994 Chicago Marathon]], her second marathon event? <small>(2021-01-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Christine Nagel]]''' ''(pictured)'' once created '''[[Miss Dior Chérie|a strawberry-and-popcorn perfume]]''' for [[Dior]]? <small>(2021-01-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Gertrude Degenhardt]]''' illustrated her brother-in-law [[Franz Josef Degenhardt]]'s song albums in the 1960s, and created art books such as ''Women in Music'' and ''Vagabondage in Blue'' in the 1990s? <small>(2021-01-04)</small>
*... that the British film '''''[[Life in Her Hands]]''''' ''(scene pictured)'' was produced to recruit women into nursing? <small>(2021-01-03)</small>
*... that Spanish physicist '''[[Teresa Rodrigo]]''' worked on the discovery of the [[Higgs boson]] at [[CERN]] and the discovery of the [[top quark]] at [[Fermilab]]? <small>(2021-01-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Sylvia Pengilly]]''' used an [[Amiga]] computer to integrate graphics with music and herself dancing? <small>(2020-12-26)</small>
*... that in 1975, Finland's Minister of Education '''[[Marjatta Väänänen]]''' sent a petition to the [[Archdiocese of Turku|Archbishop of Turku]] with almost 1 million signatures, advocating for the introduction of female priests? <small>(2020-12-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Cynthia Fierro Harvey]]''' is the first Hispanic woman to serve as the president of the [[United Methodist Council of Bishops]]? <small>(2020-12-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Jenna Ellis]]''' was a stern critic of [[Donald Trump]] before she became his legal adviser? <small>(2020-12-21)</small>
*... that during the [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|Nazi occupation of Poland]], '''[[Halina Kwiatkowska]]''' acted in an underground theatre alongside [[Pope John Paul II|a future pope]]? <small>(2020-12-21)</small>
*... that shortly after winning a conference tournament championship with [[Vanderbilt Commodores|Vanderbilt]]'s soccer team, '''[[Sarah Fuller (athlete)|Sarah Fuller]]''' became the first woman to play [[American football|football]] in a [[Power Five conferences|Power Five conference]] game? <small>(2020-12-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Claudia Chamorro Barrios]]''' married on the birthday of her assassinated father? <small>(2020-12-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Faith Smith]]''', who grew up on the [[Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians|Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe]] reservation in [[Wisconsin]], became the founding president of the first urban institute of higher learning led by and serving [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]? <small>(2020-12-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Katie Levick]]''' gave up the chance to play cricket for England in order to pursue a full-time job? <small>(2020-12-14)</small>
*... that Chinese [[cosplay]]er '''[[Liyuu]]''' is also an [[anime]] musician? <small>(2020-12-13)</small>
*... that a non-governmental organisation set up by '''[[Hekani Jakhalu]]''' helps young entrepreneurs from [[Nagaland]]? <small>(2020-12-13)</small>
*... that [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] was '''[[Death and state funeral of Ruth Bader Ginsburg|the second U.S. Supreme Court justice to lie in state]]''' at the [[United States Capitol|U.S. Capitol]]? <small>(2020-12-13)</small>
*... that [[Pennsylvania Treasurer]]-elect '''[[Stacy Garrity]]''' was nicknamed "The Angel of the Desert" in the [[Iraq War]]? <small>(2020-12-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Rachel Sennott]]''' stars in two 2020 queer Jewish films about funerals, but is neither queer nor Jewish? <small>(2020-12-12)</small>
*... that Turkish accordion-playing street musician '''[[Anahit Yulanda Varan|Madam Anahit]]''' also appeared in a number of films as an [[Extra (acting)|extra]]? <small>(2020-12-12)</small>
*... that [[Sports photography|sports photographer]] '''[[Eleni Küreman]]''' was Turkey's first professional female photojournalist? <small>(2020-12-11)</small>
*... that a video of ballerina '''[[Carrie Imler]]''' dancing the 32 [[Turn (dance and gymnastics)#Fouetté|fouetté]] turns from ''[[Swan Lake]]'' went viral? <small>(2020-12-10)</small>
*... that American historian '''[[Sarah Wilkerson Freeman]]''' curated a photo exhibit depicting the fluidity of race, gender, and sexuality in [[New Orleans]] during the [[McCarthyism|McCarthy era]]? <small>(2020-12-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Priscilla Jana]]''', a South African human-rights lawyer of Indian descent, was the first woman to hug [[Nelson Mandela]] in 13 years of imprisonment on [[Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island|Robben Island]]? <small>(2020-12-07)</small>
*... that in publishing '''''[[Laura's Ghost]]''''', the author insisted the book cover show a photo of [[Laura Palmer|Laura]] alive? <small>(2020-12-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Women Leaders in Global Health Conference|a 2017 global women-leaders conference]]''' found that the chief barrier to leadership roles for women was a lack of mentoring? <small>(2020-12-05)</small>
*... that actress [[Norma Shearer]] posed for a glamor photoshoot to convince her producer-husband [[Irving Thalberg]] ''(both pictured)'' that her sexual allure would transcend to film '''[[Norma Shearer filmography|for the lead role]]''' in ''[[The Divorcee]]''? <small>(2020-12-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Mauree Turner]]''' is the first publicly [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]] individual elected to a [[State legislature (United States)|U.S. state legislature]]? <small>(2020-11-30)</small>
*... that a foundation set up by '''[[Pragya Prasun]]''' has supported more than 250 survivors of [[acid attack]]s? <small>(2020-11-29)</small>
*... that 42 new [[Member of parliament|MPs]] were elected to the [[53rd New Zealand Parliament]]: 23 for [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]], including '''[[Arena Williams]]''', '''[[Ibrahim Omer]]''', '''[[Helen White (politician)|Helen White]]''', '''[[Neru Leavasa]]''', '''[[Ingrid Leary]]''', '''[[Rachel Brooking]]''', '''[[Anna Lorck]]''', '''[[Tracey McLellan]]''', and '''[[Shanan Halbert]]''' ''(all pictured)''; 5 for [[New Zealand National Party|National]], including '''[[Joseph Mooney (New Zealand politician)|Joseph Mooney]]''', '''[[Simon Watts]]''', and '''[[Penny Simmonds]]'''; 9 for [[ACT New Zealand|ACT]], including '''[[Toni Severin]]''', '''[[Simon Court]]''', '''[[Brooke van Velden]]''', and '''[[Chris Baillie (politician)|Chris Baillie]]'''; 3 for the [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]], including '''[[Ricardo Menéndez March]]''' and '''[[Teanau Tuiono]]'''; and 2 for [[Māori Party|Māori]], including '''[[Rawiri Waititi]]'''? <small>(2020-11-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Anna Hájková]]''' says her research into LGBT people and the Holocaust "shows a more complex, more human, and more real society beyond monsters and saints"? <small>(2020-11-18)</small>
*... that despite the biggest missing-person investigation in the history of the [[Toronto Police Service]], no physical evidence regarding the 1985 '''[[disappearance of Nicole Morin]]''' was ever found? <small>(2020-11-16)</small>
*... that in '''[[Safford Unified School District v. Redding|a 2009 case]]''', the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] held that a group of school officials violated the [[Constitution of the United States|U.S. Constitution]] when they [[strip search|strip-searched]] a 13-year-old middle-school student? <small>(2020-11-13)</small>
*... that the scholarship of '''[[Nyasha Junior]]''' on the life of [[Moses]] has been described as a starting point for how he can be viewed as a subject of feminist inquiry? <small>(2020-11-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Vijayalakshmi Ramanan]]''', the first woman officer of the [[Indian Air Force]], custom-tailored her uniform as there were no specific uniforms for women when she joined the force? <small>(2020-11-10)</small>
*... that state representative '''[[Patricia Haynes Smith]]''' worked with a gay rights group to decriminalize sodomy in [[Louisiana]]? <small>(2020-11-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Marla Berkowitz]]''' considers herself a [[Deaf culture|Sumain]], meaning someone who communicates using their hands? <small>(2020-11-09)</small>
*... that the date of '''[[Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination|Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination]]''' – September 26, 2020 – was the nearest to a [[United States presidential election|presidential election]] in U.S. history? <small>(2020-11-06)</small>
*... that Turkish [[voice acting|voice actress]] '''[[Adalet Cimcoz]]''' opened and curated her country's first and only woman-owned private art gallery? <small>(2020-11-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Paula Bataona Renyaan]]''' was the first woman to become a vice governor and the third woman to become a police general in Indonesia? <small>(2020-11-04)</small>
*... that [[Indonesian Navy]] officer '''[[Louise Elisabeth Coldenhoff]]''' described her tenure as head of the personnel section as "living between angels and devils"? <small>(2020-11-03)</small>
*... that Filipina soldier and spy '''[[Josefina Guerrero]]''', diagnosed with [[leprosy]], created intelligence reports that helped the Americans [[Battle of Manila (1945)|defeat the Japanese at Manila Harbor]]? <small>(2020-11-02)</small>
*... that ''[[The Times]]'' said that '''[[Sheila Atim]]''' "sings [[Bob Dylan|Dylan]] better than Bob"? <small>(2020-11-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Lillian Brown]]''', makeup artist to nine U.S. presidents, stopped [[Richard Nixon]]'s sobbing before he went on television [[Richard Nixon's resignation speech|to resign the presidency]]? <small>(2020-11-01)</small>
*... that cricketer '''[[Charlotte Taylor (cricketer)|Charlotte Taylor]]''' was the top wicket-taker in the [[Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy]], despite not being initially picked in the squads for the tournament? <small>(2020-11-01)</small>
*... that American composer '''[[Norma Wendelburg]]''' studied at the [[Mozarteum University Salzburg|Mozarteum]] in Salzburg and the [[University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna|Vienna Academy of Music]] on two [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright scholarships]]? <small>(2020-10-30)</small>
*... that designs by nail artist '''[[Jenny Bui]]''' have become part of [[Cardi B]]'s signature look? <small>(2020-10-29)</small>
*... that the concept of the multimedia franchise '''''[[BanG Dream!]]''''' involves bands composed of [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actresses]] who can play their own instruments? <small>(2020-10-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Dina Pomeranz]]''' was ranked highest in social-media influence by [[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|FAZ]] in its 2019 ranking of economists? <small>(2020-10-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Nabela Qoser]]''', a Hong Kong news reporter of Pakistani descent, learnt [[Cantonese]] as a child by watching television? <small>(2020-10-21)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Gloria Swanson]]''' created an inventions and patents company to employ refugee scientists whom she and her former husband Marquis [[Henry de La Falaise]] ''(both pictured)'' helped escape [[Nazi Germany]]? <small>(2020-10-20)</small>
*... that cricketer '''[[Issy Wong]]''' can solve a [[Rubik's Cube]] in seconds? <small>(2020-10-15)</small>
*... that photographer '''[[Heji Shin]]''' created ''Big Cocks'', a series of portraits of roosters that she admired for their "angry cock energy"? <small>(2020-10-14)</small>
*... that state representative '''[[Angela Russell (politician)|Angela Russell]]''' introduced legislation to recognize [[Martin Luther King Jr. Day]] in [[Montana]]? <small>(2020-10-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Kathleen Byerly]]''' was one of six sailors who sued the U.S. Navy for the right to serve on ships? <small>(2020-10-07)</small>
*... that [[aerobics]] pioneer '''[[Jacki Sorensen]]''' was voted the best dancer in the 1962 [[Miss California]] pageant? <small>(2020-10-05)</small>
*... that when Turkish singer '''[[Hamiyet Yüceses]]''' lamentingly sang an [[Ottoman music|Ottoman classical song]] after her husband's death in a submarine accident, many people thought she had composed the song herself? <small>(2020-09-28)</small>
*... that during the Second World War, [[Abkhazians|Abkhazian]] female pilot '''[[Meri Avidzba]]''' flew 477 combat sorties and dropped 63,000 tonnes of bombs onto the enemy? <small>(2020-09-27)</small>
*... that early [[Vocational education|vocational-education]] advocate '''[[Mary Schenck Woolman]]''' ''(pictured)'' obtained her first teaching position as a result of her "harsh" review of a sewing manual? <small>(2020-09-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Zofia Poznańska]]''', cipher clerk to the Red Orchestra espionage group, was captured in Belgium by the Abwehr in 1941 and hanged herself in prison in 1942? <small>(2020-09-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Theresa Plummer-Andrews]]''' sorted ''[[Bob the Builder]]''{{'s}} budget? <small>(2020-09-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Licett Morillo]]''' closing [[Prada]]'s fashion show was compared to an actor winning an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]? <small>(2020-09-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Melati Suryodarmo]]''' went viral after dancing on butter? <small>(2020-09-16)</small>
*... that '''[[List of members of the National Assembly of Kenya, 2017–present|the current Kenyan National Assembly]]''' is made up of 290 constituency elected members including '''[[Samuel Arama]]''', 47 '''[[county woman representative]]s''' including '''[[Gladys Boss Shollei]]''' and '''[[Sabina Wanjiru Chege]]''', and 12 appointed members including '''[[Dennitah Ghati]]'''? <small>(2020-09-15)</small>
*... that the gravestone of '''[[Semahat Özdenses]]''', a singer and composer of [[Ottoman classical music]], was erected seven years after her death? <small>(2020-09-13)</small>
*... that among the U.S. women's high school basketball class of 2016, [[ESPN.com#ESPNW|ESPNW]] ranked '''[[Crystal Dangerfield]]''' as the best [[point guard]]? <small>(2020-09-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Hanna Ludwig]]''' appeared in the title role of ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' at the [[Vienna State Opera]], and in five roles at the first [[Bayreuth Festival]] after World War II? <small>(2020-09-08)</small>
*... that '''[[misogynist terrorism]]''' is listed as a "rising threat" by counter-terrorism researchers? <small>(2020-09-07)</small>
*... that the hashtag '''[[KHive|#KHive]]''', used by an online support community for [[Kamala Harris]] which defends her from racist and sexist attacks, is a play on a hashtag used by fans of [[Beyoncé]]? <small>(2020-09-07)</small>
*... that Ulster Unionist Party politician '''[[Rosemary Barton (politician)|Rosemary Barton]]''' highlighted concerns of intimidation from Gaelic football fans towards those who do not follow the sport? <small>(2020-09-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Rihanna]]''' was asked to stay at the [[Def Jam Recordings]] office until 3:00 a.m. in order to sign a contract, so that she would not sign with another label? <small>(2020-09-01)</small>
*... that [[Laguna Pueblo]] educator '''[[Susie Rayos Marmon]]''' was the inspiration for a character in her grandniece [[Leslie Marmon Silko]]'s book ''[[Storyteller (Silko book)|Storyteller]]''{{-?}} <small>(2020-08-31)</small>
*... that the '''[[Alexandra Girls' English Institution]]''' in [[Mumbai]] was named after [[Alexandra of Denmark]] ''(pictured)'', as its founder believed that she would be an "ideal" for the girls to look up to? <small>(2020-08-31)</small>
*... that after passing a literacy examination at the age of 96, '''[[Karthyayani Amma]]''' said: "I learned so much for no reason. The tests were way too easy for me"? <small>(2020-08-29)</small>
*... that [[Farrah Fawcett]]'s iconic 1976 '''[[Farrah Fawcett red swimsuit poster|red swimsuit poster]]''', regarded as the best-selling poster, is exhibited in the [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]] together with the swimsuit? <small>(2020-08-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Lady Red Couture]]''', known as "the largest live-singing drag queen", stood {{convert|7|ft|2|in|m|2|abbr=on}} in heels? <small>(2020-08-25)</small>
*... that Greek-Turkish singer '''[[Eftalya Işılay]]''' earned her nickname "Efthalia the Mermaid" for singing on a rowboat in the [[Bosporus|Bosphorus]] during full-moon nights in summer? <small>(2020-08-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Mandeep Dhillon]]''' was offered a role by [[Ricky Gervais]] after telling him that she was scared by [[David Brent|his character]]? <small>(2020-08-24)</small>
*... that in 1990, '''[[Mantu Ghosh]]''' became India's youngest national [[table tennis]] champion at age 16? <small>(2020-08-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Jeanne Givens]]''' was the first Native American woman elected to the [[Idaho House of Representatives]]? <small>(2020-08-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Yin May]]''', the first Burmese [[Obstetrics|obstetrician]], founded and ran the country's main maternity hospital during the [[Japanese occupation of Burma]]? <small>(2020-08-18)</small>
*... that a 1902 magazine article called '''[[Helene Odilon]]''' "currently the greatest actress in Germany"? <small>(2020-08-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Gunjan Saxena]]''' was the first woman [[Indian Air Force]] officer to go to war? <small>(2020-08-18)</small>
*... that in 1983, '''[[Fanaura Kingstone]]''' became the first woman appointed to the [[Cabinet of the Cook Islands]]? <small>(2020-08-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Blaesilla|Saint Blaesilla]]''' has been described as the first recorded victim of [[anorexia nervosa]]? <small>(2020-08-17)</small>
*... that U.S. federal judge '''[[Miranda Du]]''' came to the United States as a child after her family [[Vietnamese boat people|fled Vietnam]]? <small>(2020-08-15)</small>
*... that South African [[Forward (association football)|forward]] '''[[Letago Madiba]]''' started playing football at the age of five in the streets of her hometown, and was the only female footballer in her school? <small>(2020-08-15)</small>
*... that today, '''[[JoAnne S. Bass]]''' becomes not only the first female senior enlisted member of any U.S. military branch, but also the first person of Asian descent to hold that position in the Air Force? <small>(2020-08-14)</small>
*... that Mozambique-born '''[[Violet Dias Lannoy]]''', called "the lost Goan/Indian/African novelist" by [[Peter Nazareth]], came from a Goan family, worked with [[Mahatma Gandhi]], and hung out with [[Richard Wright (author)|Richard Wright]]? <small>(2020-08-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Molly Neptune Parker]]''' was able to support her family, buy a home, and pay for her grandchildren's education through [[basket weaving]]? <small>(2020-08-13)</small>
*... that the statue '''''[[A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020]]''''' was inspired by a raised fist at a [[Black Lives Matter]] protest? <small>(2020-08-12)</small>
*... that '''[[VikkiKitty]]''' ''(pictured)'' [[Sports commentator#Esports|casted]] the first ever ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' tournament? <small>(2020-08-11)</small>
*... that a short film made by '''[[Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann]]''' at university was screened at both the [[Telluride Film Festival]] and [[South by Southwest]]? <small>(2020-08-09)</small>
*... that retired United States Air Force colonel '''[[Kim Olson]]''' is a [[Master gardener program|Master Gardener]]? <small>(2020-08-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Augustine Magdalena Waworuntu|Augustine Waworuntu]]''', the first woman mayor of [[Manado]], had her official residence in a hotel built of bamboo? <small>(2020-08-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Georgia Adams]]''' is the captain of the [[Sussex Women cricket team]], and her father [[Chris Adams (cricketer)|Chris]] is a former captain of the [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex men's team]]? <small>(2020-08-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Naraporn Chan-o-cha]]''', the wife of the current prime minister of Thailand, [[Prayut Chan-o-cha]], is responsible for his clothes, make-up, and haircut? <small>(2020-08-02)</small>
*... that Nepal's first female [[auto rickshaw]] driver, '''[[Laxmi Sharma]]''', went on to start the first button factory in the country? <small>(2020-08-01)</small>
*... that in response to the Hong Kong government [[COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong#Border closure controversy|refusing to close its border]] with [[mainland China]] to contain [[Coronavirus disease 2019|{{nowrap|COVID-19}}]], '''[[Winnie Yu (nurse)|Winnie Yu]]''' organized a labour strike among hospital workers in February 2020? <small>(2020-07-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandra Perron]]''', whom other [[Canadian Armed Forces]] officers viewed as a threat, was once interrogated and left in the snow for two hours without boots as part of a training exercise? <small>(2020-07-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Emma Lamb]]''' was part of the [[Lancashire Women cricket team]] that in 2017 won both the [[2017 Women's County Championship|Women's County Championship]] and the Counties [[Twenty20]] competition? <small>(2020-07-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Chapone]]''' compares the legal situation of married women in 18th-century England to slavery in '''[[The Hardships of the English Laws in Relation to Wives|her legal treatise]]'''? <small>(2020-07-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Maisie Williams]]''' almost missed her ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' audition because it coincided with a school field trip to a pig farm? <small>(2020-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Pippa Wicks]]''', the deputy chief executive officer of [[the Co-operative Group]], has supported the company's initiative to employ people who have escaped [[Slavery in the 21st century|modern slavery]]? <small>(2020-07-28)</small>
*... that videos of '''[[Lady Tambourine]]''' ''(pictured)'' playing the [[tambourine]] at Southern Louisiana football games went viral in 2017? <small>(2020-07-28)</small>
*... that the music video for [[Dua Lipa]]'s song "'''[[Physical (Dua Lipa song)|Physical]]'''" is based on a [[Venn diagram]] from 1981? <small>(2020-07-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[Die BIF – Blätter Idealer Frauenfreundschaften|Die BIF]]''''' ''(cover pictured)'' was the world's first [[List of lesbian periodicals|lesbian magazine]] where only women were in charge? <small>(2020-07-26)</small>
*... that dancer '''[[Alicia Graf Mack]]''' completed a history degree in [[Columbia University]] while recovering from [[ankylosing spondylitis]]? <small>(2020-07-26)</small>
*... that in 2016, LGBT and women's rights activist '''[[Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first Sri Lankan to summit [[Mount Everest]]? <small>(2020-07-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Antoinette Waroh]]''' was the only female member of the [[State of East Indonesia#Legislature|Provisional Representative Body]], the parliament of East Indonesia? <small>(2020-07-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Nyma Tang]]''' sheds light on [[Discrimination based on skin color|colourism]] in the beauty industry through her YouTube series ''The Darkest Shade''? <small>(2020-07-23)</small>
*... that lifelong Democrat '''[[Stephanie Pollack]]''' was appointed by lifelong Republican [[Charlie Baker]] to lead the Massachusetts Department of Transportation? <small>(2020-07-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Lauren Boebert]]''' encourages her servers to [[open carry in the United States|openly carry]] firearms inside her restaurant in [[Rifle, Colorado]]? <small>(2020-07-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Nathalie Evans]]''' lived in a [[Apartment|flat]] with a chimpanzee that was trained to eat at the dinner table and use the flush toilet? <small>(2020-07-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Emily Sheffield]]''', the new editor of London's ''[[Evening Standard]]'', left [[British Vogue|British ''Vogue'']] as part of what was called a "posh girl exodus"? <small>(2020-07-19)</small>
*... that when '''[[Antje Weithaas]]''' played [[Max Bruch]]'s [[Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bruch)|Violin Concerto]], a reviewer from ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that she reminded her, "with quiet and compelling eloquence, why it's a masterpiece"? <small>(2020-07-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Angèle Dola Akofa Aguigah]]''' demonstrated that the earthworks at [[Notsé]] in Togo were used to define separate social spaces, not for defence? <small>(2020-07-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Seu'ula Johansson-Fua]]''' is the keeper of the Kukū Kaunaka Collection, an archive of doctoral and masters dissertations written by [[Tonga]]n scholars based at universities around the world? <small>(2020-07-17)</small>
*... that the languorous voice of television character '''[[Paulina de la Mora]]''' is seen as a socioeconomic commentary on the Mexican [[Fresa|stereotype of high-class young women]]? <small>(2020-07-14)</small>
*... that husband and wife '''[[Ralf Bochröder|Ralf]]''' and '''[[Kristin Bochröder]]''' both won their 1975 [[Berlin Marathon]] races, the only couple to have done so? <small>(2020-07-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Connie Carberg]]''', the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s first female scout, made [[mock draft]]s as a hobby while growing up? <small>(2020-07-12)</small>
*... that in a 2013 ranking compiled by the political editors of ''[[Verdens Gang]]'', '''[[Astrid Gjertsen]]''' was rated the ninth-most important woman in Norwegian history? <small>(2020-07-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Joshna Chinappa]]''' ''(pictured)'' has won the Indian national [[Squash (sport)|squash]] championship a record 18 times? <small>(2020-07-11)</small>
*... that film producer '''[[Sue Bruce-Smith]]''' was credited with the success of [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-winning films including ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'', ''[[The Favourite]]'', ''[[Room (2015 film)|Room]]'', and ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''{{-?}} <small>(2020-07-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Ng On-yee]]''' defeated [[Reanne Evans]], the champion for the ten previous years, on her way to win the [[2015 World Ladies Snooker Championship]]? <small>(2020-07-01)</small>
*... that Pakistani model '''[[Zara Abid]]''', who made her film debut in the upcoming biopic ''[[Chaudhry – The Martyr|Chaudhry]]'', died in the crash of [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303|PIA Flight 8303]]? <small>(2020-06-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Dawn Aponte]]''' became the highest-ranked woman in [[National Football League|NFL]] football operations when she was appointed chief administrator in June 2017? <small>(2020-06-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Bandana Nepal]]''' achieved the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for "longest dance marathon by an individual" by dancing for 126&nbsp;hours continuously? <small>(2020-06-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Rachel Bitecofer]]''', who closely predicted the [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|2018 U.S. House election]] results, contends that elections are decided by '''[[negative partisanship]]''' rather than [[swing vote]]s? <small>(2020-06-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Danielle Lessovitz]]''' found respite in New York's [[ball culture]] after her father's suicide, later setting her first feature film, ''[[Port Authority (film)|Port Authority]]'', within it? <small>(2020-06-25)</small>
*... that Canadian soccer player '''[[Christabel Oduro]]''' is the cousin of [[Dominic Oduro]], who has played for Ghana? <small>(2020-06-23)</small>
*... that after '''[[Joanna Jordan (talent agent)|Joanna Jordan]]''' left her job at the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' to start a [[Talent agent|talent agency]], the show became her first client? <small>(2020-06-21)</small>
*... that Swedish ballerina '''[[Nikisha Fogo]]'''{{`s}} parents owned the first [[hip-hop dance]] school in Sweden? <small>(2020-06-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Layla Saad]]'''{{`s}} 2020 book '''''[[Me and White Supremacy]]''''' originated from an [[Instagram]] challenge? <small>(2020-06-19)</small>
*... that motorsport champion '''[[Ashley Freiberg]]''' does [[cyclo-cross]], hiking, rock climbing, and [[Cross-country skiing|skate skiing]] in the mountains of [[Vermont]] to prepare for auto racing events? <small>(2020-06-19)</small>
*... that the abduction of the [[Georgian mythology|Georgian]] demoness '''[[Samdzimari]]''' and her subsequent conversion to goddess may have been derived from the Christian story of [[Saint George and the Dragon]]? <small>(2020-06-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Monita Rajpal]]''', whose first job out of college was as a [[receptionist]], has interviewed [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], [[Vicente Fox]], [[Al Gore]], [[Tom Ford]], and [[I. M. Pei]]? <small>(2020-06-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Walkiria Terradura]]''' ''(pictured)'' was a member of the [[Italian resistance movement]] during World War II and a specialist in blowing up bridges? <small>(2020-06-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Olga Yurievskaya]]''', a daughter of [[Alexander II of Russia]] and Princess [[Catherine Dolgorukov]]a, was legitimated by her parents' [[morganatic marriage]]? <small>(2020-06-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Pony (make-up artist)|a Pony on YouTube]]''' creates make-up tutorials for millions of subscribers? <small>(2020-06-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Susan Benesch]]''', founder of the Dangerous Speech Project, advocates the use of "counterspeech" and humor against hate speech? <small>(2020-06-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Irene Triplett]]''', who died in May&nbsp;2020, was the last recipient of a pension from the [[American Civil War]] of 1861–1865? <small>(2020-06-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Gisele Bündchen]]''' thinks that the reason she was audited by the [[Internal Revenue Service]] was because of her regular top placing on a ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine high-earners list? <small>(2020-06-13)</small>
*... that [[David Winnick|one Labour MP]] said that the result of the '''[[2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election]]''' could foreshadow an "electoral disaster" for [[Labour Party (UK)|the party]]? <small>(2020-06-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Ottilie Baader]]''' was one of the founders of the first trade union organization for women in Germany? <small>(2020-06-11)</small>
*... that [[mezzo-soprano]] '''[[Grace Hoffman]]''' from [[Cleveland]] appeared as Brangäne in Wagner's ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'' at the [[Bayreuth Festival]] in 1957 and 1970? <small>(2020-06-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Yinka Jegede-Ekpe]]''', the first Nigerian woman to go public with her [[HIV]]-positive status, later gave birth to a healthy, HIV-negative baby girl? <small>(2020-06-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Sophia Kianni]]''' was the youngest activist at a hunger strike and sit-in at U.S. speaker of the House [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s office? <small>(2020-06-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Fisher]]''', the first woman to claim a [[pole position]] in American [[Open-wheel car|open-wheel racing]], began competing at age five? <small>(2020-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Julie Sauvé]]''' has coached Canadian, Brazilian, and Singaporean [[Synchronised swimming|synchronized-swimming]] teams? <small>(2020-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Tracy R. Norris]]''', the first female commander of the [[Texas Military Department]], has masters degrees from Florida State University, the University of Texas, and the United States Army War College? <small>(2020-06-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Ipsita Biswas]]''' led the team that developed less-lethal plastic bullets for [[crowd control in Jammu and Kashmir]]? <small>(2020-06-02)</small>
*... that actress [[Natalie Portman]] was '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Natalie Portman|nominated for an Oscar]]''' for playing [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|the First Lady of the United States]]? <small>(2020-05-30)</small>
*... that in 2015, '''[[Eva Asderaki]]''' became the first woman to umpire a men's [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] tennis final? <small>(2020-05-30)</small>
*... that Australian actress '''[[Betty Bryant]]''' was honoured by [[Hillary Clinton]] for her humanitarian service? <small>(2020-05-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Dalma Iványi]]''' has won ten Hungarian women's basketball championships and played for three teams in the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]? <small>(2020-05-26)</small>
*... that during the rule of the [[Greek junta|Greek military junta]], archaeologist and museum curator '''[[Semni Karouzou]]''' was banned from conducting research in the [[National Archaeological Museum, Athens|National Archaeological Museum]] because of her political views? <small>(2020-05-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Dagmar Burešová]]''' hid a classmate after he escaped a communist prison, and enabled him to flee from Czechoslovakia to West Germany? <small>(2020-05-23)</small>
*... that public reaction to '''[[Agatha Christie]]'''{{`}}s eleven-day disappearance in 1926 included speculation the incident was an attempt to frame [[Archie Christie]], her then husband, for murder? <small>(2020-05-22)</small>
*... that the physician and science writer [[Ben Goldacre]] announced that '''[[Noosha Fox]]''' was his mother after watching her on a ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' rerun? <small>(2020-05-21)</small>
*... that [[Scarlett Johansson]] '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Scarlett Johansson|was nominated]]''' for two [[Academy Awards]] in the same year? <small>(2020-05-21)</small>
*... that one of the most common stereotypes of a '''''[[Karen (slang)|Karen]]''''' is asking to "speak to the manager"? <small>(2020-05-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Hege Lanes Steinlund]]''' is believed to have officiated more international [[Association football|football]] matches than any other Norwegian referee? <small>(2020-05-20)</small>
*... that Turkish female international sailing competitor '''[[Ecem Güzel]]''' has finished in the top three of a competition five times in the last seven years? <small>(2020-05-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Tatiana Calderón]]''' ''(pictured)'' increased her neck measurement through strength training by {{convert|9|cm|in|abbr=on}} to cope with the [[g-force]]s generated by driving a [[Formula One car]]? <small>(2020-05-16)</small>
*... that Indian child actress '''[[Taruni Sachdev]]''' was nicknamed the "[[Rasna]] girl"? <small>(2020-05-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Kalavati Devi]]''' ''(pictured)'' has built 4,000 toilets so that people in [[Kanpur]] would not be subjected to a "living hell"? <small>(2020-05-11)</small>
*... that Chinese women's rights activist '''[[Shen Zijiu]]''' spent some four years as a fugitive? <small>(2020-05-10)</small>
*... that Nepali actress '''[[Swastima Khadka]]''' holds a three-year diploma in [[architectural engineering]]? <small>(2020-05-08)</small>
*... that British police officer '''[[Suzette Davenport]]''' was responsible for crime in [[Staffordshire]] and intelligence in the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]? <small>(2020-05-07)</small>
*... that after twelve medical schools rejected her applications, partly because of her gender, U.S. congresswoman '''[[Patsy Mink]]''' ''(pictured)'' became a lawyer instead? <small>(2020-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Judy McClintock]]''' and her brother '''[[Joel McClintock|Joel]]''' were the first pair of siblings to win [[Water Ski World Championships|Water Ski World Championship]] titles? <small>(2020-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Charlotte Figi]]''', a child who used [[cannabidiol]] to treat seizures caused by [[Dravet syndrome]], had [[Charlotte's Web (cannabis)|a medical cannabis strain]] named after her? <small>(2020-05-06)</small>
*... that South African [[Member of parliament|MP]] '''[[Makoti Khawula]]''' insists on speaking and being addressed in [[Zulu language|isiZulu]] and [[Xhosa language|isiXhosa]] while in parliament? <small>(2020-05-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Renate Brümmer]]''' ''(pictured)'' and [[Heike John|Heike Walpot]] were the only two women originally selected for the [[German astronaut team]], but neither has gone to space? <small>(2020-05-04)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Cecilia Suárez]]''' first met director [[Manolo Caro]] when he was 14, and would later go on to star in almost all of his films? <small>(2020-05-02)</small>
*... that businesswoman '''[[Jayne Spain]]''' hired one physically handicapped individual in every ten employees she chose? <small>(2020-05-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Sallyanne Payton]]''', [[Stanford Law School]]'s first African-American graduate, served as an adviser for the [[Clinton health care plan of 1993#Task Force|Clinton Health Care Reform Task Force]]? <small>(2020-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[GirlsDoPorn]]''' was one of the top 20 most viewed channels on [[Pornhub]] before its co-owners and a male pornographic actor were charged with [[sex trafficking]] by force, fraud, and coercion? <small>(2020-04-29)</small>
*... that at the age of seventeen, ''[[Tiger King]]'' subject '''[[Carole Baskin]]''' used [[llama]]s for a lawn-trimming business? <small>(2020-04-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothy Horrell]]''', Chancellor of the [[University of Colorado Denver]], credits her experience in a [[4-H|{{nowrap|4-H}}]] farm youth exchange program in Taiwan for developing her ideas on leadership and community? <small>(2020-04-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Tamara Levitt]]''' is the Head of Mindfulness? <small>(2020-04-27)</small>
*... that after winning a place in the [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue|''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue]], '''[[Mia Kang]]''' became suicidal from a modeling-related [[eating disorder]] and credits the combat sport [[Muay Thai]] for saving her life? <small>(2020-04-27)</small>
*... that nine-year-old '''[[Dana Fischer]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the youngest winner of a cash prize at a [[Grand Prix (Magic: The Gathering)|''Magic: The Gathering'' Grand Prix]], beating 94 percent of the mostly adult players in 2020? <small>(2020-04-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Carol Shanahan]]''' bought [[Port Vale F.C.]] because she felt that "a loved one was held hostage and someone had to pay the ransom"? <small>(2020-04-25)</small>
*... that Hong Kong politician '''[[Cheng Lai-king]]''' has represented [[Castle Road (constituency)|her constituency]] in the [[Central and Western District Council]] since its creation in 1994? <small>(2020-04-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Paige Bueckers]]''' held [[athletic scholarship]] offers by the age of 14 from the [[college basketball]] programs [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball|of Minnesota]], [[Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball|of Iowa State]], and [[Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball|of Illinois]]? <small>(2020-04-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Sylvia Rose Ashby]]''', an Australian [[market research]]er, was once threatened with arrest if she did not stop surveying popular opinion on the Second World War? <small>(2020-04-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Emilia Clarke]]''' performed the [[Chicken (dance)|funky chicken]] and [[Robot (dance)|robot]] dances at her ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' audition? <small>(2020-04-17)</small>
*... that United States Supreme Court justice [[John Paul Stevens]] cited political scientist '''[[Kristin Goss]]''' in a case related to [[gun control]]? <small>(2020-04-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Maria van Pallaes]]''' allowed both Catholics and Protestants to live in her [[almshouse]]s, which was unusual for the time? <small>(2020-04-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Laverne Antrobus]]''' has appeared on the [[BBC]] giving advice and information on [[Developmental psychology|child psychology]] since 2004? <small>(2020-04-13)</small>
*... that aspects of ''[[Star Wars]]'' character '''[[Fennec Shand]]'''{{`s}} personality, costume, and hairstyle were inspired by the [[fennec fox]]? <small>(2020-04-09)</small>
*... that Japanese voice actress '''[[Rei Matsuzaki]]''' wrote a newspaper sports column on the [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]] baseball team? <small>(2020-04-07)</small>
*... that British [[Windsurfing|windsurfer]] '''[[Emma Wilson (sailor)|Emma Wilson]]''' won the under-15 [[Techno 293]] World Championships at the age of 12? <small>(2020-04-07)</small>
*... that English [[judo]]ka '''[[Samantha Lowe]]''' was selected, then deselected, then reselected for the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]], and went on to win a gold medal? <small>(2020-03-30)</small>
*... that at the age of 10, '''[[Sky Brown]]''' became the youngest professional skateboarder in the world? <small>(2020-03-28)</small>
*... that librarian '''[[Megan Rosenbloom]]''' ''(pictured)'', an expert in [[anthropodermic bibliopegy]], can determine if a book is bound in human skin? <small>(2020-03-27)</small>
*... that video game director '''[[Aya Kyogoku]]''' created ''[[Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'' with a team that was half female, and credits the team's diversity for the game's critical and commercial success? <small>(2020-03-21)</small>
*... that at the age of 11, '''[[Gabrielle Reidy]]''' made her first appearance at the [[Abbey Theatre]] in Dublin? <small>(2020-03-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Frieda Rapoport Caplan|Frieda Caplan]]''', a pioneer of the specialty-produce industry in the U.S., introduced the [[kiwifruit]] to the American market? <small>(2020-03-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Helen Johnston]]''' ''(pictured)'' was awarded the [[NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal]] before being selected as an astronaut, but has never gone into space? <small>(2020-03-11)</small>
*... that the 2005 [[BBC]] documentary ''Dead Mums Don't Cry'' follows '''[[Grace Kodindo]]'''{{`s}} efforts to stem the maternal mortality rate in [[Chad]], where pregnant and childbearing women had a 9 per cent chance of dying? <small>(2020-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Angelina Atyam]]''' was awarded the 1998 [[United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights|UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights]] for campaigning for the release of captive children, including her own daughter [[Aboke abductions|kidnapped by Ugandan guerrillas]]? <small>(2020-03-08)</small>
*... that the British security services described '''[[Lisa von Pott]]''' as the organiser of a pro-Nazi espionage group in wartime Vienna? <small>(2020-03-06)</small>
*... that [[Emily Swallow]] did not know that she was auditioning for [[The Mandalorian|a ''Star Wars'' television series]] when she tried out for the part of '''[[The Armorer (Star Wars)|the Armorer]]'''? <small>(2020-03-05)</small>
*... that Swedish actress '''[[Julia Dufvenius]]''' had a role specially written for her in director [[Ingmar Bergman]]'s last film, ''[[Saraband]]''{{-?}} <small>(2020-03-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Suki Lopez]]''' auditioned for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' by having a [[wiktionary:heart to heart|heart-to-heart]] conversation with someone performing as [[Elmo]]? <small>(2020-02-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret Barr Fulton]]''' was the first qualified [[occupational therapist]] to work in the UK? <small>(2020-02-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothy Doolittle]]''', winner of the inaugural [[Chicago Marathon]], was later an assistant coach for the U.S. team at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2020-02-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Wang Jin (archaeologist)|Wang Jin]]''', one of China's first female archaeologists, participated in the discovery of the Neolithic [[Qujialing culture]]? <small>(2020-02-16)</small>
*... that while other 1978 [[Chicago Marathon]] runners complained the late start meant finishing in {{Convert|80|F|C|abbr=}} heat, winner '''[[Lynae Larson]]''' was concerned about its effect on her six-hour drive home? <small>(2020-02-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Dagmar Schmidt]]''', elected to the [[Bundestag]] shortly after giving birth to a son with [[Down syndrome]], stated in a debate about [[prenatal testing]] that there should be a "right not to know"? <small>(2020-02-12)</small>
*... that even after narrowing the list of suspects in '''[[Geetha Angara homicide|Geetha Angara's unsolved killing]]''', 15 years ago today, down to three men, police could not charge any of them? <small>(2020-02-08)</small>
*... that [[Jon Favreau]] created the role of '''[[Cara Dune]]''' in ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' with former mixed martial artist [[Gina Carano]] in mind, and did not audition any other actresses for the role? <small>(2020-02-08)</small>
*... that archaeologist '''[[Winifred Lamb]]''' had previously worked in [[Room 40]], the [[Royal Navy]]'s cryptanalysis section, during World War I? <small>(2020-02-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Ellerby]]'''{{`s}} flight to the United States to play professional [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] was diverted due to the [[September 11 attacks]]? <small>(2020-02-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Sallie Shearer]]'''{{`s}} brothel in [[Reading, Pennsylvania]], was "magnificently furnished" with fine velvet carpets and beautiful mirrors? <small>(2020-02-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Gordon (prison inspector)|Mary Gordon]]''', the first British female prison inspector, once forestalled [[recidivism]] by supplying men's clothes and a train fare to South Wales to a female inmate who wanted to live as a man? <small>(2020-02-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Crepereia Tryphaena]]'''{{`s}} doll ''(pictured)'' had its own kit, comprising several jewels, a wooden casket, two silver mirrors, and two tiny bone combs? <small>(2020-02-01)</small>
*... that Taiwanese politician '''[[Lai Pin-yu]]''' cosplayed as [[Asuka Langley Soryu]] during her 2020 election campaign? <small>(2020-01-31)</small>
*... that Scottish screenwriter '''[[Krysty Wilson-Cairns]]''', who co-wrote the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]–nominated screenplay for the World War I film ''[[1917 (2019 film)|1917]]'', once wrote a short story about killer [[guinea pig]]s? <small>(2020-01-30)</small>
*... that after a knee injury at the age of 12, ballet dancer '''[[Akane Takada]]''' waited more than a year to physically grow enough for corrective surgery? <small>(2020-01-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele]]''', the current first lady of El Salvador, is the first person in the country to hold a doctorate in [[Prenatal and perinatal psychology|prenatal psychology]]? <small>(2020-01-26)</small>
*... that novelist '''[[Leslie Schwartz]]''' has published a memoir about the 22 books she read in jail while recovering from alcoholism? <small>(2020-01-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Wanjira Mathai]]''' aims to continue the work of her mother, [[Nobel Peace Prize]]–winning environmentalist [[Wangari Maathai]], by restoring {{convert|12.6|e6acre|e6ha|abbr=off}} of Kenyan land by 2030? <small>(2020-01-23)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Georgina Amorós]]''' has worked in three languages: Catalan, Spanish, and English? <small>(2020-01-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Jutta Hering-Winckler]]''', a lawyer from [[Minden]] whose grandfather saw the premiere of Wagner's [[Der Ring des Nibelungen|''Ring'' cycle]], "made the impossible possible" by organizing ''[[Der Ring in Minden]]''? <small>(2020-01-21)</small>
*... that [[T. S. Eliot]] defended himself from the grave after 1,131 of his letters to '''[[Emily Hale]]''' ''(pictured)'' were released in January 2020, stating that he "never at any time had sexual relations" with her? <small>(2020-01-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Dehenna Davison]]''' is [[Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)|Bishop Auckland]]'s first [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] member of Parliament since the constituency's creation in 1885? <small>(2020-01-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Reema Juffali]]''' ''(pictured in race car)'' is the first Saudi Arabian woman to obtain a racing license and compete in an international racing event in the country? <small>(2020-01-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Marilyn Saviola]]''', a [[polio]] survivor, attended [[Long Island University]] classes remotely by telephone from her hospital ward? <small>(2020-01-17)</small>
*... that unlike most of its competitors in Hong Kong, stationery retailer '''[[Cheap Lab]]''' allows its retail staff to manage its Facebook fan page with few restrictions? <small>(2020-01-16)</small>
*... that as the youngest UK Member of Parliament [[2019 United Kingdom general election|elected in 2019]], '''[[Nadia Whittome]]''' became the [[Baby of the House]]? <small>(2020-01-15)</small>
*... that '''[[William Goldman (photographer)|William Goldman]]''' secretly assembled a collection of photographs ''(example shown)'' of prostitutes in [[Reading, Pennsylvania]], in the 1890s? <small>(2020-01-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Nesta Wells]]''', the first British female [[Force medical examiner|police surgeon]], published a survey in the ''[[The BMJ|British Medical Journal]]'' of the 1,959 suspected sexual offence cases which had been referred to her? <small>(2020-01-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Megan Fisher]]''' is the first woman with a lower-leg amputation to complete an [[XTERRA Triathlon|XTERRA off-road triathlon]]? <small>(2020-01-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Shailaja Acharya|a Nepali girl]]''' who spent three years in jail for showing a black flag of protest to King [[Mahendra of Nepal|Mahendra]] went on to become the country's first female deputy prime minister? <small>(2020-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Virginia Crosbie]]''', the member of Parliament for [[Ynys Môn (UK Parliament constituency)|Ynys Môn]], is a former dolphin trainer? <small>(2020-01-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Kate Griffiths]]''' was elected member of Parliament for [[Burton (UK Parliament constituency)|Burton]] in the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 UK general election]], replacing [[Andrew Griffiths (politician)|her estranged husband]]? <small>(2020-01-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Bessie S. McColgin]]''', the first woman elected to the [[Oklahoma House of Representatives]], was seen as a "superior orator"? <small>(2020-01-12)</small>
*... that Russian historian '''[[Inna Lubimenko]]''' wrote about the letters between [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] and [[Ivan the Terrible]]? <small>(2020-01-09)</small>
*... that [[Scarlett Johansson]]'s '''[[Scarlett Johansson on screen and stage|film roles]]''' have included spy [[Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Natasha Romanoff]], English queen [[Anne Boleyn]]'s sister [[Mary Boleyn|Mary]], and an artificially intelligent voice assistant? <small>(2020-01-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Christine Duffy]]''', the president of [[Carnival Cruise Line]], was considered too short to become a flight attendant? <small>(2020-01-06)</small>
*... that when '''[[Donnis Thompson]]''' was appointed the [[University of Hawaii]]'s first women's athletic director, she was given a budget of only $5,000? <small>(2020-01-05)</small>
*... that the character of '''[[Rose Tico]]''' in the [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy]] was played by [[Kelly Marie Tran]], who had never seen a ''[[Star Wars]]'' film before auditioning? <small>(2020-01-04)</small>
*... that British medieval historian '''[[Isobel D. Thornley]]''' died when her home was hit by a bomb during the [[The Blitz|London Blitz]]? <small>(2020-01-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Bertha Boronda]]''' tried to flee on a bicycle after committing [[Mayhem (crime)|mayhem]] against her husband? <small>(2020-01-04)</small>
*... that space entrepreneur '''[[Susmita Mohanty]]''' has started companies on three continents? <small>(2020-01-03)</small>
*... that in 1975, '''[[Donna Tobias]]''' became the [[United States Navy]]'s first female deep-sea diver? <small>(2020-01-01)</small>
*... that actress [[Anne Baxter]]'s '''[[Anne Baxter on screen and stage|roles]]''' included an Egyptian princess, a ruthlessly ambitious understudy, an alcoholic, and two villains in the [[Batman (TV series)|1960s ''Batman'' television series]]? <small>(2020-01-01)</small>
*... that Korean-Chinese missile expert '''[[Li Xianyu]]''' is the only female general in the [[People's Liberation Army Rocket Force]]? <small>(2019-12-31)</small>
*... that British actress [[Naomi Watts]]' '''[[Naomi Watts filmography|roles]]''' include [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] officer [[Valerie Plame]], journalist [[Gretchen Carlson]], and [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]]? <small>(2019-12-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Leena Al-Hadid]]''' is Jordan's permanent representative to the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] and the United Nations in Vienna? <small>(2019-12-26)</small>
*... that the [[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky]], '''[[Jacqueline Coleman]]''', is a basketball coach and the granddaughter of [[Jack Coleman (basketball)|a National Basketball Association player]]? <small>(2019-12-23)</small>
*... that '''''[[The History of Doing]]''''' describes a fundamentalist Hindu protest, with many women part of it, in favour of [[Sati (practice)|sati]], the burning of widows? <small>(2019-12-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Shiza Shahid]]''' and [[Malala Yousafzai]] co-founded the [[Malala Fund]] in 2013 to promote education for every girl? <small>(2019-12-21)</small>
*... that chess player '''[[Carissa Yip]]''' defeated a [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] at the age of ten? <small>(2019-12-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Juli Briskman]]''', who received international coverage for [[The finger|flipping off]] President Donald Trump, went on to enter politics and win an election? <small>(2019-12-16)</small>
*... that after her own childhood experiences, '''[[Carla Herrero]]''' founded ''Rompe el Silencio'' ("Breaking the Silence") to support youth who have suffered bullying, abuse, and psychological disorders? <small>(2019-12-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Merryll Saylan]]''' helped pioneer the application of color and the use of secondary materials in [[woodturning]] art? <small>(2019-12-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Colleen Barrett]]''', the first female president of a major airline, appeared in patriotic advertisements for [[Southwest Airlines]] after the [[September 11 attacks]]? <small>(2019-12-11)</small>
*... that feminist '''[[Carole De Saram]]''' caused the closure of a [[Citibank]] branch? <small>(2019-12-05)</small>
*... that former ''[[Playboy]]'' model '''[[Susie Owens]]''' hand-produced up to 50,000 vials of perfume and lotion each year in her garage? <small>(2019-12-02)</small>
*... that British journalist '''[[Anna Kessel]]''' co-founded the charity Women in Football, and initiated the [[Blue plaque|Blue Plaque]] Rebellion, to promote gender equality for [[Women's sports|women in sport]]? <small>(2019-12-02)</small>
*... that screenwriter and director '''[[Yūki Yamato]]''' ''(pictured)'' created her first film, ''That Girl is Dancing by the Seaside'', while studying philosophy at [[Sophia University]]? <small>(2019-11-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Ellie Morrison]]''' is the first woman to serve as the [[Commissioner Service (Boy Scouts of America)#National level|national commissioner]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] since its incorporation in 1910? <small>(2019-11-29)</small>
*... that American politician '''[[Safiya Wazir]]''' came to Uzbekistan as a refugee from Afghanistan? <small>(2019-11-28)</small>
*... that [[CNN]] political correspondent '''[[MJ Lee]]''' became an American citizen during the [[2016 United States presidential election]] campaign, which she reported on? <small>(2019-11-24)</small>
*... that as a 10-year-old, '''[[Lin Mei-hong]]''' joined a dance troupe in Taiwan founded by the Italian priest '''[[Gian Carlo Michelini]]''', and later choreographed for the troupe? <small>(2019-11-24)</small>
*... that in 2019, [[Vancity]] CEO '''[[Tamara Vrooman]]''' ''(pictured)'' received the [[Order of British Columbia]] for her contributions to a better quality of life in the province "and beyond"? <small>(2019-11-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Carla Lalli Music]]''', the food director of ''[[Bon Appétit]]'' magazine, was the first general manager at [[Shake Shack]]? <small>(2019-11-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothy Spiers]]''' was the first woman to qualify as an [[actuary]] in the United Kingdom? <small>(2019-11-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Manisha Moun]]''' kept her [[Amateur boxing|boxing]] interest a secret from her father until he read in a newspaper that she had won a medal? <small>(2019-11-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Christina Maria Rantetana]]''' was buried in a combined military-traditional funeral, with a salvo of shots as her body was [[Toraja#Funeral rites|placed in a niche]] {{convert|30|m|ft|-1}} up a cliff? <small>(2019-11-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Jennifer Morgan]]''', co-chief executive officer at [[SAP SE]], is the first woman CEO of a company on the [[DAX]] index? <small>(2019-11-08)</small>
*... that director [[Kunihiko Ikuhara]] sought to make the 1999 film '''''[[Adolescence of Utena]]''''' "more naughty" than the [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|television series it was adapted from]]? <small>(2019-11-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Omelette de la mère Poulard|an omelette]]''' created by '''[[Anne Boutiaut Poulard|Mother Poulard]]''' ''(pictured)'' is one of the major tourist attractions in [[Mont-Saint-Michel]], France? <small>(2019-11-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Sunita Sharma]]''' is reportedly India's first woman [[cricket]] coach? <small>(2019-10-29)</small>
*... that Turkish correspondent '''[[Pelin Ünker]]''' is the only journalist in the world sentenced for writing about the [[Paradise Papers]] investigation? <small>(2019-10-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Lisa Daugaard]]''' attended the [[University of Washington]] at the age of twelve? <small>(2019-10-28)</small>
*... that in 2018, '''[[Élisabeth Revol]]''' became the first woman to ascend [[Nanga Parbat]] in winter, and her rescue on the descent was widely reported? <small>(2019-10-27)</small>
*... that in 2019, [[Brigham Young University]] volleyball coach '''[[Heather Olmstead]]''' held the highest winning percentage of any women's volleyball coach in [[NCAA Division I]] history? <small>(2019-10-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Piera Aiello]]''' wore a veil to protect her identity when standing for Italy's [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] because of threats from the mafia? <small>(2019-10-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Mai Khôi]]''' ''(pictured)'', an outspoken singer and political dissident known as the "[[Lady Gaga]] of Vietnam", received a [[Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent]] in 2018? <small>(2019-10-25)</small>
*... that director '''[[Celia Rowlson-Hall]]''' cast herself as a modern version of the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]] in her first feature film? <small>(2019-10-24)</small>
*... that Swedish journalist '''[[Ingalill Mosander]]''' and her husband [[Jan Mosander]] both survived the [[Costa Concordia disaster|''Costa Concordia'' disaster]] in 2012? <small>(2019-10-22)</small>
*... that prior to joining the [[Supreme Court of Chile]], '''[[Gloria Ana Chevesich]]''' was best known for convicting a former government minister and 13 others of fraud in the [[MOP-Gate case]]? <small>(2019-10-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Lee Eun-soo]]''' was South Korea's seventh female [[general officer]] and the first in the legal branch? <small>(2019-10-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Julie Dretzin]]''' has narrated [[audiobook]]s using Russian accents for some characters and [[Maine]] accents for others? <small>(2019-10-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Celia Harvey]]''' has been a countess, a lecturer, a parliamentary candidate, and a [[British Army]] brigadier? <small>(2019-10-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Song Myung-soon]]''' was the first woman South Korean army general from a combat arm? <small>(2019-10-12)</small>
*... that the character of '''[[Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse)|Felicity Smoak]]''', from [[The CW]]'s [[Arrowverse]] franchise, first appeared in the [[DC Comics]] series ''[[Firestorm (comics)|The Fury of Firestorm]]'' in 1984? <small>(2019-10-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Ester Peony]]''', [[Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019|Romania]]'s representative at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2019]], spent part of her early life in Canada? <small>(2019-10-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Jane Eskind]]''' was the first woman to win a statewide election in [[Tennessee]]? <small>(2019-10-09)</small>
*... that Swedish actress '''[[Lotta Ramel]]''' portrayed her real-life mother, actress [[Susanna Ramel]], in the film ''[[Ted: För kärlekens skull]]''{{-?}} <small>(2019-10-08)</small>
*... that in 1881, '''[[Kate Dover]]''' killed '''[[Thomas Skinner (etcher)|Thomas Skinner]]''' by cooking him a roast dinner with [[arsenic]] in the stuffing, but was '''[[Crown vs Kate Dover|not convicted of murder]]'''? <small>(2019-10-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Patricia Swallow]]''' led the [[Women's Royal Naval Service|Wrens]], served on the [[RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)|''Heron'']], and was vice president of the Royal Naval Bird Watching Society? <small>(2019-09-30)</small>
*... that Finland's minister of science and culture '''[[Hanna Kosonen]]''' is a world champion in [[ski orienteering]]? <small>(2019-09-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Semin Öztürk Şener]]''' is Turkey's first female professional civilian [[Aerobatics|aerobatic pilot]]? <small>(2019-09-27)</small>
*... that [[Ng On-yee]] won the '''[[2018 Women's World Snooker Championship]]''' without losing a single {{cuegloss|frame}} in all six of her tournament matches? <small>(2019-09-26)</small>
*... that the gynaecologist '''[[Margaret Puxon]]''', who started studying law to prevent boredom while on maternity leave, eventually became a barrister? <small>(2019-09-22)</small>
*... that after 78-year-old '''[[Maggy Hurchalla]]''' was ordered to pay US$4 million for interfering with a mining company, her [[kayak]]s were seized? <small>(2019-09-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Scyller Borglum]]''' and [[Sean McPherson|a deceased candidate]] both won the same election? <small>(2019-09-21)</small>
*... that African-American suffragist '''[[Maud E. Craig Sampson Williams]]''' was denied membership in the [[National American Woman Suffrage Association]]? <small>(2019-09-20)</small>
*... that [[Better Together (campaign)|Better Together]]'s "'''[[The woman who made up her mind]]'''" advert opposing [[Scottish independence]] so upset politician [[Sandra Grieve]] that she changed her mind and began supporting independence? <small>(2019-09-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Sahraa Karimi]]''' is the first and only woman in [[Afghanistan]] who has a PhD in filmmaking? <small>(2019-09-18)</small>
*... that after '''[[Mary Ma]]''' orchestrated [[Lenovo]]'s acquisition of [[IBM]]'s PC division, she was named by ''[[Forbes]]'' as the 57th most powerful woman in the world? <small>(2019-09-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothy Christian Hare]]''' was the first woman [[Internal medicine|general physician]] to be elected a fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians]]? <small>(2019-09-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Thuy Trang]]''' became so ill on her voyage out of Saigon to seek political asylum in the US that other passengers wanted to throw her overboard, thinking she was dead? <small>(2019-09-15)</small>
*... that 19-year-old '''[[mxmtoon]]''', who records [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]] songs in her parents' guest bedroom, reached 100&nbsp;million streams and nearly sold out an international tour before releasing her first album? <small>(2019-09-15)</small>
*... that '''[[On Her Shoulders|a 2018 documentary]]''' depicts [[Nadia Murad]] ''(pictured)'', who escaped [[sexual slavery|sexual enslavement]] by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]], alerting politicians and journalists to the atrocities being committed in her native Iraq? <small>(2019-09-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Leila Ernst]]''' barged into a dance audition to show theatre producer [[George Abbott]] that she could sing and dance? <small>(2019-09-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Doris Bergen]]''' holds Canada's only [[Financial endowment#Endowed professorships|endowed chair]] in [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] history? <small>(2019-09-12)</small>
*... that English violinist '''[[Eva Mudocci]]''' ''(depiction shown)'' was a muse to [[Edvard Munch]] and [[Henri Matisse]]? <small>(2019-09-10)</small>
*... that Danish [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] '''[[Pernille Weiss]]''' is a [[Sexology|sexologist]]? <small>(2019-09-09)</small>
*... that Venezuelan director '''[[Patricia Ortega]]''' ''(pictured)'' has drawn strength from her film '''''[[Being Impossible]]''''' during both personal and political upheavals? <small>(2019-09-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Samragyee RL Shah]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the highest-paid actress in [[Cinema of Nepal|Nepali cinema]] as of 2019? <small>(2019-09-07)</small>
*... that Hungarian [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] '''[[Anna Júlia Donáth]]''' represents the third generation of her family to enter political office, each time for a different party? <small>(2019-09-07)</small>
*... that [[snooker]] player '''[[Mandy Fisher]]''' played whilst pregnant, but lamented that this was more newsworthy than female players' skill? <small>(2019-09-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Abigail Mbalo-Mokoena]]'''{{`s}} 4Roomed, a restaurant {{Convert|30|km}} outside Cape Town in [[Khayelitsha]] township, was one of only three in Africa named to a 2019 list of the best in the world? <small>(2019-09-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Beth Van Duyne]]''', the mayor of [[Irving, Texas]], from 2011 to 2017, initially became involved in politics due to a [[Zoning in the United States|zoning]] dispute? <small>(2019-09-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Vicky Knight]]''', who played an acid-attack victim in her '''[[Dirty God|debut film role]]''', works as a healthcare assistant in the hospital where she was treated as a child? <small>(2019-08-31)</small>
*... that in 1999, '''[[Pam Coats]]''' was promoted to senior vice president of creative development at [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], becoming the highest-ranking woman at the company? <small>(2019-08-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Misty Talley]]''', who directed shark horror films for [[Syfy]], edits about five feature film projects at a time? <small>(2019-08-30)</small>
*... that teenage CEO '''[[Alina Morse]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' sugar-free candy company had US$6 million in sales when she was thirteen years old? <small>(2019-08-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Ryan Ashley Malarkey]]''' is the only woman to win ''[[Ink Master]]'' in its first eleven seasons? <small>(2019-08-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothy Olsen]]''' was one of only twelve American women certified for night flight in World War&nbsp;II? <small>(2019-08-26, 2019-09-29)</small>
*... that a young woman who went missing in a [[Rosemont, Illinois]], hotel was later '''[[Death of Kenneka Jenkins|found dead]]''' inside a walk-in freezer? <small>(2019-08-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Betty Cantor-Jackson]]''' recorded over 1000 tapes of the [[Grateful Dead]], [[Legion of Mary (band)|Legion of Mary]], [[Jerry Garcia Band]], and [[Old & In the Way]], but lost them when she could not pay the storage fees? <small>(2019-08-25)</small>
*... that after a friend told '''[[Disappearance of Toni Sharpless|Toni Sharpless]]''' 10 years ago today that she was [[driving under the influence|too drunk to drive]], Sharpless ordered her out of the car and has not been seen since? <small>(2019-08-23)</small>
*... that 18-year-old '''[[Gerda Hofstätter]]''' was given a [[Freedom of the City#Key to the city|key to the city]] of [[Althofen]] after winning Austria's first [[European Pool Championships|European Pool Championship]]? <small>(2019-08-20)</small>
*... that Thai chef '''[[Bo Songvisava]]''' was once asked by a visiting foreign chef about Thai food and realized she knew very little about it? <small>(2019-08-20)</small>
*... that Turkish [[Racewalking|race walker]] '''[[Meryem Bekmez]]''' escaped the traditional social practice of [[child marriage]] for girls when her athletic abilities were discovered? <small>(2019-08-18)</small>
*... that chef '''[[Asma Khan]]'''{{`s}} husband is not a fan of her food? <small>(2019-08-17)</small>
*... that activist '''[[Célia Xakriabá]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first individual of indigenous descent to represent indigenous Brazilians in the [[Minas Gerais]] Department of Education? <small>(2019-08-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Myrtle Driver Johnson]]''' can translate into [[Cherokee language|a language]] that has been declared to be in a state of emergency? <small>(2019-08-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Elsie Joy Davison]]''' was Britain's first female director of an aircraft company and its first woman pilot to die in World {{nowrap|War II}}? <small>(2019-08-13)</small>
*... that in one of the vigilante '''[[witch-hunts in Nepal]]''', an 18-year-old girl was dragged from her home and tortured for hours in public on [[International Women's Day]] 2018? <small>(2019-08-12)</small>
*... that in addition to founding Tmura, an anti-discrimination center that advocates for women's rights, '''[[Yifat Bitton]]''' was shortlisted for Israel's [[Supreme Court of Israel|Supreme Court]] twice? <small>(2019-08-09)</small>
*... that after fleeing [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]] due to death threats, '''[[Patricia Mayorga]]''' dedicated her 2017 [[CPJ International Press Freedom Awards|CPJ International Press Freedom Award]] to two murdered journalists? <small>(2019-08-07)</small>
*... that [[List of mayors of Birmingham|Lord Mayor of Birmingham]] '''[[Yvonne Mosquito]]''' opened comedian [[Joe Lycett]]'s kitchen extension? <small>(2019-07-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Clemantine Wamariya]]''' was reunited with her parents on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', twelve years after being separated from them during the [[Rwandan genocide]]? <small>(2019-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Mandy Moore (choreographer)|Mandy Moore]]''' choreographed ''[[La La Land (film)|La La Land]]''{{'s}} opening number using 30 dancers, 100 extras, and 60 cars stuck in traffic on a [[Southern California freeways|Los Angeles freeway]]? <small>(2019-07-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Maria Magnani Noya]]''' was the first woman mayor of [[Turin]] and the second woman mayor in Italy? <small>(2019-07-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Elizabeth L. Gardner]]''' served as a [[Women Airforce Service Pilots|WASP]] during World War II and was the subject of a well-known photo ''(pictured)''? <small>(2019-07-12)</small>
*... that New Zealand-born singer '''[[Rosé (singer)|Rosé]]''' ''(pictured)'' initially thought her father's suggestion that she audition to become a [[Korean idol|K-pop star]] was a joke, as the family lived in Australia? <small>(2019-07-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Im Eun-ju]]''' was the first South Korean woman to referee at the international level of [[association football]]? <small>(2019-07-07)</small>
*... that in 2018, '''[[Lorraine Janzen Kooistra]]''' was elected a fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]] for her work in 19th-century literature? <small>(2019-07-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Alexandra Phillips (Green politician)|Alexandra Phillips]]''' and '''[[Alexandra Phillips (Brexit Party politician)|Alexandra Phillips]]''' stood against each other [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|for election]] in [[South East England (European Parliament constituency)|South East England]], and both were elected? <small>(2019-07-02)</small>
*... that ''Women and Politics in Canada'' by '''[[Janine Brodie]]''' was the first book to study Canadian women in political campaigns between 1945 and 1975? <small>(2019-07-01)</small>
*... that reproductive immunologist '''[[Anne Croy]]''' was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada]] for her work with [[Natural killer cell#NK cell function in pregnancy|uterine natural killer cells during pregnancy]]? <small>(2019-06-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Monique Scheier-Schneider]]''', general secretary of the [[Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation]] since 1992, has managed her country's [[Luxembourg men's national under-18 ice hockey team|men's under-18]], [[Luxembourg men's national junior ice hockey team|men's junior]], and [[Luxembourg men's national ice hockey team|men's national]] ice hockey teams? <small>(2019-06-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandy Schreier]]'''{{`s}} clothing collection includes three [[Valentino (fashion house)|Valentino]] outfits owned by [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]]? <small>(2019-06-23)</small>
*... that while American social media celebrity '''[[Olivia Jade]]''' said, "I don't really care about school", she applied and was accepted to the [[University of Southern California]]? <small>(2019-06-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Carin Clauss]]''', the first female solicitor of the [[United States Department of Labor]], was also nominated by [[Jimmy Carter|President Carter]] to be a judge? <small>(2019-06-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Nujeen Mustafa]]''', a teenage [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War|Syrian refugee]] with [[cerebral palsy]], travelled {{convert|3500|mi|disp=flip}} in a wheelchair to seek asylum in Germany? <small>(2019-06-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Naomi Koshi]]''' is the youngest woman ever elected mayor of a Japanese city? <small>(2019-06-19)</small>
*... that when '''[[Florence Fang]]''' sees a dinosaur, she buys it for her [[The Flintstone House|Flintstones-themed house]]? <small>(2019-06-18)</small>
*... that [[spokesmodel]] '''[[Daniella van Graas]]''' thinks she has been largely [[Typecasting (acting)|typecast]] as a model, but wishes to gain {{convert|20|kg|lb}} and play a [[Monster (2003 film)|Monster]]? <small>(2019-06-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Elizabeth Bartlet (musicologist)|Elizabeth Bartlet]]'''{{`s}} PhD thesis on [[Étienne Méhul]] was described as earning "the iconic status reserved for the few doctoral theses that are destined to change their chosen field"? <small>(2019-06-15)</small>
*... that LGBT rights activist '''[[Melissa Ede]]''' wanted to become the first transgender woman on [[Mars]]? <small>(2019-06-14)</small>
*... that Nepalese student '''[[Sangita Magar]]''' became a human rights activist after she survived an [[Acid throwing|acid attack]] at the age of 16? <small>(2019-06-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Nancy Fish]]''', widow of [[P. T. Barnum]], is said to have met her second husband when she fell from the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] into his arms? <small>(2019-06-11)</small>
*... that although '''[[Isabella Forshall]]''' did not go to school, she gained two university degrees and four postgraduate diplomas in medicine and surgery? <small>(2019-06-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Mária Kráľovičová]]''' was the first Slovak television actress? <small>(2019-06-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Lydia Manley Henry]]''', the first woman to graduate from the [[University of Sheffield]] medical school, was awarded the ''[[Croix de Guerre]]''? <small>(2019-06-06)</small>
*... that the first three singles released by Japanese musician '''[[Halca]]''' were used as closing themes for three different [[anime]] series? <small>(2019-06-06)</small>
*... that Moroccan businesswoman '''[[Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun]]''' helped kickstart the [[World Bank]]'s Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative at the [[2017 G20 Hamburg summit]]? <small>(2019-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Megumi Nakajima]]''' became so associated with her role as Ranka Lee in the [[anime]] series ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' that she feared she would be unable to establish her own identity as a [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]]? <small>(2019-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Nancy Pelosi]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the only woman to have served as [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]], and the first former Speaker to return to the post since 1955? <small>(2019-06-02)</small>
*... that when she took office last year, '''[[Kate Gallego]]''' was the youngest and the only woman mayor of any of the ten largest cities in the United States? <small>(2019-05-29)</small>
*... that before she became an expert on wild animals, '''[[Hope Ryden]]''' was an international flight attendant and used her long layovers to observe wildlife in Africa and Asia? <small>(2019-05-27)</small>
*... that newly elected Israeli [[Knesset]] member '''[[Omer Yankelevich]]''' was named for the Jewish holiday of [[Lag BaOmer]], her birthday? <small>(2019-05-23)</small>
*... that [[field hockey]] and [[lacrosse]] head instructor '''[[Fay Biles]]''' became the most successful coach in [[Kent State University]] history? <small>(2019-05-23)</small>
*... that film pioneers [[Alice Guy-Blaché]], [[Georges Méliès]], and [[Charlie Chaplin]] all made '''[[Women's suffrage in film|films about women's suffrage]]'''? <small>(2019-05-22)</small>
*... that [[bailiff]]s who heard champion bubblegum-blower '''[[Susan Montgomery Williams]]''' popping gum in a courthouse hallway thought a .38 caliber pistol had been discharged? <small>(2019-05-22)</small>
*... that Mongolian-Chinese actress '''[[Yong Mei]]''' won the [[Silver Bear for Best Actress|Silver Bear]] at the [[69th Berlin International Film Festival|2019 Berlin International Film Festival]] for her portrayal of a mother who lost her only son? <small>(2019-05-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Stuart Fisher]]''', a [[Temple University]] professor of [[radiology]] who was named Physician of the Year in 1996, was discouraged from following her chosen career path by her father, a physician himself? <small>(2019-05-19)</small>
*... that in 1987, [[Royal Society of Canada]] fellow '''[[Kathryn Brush]]''' was one of the first women to be hired for a full-time position in art history at the [[University of Western Ontario]]? <small>(2019-05-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Satya Rhodes-Conway]]''' is the first openly gay politician to serve as [[List of mayors of Madison, Wisconsin|Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin]]? <small>(2019-05-09)</small>
*... that in 1990, ''[[Forbes]]'' named '''[[Carmen Thomas]]''' one of the 100 most influential women in Germany for running ''[[Hallo Ü-Wagen]]'', a weekly travelling [[talk radio]] show with audience participation? <small>(2019-05-07)</small>
*... that newly-elected parliamentarian '''[[Gadeer Mreeh]]''' will be the first [[Druze]] woman to serve as a member of the Israeli [[Knesset]]? <small>(2019-05-05)</small>
*... that after a spinal cord injury, '''[[Marni Abbott-Peter]]''' won three Paralympic gold medals with the [[Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team]]? <small>(2019-05-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Georgina Pazcoguin]]''' of the [[New York City Ballet]] co-founded an initiative to combat Asian stereotypes in ballet productions such as ''[[The Nutcracker]]''? <small>(2019-04-26)</small>
*... that while investigating the '''[[disappearance of Brittanee Drexel|case of Brittanee Drexel]]''', who disappeared 10 years ago today, the FBI [[Double Jeopardy Clause#Dual sovereignty doctrine|brought federal charges against someone who had already served]] state [[probation]] for the same crime? <small>(2019-04-25)</small>
*... that [[Indra Devi]] helped publicise '''[[yoga for women]]''' by enrolling film stars and other celebrities as her pupils? <small>(2019-04-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Rachel Koopmans]]''' was part of a research team which discovered that two [[stained glass]] windows of [[Canterbury Cathedral]] dated to the 1180s? <small>(2019-04-22)</small>
*... that Ivorian special advisor '''[[Euphrasie Kouassi Yao]]''' has worked as a [[UNESCO]] chair for Water, Women and Decision-making, and has been honoured by the Global Platform for Enterprising Women? <small>(2019-04-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Ruth H. Alexander]]''' was the first woman selected to serve on the [[President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition]]? <small>(2019-04-15)</small>
*... that Mexican federal deputy '''[[Nay Salvatori]]''' invited the public to "smoke marijuana at my house and listen to [[The Doors]]" if the drug was legalized in Mexico, despite never having smoked it herself? <small>(2019-04-13)</small>
*... that photographer '''[[Nydia Blas]]''' has said she is intrigued by the use of photography to influence public opinion, for example the use of photographs by [[Anti-lynching movement|anti-lynching activists]]? <small>(2019-04-09)</small>
*... that the storyline of ''[[Holby City]]''{{'s}} two-part episode "'''[[A Simple Lie]]'''" was compared to the [[Charlie Gard case]]? <small>(2019-04-08)</small>
*... that medieval historian '''[[Maria Teresa Ferrer i Mallol]]''' believed that the 14th-century [[Mudéjar]] Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities in [[Catalonia]] and [[Valencia]] co-existed due to [[religious segregation]]? <small>(2019-04-07)</small>
*... that [[Order of Australia]] recipient '''[[Helen Brownlee]]''' was the first woman to be elected as one of the vice presidents of the [[Australian Olympic Committee]]? <small>(2019-04-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Cynthia García Coll]]''' from Puerto Rico has researched the [[psychological resilience]] of children born to [[Teenage pregnancy|teen mothers]] and of immigrant children? <small>(2019-04-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Eleanor Barrow Chase]]''' was instrumental in getting [[Eastern Washington University]] admitted to the [[Big Sky Conference]] in 1987? <small>(2019-04-03)</small>
*... that a bronze statue co-created by '''[[Fiona Peever]]''' apparently stepped off its pedestal ''(pictured)'' and sat down on some nearby steps? <small>(2019-04-01)</small>
*... that activist '''[[Linda Sarsour]]''' ''(pictured)'' was a leader of the [[2017 Women's March]] and the [[2019 Women's March]]? <small>(2019-03-31)</small>
*... that the Indian Member of Parliament '''[[Anju Bala]]''' believes that violence against cows can be curbed by declaring it the national animal of India? <small>(2019-03-31)</small>
*... that jams made by French [[chocolatier]] '''[[Christine Ferber]]''' ''(pictured)'' are sold in Tokyo [[Isetan]] department stores, each wrapped in red cloth with a white bow? <small>(2019-03-30)</small>
*... that when '''[[Elly Mayday]]''' ''(pictured)'' was diagnosed with [[ovarian cancer]], she not only continued to [[model (person)|model]], but appeared in pictorials with a bald head from chemotherapy and surgery scars? <small>(2019-03-28)</small>
*... that Swedish singer '''[[Sophia Somajo]]''' released her second album via [[The Pirate Bay]]? <small>(2019-03-26)</small>
*... that after her son, [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] signalman [[Douglas Albert Munro]], was killed in battle, 48-year-old '''[[Edith Munro]]''' ''(pictured)'' joined the Coast Guard herself? <small>(2019-03-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Bekah Brunstetter]]'''{{'s}} play ''The Cake'', about a baker refusing to serve gay customers, was partly inspired by her father [[Peter S. Brunstetter]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]]? <small>(2019-03-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons|an award for women journalists in India]]''' is named after a [[Jainism|Jain]] freedom fighter? <small>(2019-03-24)</small>
*... that [[Washington (state)|Washington]] lands commissioner '''[[Hilary Franz]]''' was a competitive [[ice skating|ice skater]] as a teenager? <small>(2019-03-23)</small>
*... that among the live venues Japanese singer and voice actress '''[[Aimi (actress)|Aimi]]''' performed at prior to her major debut was a [[steakhouse]]? <small>(2019-03-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Nickey Barclay]]''' played with [[Fanny (band)|Fanny]], [[Joe Cocker|Cocker]], and [[Dave Ball (guitarist)|Ball]]? <small>(2019-03-21)</small>
*... that the 2019 book '''''[[We Are Displaced]]''''' by Nobel laureate [[Malala Yousafzai]] ''(pictured)'' tells the stories of ten displaced girls, including herself? <small>(2019-03-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Amina Gerba]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' beauty-care companies hire and give a portion of profits to the 2,000 women of the Songtaaba Cooperative in [[Burkina Faso]]? <small>(2019-03-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Véronique Aka]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first woman to be elected president of an [[Ivory Coast|Ivorian]] regional council? <small>(2019-03-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Tara Sweeney]]''' is the first [[Alaska Native]] to oversee the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]]? <small>(2019-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Amy Shuler Goodwin]]''' is the first woman to serve as mayor of [[Charleston, West Virginia]]? <small>(2019-03-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Tessa Ganserer]]''' is the first openly transgender person to serve in a German parliament? <small>(2019-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Elizabeth Webber Harris]]''' is the only woman to receive a [[Victoria Cross]], though hers was a replica given by permission of [[Queen Victoria]]? <small>(2019-03-08)</small>
*... that 18-year-old '''[[Ashwathi Pillai]]''' is the youngest-ever winner of the Swedish Senior National Championship in [[badminton]]? <small>(2019-03-08)</small>
*... that 1920s Broadway star '''[[Adele Astaire]]''' taught dance steps to [[Edward VIII|Prince Edward]], played backgammon with [[Winston Churchill]], and proposed to [[Lord Charles Arthur Francis Cavendish|an English nobleman]] in an American [[speakeasy]]? <small>(2019-03-08)</small>
*... that [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]] '''[[Wafaa El Saddik]]''' has provided historical tours to [[Margaret Thatcher]], [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Helmut Schmidt]], and [[Anwar Sadat]]? <small>(2019-03-06)</small>
*... that convicted assassin '''[[Anastasia Bitsenko]]''' was one of the seven Soviet delegates to the [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk|German-Soviet peace negotiations]] in World {{nowrap|War I}}? <small>(2019-03-06)</small>
*... that 18th-century British actress '''[[Mary Bulkley]]''' ''(pictured)'' was once hissed by her audience because she had "taken the son of her long-term lover to her bed"? <small>(2019-03-05)</small>
*... that 19th-century actress '''[[Alice Marriott (actress)|Alice Marriott]]''' ''(pictured)'' played [[Hamlet]] in [[doublet (clothing)|doublet]] and [[Hose (clothing)|hose]] in British and American theatre, and "made the female Hamlet respectable in England"? <small>(2019-03-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Isabel Chan]]''' is part of the singing trio MKB48, whose full name is Mega Karaoke Bitches 48? <small>(2019-02-25)</small>
*... that professional world [[barrel racing|barrel-racing]] champion '''[[Hailey Kinsel]]''' won $433,333.33 in one day at the American Rodeo in February 2017? <small>(2019-02-25)</small>
*... that [[hand spinning|hand-spinning]] writer '''[[Abby Franquemont]]''' ''(pictured)'' spent her early childhood in [[Peru]], where women "spun to eat and pay for the home they lived in"? <small>(2019-02-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Shubulade Smith]]''' has spoken up against perceived racism at [[Maudsley Hospital]]? <small>(2019-02-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Maria Guajardo]]'''{{`s}} doctoral dissertation on educational attainment among [[Latino|Latina]] teens led to her hiring as Dropout Prevention Coordinator for the [[Colorado Department of Education]]? <small>(2019-02-17)</small>
*... that Liberian-American author '''[[Wayétu Moore]]''', once a [[First Liberian Civil War|war refugee]], founded a [[nonprofit organization]] which publishes culturally relevant books for children in countries with low literacy rates? <small>(2019-02-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Victoria Loke]]''', who had a role in ''[[Crazy Rich Asians (film)|Crazy Rich Asians]]'', has advocated for the [[Sex workers' rights|rights of sex workers]] and [[domestic worker]]s? <small>(2019-02-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Nazo Dharejo]]''' fought off 200 bandits in a gun battle that earned her a reputation as "Pakistan's toughest woman"? <small>(2019-02-06)</small>
*... that in 1956, German [[Civil service|civil servant]] '''[[Erica Pappritz]]''' co-wrote a book on [[etiquette]] which included sections on correct odour and on how [[Bonn]] diplomats liked to carry umbrellas? <small>(2019-02-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Zura Karuhimbi]]''' saved the lives of more than 100 refugees during the [[Rwandan genocide]] by pretending to be a witch? <small>(2019-02-01)</small>
*... that one wrestler was injured and another stripped of her championship after a [[professional wrestling]] bout involving '''[[Lady Shani]]''' went off script? <small>(2019-01-31)</small>
*... that [[Runway (fashion)|catwalk]] model '''[[Michelle Leslie]]''' claimed police in [[Bali]], Indonesia, planted two [[MDMA|ecstasy]] tablets in her handbag and then asked for a [[United States dollar|US$]]25,000 bribe to avoid conviction? <small>(2019-01-29)</small>
*... that at age 17, the English actress '''[[Emily Lloyd]]''' reportedly beat over 5,000 others, including [[Jodie Foster]], for the lead role in the 1989 film ''[[Cookie (film)|Cookie]]''? <small>(2019-01-27)</small>
*... that the superhero form of the fictional character '''[[Marinette Dupain-Cheng]]''' was based on a woman wearing a ladybug-themed T-shirt who once worked with the creator of ''[[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]''? <small>(2019-01-26)</small>
*... that in 1901, French feminist writer '''[[Marie-Louise Gagneur]]''' was awarded the [[Legion of Honour]]? <small>(2019-01-24)</small>
*... that [[Beyoncé]] wore an '''[[Inbal Dror]]''' wedding gown to the [[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016 Grammy Awards]]? <small>(2019-01-22)</small>
*... that [[Marvel Comics]]' chief creative officer [[Joe Quesada]] made his directorial debut with the first episode of the digital series '''''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot]]'''''? <small>(2019-01-14)</small>
*... that [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]] '''[[Yukari Anzai]]''' was appointed as a Japanese ambassador for the hot springs of [[Hsinchu County]] in Taiwan? <small>(2019-01-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Melani Leimena Suharli]]''', the daughter of [[Johannes Leimena|the founder]] of the [[Parkindo|Indonesian Christian Party]], is Muslim? <small>(2019-01-09)</small>
*... that Second World War [[Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe|Jewish resistance]] fighter '''[[Sonia Orbuch]]''' was originally named Sarah, but was renamed to sound more Russian? <small>(2019-01-07)</small>
*... that 16-year-old '''[[Greta Thunberg]]''' ''(pictured)'' of Sweden has inspired 20,000 students around the world to [[Student protest#Student strike|strike]] for [[climate change]] activism? <small>(2019-01-02)</small>
*... that hall of fame [[Barrel racing|barrel racer]] '''[[Wanda Harper Bush]]''' rode her horse {{convert|3|mi}} to catch the bus for school? <small>(2018-12-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothée Munyaneza]]''', who moved to London as a girl because of the [[Rwandan genocide]], has choreographed two works about her experiences? <small>(2018-12-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Clare Faulds]]''', the first woman admitted to the [[Isle of Man|Manx]] [[Bar (law)|bar]], later served as the [[Vicar General of Sodor and Man]]? <small>(2018-12-26)</small>
*... that a bracelet lost by '''[[Josephine Heffernan]]''' during the [[World War I|First World War]] was found in 2002, and returned to her family in 2017? <small>(2018-12-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Rosalie Housman]]''' composed ''Pieces of Jade'' for violin, viola, flute, gong, harp, and soprano? <small>(2018-12-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Clémentine Touré]]''' coached the [[Ivory Coast women's national football team]] in their first matches outside Africa at the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]]? <small>(2018-12-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]''''' was the first [[List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films|Marvel Cinematic Universe film]] to feature a female character in its title? <small>(2018-12-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Joe Nguyen]]''' and '''[[My-Linh Thai]]''' were the first two [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese American]] legislators to be elected to the [[Washington State Legislature]]? <small>(2018-12-23)</small>
*... that while regent of [[Kebumen Regency|Kebumen]], Indonesia, '''[[Rustriningsih]]''' would answer phone calls from her constituents during a TV programme? <small>(2018-12-22)</small>
*... that ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called '''[[Meghan Trainor]]''' 2014's "Most Unlikely Pop Star"? <small>(2018-12-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse]]''' is South Africa's first female [[FIFA]]-accredited [[Sports agent|soccer agent]]? <small>(2018-12-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Yohana Yembise]]''' is the first female minister in the [[Government of Indonesia]] to come from [[Western New Guinea|Papua]]? <small>(2018-12-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Adruti Laxmibai]]''' introduced free education for girls in the Indian state of [[Odisha]]? <small>(2018-12-19)</small>
*... that singer-songwriter '''[[Sharon Dyall]]''' translated the song lyrics from the Disney film ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' into Swedish? <small>(2018-12-18)</small>
*... that in the five years since the '''[[disappearance of Heather Elvis]]''', there have been several trials related to the case but her whereabouts are still unknown? <small>(2018-12-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Aurelia Henry Reinhardt]]''' was the longest serving president in the history of [[Mills College]]? <small>(2018-12-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Erin Zwiener]]''' ran for the [[Texas House of Representatives]] after her incumbent representative blocked her on Facebook? <small>(2018-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Susanna Dinnage]]''' is expected to become the first female chief executive of the English [[Premier League]] early next year? <small>(2018-12-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Debbie Mucarsel-Powell]]''' is set to become the first [[Ecuador]]ian-born member of the [[United States Congress]]? <small>(2018-12-12)</small>
*... that in 2018, '''[[Sara Cox (rugby union referee)|Sara Cox]]''' became the first woman to referee a [[Premiership Rugby]] match? <small>(2018-12-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Cecil Cowles]]''' made her debut as a pianist when she was eight years old? <small>(2018-12-11)</small>
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative-elect]] '''[[Sharice Davids]]''' is a former [[mixed martial arts]] fighter? <small>(2018-12-10)</small>
*... that the perpetrator of the '''[[Tallahassee shooting|2018 Tallahassee shooting]]''' identified with the [[Incel|involuntary celibate]] community and denounced [[interracial dating]]? <small>(2018-12-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Tracy LaQuey Parker]]''' received more than 5,000 emails over two days in 1997 because of [[email spoofing|spoofing]]? <small>(2018-12-07)</small>
*... that [[Hillary Clinton]] is not with '''[[I'm with Her (band)|I'm with Her]]'''? <small>(2018-12-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Siti Qomariyah]]''' was [[Amat Antono]]'s deputy, successor, and predecessor as [[List of regencies and cities of Indonesia|regent]] of [[Pekalongan Regency|Pekalongan]], Indonesia? <small>(2018-12-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Lady Juliana (Agra)|Lady Juliana]]''' was the physician in charge of [[Akbar|King Akbar]]'s royal harem? <small>(2018-12-06)</small>
*... that over the course of 45 years of conservation work by ornithologist '''[[Helen Hays]]''' ''(pictured)'', the [[tern]] population of [[Great Gull Island]] increased tenfold? <small>(2018-12-05)</small>
*... that in 2008, a team led by French astrophysicist '''[[Anne-Marie Lagrange]]''' directly imaged [[Beta Pictoris b]], an [[exoplanet]], confirming predictions of a massive planet existing around the star [[Beta Pictoris]]? <small>(2018-12-04)</small>
*... that Japanese singer '''[[Eir Aoi]]''' initially did not show her mouth in physical release images as she wanted to have a "mysterious aura" and emphasize her "powerful" eyes? <small>(2018-11-30)</small>
*... that during the University of London's '''[[General Examination for Women]]''' of 1869, a matron was in attendance in case the candidates became over-excited? <small>(2018-11-25)</small>
*... that [[Trail running|trail runner]] '''[[Aurélia Truel]]''' gave up on playing [[handball]] because she was too short? <small>(2018-11-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Ratna Ani Lestari]]''' and [[I Gede Winasa|her husband]], the [[Jembrana Regency|regent of Jembrana]], were the first married couple to lead two adjacent Indonesian regencies? <small>(2018-11-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Iris Kadrić]]''' played international football for [[Sweden women's national under-17 football team|Sweden under-17s]], before switching to play for [[Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]? <small>(2018-11-22)</small>
*... that the [[Vigdís Finnbogadóttir|first woman voted in as head of state]] says she would not have got her job if '''[[women in Iceland]]''' had not walked away from theirs? <small>(2018-11-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Joan L. Mitchell]]''' co-invented [[JPEG]]? <small>(2018-11-16)</small>
*... that according to [[Lea Hernandez]], editor of [[webcomic]] subscription service '''[[Girlamatic]]''', she originally wanted to call the website "ModernGirls" but the name was already taken by a [[porn site]]? <small>(2018-11-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Zamira Hajiyeva]]''' spent £16.3 million at the London department store [[Harrods]] ''(pictured)'' over a ten-year period? <small>(2018-11-15)</small>
*... that former [[First Lady]] of Slovenia '''[[Barbara Miklič Türk]]''' met her husband and former Slovenian president [[Danilo Türk]] while working as a librarian at the [[United Nations]]? <small>(2018-11-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Anne Ratna Mustika]]''', [[Dedi Mulyadi|her husband]], and her uncle all served as [[Purwakarta Regency|regents of Purwakarta, Indonesia]]? <small>(2018-11-10)</small>
*... that historian '''[[Catherine Kerrison]]''' ''(pictured)'' thinks beauty is still important for any woman in the public eye? <small>(2018-11-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Women in brewing|women brewsters]]''' were the primary producers of beer before commercialization of the industry? <small>(2018-11-03)</small>
*... that the [[Day of the Dead]] was commemorated by '''[[Betsabeé Romero]]''' in Mexico City in 2016 with an installation of 103 [[wiktionary:trajinera|trajinera]]s ''(example pictured)'' decorated as [[Ofrenda|memorial offerings]]? <small>(2018-11-02)</small>
*... that in 2018, storyboard artist '''[[Domee Shi]]''' became the first woman to direct a [[Pixar]] short film? <small>(2018-10-30)</small>
*... that Japanese musician '''[[May'n]]''' ''(pictured)'' adopted her stage name because she wanted her fans to consider her their "main" singer? <small>(2018-10-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Karolin Margret Natasa]]''' is the first [[Dayak people|Dayak]] woman to serve as a regional head in Indonesia? <small>(2018-10-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Abhilasha Kumari]]''', the first female Chief Justice of the [[Manipur High Court]] in India, served for only 13 days? <small>(2018-10-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Cellica Nurrachadiana|the regent]]''' of [[Karawang Regency|Karawang]], Indonesia, claims to have been named after [[Toyota Celica|a car]]? <small>(2018-10-17)</small>
*... that Venezuelan political activist '''[[Rafaela Requesens]]''' was a [[flamenco]] dancer for fifteen years from the age of six? <small>(2018-10-15)</small>
*... that at the age of 13, '''[[Madeleine Thompson]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the youngest [[wheelchair basketball]] player ever to represent Great Britain? <small>(2018-10-12)</small>
*... that in 2015, '''[[Maya Krishna Rao]]''' became the first artist to return the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]? <small>(2018-10-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Eleonore Trefftz]]''' was the second woman to become a scientific member of the [[Max Planck Society]]? <small>(2018-10-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Neeru Chadha]]''' is the first Indian woman to be elected as a judge to the [[International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea]]? <small>(2018-10-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Olivia Giacobetti]]''' ''(pictured)'' popularized the use of [[common fig|fig]]s in [[perfume]]ry? <small>(2018-09-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Honoka Inoue]]''' and her mother [[Kikuko Inoue|Kikuko]] provided the [[Voice acting in Japan|voices]] of a daughter and mother in the original net animation ''[[Pokémon Generations]]''? <small>(2018-09-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Israa al-Ghomgham]]''' could become the first Saudi woman to be beheaded as punishment for defending [[human rights in Saudi Arabia|human rights]]? <small>(2018-09-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Helen Woodrow Bones]]''' ''(pictured)'', US President [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s first cousin, became a "surrogate [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]" for 16 months between the death of his first wife and his second marriage? <small>(2018-09-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[murder of Deborah Linsley]]''' on a train in 1988 hastened the speed with which [[British Rail]] abolished the use of the type of [[compartment coach]] in which she died? <small>(2018-09-18)</small>
*... that attorney '''[[Kristin Cooper]]''', the current [[First Lady]] of [[North Carolina]], has performed in several plays with her daughters? <small>(2018-09-18)</small>
*... that a record reward was raised by the local [[Crime Stoppers]] in the month-long search for missing [[University of Iowa]] student '''[[Killing of Mollie Tibbetts|Mollie Tibbetts]]''', who was found dead in a cornfield? <small>(2018-09-16)</small>
*... that Mexican senator '''[[Delfina Gómez Álvarez]]''' entered politics at the urging of a former mayor who later ran for the Senate alongside her? <small>(2018-09-14)</small>
*... that in 2017, '''[[Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros]]''' joined eight other [[Senate of the Republic (Mexico)|Mexican senators]] in switching parties after a dispute over commission seats, more than doubling the [[Labor Party (Mexico)|Labor Party]]'s ranks? <small>(2018-09-13)</small>
*... that five years ago today, '''[[Disappearance of Tiffany Whitton|Tiffany Whitton]]''' left her handbag and [[flip-flops]] behind when she ran out of a [[Walmart]] at 2 a.m., and has not been seen since? <small>(2018-09-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Vanessa Delgado]]'''{{`s}} 112-day term in the [[California State Senate]] will be the shortest tenure since 1903? <small>(2018-09-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the last surviving royal student from the [[Royal School (Hawaii)|Chiefs' Children's School]], a select school for the nobles and rulers of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]]? <small>(2018-09-11)</small>
*... that police investigating the 1988 '''[[Murder of April Tinsley|murder of 8-year-old April Tinsley]]''' believed that the murderer also left threatening notes with used condoms on girls' bicycles in 2004? <small>(2018-09-09)</small>
*... that clothes created by '''[[Matilda Etches]]''' in the 1940s were the first modern fashion items to be honoured as key acquisitions by London's [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]? <small>(2018-09-03)</small>
*... that Japanese erotic film star '''[[Mitsu Dan]]''' writes fiction for literary magazines? <small>(2018-09-02)</small>
*... that voice actress '''[[Aya Hirano]]''' played the lead role in the multi-award-winning [[anime]] series ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''? <small>(2018-08-31)</small>
*... that during Governor [[Bill Clinton]]'s [[Bill Clinton presidential campaign, 1992|1992 presidential campaign]], political aide '''[[Carol Rasco]]''' took over Arkansas's "daily business"? <small>(2018-08-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Margot Fonteyn]]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[The Royal Ballet]]'s ''prima ballerina'' for 45 years, before retiring to become a cattle rancher in [[Panama]]? <small>(2018-08-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Ina Hartwig]]''', formerly on the editorial staff of ''[[Frankfurter Rundschau]]'', published a biography of [[Ingeborg Bachmann]] in 2017? <small>(2018-08-26)</small>
*... that a solar-powered device for extracting water from the air, co-designed by '''[[Evelyn Wang]]''', has been compared to the moisture vaporators in ''[[Star Wars]]''? <small>(2018-08-23, 2019-08-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Marie Lehmann (soprano)|Marie Lehmann]]''', one of the [[Rhinemaidens]] ''(pictured)'' at the first [[Bayreuth Festival]] in 1876, sang the soprano solo in Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Ninth Symphony]] for the groundbreaking of the [[Bayreuth Festspielhaus|Bayreuth Festival Theatre]]? <small>(2018-08-13)</small>
*... that the [[YouTube]] channel '''[[ContraPoints]]''' releases humorous, [[Left-wing politics|left-leaning]] educational videos responding to the arguments of the growing community of [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] YouTubers? <small>(2018-08-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Carrie Goldberg]]''', who is representing two women accusing [[Harvey Weinstein]] of sexual abuse, once served as a case manager for [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] victims? <small>(2018-08-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Kelly M. Quintanilla]]''', the first person in her family to attend a university, became the first female president of [[Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi]]? <small>(2018-08-04)</small>
*... that the [[Shooting of Jordan Davis|fatal shooting of her son]] inspired '''[[Lucy McBath]]''' to advocate for [[gun control]] and ultimately run for the [[United States Congress]]? <small>(2018-07-29)</small>
*... that 8-year-old '''[[Hailey Dawson]]''' ''(pictured)'' wants to [[Ceremonial first pitch|throw out the first pitch]] in all 30 [[Major League Baseball]] stadiums using her 3D-printed [[Robotics|robotic hand]]? <small>(2018-07-25)</small>
*... that more than 500 people were arrested at the '''[[Women Disobey]]''' protest in Washington, D.C. in June, including U.S. Representative [[Pramila Jayapal]] and actress [[Susan Sarandon]]? <small>(2018-07-20)</small>
*... that the puppets of '''[[Rene Strange]]''' ''(pictured)'' puppets included Annie Pride of the Rockies, Mr Bertram, and Samoa the Hula Hula Girl? <small>(2018-07-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Martha Erika Alonso Hidalgo|Martha Erika Alonso]]''' stopped using [[Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas|her husband]]'s last name in public during her campaign for [[Governor of Puebla]]? <small>(2018-07-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Britta Stallmeister]]''', the [[Siegfried (opera)|Forest Bird]] in [[Bayreuth Festival|Bayreuth]] in 2001, appeared as Germa in a new chamber opera at the [[Kulturzentrum Schlachthof (Wiesbaden)|Schlachthof Wiesbaden]] in 2018? <small>(2018-07-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Carmen y Laura]]''', sisters who formed a duo for mostly [[Tejano music]], learned to harmonize by singing together while doing chores in separate rooms? <small>(2018-07-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Walker (rodeo)|Mary Walker]]''' overcame a tragedy and a serious injury to win the 2012 World [[Barrel racing|Barrel Racing]] Championship? <small>(2018-07-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Andrea L. Thompson]]''' served in the [[United States Army]] for 28 years before becoming National Security Advisor to the [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]? <small>(2018-07-03)</small>
*... that [[soprano]] '''[[Maria Bengtsson (soprano)|Maria Bengtsson]]''' ''(pictured)'' was described as the quintessential [[Richard Strauss|Strauss]] interpreter following her recent debut in the title role of ''[[Arabella]]''? <small>(2018-06-28)</small>
*... that Croatian theater director '''[[Saša Broz]]''' trademarked the name and signatures of her grandfather, Yugoslav president [[Josip Broz Tito]]? <small>(2018-06-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Giulia Bongiorno]]''', a defense lawyer in both the [[Giulio Andreotti]] trials and the [[Murder of Meredith Kercher#Knox and Sollecito trials|Amanda Knox trial]], is now the [[Italian Minister of Public Administration]]? <small>(2018-06-23)</small>
*... that [[Mormons|Mormon]] novelist '''[[Mette Ivie Harrison]]''' attributes part of her success in writing to her [[autism]], which forces her to closely analyze human behavior? <small>(2018-06-21)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Edna Loftus]]''' freed her fiancé from an [[History of psychiatric institutions|asylum]] after his mother had him committed? <small>(2018-06-21)</small>
*... that US Navy Rear Admiral '''[[Alma M. Grocki]]''' ''(pictured)'' played a key role in the creation of [[Badges of the United States Navy|breast insignia]] for the [[engineering duty officer]] role? <small>(2018-06-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa]]'''{{`s}} feminist group New Wave Feminists was removed as a partner of the [[2017 Women's March]] after organizers discovered the group was [[United States anti-abortion movement|pro-life]]? <small>(2018-06-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Deborah Bial]]''' uses [[Lego]] to test whether students are ready for college? <small>(2018-06-13)</small>
*... that despite being a Serb, '''[[Tatjana Ljujić-Mijatović]]''' stayed in [[siege of Sarajevo|Serb-besieged Sarajevo]] and became the only woman member of the wartime [[Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]? <small>(2018-06-11)</small>
*... that Japanese [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]] '''[[Haruka Tomatsu]]''' appeared as herself in the television series '''''[[Koe Girl!]]'''''? <small>(2018-06-09)</small>
*... that having won a world title in 2016 at the age of 68, professional [[Barrel racing|barrel racer]] '''[[Mary Burger]]''' became the oldest rodeo world champion? <small>(2018-06-04)</small>
*... that the first name of '''[[Lucy Heartfilia]]''', the ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' manga and anime series' main female protagonist, was inspired by the [[The Beatles|Beatles]]' song "[[Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds]]"? <small>(2018-06-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Maribel Parra de Mestre]]''' is the first female vice admiral of Venezuela? <small>(2018-06-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Teodora Krajewska]]''', one of the [[first female physicians]] in [[Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia-Herzegovina]], rode a pony to visit her patients in remote mountain villages? <small>(2018-05-26)</small>
*... that Puerto Rican actress '''[[Sol Miranda]]''' created a [[Solo performance|one-woman show]] about her immigrant experience in [[Peekskill, New York]]? <small>(2018-05-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Corinne Foxx]]''' changed her surname from Bishop as her father, [[Jamie Foxx]], had done? <small>(2018-05-22)</small>
*... that a coroner's inquest into the '''[[death of Ms Dhu]]''' found that she suffered "unprofessional and inhumane" treatment by police and "deficient" treatment by hospital staff? <small>(2018-05-20)</small>
*... that a 19-year-old female student, '''[[Wu Shuqing (revolutionary)|Wu Shuqing]]''', formed, trained, and capably led her own women's militia in the [[Xinhai Revolution]] of 1911? <small>(2018-05-17)</small>
*... that "legendary" Chinese actress '''[[Wang Danfeng‎]]''' ''(pictured)'' was invited to attend the inauguration of US President [[Ronald Reagan]]? <small>(2018-05-16)</small>
*... that as a child, '''[[Nagi Yanagi]]''' became interested in music after playing with an [[electronic keyboard]] her neighbor originally intended to throw away? <small>(2018-05-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Erica Schwartz]]''' ''(pictured)'' provided health protection guidance for the US military's response to [[Hurricane Katrina]], the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], and the [[West African Ebola virus epidemic|West Africa Ebola outbreak]]? <small>(2018-05-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Wendy Watson Nelson]]''' taught nursing students that "the family's ability to change depends upon their ability to alter their perception of the problem"? <small>(2018-05-11)</small>
*... that the pianist '''[[Margarita Höhenrieder]]''' has premiered works dedicated to her by [[Harald Genzmer]], including a concerto for piano, trumpet, and strings? <small>(2018-05-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Gordana Garašić|Croatia's first female general]]''' joined the army by mistake? <small>(2018-05-11)</small>
*... that fashion model '''[[Nikki Sievwright]]''' captured a wanted man by searching a woman's [[knickers]]? <small>(2018-05-10)</small>
*... that Hungarian mathematician '''[[Márta Svéd]]''' earned her Ph.D. at age 75? <small>(2018-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Astrid Medina]]''' farms coffee at over {{convert|1800|m}}? <small>(2018-04-30)</small>
*... that for the production of ''[[47 Ronin (2013 film)|47 Ronin]]'', costume designer '''[[Penny Rose]]''' oversaw the creation of 998 costumes and 400 suits of armour? <small>(2018-04-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Frey]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the United States' most prolific [[pumpkin]] grower? <small>(2018-04-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Patricia Lovett]]''' created a medieval-style [[book of hours]] ''(pictured)'' for the BBC production of ''[[Wolf Hall (miniseries)|Wolf Hall]]''? <small>(2018-04-23)</small>
*... that a coat designed by '''[[Andrea Galer]]''' and worn by the character of Withnail in the British cult film ''[[Withnail and I]]'' was included in a charity auction to raise funds for a school in [[Swaziland]]? <small>(2018-04-22)</small>
*... that [[Jeb Bush]] was the campaign manager for Congresswoman [[Ileana Ros-Lehtinen]]'s '''[[Florida's 18th congressional district special election, 1989|first Congressional campaign]]'''? <small>(2018-04-21)</small>
*... that singer [[Rihanna]]'s '''[[Fenty Beauty]]''' cosmetics line was named one of [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine's best inventions of 2017? <small>(2018-04-20)</small>
*... that the English [[radiographer]] '''[[Ethel Armstrong]]''' has worked for the [[National Health Service]] since the day it was founded in 1948? <small>(2018-03-30)</small>
*... that when the English surgeon '''[[Frances Ivens]]''' joined the military hospital at [[Scottish Women's Hospital at Royaumont|Royaumont]] in France during the First World War, she had no experience in treating men? <small>(2018-03-27)</small>
*... that despite odds estimated at 17 trillion to one, '''[[Evelyn Adams (lottery winner)|Evelyn Adams]]''' won two multi-million dollar lottery jackpots in the span of four months? <small>(2018-03-19)</small>
*... that the [[Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs|Pugwashite]], '''[[Patricia Lindop]]''', worked with Nobel Prize winner [[Joseph Rotblat]] on the effects of radiation on living organisms? <small>(2018-03-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Rie Takahashi]]''' decided to pursue a [[Voice acting in Japan|voice acting]] career after noticing that many male characters were voiced by females? <small>(2018-03-11)</small>
*... that pianist '''[[Katharina Sellheim]]''' and two other women played piano trios by [[Piano Trios, Op. 1 (Beethoven)|Beethoven]], [[Bells of Beyond|Waterhouse]], and [[Piano Trio No. 2 (Mendelssohn)|Mendelssohn]] at the [[Beethovenfest]]? <small>(2018-03-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Camilla Gray]]'''{{`s}} attempts to stage an exhibition of [[Russian art]] in Britain were hindered by Soviet antipathy to [[abstract art]]? <small>(2018-03-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Kiyono Yasuno]]''' furthered her interest in [[Voice acting in Japan|voice acting]] at a young age by watching videos of [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubs]] being recorded? <small>(2018-03-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[disappearance of Suzanne Lyall]]''' from the [[University at Albany, SUNY|SUNY Albany]] campus 20 years ago led to changes in federal and state laws on how campus police departments handle major investigations? <small>(2018-03-03)</small>
*... that the longest-serving '''[[List of women members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland|woman in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland]]''' was also the grandmother of two prime ministers? <small>(2018-02-15)</small>
*... that there was a 58-year gap between the terms of office of the first and second '''[[List of women cabinet ministers of the Republic of Ireland|women cabinet ministers of the Republic of Ireland]]'''? <small>(2018-02-14)</small>
*... that American psychiatrist '''[[Bandy X. Lee]]''' briefed 12 members of the U.S. Congress on the mental health of [[Donald Trump|President Donald Trump]], although she had never met him? <small>(2018-02-12)</small>
*... that a "near-riot" broke out after [[Cory Booker]] cast the deciding vote to seat '''[[Shanique Speight]]''' as a member of the [[Newark, New Jersey]] city council? <small>(2018-02-07)</small>
*... that the first time '''[[Ethel Page]]''' met [[Earle Page|her husband]] – a future Australian prime minister – he accidentally set her on fire? <small>(2018-02-04)</small>
*... that prior to serving as executive fashion director for ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' and ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'', and as a judge for ''[[Project Runway: Junior]]'', '''[[Aya Kanai]]''' considered careers in puppetry and fine art? <small>(2018-01-29)</small>
*... that activist '''[[Mandisa Thomas]]''' was recognized in the bill officially proclaiming October 15, 2017, as the 16th annual celebration of California [[Freethought Day]]? <small>(2018-01-28)</small>
*... that the actress '''[[Martina Mayne]]''' published an English translation of the work of the German poet [[Paula Ludwig]]? <small>(2018-01-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret O'Flynn]]''' and her husband John Foley were the first wife-and-husband fellows of the [[Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]]? <small>(2018-01-23)</small>
*... that the [[Georgian mythology|Georgian]] goddess '''[[Dali (goddess)|Dali]]''' appeared as both a nude golden-haired woman with glowing skin, and as a white ibex with golden horns? <small>(2018-01-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Effie Owuor]]''' was Kenya's first female state counsel, magistrate, [[High Court (Kenya)|High Court]] judge, and [[Court of Appeal of Kenya|Court of Appeal]] judge? <small>(2018-01-19)</small>
*... that a 1942 letter addressed to "'''[[Margaret Cooper (Wren)|the blonde Wren from Argentina on the platform at Bletchley station]]'''" led to marriage in 1945? <small>(2018-01-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Angeline Murimirwa]]''' received money for her secondary education from [[Camfed]], and is now its regional executive director for Southern & Eastern Africa? <small>(2018-01-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Gwen Fleming]]''', the first female major in the [[Royal Australian Army Medical Corps]], was called "sir" by her colleagues during the Second World War? <small>(2018-01-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Jennie Carignan]]''' helped reintroduce ballroom dancing to the [[Royal Military College Saint-Jean]], having taken classes with her future husband when she was a cadet? <small>(2018-01-13)</small>
*... that Kenyan Brigadier '''[[Fatumah Ahmed]]''' joined the armed forces "by accident" when she saw a recruitment campaign whilst applying for an identity card? <small>(2018-01-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Ramona Go]]''' was the first female military pilot, [[line officer]], battalion commander, [[adjutant general]], and regular service general in the Philippine Armed Forces? <small>(2018-01-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Kate Fotso]]''', the richest woman in Cameroon, is known as the "iron lady of the [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]] industry"? <small>(2018-01-10)</small>
*... that [[Canadian Army]] Lieutenant-General '''[[Chris Whitecross]]''' has fostered 33 children? <small>(2018-01-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret W. Burcham]]''' was the first female brigadier general in the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]]? <small>(2018-01-09)</small>
*... that in 1992, '''[[Camille Robinson-Regis]]''' became the youngest senator to be appointed to the cabinet of [[Trinidad and Tobago]]? <small>(2018-01-08)</small>
*... that as a teenager, Vietnamese singer '''[[Tóc Tiên]]''' exaggerated her age twice at [[Music competition|singing competition]]s, one time winning the grand prize? <small>(2018-01-06)</small>
*... that Vice Admiral '''[[Mary M. Jackson]]''' was promoted directly from [[one-star rank|one-star]] to [[three-star rank]]? <small>(2018-01-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Azazet Habtezghi Kidane]]''' interviewed more than 1,500 African refugees to document torture in the [[Sinai Peninsula]]? <small>(2018-01-05)</small>
*... that Rear Admiral '''[[Cindy Jaynes]]''' was persuaded to join the [[United States Navy]] by a high school friend, having originally considered careers as an [[actuary]] or a [[veterinary physician|veterinarian]]? <small>(2018-01-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Eugénie Henderson]]''' taught [[Far East|Far Eastern]] languages to the British Armed Forces during World War II? <small>(2018-01-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Doo Aphane]]''' successfully challenged a law that prevented married women from owning property in their own names in [[Swaziland]]? <small>(2018-01-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Itunu Hotonu]]''', the first female admiral in Africa, joined the [[Nigerian Navy]] only because she was rejected by the army? <small>(2017-12-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Antoinette Montaigne]]''' left her position as city councillor in France to become a minister in the government of the [[Central African Republic]]? <small>(2017-12-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Ana Lucía Armijos]]''', president of the Ecuadorian Monetary Board, went into hiding for a year after the [[Politics of Ecuador#Judicial branch|Supreme Court of Ecuador]] called for her arrest in the case of a $200 million bank bailout? <small>(2017-12-28)</small>
*... that Mozambican politician '''[[Ivone Soares]]''' escaped death in September 2016 when her would-be assassin's weapon jammed? <small>(2017-12-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Nicki McNelly]]''', who spent most of her working life as an army wife, later became [[Provost (religion)|provost]] of an Episcopal cathedral? <small>(2017-12-24)</small>
*... that women's rights campaigner '''[[Mozn Hassan]]''' is subject to a travel ban and has had her [[asset freezing|assets frozen]] by the Egyptian government? <small>(2017-12-24)</small>
*... that '''[[E. Ann Hoefly]]''' was responsible for 180 [[United States Air Force]] medical facilities? <small>(2017-12-23)</small>
*... that a [[silverback gorilla]] sat on '''[[Hilary Swarts]]'''{{`}} head? <small>(2017-12-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Dandara Touré]]''' served only 34 days in the [[Council of Ministers of Mali]] due to the [[2012 Malian coup d'état|2012 coup]]? <small>(2017-12-21)</small>
*... that Gambian politician '''[[Sirra Wally Ndow-Njie]]''' met with North Korean president of the [[Supreme People's Assembly]] [[Kim Yong-nam]] in 2010? <small>(2017-12-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Rachel Skinner]]''' "fell into engineering completely by chance" before being named as one of the [[Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering]]? <small>(2017-12-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Eunice Silva]]''' organised a nationwide vote to determine the seven wonders of [[Cape Verde]]? <small>(2017-12-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Clotilde Niragira]]''' is secretary-general of the [[truth and reconciliation commission]] investigating the [[Burundian genocides]]? <small>(2017-12-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Chanju Samantha Mwale]]''' was the first female lawyer to join the [[Malawian Defence Force]]? <small>(2017-12-16)</small>
*... that before becoming director of the [[United States Census Bureau]], '''[[Martha Farnsworth Riche]]''' earned a doctorate in [[French literature]]? <small>(2017-12-15)</small>
*... that '''[['Neile Alina 'Mantoa Fanana]]''' was the first female ombudsman of [[Lesotho]]? <small>(2017-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi]]''' was married by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] when he was a cardinal and had her childen baptized by him when he became Pope? <small>(2017-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Arlinda Locklear]]''' was the first Native American woman to argue a case before the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]]? <small>(2017-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Célia Posser]]''' issued the first private radio broadcast licenses in [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]? <small>(2017-12-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Femi Claudius Cole]]''' offers free health checks as she campaigns to become [[President of Sierra Leone]]? <small>(2017-12-11)</small>
*... that South African lawyer '''[[Sibongile Ndashe]]''' was arrested in [[Tanzania]] for advocating against an anti-gay law that limited treatment for [[HIV/AIDS]]? <small>(2017-12-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Regina Mañe Ela]]''' was the only female member of [[Severo Moto Nsá]]'s [[Equatorial Guinea]]n government-in-exile? <small>(2017-12-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Manka Dhingra]]'''{{'}}s '''[[Washington's 45th state senate district special election, 2017|election]]''' to the [[Washington State Senate]] gave Democrats complete control of the state's government? <small>(2017-12-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Mitzi Johanknecht]]''', the new sheriff of [[King County, Washington]], was the first female deputy to lead the county's [[SWAT]] team? <small>(2017-12-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Vi Lyles]]''' is the first African-American woman to be [[Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina]]? <small>(2017-12-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Alice Ouédraogo]]''' runs the [[International Labour Organization]]'s HIV/AIDS programme? <small>(2017-12-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Nelly Mbangu]]''' co-founded an organisation for survivors of sexual and domestic violence in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]? <small>(2017-12-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Suzanne Jambo]]''' helped draft the [[Constitution of South Sudan]]? <small>(2017-12-03)</small>
*... that Kenyan activist '''[[Josephine Kulea]]''' is said to have saved more than 1,000 girls from abuse and forced marriage? <small>(2017-12-02)</small>
*... that in 1995, Nigerian activist '''[[Sokari Ekine]]''' set up the Black Sisters Network [[electronic mailing list]]? <small>(2017-12-01)</small>
*... that [[Colorado]] businesswoman and philanthropist '''[[Merle Chambers]]''' is one of the top ten political contributors in her state? <small>(2017-12-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Harimia Ahmed]]''' was the first female lawyer in the [[Comoros]]? <small>(2017-12-01)</small>
*... that General [[Robert B. Abrams]] took "less than a second" to choose '''[[Laura J. Richardson]]''' as his deputy at [[United States Army Forces Command]], despite never having worked with her? <small>(2017-11-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Mishkat al-Mumin]]'''{{`s}} advocacy for women's rights angered jihadist [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]]? <small>(2017-11-29)</small>
*... that website designer '''[[Akaliza Keza Gara]]''' had to borrow a laptop from her client for her first commission? <small>(2017-11-29)</small>
*... that "Hawaii's Songbird" '''[[Lena Machado]]''' had a "ha'i" in her voice? <small>(2017-11-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Fatou Kiné Camara]]''' ''(pictured)'' campaigns for wider access to [[abortion]]s in [[Senegal]], which has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Africa? <small>(2017-11-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Irene Ovonji-Odida]]''' advocated for the [[East African Community]] to broaden its scope beyond that of a trade bloc? <small>(2017-11-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Ourida Chouaki]]''' co-ordinated the [[20 ans, barakat!]] ("20 years is enough!") campaign to reform the [[Algerian Family Code]]? <small>(2017-11-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Sheetal Pandey]]''' won her first election at the age of 63? <small>(2017-11-25)</small>
*... that Moroccan women's rights activist '''[[Fedwa Misk]]''' ''(pictured)'' named her online magazine ''[[Qandisha]]'' after a mythical [[jinn]] famous for her seductive powers? <small>(2017-11-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Rama Pilot]]''' and '''[[Vijaya Kumari Ganti]]''', both became members of the [[13th Lok Sabha]] after winning by-elections prompted by the death of their respective husbands? <small>(2017-11-21)</small>
*... that Ethiopian [[women's rights]] activist '''[[Nahu Senay Girma]]'''{{`s}} given name means "something good is happening now" and is traditionally a masculine name? <small>(2017-11-21)</small>
*... that ''[[Games and Culture]]'' criticised '''[[Sheva Alomar]]''' for being the video game equivalent of [[Pocahontas (character)|Pocahontas]]? <small>(2017-11-20)</small>
*... that during her [[Conscription in Israel|compulsory military service]], '''[[Aya Koren]]''' played in an Israeli Air Force band with [[Yehuda Levi]], her future co-star in ''[[Yossi & Jagger]]'' (2002)? <small>(2017-11-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Ahlem Belhadj]]''' led a march of thousands of women against President [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]] during the 2011 [[Tunisian Revolution]]? <small>(2017-11-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Michèle Dix]]''', managing director of the proposed £27 billion [[Crossrail 2]] project, said she would like to run a [[Tearoom (UK and US)|tea room]] when she retires? <small>(2017-11-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Barbara A. Bailar]]''' resigned from the [[United States Census Bureau]] in 1988 to protest a decision not to adjust the [[1990 United States Census|1990 results]] for systematic undercounting of minorities? <small>(2017-11-14)</small>
*... that [[Seattle]] mayoral candidate '''[[Cary Moon]]''' qualified for the [[Seattle mayoral election, 2017|general election]] by a margin of 1,170 votes? <small>(2017-11-13)</small>
*... that the British physician '''[[Stephanie Amiel]]''' has specialised in [[type I diabetes]] since her time at Yale University in the 1980s? <small>(2017-11-12)</small>
*... that after playing with [[Lego]] as a child, '''[[Roma Agrawal]]''' designed both the tip and bottom of [[The Shard]] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2017-11-10, 2017-12-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Patricia Moberly]]''' was once arrested for attacking Prime Minister [[Edward Heath|Ted Heath]]'s car with a placard? <small>(2017-11-05)</small>
*... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Laura O'Sullivan]]''' made her international debut for [[Wales women's national football team|Wales]] as a goalkeeper less than 18 months after converting to the position? <small>(2017-11-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Konomi Suzuki]]''' was inspired by the character Sheryl Nome from ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' to become a singer for [[anime]]? <small>(2017-11-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Kimmie Taylor]]''' of the Kurdish [[Women's Protection Units|YPJ]] is the first British woman to travel to Syria to fight [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]]? <small>(2017-11-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Barbara Everitt Bryant]]''' was the first woman to direct the [[United States Census Bureau]]? <small>(2017-11-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Ines Rau]]''' is the first [[transgender]] woman to be a [[Playboy Playmate|''Playboy'' Playmate]]? <small>(2017-11-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Kia Steave-Dickerson]]''', the design artist for four films by [[M. Night Shyamalan]], originally considered a career in [[dry cleaning]]? <small>(2017-11-01)</small>
*... that [[National Assembly of People's Power|Cuban parliamentarian]] '''[[Teté Puebla]]''' is the first female [[general]] in the nation's history? <small>(2017-10-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Eleri Rees]]''' became a judge without ever practising as a barrister? <small>(2017-10-27)</small>
*... that the musicologist '''[[Beatrix Borchard]]''' researched female musicians such as [[Clara Schumann]], [[Amalie Joachim]], and [[Pauline Viardot]], and worked for the [[Goethe-Institut]] in Portugal, Romania, and China? <small>(2017-10-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Canan Bayram]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the only member of [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] directly elected to the German parliament in the [[German federal election, 2017|2017 election]]? <small>(2017-10-16)</small>
*... that as UK secretary in the Economic Directorate of the [[Allied Control Council]] in post-war Berlin, '''[[Lorna Arnold]]''' slept with a revolver under her pillow? <small>(2017-10-05)</small>
*... that [[Lewis Carroll]] may have based '''[[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Alice]]''' ''(pictured)'' on [[Alice Liddell|Alice]]? <small>(2017-10-05)</small>
*... that when operatic soprano '''[[Cynthia Clarey]]'''{{`s}} voice lowered with age, she took up [[cabaret]] singing instead? <small>(2017-10-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Lydia Zvereva]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first Russian woman to earn a pilot's license? <small>(2017-10-01)</small>
*... that as part of her journalism degree, sportscaster '''[[Kelly Crull]]''' worked at [[KOMU-TV]]? <small>(2017-09-25)</small>
*... that last month, '''[[Kirti Kumari]]''', a sitting member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]], died of an [[Influenza A virus subtype H1N1|H1N1]] infection? <small>(2017-09-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Irene Clennell case |Irene Clennell was deported]]''' from the UK, despite having a British husband, because she had spent too long abroad? <small>(2017-09-21)</small>
*... that at age 16 years 204 days, '''[[Sneha Deepthi]]''' became the youngest cricketer ever to represent '''[[List of India women Twenty20 International cricketers|the India women's Twenty20 International team]]'''? <small>(2017-09-20)</small>
*... that although '''[[Disappearance of Tammy Kingery|Tammy Kingery]]''' left her keys inside her [[South Carolina]] house when she disappeared from it three years ago today, the door was found locked from the outside? <small>(2017-09-20)</small>
*... that [[Sheryl Lee]] was originally given the role of '''[[Mary Alice Young]]''' on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television series ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', but the producers decided to replace her with [[Brenda Strong]]? <small>(2017-09-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Kim Cobb]]''' used coral to profile [[El Niño]] over seven thousand years? <small>(2017-09-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Edith Kawelohea McKinzie]]''' was named a [[Living Treasure of Hawai'i]] after indexing early 19th-century Hawaiian-language newspapers and documenting the genealogy of the chiefs of [[Kahoolawe]]? <small>(2017-09-17)</small>
*... that by portraying '''[[Alex Parrish]]''' in ''[[Quantico (TV series)|Quantico]]'', [[Priyanka Chopra]] became the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series? <small>(2017-09-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Cara Mund]]''' is the first contestant from [[North Dakota]] to win the [[Miss America]] pageant? <small>(2017-09-16)</small>
*... that between modelling for [[Victoria's Secret]], [[Calvin Klein]], and [[Prada]], '''[[Lyndsey Scott]]''' ''(pictured)'' develops mobile apps for [[iOS]]? <small>(2017-09-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Caroline Stein]]''' appeared as Mozart's [[The Magic Flute|Queen of the Night]] at the [[Berlin State Opera]], and sang his [[Great Mass in C minor, K. 427|Mass in C minor]] and Alban Berg's ''[[Altenberg Lieder]]'' at [[The Proms]]? <small>(2017-09-15)</small>
*... that [[Katsura Hoshino]] acceded to her editor's demand to draw her ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' [[manga]] character '''[[Lenalee Lee]]''' with long hair, but then had her lose part of her hair in a fight? <small>(2017-09-13)</small>
*... that a [[Buncombe County, North Carolina]], deputy sheriff interrupted his convalescence from back surgery to investigate '''[[Judy Smith homicide|a body discovered 20 years ago today]]''' and crushed his [[sciatic nerve]] as a result? <small>(2017-09-07)</small>
*... that the Indian film editor '''[[Beena Paul]]''' made her feature film debut with ''[[Amma Ariyan]]'' (1986)? <small>(2017-09-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Manon Antoniazzi]]''' ''(pictured)'' gave [[Welsh language|Welsh]] lessons to [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]], the son of the [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]]? <small>(2017-09-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Thirteenth Doctor]]''', to be portrayed by [[Jodie Whittaker]], will be the first female incarnation of [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]] in the continuity of ''[[Doctor Who]]''? <small>(2017-08-31)</small>
*... that producer [[Mara Brock Akil]] was hesitant to cast [[Tia Mowry]] as '''[[Melanie Barnett]]''' due to the actress's wholesome image from [[Sister, Sister (TV series)|''Sister, Sister'']]? <small>(2017-08-30)</small>
*... that after gunmen [[Loughinisland massacre|murdered her father in a pub]] ''(pictured)'', Irish politician '''[[Emma Rogan]]''' campaigned with the Loughinisland Justice Group to uncover their identities? <small>(2017-08-30)</small>
*... that at the time of her death at age 105, '''[[Emma Clara Schweer]]''' was believed to be the oldest elected official in the United States? <small>(2017-08-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Vera Nemirova]]''' staged ''[[Lulu (opera)|Lulu]]'' at the [[Salzburg Festival]] and ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen|The Ring]]'' for the [[Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt|Frankfurt Opera]]? <small>(2017-08-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Priya Jhingan]]''' is the first woman to join the [[Indian Army]] as an officer? <small>(2017-08-23)</small>
*... that chef '''[[María Marte]]''' has a [[tattoo]] of her first original dish, a [[caramelization|caramelized]] [[hibiscus]] flower? <small>(2017-08-21)</small>
*... that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist [[David Wood (journalist)|David Wood]] has called '''[[Heather Booth]]''' "one of the nation's most influential organizers for progressive causes"? <small>(2017-08-18)</small>
*... that four years ago today, '''[[Disappearance of Tiffany Daniels|Tiffany Daniels]]''' left her job at [[Pensacola State College]] early after telling her supervisor she would not be back for a few days, and has not been seen since? <small>(2017-08-12)</small>
*... that following the '''[[death of Nicole van den Hurk]]''', her stepbrother [[False confession|falsely confessed]] to killing her to get her body exhumed for [[DNA profiling|DNA testing]]? <small>(2017-08-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Mitali Madhumita]]''' is the first female officer in the [[Indian Army]] to receive a gallantry award? <small>(2017-08-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Robin Fontes]]''' is the highest-ranking female military officer to serve in Afghanistan since the [[United States invasion of Afghanistan|American invasion of that country]] in 2001? <small>(2017-07-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Women Wage Peace]]''' held a 50-day [[hunger strike]] outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's formal residence in 2015? <small>(2017-07-18)</small>
*... that model '''[[Sofia Richie]]''' ''(pictured)'' played soccer until she broke her hip in a [[Segway PT|Segway]] accident? <small>(2017-07-13)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Siobhan Finneran]]''' said she wanted her ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' character "flung off the roof of the Abbey"? <small>(2017-07-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Virginia Apuzzo]]''' was a nun until shortly after the [[Stonewall riots]], when she left her convent and became a gay rights and AIDS activist? <small>(2017-07-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Janina Goss]]''' has been described as the "power behind the throne" in modern Polish politics? <small>(2017-07-08)</small>
*... that table tennis player and model '''[[Soo Yeon Lee]]''' ''(pictured)'' has coached numerous celebrities and is a brand ambassador for '''[[SPiN|a chain of table tennis bars]]'''? <small>(2017-06-30)</small>
*... that South African singer and anti-apartheid activist '''[[Miriam Makeba]]''' ''(pictured)'' was followed by the CIA and the FBI after she married [[Black Panther Party|Black Panther]] [[Stokely Carmichael]]? <small>(2017-06-27)</small>
*... that in 2003, '''[[Susan Baker]]''' became the first woman to hold a [[King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Science]]? <small>(2017-06-22)</small>
*... that a [[Munchausen by proxy]] expert says the '''[[murder of Dee Dee Blancharde]]''', discovered two years ago today, is the first instance he knows of where the abused child killed the abusive parent? <small>(2017-06-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Lady Hambro]]''' was nicknamed "the bulldozer" when she worked at ''[[Queen (magazine)|Queen]]'' magazine in 1960s [[Swinging London]]? <small>(2017-06-06)</small>
*... that the billed personality of ''[[EastEnders]]'' character '''[[Babe Smith]]''' was swapped with that of [[Stan Carter]]? <small>(2017-06-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Ivy Josiah]]''' led opposition to [[domestic violence]] against women and children in Malaysia? <small>(2017-06-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Jeanette Antolin]]''' won three [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] titles with the [[UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics]] team? <small>(2017-05-23)</small>
*... that astronomer '''[[Sidney C. Wolff]]''' was the first woman to direct a major observatory in the United States? <small>(2017-05-17)</small>
*... that French singer-songwriter '''[[Indila]]''', who has described herself as a "child of the world", is of Algerian, Cambodian, Egyptian, and Indian descent? <small>(2017-05-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Mia Borders]]''' has an arm tattoo of a saying by [[Che Guevara]] which means "Better to die standing than to live on your knees"? <small>(2017-05-02)</small>
*... that after [[Mitch McConnell]] said, "'''[[Nevertheless, she persisted]]'''" in reference to [[Elizabeth Warren]]'s silencing during a U.S. Senate debate, more than 100 women in [[Minneapolis]] got tattoos ''(example pictured)'' of that [[meme]]? <small>(2017-05-01)</small>
*... that the Australian teacher '''[[Lorna Hodgkinson]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Education at [[Harvard University]]? <small>(2017-04-21)</small>
*... that voice actress and singer '''[[Machico (singer)|Machico]]''' made a cameo as herself in the anime television series ''[[Seiyu's Life!]]''? <small>(2017-04-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Helen King (police officer)|Helen King]]''' is the first police officer to head an [[Oxbridge]] college? <small>(2017-04-15)</small>
*... that in March 1998, the Ontario Court of Justice '''[[R. v. Gowan|ruled that being topless while one engages in a commercial purpose such as prostitution is illegal]]'''? <small>(2017-04-10)</small>
*... that prior to her major debut, singer '''[[Maon Kurosaki]]''' posed as a [[Model (person)#Gravure idols|gravure model]] for the cover of a novel? <small>(2017-04-10)</small>
*... that '''[[María Parrado]]''' won the first season of ''[[La Voz (Spanish TV series)#La Voz Kids|The Voice Kids]] Spain''? <small>(2017-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[1953 Alcoa Aluminum advertisement|a woman can open a bottle]]'''? <small>(2017-04-01)</small>
*... that civil rights activist '''[[Theodora Lacey]]''' helped lead the campaign which, in 1964, resulted in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], becoming the first town in the United States to vote for [[School integration in the United States|school integration]]? <small>(2017-03-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Liza Ferschtman]]''' used seven different violins for her "tour de force" performance of the ''[[Rosary Sonatas]]''? <small>(2017-03-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Fulham Refuge]]''' was the "most distinctively feminine of the early convict prisons"? <small>(2017-03-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Petra Hřebíčková]]''' was named Best Actress in a Play at the 2008 [[Thalia Awards]]? <small>(2017-03-14)</small>
*... that the [[Molecular biology|molecular biologist]] '''[[Nessa Carey]]''' cites the slight figure of actress [[Audrey Hepburn]] ''(pictured)'' to illustrate the possible impacts of [[epigenetics]]? <small>(2017-03-12)</small>
*... that [[Joe Biden]] went door-to-door with '''[[Stephanie Hansen]]''' to help her win '''[[Delaware's 10th state senate district special election, 2017|a recent special election]]''' to the [[Delaware Senate]]? <small>(2017-03-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Hayes (crossword compiler)|Arachne]]''' used a crossword puzzle to protest [[police corruption]] in the investigation of the [[murder of Daniel Morgan]]? <small>(2017-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Rosemary Vrablic]]''' has been called "[[Donald Trump|Trump]]'s personal banker"? <small>(2017-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Hogarth]]''' ''(pictured)'' is believed to be the inspiration for [[Charles Dickens]]' characters Rose in ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' and Little Nell in ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]''? <small>(2017-03-08)</small>
*... that composer '''[[Jessica Curry]]''' has won a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] award for her [[Video game music|video game score]]s, and has also worked with a [[Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom|Poet Laureate]]? <small>(2017-03-08)</small>
*... that economist '''[[Susan Dynarski]]''', who advocates for simplifying the US Federal Student Aid application process, was the first member of her family to attend college? <small>(2017-03-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Murder of Joey Fischer|Joey Fischer]]''' was murdered after he refused to take US$500 to date his ex-girlfriend? <small>(2017-03-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Karolina Styczyńska]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first non-Japanese individual to be awarded professional status by the [[Japan Shogi Association]]? <small>(2017-03-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Kathleen N. Straus]]''' served three consecutive eight-year terms on the [[Michigan]] State Board of Education, ending when she was age 93? <small>(2017-02-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Amy Burvall]]''', co-creator of the ''historyteachers'' videos, originally wanted to be a spy? <small>(2017-02-19)</small>
*... that out of thirteen elections held in the '''[[Gundlupet (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gundlupet Vidhan Sabha constituency]]''', in the south-Indian state of [[Karnataka]], seven have been won by '''[[K. S. Nagarathanamma]]''' and five by '''[[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]]'''? <small>(2017-02-18)</small>
*... that [[Tamedia]], the publishing company of the German language women's magazine '''''[[Annabelle (magazine)|Annabelle]]''''', banned it from reporting critical political news in 2013? <small>(2017-02-17)</small>
*... that the British anthropologist '''[[Wendy James (anthropologist)|Wendy James]]''' started her academic career at the [[University of Khartoum]] in Sudan? <small>(2017-02-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Pamela Cunningham Copeland]]''' ''(pictured)'' was honored by the [[Garden Club of America]] for her vision in preserving rare and endangered plants at [[Mt. Cuba Center|Mount Cuba]]? <small>(2017-02-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Amy Richlin]]''' teaches ancient sex? <small>(2017-02-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Vanda Hybnerová]]''' was named Best Actress in a Play at the 2004 [[Thalia Awards]] for her performance in ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]''? <small>(2017-02-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Jean Davies]]''', then a junior officer in the [[Women's Royal Naval Service]], attended Winston Churchill's 69th birthday party along with President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet Marshal Josef Stalin? <small>(2017-01-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Elizabeth Plankinton]]''', known as the "municipal patroness" for her philanthropy, gifted a {{convert|9|ft|adj=on}} high [[Washington Monument (Milwaukee)|bronze George Washington sculpture]] to the citizens of Milwaukee? <small>(2017-01-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Grace Bochenek]]''' ''(pictured)'', an engineer and director of the U.S. [[National Energy Technology Laboratory]], is the acting [[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]] until the expected confirmation of [[Rick Perry]]? <small>(2017-01-26)</small>
*... that "lamprophrenia", a [[portmanteau]] of the Greek words [[wiktionary:λαμπρός|''lampron'']] (bright) and [[wiktionary:φρήν|''phrenia'']] (mind), was coined by Czech–Finnish musical artist '''[[Sonja Vectomov]]''' ''(pictured)'' as the title of her debut album? <small>(2017-01-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Girls' Generation]]''' was among the five South Korean acts that best represent [[K-pop]] during the past two decades, according to a 2015 poll by Korea Creative Content Agency? <small>(2017-01-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[OVC project]]''' supports the education of disadvantaged young people in [[Adigrat]], Ethiopia? <small>(2017-01-19)</small>
*... that Czech actress '''[[Simona Stašová]]''' was named Best Actress at the 2015 [[Seoul International Drama Awards]]? <small>(2017-01-14)</small>
*... that the casket of volunteer [[American Civil War]] nurse '''[[Mary Lucy Dosh]]''' was escorted by both [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops? <small>(2017-01-11)</small>
*... that Mexican performers '''[[Marco Pérez (actor)|Marco Pérez]]''', '''[[Sofía Espinosa]]''', '''[[Noé Hernández (actor)|Noé Hernández]]''', and '''[[Adriana Paz]]''' received the [[Ariel Award]] for [[Ariel Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[Ariel Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], '''[[Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]''', and '''[[Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]''', respectively, at the [[58th Ariel Awards|2016 ceremony]]? <small>(2017-01-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Lucy Finch]]''' founded the first hospice in [[Malawi]], a country where about a million people are living with HIV/AIDS? <small>(2017-01-09)</small>
*... that British and Chinese officials in [[Beijing]] cooperated in trying to solve the '''[[murder of Pamela Werner]]''', which happened 80 years ago today? <small>(2017-01-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Jennifer Lawrence]]''' was reported to be the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016? <small>(2017-01-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Betty Campbell]]''' was the first black head teacher in Wales? <small>(2017-01-06)</small>
*... that on her appointment in February 2016, 22-year-old '''[[Shamma Al Mazrui]]''' became the youngest government minister in the world? <small>(2017-01-05)</small>
*... that 14 '''[[Muslim women in sport|Muslim female athletes]]''' won medals at the 2016 Olympic Games? <small>(2017-01-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Jessamyn Rodriguez]]''' founded a social enterprise teaching [[Bread|bread-making]] and job skills to low-income minority women and immigrants? <small>(2017-01-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Protiva Mukherjee]]''' was the only female minister in the [[United Front (1967)|1969 United Front government]] of [[West Bengal]]? <small>(2017-01-01)</small>
*... that [[Joan Acker]] and [[Miriam M. Johnson|Miriam Johnson]] of the '''[[Center for the Study of Women in Society]]''' found that "Do you shave your legs?" was the question most strongly correlated to identifying with feminism? <small>(2016-12-31)</small>
*... that in 1982, '''[[Semra Ertan]]''' set herself on fire in a [[Hamburg]] marketplace to protest about [[xenophobia]] against [[Turks in Germany]]? <small>(2016-12-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Mirjam Wiesemann]]''' made award-winning audiobooks for [[Cybele Records]], introducing in music and conversation the composers [[Karl Amadeus Hartmann|Hartmann]], [[Hans Erich Apostel|Apostel]], [[Hans Werner Henze|Henze]], [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez]], [[Jacqueline Fontyn]] and [[Juan Allende-Blin]]? <small>(2016-12-29)</small>
*... that 11-year-old '''[[Sarai Gonzalez]]''' plays a "nerdy" [[Preadolescence|tween]] with a "sassy" and "confident" attitude in [[Bomba Estéreo]]'s "''Soy Yo''" ("That's Me") music video? <small>(2016-12-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Natalie Sims]]''' co-wrote the [[Iggy Azalea]] song "[[Work (Iggy Azalea song)|Work]]", which sold over one million copies in the US? <small>(2016-12-27)</small>
*... that publicists promoted the 1999 edition of '''[[FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)|''FHM''{{'s}} 100 Sexiest Women]]''' by projecting a {{convert|60|ft|adj=on}} naked image of the TV presenter [[Gail Porter]] onto the [[Palace of Westminster]]? <small>(2016-12-27)</small>
*... that lawyer and activist '''[[Shehla Zia]]''' was once arrested for protesting a law which reduced the weight given to evidence provided by female witnesses in a trial? <small>(2016-12-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Alice Brock]]''' owned the restaurant that inspired both [[Alice's Restaurant|the song]] and [[Alice's Restaurant (film)|the film]] named "Alice's Restaurant"? <small>(2016-12-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Alice Bota]]''', who writes for ''[[Die Zeit]]'' and studied in Germany and Poland, won an [[Axel-Springer-Preis|award for young journalists]]? <small>(2016-12-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Becca Pizzi]]''' completed [[World Marathon Challenge|seven marathons on seven continents in seven days]], and accepted a marriage proposal on the [[Baseball field#Pitcher's mound|mound]] before throwing out the [[Ceremonial first pitch|first pitch]] at Fenway Park? <small>(2016-12-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Barkas]]''' was the first female [[house physician]] at the [[Bethlem Royal Hospital]] in London? <small>(2016-12-16)</small>
*... that journalist '''[[Shafiqa Habibi]]''' was one of only three women candidates in the [[Afghan presidential election, 2004|2004 Afghan presidential election]]? <small>(2016-12-08)</small>
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative-elect]] '''[[Stephanie Murphy]]''' and her family left Vietnam when she was six months old, and were rescued by the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]? <small>(2016-12-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Tamar Halperin]]''' recorded music by [[Eric Satie]], playing piano, [[harpsichord]], [[Hammond organ]], and [[Wurlitzer electric piano|Wurlitzer piano]]? <small>(2016-12-04)</small>
*... that in her ''Gloria'', '''[[Hyo-Won Woo]]''' combines elements from [[Korean music]] and Western contemporary composition techniques? <small>(2016-11-25)</small>
*... that when '''[[Barbara Berman (politician)|Barbara Berman]]''' and '''[[Mary Keating Croce]]''' took office in 1978, they became the first pair of women to represent a single legislative district in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]? <small>(2016-11-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Monique Luiz]]''', star of the famous 1964 political advertisement ''[[Daisy (advertisement)|Daisy]]'', did not see it for herself until 2000? <small>(2016-11-23)</small>
*... that in September 2016, '''[[Rachel Freier]]''' became the first [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic Jewish]] woman to be elected as a civil court judge in the state of [[New York]]? <small>(2016-11-22)</small>
*... that tap dancer '''[[Ayodele Casel]]''' developed her style under the influence of [[salsa music]]? <small>(2016-11-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Odile Ahouanwanou]]''' broke the [[List of Beninese records in athletics|Beninese record]] for the 100m hurdles at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2016-11-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Women in classical music|women conductors]]''' lead only 4.1% of "big budget" American [[Orchestra|symphony orchestras]]? <small>(2016-11-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Christiana Willes]]''' is sometimes incorrectly attributed as the founder of [[roundarm bowling]]? <small>(2016-11-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Chubb]]''' was an "accidental archaeologist" who only took a job with the [[Egypt Exploration Society]] so she could pay for art school? <small>(2016-11-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Shriya Saran filmography|Shriya Saran played the female lead]]''' in the 2007 film ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'', India's most expensive film to that point? <small>(2016-10-29)</small>
*... that 18th-century chemist '''[[Claudine Picardet]]''' translated scientific articles from Swedish, English, German, and Italian into French? <small>(2016-10-27)</small>
*... that after '''[[Disappearance of Joan Risch|Joan Risch]]'''{{`s}} apparent abduction from her home 55 years ago today, it was discovered she had borrowed books on [[Missing person|missing-person cases]] from the local library? <small>(2016-10-24)</small>
*... that the [[Association française pour l'information scientifique|French Association for Scientific Information]] criticised [[Paris Descartes University]]'s decision to award '''[[Élizabeth Teissier]]''' a doctorate for a sociology thesis of "[[astrology|pro-astrological]] advocacy"? <small>(2016-10-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Martine van Hamel]]''' won a gold medal at the 1966 [[Varna International Ballet Competition]], one of the most prestigious dance competitions in the world? <small>(2016-10-22)</small>
*... that the archaeologist '''[[Lily Chitty]]''' was a [[Women's Land Army|Land Girl]] during the First World War? <small>(2016-10-21)</small>
*... that soccer video game '''''[[Breakaway (2010 video game)|Breakaway]]''''' has encouraged children in the [[West Bank]] not to discriminate by gender, thereby challenging [[Norm (social)|social norms]]? <small>(2016-10-18)</small>
*... that politician '''[[Sara Skyttedal]]''' participated in [[Nya Fröken Sverige| Miss Sweden]] in 2006? <small>(2016-10-17)</small>
*... that [[Siti Nurhaliza]] ''(pictured)'' '''[[List of songs recorded by Siti Nurhaliza|has recorded]]''' songs in [[Malaysian language|Bahasa Malaysia]], [[Indonesian language|Bahasa Indonesia]], English, [[Mandarin Chinese]], and [[Arabic]]? <small>(2016-10-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Anne Ramberg]]''' was awarded the [[H. M. The King's Medal]] of 12th size to wear in a blue ribbon for her work in the Swedish justice system? <small>(2016-10-13)</small>
*... that Swedish paralympic athlete '''[[Helene Ripa]]''' underwent an above-the-knee amputation at the age of 14 to treat cancer in her right leg? <small>(2016-09-29)</small>
*... that the Paralympic rower '''[[Laurence Whiteley]]''' searched for over two years for a partner with whom to compete before teaming with '''[[Lauren Rowles]]'''? <small>(2016-09-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Robyn Love]]''' played in her first [[wheelchair basketball]] game in 2014, her first international in 2015, and took part in the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]] in 2016? <small>(2016-09-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Mathilda Twomey]]''' is the first female judge in [[Seychelles]]? <small>(2016-09-24)</small>
*... that after winning the [[Military Medal]] for bravery in the First World War, the nurse '''[[Violetta Thurstan]]''' ''(pictured)'' studied weaving and ran camps where displaced [[Bedouin]] women made carpets? <small>(2016-09-23)</small>
*... that the margin of victory in the '''[[Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's|women's triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]''' was approximately {{convert|15|cm|0}}? <small>(2016-09-19)</small>
*... that while the [[Turkey at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Turkish]] female [[Paralympic shooting|wheelchair shooter]]s '''[[Ayşegül Pehlivanlar]]''' and '''[[Çağla Baş]]''' compete for the first time at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]], '''[[Aysel Özgan]]''' takes part for the third time? <small>(2016-09-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Eleonore Büning]]''' wrote in the ''{{lang|de|[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|FAZ]]}}'' that [[Patrice Chéreau]]'s staging of the ''{{lang|de|[[Jahrhundertring]]}}'' revolutionised the understanding of [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]] in Germany? <small>(2016-09-11)</small>
*... that singer '''[[Syster Sol]]''' ''(pictured)'' won the award for Best Reggae/Dancehall at the 2014 [[Kingsizegala]]? <small>(2016-09-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Ro Laren]]''' was intended to be a main character in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', but actress [[Michelle Forbes]] rejected the role? <small>(2016-09-08)</small>
*... that the philosopher '''[[Rachel Cooper (philosopher)|Rachel Cooper]]''' has written book-length analyses of both the fourth and fifth editions of the ''[[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]]''? <small>(2016-09-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Disappearance of Asha Kreimer|Asha Kreimer disappeared]]''' on her way to the restroom of the Rollerville Cafe in [[Flumeville, California|Flumeville]]? <small>(2016-09-02)</small>
*... that Mexican parliamentarian '''[[Hortensia Aragón Castillo]]'''{{`s}} alternate deputy is her sister? <small>(2016-08-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Anne-Marie (singer)|Anne-Marie]]''' shared a stage with [[Jessie J]] as a kid? <small>(2016-08-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Taylor Swift]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first act to have three albums with opening week sales of one million copies in the US? <small>(2016-08-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo]]''' was jailed after protesting fraud in the 1993 election for municipal president of [[Tepic]], [[Nayarit]], which he lost? <small>(2016-08-23)</small>
*... that in between her two terms in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]], '''[[Sandra Méndez Hernández]]''' spent two years as municipal president of [[Tultitlán]], [[State of Mexico]]? <small>(2016-08-22)</small>
*... that musician and model '''[[Katelynne Cox]]''' also worked as a [[congressional staff|congressional aide]]? <small>(2016-08-20)</small>
*... that the ''[[Holby City]]'' production team built a new set featuring real pharmaceutical equipment for the introduction of the character '''[[Amy Teo]]'''? <small>(2016-08-20)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Shriya Pilgaonkar]]''' trained to become a professional swimmer as a child, and won several medals at school? <small>(2016-08-19)</small>
*... that in 1974 the anthropologist '''[[Reina Torres de Araúz]]''' was the first woman distinguished as a full member of the Panamanian Academy of History? <small>(2016-08-18)</small>
*... that '''[[serial rapist]]s''' are more likely to be strangers to their victims than single-victim rapists? <small>(2016-08-16)</small>
*... that siblings '''[[Miguel Ángel Luna Munguía|Miguel Ángel]]''' and '''[[Alma Lilia Luna Munguía]]''' were slated to compete against each other for a seat in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]] until the former was murdered in his campaign office? <small>(2016-08-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Noemí Guzmán Lagunes]]''' earned her undergraduate degree two years after she was elected municipal president of [[Teocelo]]? <small>(2016-08-13)</small>
*... that Brazilian Olympic [[badminton]] player '''[[Lohaynny Vicente]]''' won a silver medal in the doubles at the [[2015 Pan American Games]] playing alongside her sister [[Luana Vicente|Luana]]? <small>(2016-08-11)</small>
*... that American Olympic [[badminton]] player '''[[Iris Wang]]''' won a silver medal in the doubles at the [[2011 Pan American Games]] playing alongside her sister [[Rena Wang|Rena]]? <small>(2016-08-11)</small>
*... that '''[[İrem Karamete]]''', daughter of an Olympian [[fencing|fencer]] mother, qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] as the first fencer from Turkey since 1984? <small>(2016-08-10)</small>
*... that 17-year-old '''[[Georgia Coates]]''' is the youngest swimmer in [[Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Great Britain's team]] for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2016-08-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Madeline Groves]]''' ''(pictured)'' was an inaugural recipient of the [[Gina Rinehart|Georgina Hope Rinehart]] Swimming Excellence Scholarship to study at [[Bond University]]? <small>(2016-08-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Carmen Salinas]]''', a Mexican actress who has appeared in over 110 movies, now serves as a [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|federal deputy]] with the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party|PRI]]? <small>(2016-08-06)</small>
*... that '''[[María Ávila Serna]]'''{{'s}} first two spouses were assassinated? <small>(2016-08-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Inez Knight Allen|Amanda Inez Knight Allen]]''' and her mission companion were the first single woman [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] missionaries? <small>(2016-08-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Alejandra Barrales]]''', the new president of the [[Party of the Democratic Revolution]], twice led [[Aeroméxico]] flight attendants out on strike? <small>(2016-08-05)</small>
*... that in 2011, Argentinian lawyer '''[[Elsa Kelly]]''' was appointed the first woman judge on the [[International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea]]? <small>(2016-08-03)</small>
*... that '''[[María Isabel Maya Pineda]]''' won two elections in under 120 days, and three over a three-year period? <small>(2016-07-29)</small>
*... that [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|federal deputy]] '''[[Adriana Terrazas Porras]]''' served as coordinator of [[Enrique Serrano Escobar]]'s campaign for [[Governor of Chihuahua]]? <small>(2016-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Remi Sonaiya]]''' is Nigeria's first female presidential candidate? <small>(2016-07-27)</small>
*... that [[Brad Kern]] created the character '''[[Billie Jenkins]]''' to "lighten the load, screen-time wise" for ''[[Charmed]]''{{sp}}'s three principal actors? <small>(2016-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Celestia Taylor]]''' sang at as many as four funerals a day during the [[1918 flu pandemic]]? <small>(2016-07-26)</small>
*... that as acting commissioner of the [[Bureau of Labor Statistics]], '''[[Aryness Joy Wickens]]''' was the highest-paid woman in the [[United States federal civil service|US civil service]] in 1954? <small>(2016-07-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Josi S. Kilpack]]''' wrote a 12-book culinary mystery series, in which the title of each book is a kind of dessert? <small>(2016-07-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Priscilla Nzimiro]]''' was the first woman from [[Igboland]], Nigeria, to qualify as a medical doctor? <small>(2016-07-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Tiffany Trump]]''' has been called part of the "Snap Pack" for her voluminous postings to [[Instagram]]? <small>(2016-07-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Jeanne Burbank]]''' designed batteries for the first nuclear submarine, the [[USS Nautilus (SSN-571)|USS ''Nautilus'' (SSN-571)]]? <small>(2016-07-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Daisy Earles]]''' ''(pictured)'' of [[the Doll Family]] was known as a "miniature [[Mae West]]"? <small>(2016-07-21)</small>
*... that as executive director of the [[Maine Women's Lobby]] from 1993 to 2003, '''[[Laura Fortman]]''' successfully lobbied for laws benefiting [[reproductive rights]], [[victims' rights]], and [[equal pay for equal work]]? <small>(2016-07-18)</small>
*... that [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian football]] goalkeeper '''[[Erin McLeod]]''' ''(pictured)'' held her first solo art exhibit, entitled "Limitless", in 2013? <small>(2016-07-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Roxana Cannon Arsht]]''' was the first woman appointed judge in [[Delaware]]? <small>(2016-07-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Baby Huwae]]''' went from model and actress to fortune teller? <small>(2016-07-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Karen Heck]]''', a women's rights activist and former mayor of [[Waterville, Maine]], co-owns a winery that is the sole distiller of [[absinthe]] in New England? <small>(2016-07-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Makila James]]''' wrote, "Africa is no easy place to love or know. But if you love her, you will come to know her"? <small>(2016-07-14)</small>
*... that in 1984 [[Maine]] lawyer '''[[Linda Smith Dyer]]''' rebutted opponents' claims that passage of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] would legalize [[same-sex marriage]] in the state? <small>(2016-07-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Ai Aoki (politician)|Ai Aoki]]''' was a singer-songwriter and kindergarten teacher before becoming a politician in Japan's [[national Diet]]? <small>(2016-07-14)</small>
*... that the members of [[alt-country]] [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] '''[[case/lang/veirs]]''' have collectively made more than 30 studio albums? <small>(2016-07-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Rima Melati]]''' ''(pictured)'' took part of her stage name from [[Audrey Hepburn]]'s character in ''[[Green Mansions (film)|Green Mansions]]''? <small>(2016-07-12)</small>
*... that South Korean animator '''[[Mari Kim]]''' produced the music video for [[2NE1]]'s "[[Hate You (2NE1 song)|Hate You]]", which depicts the group as "eyedoll" action heroines? <small>(2016-07-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Dyke Action Machine!]]''' created [[public art]] that used commercial photography styling to present lesbian images that resisted [[sexism]] and [[consumerism]]? <small>(2016-07-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Roya Sadat]]''' and her sister '''[[Alka Sadat]]''', directors of feature films and documentaries in the post [[Taliban regime]] in [[Afghanistan]], established the Roya Film House? <small>(2016-07-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Esna (singer)|Esna]]''' was one of the songwriters of "[[Some (song)|Some]]", which topped the ''Billboard'' [[Korea K-Pop Hot 100]] for six weeks? <small>(2016-07-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Aminah Cendrakasih]]''' ''(pictured)'' has acted in over a hundred films? <small>(2016-07-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Indriati Iskak]]''' went from film star to psychologist to marketer? <small>(2016-07-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Gerd Neggo]]''' trained with [[Rudolf von Laban]] in [[Hamburg]], Germany, established her dance studio at [[Tallinn]], Estonia, and promoted [[modern dance]] and [[mime]] based on [[classical ballet]]? <small>(2016-07-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Farida Arriany]]''' won a [[Citra Award for Best Leading Actress|Best Leading Actress]] at the [[Indonesian Film Festival|1960 Indonesian Film Week]]? <small>(2016-07-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Yukiko Sakamoto]]''' was the first woman vice-governor of [[Shizuoka Prefecture]]? <small>(2016-07-07)</small>
*... that singer-songwriter '''[[Whang Bo-ryung]]'''{{'}}s third album was written in a calming acoustic style as a response to chaotic world events such as the [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]]? <small>(2016-07-07)</small>
*... that in 1941 '''[[Michelle Tisseyre]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first woman to present a 15-minute newsletter broadcast in the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s French services? <small>(2016-07-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[Medical Women's Federation]]''' was formed in the UK in 1917 and has acted to address workplace and educational grievances of female [[Physician|doctors]]? <small>(2016-07-07)</small>
*... that ''[[The Imitation Game]]'' producer '''[[Nora Grossman]]''' persuaded [[Andrew Hodges]] to let her turn his book into a film even though she had no producing experience? <small>(2016-07-04)</small>
*... that in 2004 '''[[Ellen F. Golden]]''' queried [[United States presidential election, 2004|U.S. presidential candidate]] [[John Kerry]] on the subject of [[women in business]] during a national [[conference call]] heard by 2,000 female entrepreneurs? <small>(2016-07-04)</small>
*... that [[Brad Kern]] cited the [[nature versus nurture]] debate as one of the issues related to '''[[Christy Jenkins]]'''? <small>(2016-07-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Farrar]]''', a victims' advocate for over 20 years, had an older brother who was shot and killed during a robbery at their family's scrap metal business? <small>(2016-06-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Sharon Barker]]''', director of the Women's Resource Center at the [[University of Maine]], brings 500 [[middle school]] girls to campus each year to explore careers in the [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] fields? <small>(2016-06-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Lucía Meza Guzmán]]''' has represented [[Cuautla, Morelos|Cuautla]] twice in the state congress of [[Morelos]] and once at the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]]? <small>(2016-06-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Felicity Okpete Ovai]]''' was the first female commissioner of the [[Rivers State Ministry of Works]]? <small>(2016-06-28)</small>
*... that as part of her magic act in [[Benidorm]], '''[[Sticky Vicky]]''' pulled ping-pong balls, eggs, handkerchiefs, sausages, and razor blades out of her [[vagina]]? <small>(2016-06-27)</small>
*... that '''''[[motsoalle]]''''' is the term for socially acceptable, long-term relationships between [[Sotho people|Basotho]] women in [[Lesotho]]? <small>(2016-06-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Jacky Lafon]]''' accidentally received a serious electric shock from a [[defibrillator]] while filming the Belgian soap opera ''[[Familie]]''? <small>(2016-06-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Jung Mina]]'''{{`s}} song "Jumeokbab" is about her selling rice balls near [[Gwanghwamun Station]]? <small>(2016-06-15)</small>
*... that Danish swimmer '''[[Pernille Blume]]''' was part of a team that set a new world record in the [[World record progression 4 × 50 metres medley relay|4 × 50 metre medley relay]] at the [[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2014 World Short Course Championships]]? <small>(2016-06-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Mel Eslyn]]''' began working on film sets when she was 14 years old? <small>(2016-06-11)</small>
*... that in 1988, '''[[Shawna Robinson]]''' became the first female racing driver to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race? <small>(2016-06-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothy Weir Young]]''' was the daughter of [[impressionist]] painter [[J. Alden Weir]], and wrote a biography of his life that was published posthumously in 1960? <small>(2016-06-09)</small>
*... that game developers changed the victory pose for the Overwatch character Tracer, after a fan noted that her original pose was over sexualized? <small>(2016-06-06)</small>
*... that former university president '''[[Nancy H. Hensel]]''' has skied the [[Tasman Glacier]] and climbed [[Mount Whitney]], [[Mount Kilimanjaro]], and [[Aconcagua|Mount Aconcagua]]? <small>(2016-06-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Debra Marquart]]''' left [[Napoleon, North Dakota]], to tour with rock bands and returned to teach writers' workshops in [[Bakken oil field]] communities most affected by [[hydraulic fracking]]? <small>(2016-06-02)</small>
*... that [[Peking opera]] star '''[[Li Yuru]]'''{{'s}} family was so poor that she was sent to learn her trade in part because the school would provide her meals? <small>(2016-05-30)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Kim Sae-ron]]'''{{'}}s first adult role is in the [[Korean drama]] ''[[Mirror of the Witch]]'', where she plays a cursed princess in love with [[Heo Jun]]? <small>(2016-05-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Barbara Tsakirgis]]''' worked at archaeological excavation sites in [[Sicily]] for her doctoral thesis on the subject of Hellenistic houses at [[Morgantina]]? <small>(2016-05-25)</small>
*... that [[Whadjuk]] [[Noongar]] women '''[[Corina Abraham]]''' claims the construction of [[Roe 8]] in [[Perth, Western Australia]], will impinge on [[Beeliar Wetlands|an area]] closely associated with Noongar [[dreamtime]]? <small>(2016-05-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Virginia Cutler]]''' completed her master's degree despite being widowed, raising two small children alone, and breaking her back? <small>(2016-05-21)</small>
*... that at 16, '''[[Katie Morrow]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the youngest player selected for the British women's [[wheelchair basketball]] team for the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in Rio? <small>(2016-05-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Jessica Chastain]]''' ''(pictured)'' received a scholarship funded by [[Robin Williams]] to study acting at the [[Juilliard School]]? <small>(2016-05-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Josephine Nesbit]]''', an American army nurse and second-in-command of the [[Angels of Bataan]], was credited with their survival through [[Santo Tomas Internment Camp|internment at Santo Tomas]]? <small>(2016-05-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Victoria Hamilton]]''' has appeared in three [[Jane Austen]] adaptations, most recently as [[Maria Bertram]]? <small>(2016-05-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Sian Williams (rugby player)|Sian Williams]]''' became the first professional player in the [[Wales women's national rugby union team]], after the [[Royal Air Force]] granted her elite athlete status in 2016? <small>(2016-05-17)</small>
*... that Indian [[gender equality]] activist '''[[Trupti Desai]]''' has successfully campaigned for women to be allowed entry to various religious places? <small>(2016-05-16)</small>
*... that in 2012 the Trinidadian '''[[Céline Gittens]]''' became the first [[Black people|black]] ballerina to dance the twin rôles of Odette and Odile in [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky's]] ''[[Swan Lake]]'' in the United Kingdom? <small>(2016-05-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Chloe Pirrie]]''' was named one of [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]]'s "Breakthrough Brits" in 2013? <small>(2016-05-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Michelle Williams on screen and stage|Michelle Williams]]''' is a [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|Best Actress]] nominee at the upcoming [[70th Tony Awards|2016 Tony Awards]]? <small>(2016-05-13)</small>
*... that prior to playing for the [[Wales women's national rugby union team]], '''[[Bethan Dainton]]''' was awarded the [[Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan]]? <small>(2016-05-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Cerys Hale]]''' was selected for the [[Wales women's national rugby union team]] squad for the [[2014 Women's Rugby World Cup|2014 World Cup]], while still at university? <small>(2016-05-12)</small>
*... that Iranian [[Para-archery classification|para-archer]] '''[[Zahra Nemati]]''' has qualified for both the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] and the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2016-05-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Ffion Bowen]]''' took up [[rugby union]] due to the closure of her local [[netball]] club, and 18 months later was called up to the [[Wales women's national rugby union team|Wales women's national team]]? <small>(2016-05-11)</small>
*... that the [[Wales women's national rugby union team|Welsh women's rugby union]] international '''[[Elen Evans]]''' rode a lifeboat across the [[Menai Strait]] as part of the [[2012 Summer Olympics torch relay]]? <small>(2016-05-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Emilia Baeyertz]]''' preached to crowds on Christianity but her son, '''[[Charles Nalder Baeyertz]]''', was concerned about the moral dangers of "a prevalence of bad English"? <small>(2016-05-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Chan Yuen-ting]]''' was the first female manager to lead a men's [[association football]] team to a league championship in a nation's top league? <small>(2016-05-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Charles Lewis]]''' played Winnie Foster in the musical ''[[Tuck Everlasting (musical)|Tuck Everlasting]]''{{'}}s 2015 [[world premiere]] and is reprising the role on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 2016? <small>(2016-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Susan Rice (banker)|Susan Rice]]''' was the first woman to head a British [[clearing bank]]? <small>(2016-05-05)</small>
*... that rabbi '''[[Carole B. Balin]]''' rediscovered the existence of 67 Jewish women writers from the late 19th- and early 20th-century [[Russian Empire]]? <small>(2016-05-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Bonnie Sveen]]''' played two different characters in the Australian soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]''? <small>(2016-04-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Bogna Burska]]'''{{`s}} initial painting compositions were narratives of congealed blood forms made with red paints applied by fingers on walls, canvas, and glass? <small>(2016-04-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Zohreh Tabatabai]]''' coordinated with more than 100 [[Head of state|heads of state]] to plan the [[United Nations]]' Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration? <small>(2016-04-26)</small>
*... that American painter '''[[Edith Emerson]]''' was the curator and director of the [[Woodmere Art Museum]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] for over 30 years? <small>(2016-04-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Emily Temple-Wood]]''' says she will create a [[Wikipedia]] article about a [[Women in science|woman scientist]] for every harassing email she receives? <small>(2016-04-23)</small>
*... that in order to move to Los Angeles to be an actress, '''[[Emma Stone]]''' prepared a [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]] presentation to convince her parents? <small>(2016-04-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]'''{{`}} ''(pictured)'' wedding ceremony cost an estimated £1.5 million? <small>(2016-04-21)</small>
*... that South Korean politician '''[[Choo Mi-ae]]''' has been compared to [[Joan of Arc]]? <small>(2016-04-20)</small>
*... that environmental and children's rights activist '''[[Rosemary Edna Sinclair]]''' was named [[Miss Australia]] 1960? <small>(2016-04-19)</small>
*... that ''[[Orange Is the New Black]]'' is the '''[[List of accolades received by Orange Is the New Black|first series to receive Emmy Award nominations]]''' in both the comedy and drama categories? <small>(2016-04-19)</small>
*... that the student body at [[Kennebec Valley Community College]] grew from 100 to 3,300 during Dr. '''[[Barbara W. Woodlee]]'''{{`s}} nearly three decades as president? <small>(2016-04-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Nisha Ayub]]''' has said she could be stripped naked and killed, but her [[transgender]] identity could not be taken from her? <small>(2016-04-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Subhashni Raj]]''' of Fiji participated in the protests at the [[2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference|2009 United Nations Climate Talks]] in Copenhagen? <small>(2016-04-14)</small>
*... that in 1975 '''[[Najma Sadeque]]''' and seven others perturbed by [[Human rights in Pakistan|human rights violations in Pakistan]] established a NGO called ''Shirkat Gah''? <small>(2016-04-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Marti Stevens (educator)|Marti Stevens]]''' used [[improvisational theatre]] to teach high school students about substance abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence? <small>(2016-04-11)</small>
*... that singer '''[[Marina and the Diamonds]]''' took up smoking in an unsuccessful attempt to get the voice of [[Brody Dalle]] from [[The Distillers]]? <small>(2016-04-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Bai Yang (actress)|Bai Yang]]''' ''(pictured)'', one of China's most popular film actresses, was imprisoned for five years during the [[Cultural Revolution]]? <small>(2016-04-11)</small>
*... that in August 2015, the term "'''[[social justice warrior]]'''" was one of several new words and phrases added to Oxford Dictionaries? <small>(2016-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Shamsi Hekmat]]''' was a founder of the Jewish Ladies' Organization of Iran and the Iranian Jewish Women's Organization of Southern California? <small>(2016-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Joan Bates]]''' was a queen before she was a princess? <small>(2016-04-07)</small>
*... that in 1958 '''[[Anil de Silva]]''' planned an all-woman expedition to China to study the cave paintings in [[Dunhuang]] and [[Maijishan Grottoes|Maijishan]] in the [[Gansu]] province? <small>(2016-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Wu Qing (politician)|Wu Qing]]''' won the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] for Public Service in 2001, the first Chinese woman to receive the honour? <small>(2016-04-05)</small>
*... that [[Tracey Ross]] based her soap opera performance as '''[[Eve Russell]]''' on Eve White from the film ''[[The Three Faces of Eve]]'' and Catherine Halsey from [[Ayn Rand]]'s novel ''[[The Fountainhead]]''? <small>(2016-04-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Engy Ghozlan]]''' is known as the "voice and face" of efforts to eradicate [[sexual harassment]] of women in [[Egypt]]? <small>(2016-04-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Imelda Marcos]]''' ''(pictured)'' spent [[United States dollar|US$]]2,000 on [[chewing gum]] in an [[San Francisco International Airport|airport]] stop? <small>(2016-03-31)</small>
*... that the upcoming film '''''[[Hidden Figures]]''''' reveals the three [[African Americans|African-American]] female mathematicians who helped [[NASA]] win the [[Space Race]]? <small>(2016-03-31)</small>
*... that after '''[[Janet Stumbo]]''' defeated [[Sara W. Combs]] for her seat on the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]], Combs was appointed to Stumbo's vacated seat on the [[Kentucky Court of Appeals]]? <small>(2016-03-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Lois Galgay Reckitt]]''', a [[Maine]] human rights activist who has advocated against [[domestic violence]] and for [[LGBT rights in the United States|LGBT rights]], is listed in ''[[Barbara Love#Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975|Feminists Who Changed America]]''? <small>(2016-03-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Meira Paibi]]''' ("Women Torchbearers") is a women's [[social movement]] in [[Manipur]] known as the "guardians of civil society"? <small>(2016-03-25)</small>
*... that [[Meghalaya]] has one of the largest surviving '''[[Matrilineal society of Meghalaya|matrilineal societies]]''' ''([[Khasi people|Khasi]] women pictured)''? <small>(2016-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Ethel Wilson Gammon]]''', founder and executive director of the [[The Norlands|Washburn-Norlands Living History Center]], also enjoyed role-playing historical characters for her visitors? <small>(2016-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Sara W. Combs]]''', the first woman to sit on the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]], held her seat for less than four months before losing it in a [[By-election|special election]] to another woman? <small>(2016-03-23)</small>
*... that despite admitting to [[necrophilia]], '''[[Karen Greenlee]]''' only spent 11 days in jail for theft of a hearse and interfering with a funeral? <small>(2016-03-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Eleni Glouftsis]]''' is the first female [[Umpire (Australian rules football)|field umpire]] to be appointed to an [[Australian Football League]] sanctioned match? <small>(2016-03-22)</small>
*... that a man could not be found guilty of raping his wife in English law until the judgment of '''''[[R v R]]'''''? <small>(2016-03-20)</small>
*... that SPARK, a group co-founded by '''[[Lyn Mikel Brown]]''', started a 2012 petition against [[Lego Friends]] for introducing a line of skinny, buxom female characters? <small>(2016-03-20)</small>
*... that Swedish doctor '''[[Clara Emilia Smitt]]''' ran the sanatorium in [[Saltsjöbaden]] between 1896 and 1902? <small>(2016-03-17)</small>
*... that the mother of women's advocate '''[[Gilda E. Nardone]]''' was a displaced homemaker? <small>(2016-03-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Annot (artist)|Annot]]''' and her husband were ordered by the [[Nazism|Nazis]] to close their art school after refusing to dismiss Jewish pupils? <small>(2016-03-11)</small>
*... that [[women's rights]] advocate '''[[Patricia E. Ryan]]''' thought she would head the [[Maine]] Human Rights Commission for five years, but ended up serving for over three decades? <small>(2016-03-09)</small>
*... that women's rights activist '''[[Meaza Ashenafi]]''' noted that [[Amharic]] proverbs that place women only in domestic roles are to blame for the degrading of women in [[Ethiopia]]? <small>(2016-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Deolinda Rodríguez de Almeida]]''' became known as [[Angola]]'s "Mother of the Revolution"? <small>(2016-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Christiane Floyd]]''' was the first female professor of computer science in Germany? <small>(2016-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Laurie G. Lachance]]''' is the first alumna to serve as president of [[Thomas College]] of [[Waterville, Maine]], in the school's 118-year history? <small>(2016-03-05)</small>
*... that the the medieval era Hindu text '''''[[Bahvricha Upanishad]]''''' states that the material cause of the universe is a Goddess? <small>(2016-03-05)</small>
*... that the ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' [[manga]] character '''[[Kamiya Kaoru]]''' was originally meant to die, but the author decided to make her survive to give young readers a happy ending? <small>(2016-03-04)</small>
*... that when '''[[Jessie Jack Hooper]]''' ran for the [[United States Senate]] in 1922 against [[Robert M. La Follette Sr.]], her husband was one of only two men who donated to her campaign? <small>(2016-03-04)</small>
*... that the [[gospel music]] duo [[Mary Mary]]'s two sister songstresses' '''[[Erica Campbell (musician)|Erica Campbell]]''' and '''[[Tina Campbell (musician)|Tina Campbell]]''' have released solo albums that have charted on [[Billboard 200|The ''Billboard'' 200]]? <small>(2016-03-03)</small>
*... that the medieval era text '''''[[Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad]]''''' calls [[Saraswati|Sarasvati]] ''(pictured)'' the goddess of wisdom who manifests as syllables, words, sentences, and understanding? <small>(2016-03-02)</small>
*... that in 2013, [[Forbes]] listed '''[[Vera Songwe]]''' as one of the "20 Young Power Women in Africa"? <small>(2016-02-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Myers]]''' was the first American woman to fly and pilot a [[dirigible]] balloon, which she did on [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] in 1880? <small>(2016-02-29)</small>
*... that after receiving her PhD in 1921, '''[[Georgiana Simpson]]''' ''(pictured)'', like other black women scholars, could only find a university position teaching [[Family and consumer science|home economics]]? <small>(2016-02-28)</small>
*... that a [[forensic facial reconstruction]] of two-year-old '''[[Bella Bond murder case|Bella Bond]]''' triggered approximately 56 million Internet views? <small>(2016-02-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Zaila McCalla]]''', first female [[Chief Justice of Jamaica]], is also the [[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|Chancellor]] of the [[Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands]]? <small>(2016-02-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Norma Cox Astwood]]''', a [[clinical psychologist]], became Vice President of the [[Senate of Bermuda]]? <small>(2016-02-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Norfolk headless body]]''' may have been a "duchess"? <small>(2016-02-24)</small>
*... that [[Mariah Carey]] '''[[List of songs recorded by Mariah Carey|recorded a cover version]]''' of the [[Brenda K. Starr]] song "[[I Still Believe (Brenda K. Starr song)|I Still Believe]]" as a thank you for helping her get into the music industry? <small>(2016-02-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Annelie Nordström]]''' resigned as general secretary after [[Swedish Municipal Workers' Union]] funds paid for a strip show by [[Puma Swede]]? <small>(2016-02-19)</small>
*... that for over 40 years, the one constant at the '''[[Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers]]''' has been '''[[Sharon H. Abrams]]'''? <small>(2016-02-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Tenant-Flowers]]''' has worked as an administrator for the Choir of the Year and as General Manager of "[[The Sixteen]]"? <small>(2016-02-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Lisa Aschan]]''' was filmed in the audience at the [[51st Guldbagge Awards|2016 Guldbaggen Awards]], [[The finger|giving the finger]] and saying "Fuck You" to the winner in the Best Cinematography category? <small>(2016-02-17)</small>
*... that [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s '''[[List of songs recorded by Madonna|musical endeavors]]''' include reciting and recording poems? <small>(2016-02-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Eleanor Sophia Smith]]''' was one of the founders of [[Chicago]]'s [[Hull House Music School]]? <small>(2016-02-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Tina Allen]]'s''' sculpture of [[Frederick Douglass]] is featured in the movie ''[[Akeelah and the Bee]]''? <small>(2016-02-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Romona Robinson]]''' won a television news anchor job in [[Cleveland]], Ohio, with a demo tape that showed her remaining poised and self-confident while "being wiped out by a hurricane-whipped wave"? <small>(2016-02-15)</small>
*... that [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s glovemaker, '''[[Cornelia James (glovemaker)|Cornelia James]]''', was accepted by the [[Academy of Fine Arts Vienna|art college]] that rejected Adolf Hitler? <small>(2016-02-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Silvina Fabars]]''', who won the National Dance Prize of Cuba in 2014, was once a rebel fighter under [[Fidel Castro]] in the [[Cuban Revolution]]? <small>(2016-02-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Rosita Baltazar]]''', co-founder of the Belize National Dance Company, taught language and dance on [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St. Vincent]] in a [[Garifuna people|Garifuna]] cultural reclamation project? <small>(2016-02-14)</small>
*... that no more than twelve people at a time can ascertain what is '''[[Found and Lost (opera)|found and lost]]''' at a London hotel? <small>(2016-02-14)</small>
*... that the composer and improviser '''[[Sylvia Hallett]]''' bows both the violin and a spinning bicycle wheel? <small>(2016-02-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Mami Kawada]]'''{{`}}s music career began after she was discovered by her music teacher? <small>(2016-02-13)</small>
*... that Swedish singer [[Towe Jaarnek]] is the sister of fellow singer '''[[Carina Jaarnek]]'''? <small>(2016-02-13)</small>
*... that the public apology of 16-year-old [[K-pop]] star '''[[Chou Tzu-yu]]''' for waving a [[Taiwanese flag]] is believed to have helped [[Tsai Ing-wen]] win the [[Taiwanese general election, 2016|Taiwanese presidential election]]? <small>(2016-02-11)</small>
*... that former [[University of Maine at Farmington]] president '''[[Theodora J. Kalikow]]''' won a bronze medal in [[triathlon]] in the [[Senior Olympics]]? <small>(2016-02-10)</small>
*... that Swedish actress '''[[Bahar Pars]]''' was born in [[Shiraz]], Iran, and came to Sweden in 1989 after her family fled the war with Iraq? <small>(2016-02-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Kandia Crazy Horse]]''' taught the course "[[Roll Over Beethoven]]: Black Rock and Cultural Revolt" at [[Princeton University]]? <small>(2016-02-09)</small>
*... that when it debuts on February 8, 2016, '''''[[Full Frontal with Samantha Bee]]''''' ''([[Samantha Bee]] pictured)'' will be the only [[late-night talk show|late-night TV talk show]] in the United States hosted by a woman? <small>(2016-02-08)</small>
*... that before she became a [[Senate (Mauritania)|Senator]] of [[Mauritania]], '''[[Malouma]]''' ''(pictured)'' was censored for her songs, which promoted women's rights and challenged apartheid? <small>(2016-02-07)</small>
*... that the arrest of '''[[Basanti Devi]]''' during the [[non-cooperation movement]] in 1921 proved to be a major impetus for widespread agitation? <small>(2016-02-07)</small>
*... that the modern format for the '''[[Katcheri]]''', conceived by [[Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar]] in the 1930s, incorporated traditional [[Carnatic music]] rendered by the [[Trinity of Carnatic music]]? <small>(2016-02-06)</small>
*... that women's rights activist '''[[Shirin Fozdar]]''' was instrumental in the establishment of Singapore's [[Islam in Singapore#Syariah Court|Syariah Court]] and in the passage of the [[Women's Charter]]? <small>(2016-02-01)</small>
*... that the [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]] character '''[[Maz Kanata]]''' from ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' was inspired by writer/director [[J. J. Abrams]]' late high school English teacher? <small>(2016-02-01)</small>
*... that the Indonesian film actress '''[[Titien Sumarni]]''' was married to her uncle? <small>(2016-01-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Agnieszka Popielewicz]]''' ''(pictured)'' hosts the behind-the-scenes episodes of the [[Taniec z gwiazdami|Polish version]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''? <small>(2016-01-30)</small>
*... that the only description of the '''[[mysteries of Isis|mystery rites]]''' of the goddess [[Isis]] comes from a [[The Golden Ass|Roman novel about a man who is transformed into a donkey]]? <small>(2016-01-29)</small>
*... that after '''[[Disappearance of Bethany Decker|Bethany Decker disappeared]]''', five years ago today, someone continued to send messages to her friends via her [[Facebook]] account? <small>(2016-01-29)</small>
*... that after the death of [[Bajirao I]], his first wife, '''[[Kashibai]]''' made arrangements to train his son from another marriage in weaponry? <small>(2016-01-28)</small>
*... that [[Turks in Germany|Turkish-German]] [[women's soccer|women's footballer]] '''[[Filiz Koç]]''' acted as a [[model (people)|model]], performed in a TV-series episode and worked as a [[sideline reporter]]? <small>(2016-01-28)</small>
*... that nuclear chemist and [[Haitinger Prize]] winner '''[[Elizabeth Rona]]''' worked at the '''[[Bornö Marine Research Station]]''' for twelve summers analyzing sea sediments for their radium content? <small>(2016-01-28)</small>
*... that Swedish politician '''[[Julia Kronlid]]''' has worked as a volunteer at a hospital clinic in [[Papua New Guinea]]? <small>(2016-01-27)</small>
*... that while interviewing for the post of dean of women at [[Bates College]], '''[[Judith Magyar Isaacson]]''' was asked if she had ever resided in a dormitory and she replied, "Yes, at [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]]"? <small>(2016-01-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Bridget Tan]]''', who founded the '''[[Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics]]''' to provide services to abused migrant workers, was honored for her work by [[Hillary Clinton]]? <small>(2016-01-26)</small>
*... that journalist '''[[Ametist Azordegan]]''' is a member of the [[Grammis]] award jury and the Swedish Music Hall of Fame? <small>(2016-01-26)</small>
*... that to get her first job in television, '''[[Melissa Bachman]]''' worked four months for free, drove {{convert|150|mi|df=yes}} daily, and supported herself as a waitress? <small>(2016-01-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Patricia M. Collins]]''' and [[Donald Collins (Maine politician)|Donald Collins]] were the first married couple to each serve as mayor of [[Caribou, Maine]]? <small>(2016-01-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Clara Henry]]''' ''(pictured)'' wrote the book ''I've Got the Period, So What?'' about female [[Menstrual cycle|menstrual periods]] and why women should not be ashamed to talk about them? <small>(2016-01-24)</small>
*... that comedian '''[[Rachel Mohlin]]''' made her acting debut in the soap opera ''[[Vänner och fiender]]'', appearing in 695 episodes? <small>(2016-01-23)</small>
*... that between 1995 and 2003, [[table tennis]] player '''[[Jing Junhong]]''' won medals at five consecutive [[Southeast Asian Games]]? <small>(2016-01-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Jessica Plummer]]''' started her singing and acting careers in 2013? <small>(2016-01-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Rakel Wärmländer]]'''{{`s}} real-life friend, actress [[Josephine Bornebusch]], played her friend in the film ''[[Love and Lemons]]''? <small>(2016-01-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Wided Bouchamaoui]]''', the leader of [[Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts|UTICA]], was one of those accepting the [[2015 Nobel Peace Prize]] on behalf of the [[Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet]]? <small>(2016-01-18)</small>
*... that a museum collection of Irish film costumes compiled by '''[[Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh]]''' included a set of underwear worn by [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] in ''[[In the Name of the Father (film)|In the Name of the Father]]''? <small>(2016-01-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Hay]]''' has been nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]], a [[Satellite Award]], and a [[Critics' Choice Television Award]] for what she considers to be her first acting role? <small>(2016-01-17)</small>
*... that after she treated injured students in the [[1981 protests in Kosovo]], '''[[Sehadete Mekuli]]''' was denied a full professorship at the [[University of Pristina (1969–99)|University of Pristina]] and forced into early retirement? <small>(2016-01-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Kathy Bardswick]]''' got her first job at [[The Co-operators|The Co-operators Group]] when her mother applied for her and pretended she was Kathy when the company called back? <small>(2016-01-16)</small>
*... that a reviewer of a solo exhibition by '''[[Lena Gurr]]''' said that the American artist "painted with the gusto of a [[Francisco Goya|Goya]]"? <small>(2016-01-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Larycia Hawkins]]''', American professor at [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]], was suspended after she wore a [[hijab]] and made comments regarding Christianity and Islam in December 2015? <small>(2016-01-14)</small>
*... that a legal challenge by '''[[Zunera Ishaq]]''' resulted in allowing the [[niqāb]] to be worn while taking the Canadian [[Oath of Citizenship (Canada)|Oath of Citizenship]]? <small>(2016-01-13)</small>
*... that some fans consider '''[[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]]''' from ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' to be a "[[Mary Sue]]"? <small>(2016-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Liza Levy]]''', a board member and past president of the [[Jewish Federation]] of Greater Washington, originally joined the group as a way to make friends and retain her [[Jewish identity]]? <small>(2016-01-13)</small>
*... that [[Donald Trump]]'s spokesperson '''[[Katrina Pierson]]''' appeared on [[CNN]] with a necklace made of bullets? <small>(2016-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Ida Silverman]]''' logged over 600,000 air miles traveling the world, speaking and fund-raising for the creation of a [[Jewish state]]? <small>(2016-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Emma Dench]]''', a British [[classicist]] and the [[McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History]] at [[Harvard University]], appeared in a film alongside her aunt [[Judi Dench]] in 1968? <small>(2016-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Miriam Goldberg]]''' succeeded her husband as publisher of the ''[[Intermountain Jewish News]]'', which he had bought for one dollar? <small>(2016-01-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio|Jeanette Rubio]]''' was a [[Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders|Miami Dolphins Cheerleader]] before she married Senator [[Marco Rubio]]? <small>(2016-01-09)</small>
*... that violinist '''[[Mia Matsumiya]]''' spent ten years cataloging [[Cybercrime|online harassment]] that she received, and has created a popular [[Instagram]] account featuring those messages? <small>(2016-01-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Marianne Katoppo]]''', who wrote the book ''Compassionate and Free. An Asian Woman's Theology'', found the term feminist theology "too loaded"? <small>(2016-01-05)</small>
*... that the 1981 election of '''[[Kathryn J. Whitmire]]''' as mayor heralded a major change in the city politics of [[Houston, Texas]]? <small>(2016-01-04)</small>
*... that former slave '''[[Lucy Goode Brooks]]''' ''(pictured)'' helped found the '''[[Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans]]''', which still serves families in Richmond, Virginia, as the Friends' Association for Children? <small>(2016-01-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Aviel Barclay]]''', the first woman to be traditionally trained and certified as a [[sofer|Jewish scribe]], completed her first [[Sefer Torah|Torah scroll]] in 2010? <small>(2016-01-04)</small>
*... that a ban on '''[[Women in Shinto|women Shinto priests]]''' ended after World War II? <small>(2016-01-03)</small>
*... that Rebbetzin '''[[Tziporah Heller]]''', a senior faculty member at [[Neve Yerushalayim]] College for Women, has thousands of students around the globe? <small>(2016-01-03)</small>
*... that ''[[The X Factor]]'' winner '''[[Louisa Johnson]]''' initially applied for ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''? <small>(2016-01-02)</small>
*... that the legend of '''[[Lopamudra]]''' in [[Mahabharata]] is said to be "the glorification of domestic life and family and demonstrates the incompleteness of a life based solely on asceticism"? <small>(2016-01-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Elisabeth Abegg]]''', a teacher who provided shelter to Jews during the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]], also tutored Jewish children at her home? <small>(2016-01-02)</small>
*... that drummer, singer, and songwriter '''[[Emily Estefan]]''' was born in 1994 after her mother, [[Gloria Estefan]], had been told she would never give birth following a 1990 tour-bus crash? <small>(2015-12-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Agnes Okoh]]''', an illiterate Nigerian, founded '''[[Christ Holy Church International]]'''? <small>(2015-12-31)</small>
*... that at the age of 10, '''[[Zuriel Oduwole]]''' became the world's youngest person to appear in ''[[Forbes]]''? <small>(2015-12-30)</small>
*... that goalkeeper '''[[Sakura Hauge]]''' joined the [[Japan women's national handball team]] in 2015, after years of trying to get a place on the [[Norway women's national handball team|Norwegian team]]? <small>(2015-12-30)</small>
*... that 13 years after '''[[Lydia Emelie Gruchy]]''' graduated her theological studies with honors, she was finally ordained in 1936 as the first female minister of the [[United Church of Canada]]? <small>(2015-12-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Isabella Beeton|Mrs Beeton]]''' became used as a generic name for "an authority on cooking and domestic subjects"? <small>(2015-12-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Jane Fraser (banking)|Jane Fraser]]''' has been promoted to four [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] posts at [[Citigroup]] since joining in 2004? <small>(2015-12-27)</small>
*... that [[Chris Christie]] credits his wife, '''[[Mary Pat Christie]]''', and her financial success on [[Wall Street]] as the reason he could give up his law career and run for political office? <small>(2015-12-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Wu Chengzhen]]''' was the first woman to be ordained as a ''[[Abbot (Buddhism)|fangzhang]]'' in the 1,800-year history of the [[Taoism|Tao]] faith? <small>(2015-12-22)</small>
*... that a white, straight, female character in ''[[Master of None]]'' was rewritten as a black lesbian after '''[[Lena Waithe]]''' read for the role? <small>(2015-12-22)</small>
*... that interior designer '''[[Lena Larsson]]''' became known as a pioneer for the unconventional, family-friendly environments she created? <small>(2015-12-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Priscilla Chan (philanthropist)|Priscilla Chan]]''' and her husband [[Mark Zuckerberg]] pledged to donate 99 percent of their [[Facebook]] shares, valued at $45 billion, to their charitable foundation? <small>(2015-12-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Jan McFarlane]]''', the [[Archdeacon of Norwich]], worked with deaf children before being ordained? <small>(2015-12-20)</small>
*... that one of [[Frank Sinatra]]'s most widely known public insults was leveled against ''[[The Washington Post]]'' columnist '''[[Maxine Cheshire]]'''? <small>(2015-12-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Folake Solanke]]''' is the first female [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]]? <small>(2015-12-15)</small>
*... that the British entrepreneur '''[[Nancy Cruickshank]]'''{{'s}} second start-up, Handbag.com, became the number-one fashion and beauty website in the UK, with 1.5 million visits monthly? <small>(2015-12-11)</small>
*... that ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' has called '''[[Nicola Mendelsohn]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Facebook]]'s vice president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, "the most powerful woman in the British tech industry"? <small>(2015-12-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Kathryn Parsons]]''' ''(pictured)'' co-founded a startup that teaches people how to "code in a day"? <small>(2015-12-10)</small>
*... that ASI Corp., a wholesale distributor of computer components founded by '''[[Christine Liang]]''', is one of the largest women-owned businesses in the United States? <small>(2015-12-10)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Charlize Theron filmography|Charlize Theron]]''' made her debut in an uncredited role in the 1995 horror film ''[[Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest]]''? <small>(2015-12-08)</small>
*... that Chinese soprano '''[[Guanqun Yu]]''' won the Belvedere International Singing Competition and placed 2nd in [[Operalia, The World Opera Competition]]? <small>(2015-12-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Vicky Lau]]''' was named the best female chef in Asia in 2015? <small>(2015-11-25)</small>
*... that architect '''[[Winka Dubbeldam]]''' prefers dressing in black, and lives in a house with black walls? <small>(2015-11-24)</small>
*... that architect '''[[Susan Maxman]]''''s firm received 65 awards including 14 [[American Institute of Architects|AIA]] design awards and 14 awards for their designs' environmental importance? <small>(2015-11-24)</small>
*... that the architects '''[[Elizabeth Cadbury-Brown|Elizabeth]]''' and [[H. T. Cadbury-Brown]] worked together on designs for the [[Royal Academy of Arts]] and the [[Royal College of Art]]? <small>(2015-11-24)</small>
*... that actor '''[[Sarah-Jane Redmond]]''' auditioned for the film ''[[Hellraiser: Hellseeker]]'' using [[BDSM|bondage]] artwork by [[Eric Stanton]] instead of a [[head shot]]? <small>(2015-11-23)</small>
*... that [[Hasbro Studios]] were originally disconcerted with setting '''''[[Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series)|Littlest Pet Shop]]''''' at a pet shop? <small>(2015-11-22)</small>
*... that Iranian poet '''[[Fateme Ekhtesari]]''' was arrested and found guilty in court of "insulting the sacred" after appearing at the [[Gothenburg]] poetry festival? <small>(2015-11-21)</small>
*... that some commentators credit '''[[Death of Leelah Alcorn|Leelah Alcorn]]''' with inspiring "a flashpoint for transgender progress in 2014"? <small>(2015-11-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Melanie Dawes]]''' was the first [[Permanent Secretary]] of a British Government ministry to be selected by the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]? <small>(2015-11-18)</small>
*... that [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] justice-elect '''[[Christine Donohue]]''' is the daughter of a [[United Mine Workers|United Mine Worker]] and a union seamstress? <small>(2015-11-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Effie Maud Aldrich Morrison]]''' originated the concept and was the instigator for the plan of the first senior housing project in the United States ''(example houses pictured)''? <small>(2015-11-16)</small>
*... that in her 18 years playing the title role on the daily radio [[soap opera]] ''[[Stella Dallas (radio)|Stella Dallas]]'', '''[[Anne Elstner]]''' missed only one performance? <small>(2015-11-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Katherine Cutler Ficken]]''' was the first woman to be licensed as an architect in [[Maryland]]? <small>(2015-11-13)</small>
*... that the architect '''[[Chitra Vishwanath]]''' built her own large mud house in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] to promote her theme of [[Adobe|mud architecture]] as an environmentally sound proposition? <small>(2015-11-11)</small>
*... that on [[Nicaraguan general election, 1990|25 February 1990]], '''[[Violeta Chamorro]]''' of Nicaragua became the first elected woman president in the Americas? <small>(2015-11-10)</small>
*... that architect '''[[Judith Ledeboer]]''' studied at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] but designed buildings for [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]? <small>(2015-11-10)</small>
*... that Sydney architect '''[[Eleanor Cullis-Hill]]''' practiced from her home since she felt that women were unwelcome in large architectural offices? <small>(2015-11-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Bibi Bourelly]]''', who wrote [[Rihanna]]'s "[[Bitch Better Have My Money]]", is the daughter of guitarist [[Jean-Paul Bourelly]]? <small>(2015-11-09)</small>
*... that although '''[[Monica Pidgeon]]'''{{`s}} father persuaded her not to study architecture, she went on to edit ''[[Architectural Design]]'' for almost three decades? <small>(2015-11-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Roshanara]]''', who was born and trained in India, taught [[Bette Davis]] to dance? <small>(2015-11-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Silvana Imam]]''' and her girlfriend [[Beatrice Eli]] performed together in 2015 under the stage name ''Vierge Moderne''? <small>(2015-11-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Teresa Borsuk]]'''{{`s}} interest in architecture was sparked partly by [[Lego]]? <small>(2015-11-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Lyubow Demeetriyevna Oosava]]''' and her fellow students of the [[Moscow Architectural Institute]] were required to study architecture and manufacture munitions during World War II? <small>(2015-11-05)</small>
*... that the [[BBC]] was accused of ignoring women architects when '''[[Patty Hopkins]]''' was removed from a photograph of ''[[The Brits Who Built the Modern World]]''? <small>(2015-11-04)</small>
*... that Tony Award-winning Broadway producer '''[[Elizabeth Williams (producer)|Elizabeth Williams]]''' is also an archaeologist and art historian who has taught at [[Columbia University]] and [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]]? <small>(2015-11-04)</small>
*... that the London-based architect '''[[Rosemary Stjernstedt]]''' was the first woman to reach senior grade I status in a British council county division? <small>(2015-11-02)</small>
*... that architect '''[[Eva Vecsei]]''' has designed projects in Hungary, Canada and Pakistan? <small>(2015-11-02)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Maria Möller]]''' is a classically trained [[mezzo-soprano]] and soloist? <small>(2015-10-30)</small>
*... that [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem|Hebrew University]] folklore professor '''[[Galit Hasan-Rokem]]''' claims that Israel street signs exhibit bias against Arabic-speaking residents? <small>(2015-10-30)</small>
*... that Dutch architect '''[[Tonny Zwollo]]''' was featured in ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine for building 35 schools in [[Oaxaca]], Mexico, and convincing the community members to help build them for free? <small>(2015-10-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Kate Macintosh]]''' designed a social housing complex in London that was described as "one of the most remarkable housing developments in the country"? <small>(2015-10-29)</small>
*... that the cathedral architect '''[[Corinne Bennett]]'''{{`s}} interest in stone came from her father, a geology professor? <small>(2015-10-29)</small>
*... that [[Richard Nixon]] lived in two houses designed by '''[[Eleanore Pettersen]]'''? <small>(2015-10-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Deborah Saunt]]''' was cited as one of "London's top architects" in 2012? <small>(2015-10-27)</small>
*... that conservation architect '''[[Beatriz del Cueto]]''' restored [[Puerto Rico]]'s oldest lighthouse, [[Cape San Juan Light]] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2015-10-27)</small>
*... that the "'''[[Judith Edelman|Dragon Lady]]'''" complained that [[American Institute of Architects|American Architects]] ran a "gentleman's club"? <small>(2015-10-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Debra Crew]]''' surprised business observers when she became president of the [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]] only two months after being named president of [[PepsiCo]] North America Nutrition? <small>(2015-10-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Jewel Freeman Graham]]''', the second black woman president of the World [[YWCA]], joined the organization as a teenager in the [[colored]] division in [[Springfield, Ohio]] in 1939? <small>(2015-10-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Gertrude Leverkus]]''' was the only woman among 500 men to sit her final exams in architecture at [[University College London]] in 1919? <small>(2015-10-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Georgie Wolton]]''' designed the first house in the UK to use [[Weathering steel|CorTen]] steel as the primary structure? <small>(2015-10-25)</small>
*... that Chilean-born '''[[Rocio Romero]]''' redesigned the [[Kit houses in North America|kit home]] to feature modern, [[Minimalism#Minimalist design and architecture|minimalist]] aesthetics, using natural airflow and lighting? <small>(2015-10-24)</small>
*... that Swedish fashion model '''[[Gunilla Persson]]''' had a minor role in the soap opera ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' while living in Dallas? <small>(2015-10-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Carole J. Olshavsky]]''' was the first woman to be appointed [[State Architects of Ohio|state architect for Ohio]]? <small>(2015-10-24)</small>
*... that singer [[Lady Gaga]] used a '''[[Bea Szenfeld]]''' ''(pictured)'' design for herself and her background dancers in the music video for the song "[[G.U.Y.]]"? <small>(2015-10-24)</small>
*... that television presenter '''[[Suzanne Sjögren]]''' was selected as Sweden's sexiest woman by the men's magazine ''[[Slitz]]'' in 2001? <small>(2015-10-23)</small>
*... that [[Roddy Piper]] and [[Keith David]], who throw punches at each other in ''[[They Live]]'' (1988), provided their voices for "'''[[The Red Throne]]'''" in which their characters engage in a similar fight? <small>(2015-10-22)</small>
*... that Swedish television presenter '''[[Karin Frick]]''' won a scholarship which allowed her to play tennis at a college in [[Miami]]? <small>(2015-10-22)</small>
*... that architect '''[[Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp]]''' said she campaigned for women's issues "simply because I did not want there to be any"? <small>(2015-10-21)</small>
*... that Australian actress '''[[Georgia Flood]]''' was initially told she was too young to play [[Alice Ross-King]] in the miniseries ''[[ANZAC Girls]]''? <small>(2015-10-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Orit Adato]]''', the first female commissioner of the [[Israel Prison Service]], allowed Palestinian [[Palestinian prisoners of Israel|security prisoners]] to study for university degrees, as long as they did so in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]? <small>(2015-10-20)</small>
*... that a street in [[Rome]] is named after female Italian mathematician '''[[Pia Nalli]]'''? <small>(2015-10-19)</small>
*... that American artist '''[[Louise Upton Brumback]]''' ''(painting pictured)'' said of artists as teachers that "the great ones won't teach their secrets, and the little ones have none to teach"? <small>(2015-10-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Loretta Marron]]''' became known as "the Jelly Bean Lady" after using [[jelly bean]]s to test bogus health products? <small>(2015-10-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Hazel Findlay]]''' has [[Free climbing|free climbed]] [[El Capitan|El Capitán]] three times on three different routes, including two [[First ascent|first female ascents]]? <small>(2015-10-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Berta Bobath]]''' and her husband, who jointly won an award for working with people with disabilities, took an overdose together? <small>(2015-10-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Sonam Kapoor]]''' is the first Indian actress to star in a film produced by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]? <small>(2015-10-17)</small>
*... that sculptor '''[[Carolina Benedicks-Bruce]]''' was called a Swedish "[[Emmeline Pankhurst|Mrs. Pankhurst]]"? <small>(2015-10-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Selena]]''' was called the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Queen of Tejano music]]", and was described as "the most important and popular Tejano star of all time"? <small>(2015-10-14)</small>
*... that upon her introduction in 1987, '''[[Ruth Archer]]''' stood out from the other female characters featured in ''[[The Archers]]'' as she was a farmer and a feminist? <small>(2015-10-14)</small>
*... that the father of British [[Management consulting|strategy consultant]] and tech entrepreneur '''[[Judith Clegg]]''' encouraged her to learn [[Programming language|programming code]] when she was 7 or 8 years old? <small>(2015-10-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Wendy Tan White]]''', [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Moonfruit]], laid off her co-founder and future husband to save the company after the [[Dot-com bubble|dot-com crash]]? <small>(2015-10-13)</small>
*... that the vision of architects '''[[Pravina Mehta]]''', [[Charles Correa]], and [[Shirish B Patel|Shirish Patel]] for the [[Navi Mumbai|New Bombay]] project has been compared to that of a popular [[Bollywood]] film? <small>(2015-10-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Entrepreneur First]]''', a London-based [[Seed accelerator|accelerator]] co-founded by '''[[Alice Bentinck]]''' ''(pictured)'', helped establish 50 [[Startup company|startups]] valued at $210 million in its first four years? <small>(2015-10-13)</small>
*... that [[Sheela]] was the first recipient of the '''[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]]'''? <small>(2015-10-11)</small>
*... that 30 years after joining the [[Royal Bank of Canada]] as a teller, '''[[Zabeen Hirji]]''' became chief human resources officer with responsibility for nearly 79,000 employees in 50 countries? <small>(2015-10-10)</small>
*... that in 2015, '''[[Anushka Sharma]]''' ''(pictured)'' appeared on ''[[The Huffington Post]]''{{'s}} list of "100 most influential women on Twitter"? <small>(2015-10-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Laura Jordan Bambach]]''' has been called a "digital female icon" by ''[[The Guardian]]''? <small>(2015-10-05)</small>
*... that the National Diversity Council named '''[[Shefali Razdan Duggal]]''' to the list of the Most Powerful and Influential Women of 2012 in [[California]]? <small>(2015-10-04)</small>
*... that the actress '''[[Ester Textorius]]''' ''(pictured)'' did a number of operettes, and though successful, never considered herself a good enough singer for such roles? <small>(2015-10-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Saga Becker]]''' in 2015 became the first transsexual actress both to be nominated and win a [[Guldbaggen|Guldbaggen Award]]? <small>(2015-10-03)</small>
*... that the reality entertainment concept ''[[Expedition Robinson]]'' ''(also known as [[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]])'' was bought by CEO '''[[Anna Bråkenhielm]]''' and aired on [[Sveriges Television|Swedish television]] in 1997? <small>(2015-10-03)</small>
*... that Algerian filmmaker '''[[Nadia Labidi]]''' is also a politician who served as Minister of Culture from May 2014 to May 2015? <small>(2015-10-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Lourdes Aflague Leon Guerrero]]''', who served as a senator in the [[Legislature of Guam]], is the Chairwoman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Bank of Guam? <small>(2015-09-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Katie Page]]''', CEO of [[Harvey Norman]] and an active supporter of women in sports, announced a $500,000 purse for horses owned or leased by women at the 2013 [[Magic Millions]] racing event? <small>(2015-09-28)</small>
*... that by popular demand [[Lata Mangeshkar]] ''(pictured)'' was presented with the [[Filmfare Special Award]] for the 1994 song "'''[[Didi Tera Devar Deewana]]'''"? <small>(2015-09-28)</small>
*... that Iranian-born '''[[Azita Shariati]]''', an executive with the French catering and support services multinational [[Sodexo]], has been named the most powerful businesswoman in Sweden? <small>(2015-09-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Ann Turcke]]''', the recently-appointed President of [[Bell Media]], Canada, began her career designing and building bridges and highways for the [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario]]? <small>(2015-09-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Jacqueline Fernandez]]''' ''(pictured)'' was named in ''[[The Times of India]]''{{'s}} "Most Desirable Woman" list for five consecutive years? <small>(2015-09-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Bridget van Kralingen]]''', senior vice president of [[IBM Global Services#IBM Global Business Services|IBM Global Business Services]], oversees 100,000 consultants and service providers in 170 countries? <small>(2015-09-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Louise O'Sullivan (businesswoman)|Louise O'Sullivan]]''', founder and CEO of Anam Technologies, [[Dublin]], is a vocal advocate for gender parity in the [[Information technology|IT]] industry? <small>(2015-09-22)</small>
*... that in 2014 the ''[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]'' named Irish venture capitalist '''[[Elaine Coughlan]]''' one of "The 50 Most Influential and Powerful Women in Business"? <small>(2015-09-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Sylvia Sayer|Lady Sayer]]''' interrupted live firing exercises in an army range on [[Dartmoor]] to photograph damage done to ancient monuments? <small>(2015-09-21)</small>
*... that [[Miss Oregon]] 2007 '''[[Kari Virding]]''' saw her first Miss Oregon pageant when she was just eight years old? <small>(2015-09-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Ann-Marie Campbell]]''', southern division president for [[The Home Depot]] with responsibility for 690 stores and 100,000 employees, started with the company as a part-time cashier? <small>(2015-09-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Nina Yang Bongiovi]]''' is the production partner of actor [[Forest Whitaker]]? <small>(2015-09-20)</small>
*... that within two years of the hiring of '''[[Sandi Peterson]]''' as Group Worldwide Chairman of [[Johnson & Johnson]], the company doubled its number of women in executive leadership positions? <small>(2015-09-19)</small>
*... that the ''[[Orange is the New Black]]'' character '''[[Tiffany Doggett]]''' is based on a real-life prisoner? <small>(2015-09-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Bipasha Basu filmography|Bipasha Basu]]''' was the first actress in [[Bollywood]] to play [[conjoined twins]]? <small>(2015-09-18)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Lo Kauppi]]''' was a singer and guitar player in the feminist punk band Vagina Grande? <small>(2015-09-17)</small>
*... that a '''[[statue of Amy Winehouse]]''' was designed to convey her "attitude and strength, but also give subtle hints of insecurity"? <small>(2015-09-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Nichole Mead]]''' was named [[Miss Oregon]] 2012 after titleholder '''[[Rachel Berry (Miss Oregon)|Rachel Berry]]''' could not prove when she moved to Oregon? <small>(2015-09-16)</small>
*... that the nomination of '''[[Azita Raji]]''', an [[Iranian American]], for the post of [[United States Ambassador to Sweden|Ambassador to Sweden]] in October 2014, was widely reported in the [[Indian press]] because of her Indian-sounding name? <small>(2015-09-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Raveena Tandon filmography|Raveena Tandon]]''' won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for the 2001 drama film ''[[Daman (film)|Daman]]''? <small>(2015-09-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Amelia Bence]]''', an actress of the [[Cinema of Argentina#1930s–1950s: The Golden Age|Golden Age of Argentine Cinema]], was born to [[History of the Jews in Belarus|Belarusian Jewish]] immigrants from Pinsk and Minsk? <small>(2015-09-08)</small>
*... that while '''[[Murder of Shao Tong|Shao Tong's boyfriend allegedly murdered her]]''' in [[Iowa]] a year ago today, he will be prosecuted for it in his native [[China]]? <small>(2015-09-07)</small>
*... that because many girls at the '''[[Beth Rivkah]]''' school in [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn]], have the same first name, teachers call on them by their surnames? <small>(2015-09-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Isenhour]]''' contributed to the campaigns of U.S. Senator [[Bob Casey, Jr.]] and Pennsylvania Governors [[Ed Rendell]] and [[Tom Wolf (politician)|Tom Wolf]], who all won their elections? <small>(2015-09-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Charlotte Hogg]]''' is the most senior woman in the [[Bank of England]]'s history? <small>(2015-09-03)</small>
*... that [[Miss Oregon]] 2014 '''[[Rebecca Anderson]]''' wore shoes with tiny bicycles atop the laces at the [[Miss America 2015]] "Show Us Your Shoes" parade? <small>(2015-09-02)</small>
*... that the original script outline for the romantic comedy '''''[[The Other Woman (2014 film)|The Other Woman]]''''' (2014) was characterised as ''[[The First Wives Club]]'' (1996) but with a younger cast? <small>(2015-08-29)</small>
*... that '''[[JoAnn Dean Killingsworth]]''' became the first person to play [[Snow White (Disney)|Snow White]] at [[Disneyland]] on July 17, 1955, the theme park's opening day? <small>(2015-08-25)</small>
*... that American entrepreneur '''[[Pamela Meyer]]''' has been described by ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as "the nation's best known expert on lying"? <small>(2015-08-23)</small>
*... that the '''[[Manisha Koirala filmography|film roles]]''' of Nepalese actress [[Manisha Koirala]] ''(pictured)'' have included a Muslim married to a Hindu during the [[Bombay Riots]], the daughter of a mute and deaf couple, and a terrorist? <small>(2015-08-16)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Jenny Skavlan]]''' was married in 2014 in a dress she designed and made herself? <small>(2015-08-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Jessica Chastain on screen and stage|Jessica Chastain]]''' had guest roles in the television shows ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]'' after graduating from [[Juilliard School|Juilliard]]? <small>(2015-08-08)</small>
*... that in 1998 '''[[Titiek Suharto]]''' and her [[Indonesia]]n siblings were said to have billions of dollars and shares in over 500 companies? <small>(2015-08-02)</small>
*... that the jazz singer-songwriter '''[[Gwyneth Herbert]]''' co-wrote a musical about the woman who created the [[Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas|London A to Z street atlas]]? <small>(2015-08-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi]]''' ''(pictured)'', the estranged [[spouse of the Prime Minister of India]], lives a simple life of prayer? <small>(2015-08-01)</small>
*... that the dinosaur '''''[[Wendiceratops]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was named for fossil hunter '''[[Wendy Sloboda]]''', who then had it tattooed on her arm in celebration? <small>(2015-07-30)</small>
*... that ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's lavishly designed and illustrated '''''[[Little Annie Fanny]]''''' (1962–1988) began as a male character? <small>(2015-07-15)</small>
*... that percussionist '''[[Babette Haag]]''' and her ensemble played Orff's ''[[Carmina Burana]]'' with the Bachchor Mainz and [[Anthony and Joseph Paratore]] in the 1,000th concert of the ''Weilburger Schlosskonzerte''? <small>(2015-07-15)</small>
*... that as a child, Indian actress '''[[Sargun Mehta]]''' ''(pictured)'' and her brother auditioned for the dance reality show ''[[Boogie Woogie (TV series)|Boogie Woogie]]'', but were rejected? <small>(2015-07-13)</small>
*... that a two year [[golden handcuffs]] contract in 2000 made '''[[Sarah Lancashire]]''' the highest paid actress in UK Television at the time? <small>(2015-07-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Tabu filmography|Tabu]]''' has won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] a record four times? <small>(2015-07-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Hilda C. Heine]]''' is the first [[Marshall Islands|Marshallese]] woman to earn a doctorate degree? <small>(2015-07-09)</small>
*... that [[Archduke John of Austria]] met his wife, the future '''[[Anna Plochl|Countess von Meran]]''', while she was posing as a boy? <small>(2015-07-09)</small>
*... that Israeli wrestler '''[[Ilana Kratysh]]''' won a [[Grand Prix Wrestling|Grand Prix]] event despite allegedly being bitten by an Egyptian opponent? <small>(2015-07-08)</small>
*... that an organization to help young [[African American]] men avoid gangs and prison was co-founded by law professor '''[[Nekima Levy-Pounds]]'''? <small>(2015-07-06)</small>
*... that in 1930, '''[[Adeline De Walt Reynolds]]''' graduated from college at the age of 68 and made her film debut eleven years later? <small>(2015-07-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Mhairi Black]]''' is the youngest elected [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom#Members and elections|British Member of Parliament]] since at least 1832? <small>(2015-07-02)</small>
*... that the British magazine ''[[Eastern Eye]]'' named '''[[Katrina Kaif]]''' the "Sexiest Asian Woman" from 2008 to 2010 and again in 2013? <small>(2015-07-02)</small>
*... that [[Conrad Black]] feared that [[Tom Bower]]'s biography '''''[[Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge]]''''' was going to be "a heartwarming story of two sleazy, spivvy, contemptible people"? <small>(2015-07-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko]]''' ''(pictured)'' set [[Israeli records in athletics|Israeli records]] in the [[long jump]] in 2014, and in the [[triple jump]] in 2013 and 2015? <small>(2015-06-27)</small>
*... that it is believed that all prints of the 1940 Argentine film ''[[Canto de amor]]'', starring '''[[Nelly Omar]]''', were destroyed? <small>(2015-06-22)</small>
*... that voice artist [[Ashly Burch]] provides the voice for the ''[[Mortal Kombat X]]'' character '''[[Cassie Cage]]'''? <small>(2015-06-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Jane Veloso]]''' was granted a last minute stay of execution to provide evidence against her alleged trafficker? <small>(2015-06-12)</small>
*... that [[Audrey Hepburn]] won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Oscar]] for '''[[Audrey Hepburn on screen and stage|her first Hollywood role]]'''? <small>(2015-06-07)</small>
*... that [[Aladura]] religious leader '''[[Christiana Abiodun Emanuel|Christiana Abiodun]]''' claimed that angels had visited her during a trance and taken her to heaven? <small>(2015-06-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Madhuri Dixit filmography|Madhuri Dixit]]''' holds the record for the most nominations (14) for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]? <small>(2015-06-03)</small>
*... that journalist '''[[Abby Martin]]''' condemned the [[2014–15 Russian military intervention in Ukraine|Russian military intervention in Ukraine]] on the [[RT America]] network? <small>(2015-06-01)</small>
*... that violinist '''[[Carolin Widmann]]''' played with [[Jörg Widmann|her brother]] when he was composer and artist in residence at the [[Rheingau Musik Festival]]? <small>(2015-05-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Ashley Everett]]''' was asked to dye her hair red by [[Beyoncé]]? <small>(2015-05-25)</small>
*... that in 2013, '''[[Deepika Padukone filmography|Deepika Padukone]]''' ''(pictured)'' starred in ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' and ''[[Chennai Express]]'', both of which rank among the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest-grossing Bollywood films]]? <small>(2015-05-21)</small>
*... that ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' producer [[Bob Justman]] said you could hit '''[[Janice Rand]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' hair with a [[sledgehammer]] and not leave a dent? <small>(2015-05-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Meryl Streep on screen and stage|Meryl Streep]]''' has received 19 [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations, more than any other actor or actress in history? <small>(2015-05-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Twinkle Khanna]]''' won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]] for her performance in ''[[Barsaat (1995 film)|Barsaat]]''? <small>(2015-05-12)</small>
*... that actress [[Ellen Page]] accused [[Naughty Dog]] of "ripping off [her] likeness" for the design of '''[[Ellie (The Last of Us)|Ellie]]''' in their video game ''[[The Last of Us]]''? <small>(2015-05-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Nicole Kidman filmography|Nicole Kidman]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first Australian to win the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Oscar]]? <small>(2015-05-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Julianne Moore filmography|Julianne Moore]]''' has won acting awards from the [[Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Berlin]], [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Cannes]], and [[Volpi Cup for Best Actress|Venice]] film festivals as well as the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Oscar]]? <small>(2015-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Zohre Esmaeli]]''' fled from Afghanistan to Germany at age thirteen and is now an internationally sought-after model? <small>(2015-04-28)</small>
*... that Indian actress '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Parineeti Chopra|Parineeti Chopra]]''' won the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Mention]] for her first lead role in the 2012 romantic drama ''[[Ishaqzaade]]''? <small>(2015-04-28)</small>
*... that the New Zealand actress '''[[Zoe Cramond]]''' fractured four ribs while competing on ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''? <small>(2015-04-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant]]''' provides disadvantaged Moroccan women with job training and experience in the [[culinary arts]]? <small>(2015-04-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016|Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign]]''' began with a [[road trip]] from New York to Iowa in a customized [[Chevrolet Express]] van? <small>(2015-04-21)</small>
*... that poetess '''[[Silva Kaputikyan]]''' returned the medal awarded her by the Armenian president after a violent crackdown on an opposition demonstration? <small>(2015-04-19)</small>
*... that former migrant worker '''[[Zhou Qunfei]]''' started a touchscreen company and became China's richest woman with a net worth of US$10 billion? <small>(2015-04-18)</small>
*... that when [[Jill Knight]] succeeded '''[[Edith Pitt]]''', it was the first time in the UK that a female [[Member of Parliament]] was succeeded by another? <small>(2015-04-17)</small>
*... that the contralto '''[[Maria Radner]]''', who died in the [[Germanwings Flight 9525|Germanwings plane crash]], performed Wagner's ''[[Wesendonck Lieder]]'' at his villa, Wahnfried? <small>(2015-04-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Peggy Baker]]''' was a member of the [[Lar Lubovitch Dance Company]]? <small>(2015-04-06)</small>
*... that costume designer '''[[Alexandra Byrne]]''', who won an [[Academy Award]] for ''[[Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]'', said of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'s costumes, "it's all about his arms"? <small>(2015-04-04)</small>
*... that [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] hostage '''[[Kayla Mueller]]''' once participated in the [[International Solidarity Movement]] in defending the homes of [[Palestinian people|Palestinians]]? <small>(2015-03-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Cläre Jung]]''' has been called "the soul and muse" of a circle of Berlin-based expressionist poets that includes [[Else Lasker-Schüler]]? <small>(2015-03-28)</small>
*... that when '''[[Battin High School]]''' closed in 1977, it was the last [[Single-sex education|all-girls]] [[state school|public high school]] in [[New Jersey]]? <small>(2015-03-27)</small>
*... that U.S. Mint Assistant Director '''[[Mary Margaret O'Reilly]]''' three times had her mandatory retirement extended by order of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|FDR]], but he refused when asked a fourth time? <small>(2015-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Sarah Marquis]]''' walked for three years across Asia and Australia, covering a distance of {{convert|20000|km|mi}}? <small>(2015-03-22)</small>
*... that the debut single by pop singer '''[[QT (musician)|QT]]''' was conceived to market an energy drink of the same name? <small>(2015-03-22)</small>
*... that in 2012 ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' ranked '''[[Sarah Kerrigan]]''' as the most evil woman in gaming? <small>(2015-03-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Musola Cathrine Kaseketi]]''' is [[Zambia]]'s first female filmmaker? <small>(2015-03-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Pippa Cross]]''' was inspired to enter the film and television industry after helping organise a [[BAFTA Awards]] ceremony? <small>(2015-03-14)</small>
*... that model '''[[Charlotte McKinney]]''' became "insta-famous" by posting pictures to [[Instagram]]? <small>(2015-03-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Yoko Hayashi]]''' helped [[Investigation Committee on the Accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations of Tokyo Electric Power Company|investigate the accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations]] whilst also trying to [[Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women|eliminate discrimination against women]]? <small>(2015-03-09)</small>
*... that film producer '''[[Lisa Bruce]]''' began working on ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]'' in 2009, but it was only released in 2015? <small>(2015-03-04)</small>
*... that "Movie Queen" '''[[Hu Die|Butterfly Wu]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the mistress of China's spymaster [[Dai Li]] and the mother-in-law of President [[Li Zongren]]? <small>(2015-03-03)</small>
*... that [[film editor]] '''[[Melanie Oliver]]''' began her career under the tutelage of director [[Jane Campion]]? <small>(2015-02-23)</small>
*... that a [[surveillance camera|surveillance]] video of '''[[Death of Elisa Lam|Elisa Lam]]''' acting strangely in an elevator drew three million views in its first ten days on [[Youku]], though many viewers said it disturbed them? <small>(2015-02-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Kajol filmography|Kajol]]''' became first woman to win the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]] for her performance in ''[[Gupt: The Hidden Truth]]'' (1997)? <small>(2015-02-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Preity Zinta filmography|Preity Zinta]]''' essayed the role of a prostitute hired as a [[Surrogacy|surrogate mother]] in the 2003 film ''[[Chori Chori Chupke Chupke]]''? <small>(2015-01-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Julia Roberts filmography|Julia Roberts]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first actress to earn $20 million for a film? <small>(2015-01-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Helen-Ann Hartley]]''' is the first woman ordained in the [[Church of England]] to become a [[bishop]]? <small>(2015-01-24)</small>
*... that the Swedish woman '''[[Karolina Olsson]]''' purportedly stayed in a constant state of sleep for 32 years? <small>(2015-01-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Anna Honzáková]]''' was in 1902 the first Czech woman to earn a doctor's certificate at a Czech university? <small>(2015-01-22)</small>
*... that the ''[[Adventure Time]]'' episode "'''[[Furniture & Meat]]'''" was referred to as a [[wikt:throwback|throwback]] episode by ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' for not dealing with the serial elements of [[Adventure Time (season 6)#Episodes|surrounding episodes]]? <small>(2015-01-19)</small>
*... that Swedish journalist '''[[Carolina Neurath]]''' ventured into acting when she starred as Princess Arianna Ad'lah in the film ''[[Star Wars: Threads of Destiny]]'' in 2014? <small>(2015-01-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Naomi Grossman]]''' shaved her head in preparation for her role in ''[[American Horror Story: Asylum]]''? <small>(2015-01-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Galadriel Stineman]]''' is named after the elven queen in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''? <small>(2015-01-13)</small>
*... that the perpetrator(s) of the '''[[Redhead murders]]''' have never been identified, nor have most of the victims? <small>(2015-01-10)</small>
*... that folk songs give erotic descriptions of the beauty of '''[[Banai (goddess)|Banai]]''' that maddened her would-be husband [[Khandoba]]? <small>(2015-01-03)</small>
*... that the world renowned Scottish [[fly tying|fly tyer]] '''[[Megan Boyd]]''', known for her exquisite and effective [[Atlantic salmon|salmon]] flies, was not an [[Angling|angler]]? <small>(2014-12-27)</small>
*... that with her song "[[Royals (song)|Royals]]", '''[[Lorde]]''' became the youngest artist to chart at No. 1 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' charts]] in 26 years? <small>(2014-12-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Libby Lane]]''' is the first woman to be appointed a bishop by the [[Church of England]]? <small>(2014-12-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Murder of Michelle Garvey|Michelle Garvey]]'''{{`s}} body was identified after an amateur sleuth submitted a suggestion to police thirty-one years after her death? <small>(2014-12-18)</small>
*... that ''[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]'' referred to '''[[Ezri Dax]]''' on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' as "Ally McTrill", a reference to the television series ''[[Ally McBeal]]''? <small>(2014-11-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dareka no Manazashi]]''''', the 6-minute 40-second Japanese [[Anime|anime film]] directed by [[Makoto Shinkai]], was screened alongside his other film, ''[[The Garden of Words]]''? <small>(2014-11-29)</small>
*... that Swedish radio presenter '''[[Carolina Norén]]''' ''(pictured)'' took over the job of hosting the chart show ''[[Svensktoppen]]'' from [[Annika Jankell]] in 2007? <small>(2014-11-20)</small>
*... that [[Secretary of State of Rhode Island|Secretary of State-elect of Rhode Island]] '''[[Nellie Gorbea]]''' is the first Hispanic to win statewide office in [[New England]]? <small>(2014-11-17)</small>
*... that journalist '''[[Hanna Stjärne]]''' ''(pictured)'' was announced as the new CEO of [[Sveriges Television]] in September 2014 and will take the post within six months? <small>(2014-11-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Barney Burman]]''', '''[[Joel Harlow]]''' and '''[[Mindy Hall]]''' won an [[Academy Award]] for makeup in 2009 for ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'', the first Oscar in the history of the franchise? <small>(2014-11-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Caitlin Doughty]]''' ''(pictured)'', whose [[web series]] ''Ask a Mortician'' humorously explores death, wrote the 2014 bestseller ''Smoke Gets in Your Eyes{{nbsp}}& Other Lessons from the Crematory''? <small>(2014-10-31)</small>
*... that one of '''[[Lilian Shelley]]'''{{`s}} jobs at [[The Cave of the Golden Calf]] was to feed [[Frida Uhl|Madame Strindberg]]'s monkey each evening at the [[Savoy Hotel]]? <small>(2014-10-27)</small>
*... that [[The GNOME Project]]'s '''[[Free and Open Source Software Outreach Program for Women]]''' started because no women were among the 181 applicants to a student mentorship program in 2006? <small>(2014-10-23)</small>
*... that the Swedish actress '''[[Görel Crona]]''' ''(pictured)'' played an ex-prostitute in the television series ''[[Varuhuset]]''? <small>(2014-10-18)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Florence Pernel]]''' ''(pictured)'' portrayed [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s second wife [[Cécilia Attias|Cécilia]] in the 2011 film ''La Conquête''? <small>(2014-10-16)</small>
*... that [[Uzo Aduba]] won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress]] as ''[[Orange Is the New Black]]''{{'s}} "'''[[Crazy Eyes (character)|Crazy Eyes]]'''", while [[Taylor Schilling]] was nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress]] as '''[[Piper Chapman]]'''? <small>(2014-10-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Karolina Lassbo]]''' ''(pictured)'', creator of ''A Glamour Princess Blog'', competed in the [[Nya Fröken Sverige|Miss Sweden]] beauty pageant in 2006? <small>(2014-10-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Jella Haase]]''' won the [[Bavarian Film Awards|Bavarian Film Award]] for Best young actress in 2012 for her roles in ''Lollipop Monster'' and ''[[Combat Girls|Kriegerin]]''? <small>(2014-10-05)</small>
*... that the Swedish film director '''[[Anna Odell]]''' staged a suicide attempt and psychosis for her film ''Okänd, kvinna 2009–349701''? <small>(2014-10-05)</small>
*... that in addition to appearing in TV shows such as ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'', '''[[Lanei Chapman]]''' was a kindergarten teacher? <small>(2014-09-28)</small>
*... that the Canadian actress '''[[Charlotte Le Bon]]''' worked as a model for almost a decade in New York, Tokyo and Paris, but "really hated it"? <small>(2014-09-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandra Bullock filmography|Sandra Bullock]]''' is the first person to win both a [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie]] and an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] on the same weekend? <small>(2014-09-23)</small>
*... that many of the women interviewed for '''''[[Aspergirls]]''''' were diagnosed with [[Asperger syndrome]] only after their children had received that diagnosis? <small>(2014-09-20)</small>
*... that the demoness '''[[Trijata]]''' is described as the ideal of a true friend by Indologist [[Camille Bulcke]]? <small>(2014-09-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Dylan Penn]]'''—daughter of [[Sean Penn]] and [[Robin Wright]]—declined a $150,000 offer to pose for a ''[[Playboy]]'' cover, but later appeared nude behind a US$6000 [[Fendi]] bag on a '''''[[treats!]]''''' cover? <small>(2014-09-09)</small>
*... that missing woman '''[[Disappearance of Holly Bobo|Holly Bobo]]''' is the cousin of country singer [[Whitney Duncan]]? <small>(2014-08-30)</small>
*... that German [[para-alpine skiing|para-alpine skier]] '''[[Anna-Lena Forster]]''' ''(pictured)'' won a silver medal at the [[2014 Winter Paralympics]] by being one of the only two athletes to complete a race? <small>(2014-08-27)</small>
*... that [[Barbara Rosenblat]] decided that her ''[[Orange Is the New Black]]'' character '''[[Miss Rosa]]''' has a Hispanic accent? <small>(2014-08-25)</small>
*... that filmmaker '''[[Michelle Parkerson]]''' has been called "a visionary risk-taker"? <small>(2014-08-24)</small>
*... that the murder of 14-year-old schoolgirl '''[[Murder of Leigh Leigh|Leigh Leigh]]''' inspired a [[Blackrock (play)|theatrical play]] that was later adapted into a [[Blackrock (film)|feature film]]? <small>(2014-08-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Anna Schaffelhuber]]''' ''(pictured)'' won all five gold medals in [[para-alpine skiing|para-alpine skier]] sitting events at the [[2014 Winter Paralympics]]? <small>(2014-08-17)</small>
*... that ''[[Big Brother: Power Trip]]'' contestant '''[[Pauline Bennett]]''' has been featured on four UK top 75 hits? <small>(2014-08-08)</small>
*... that [[Kiribati|I-Kiribati]] [[Amateur boxing|boxer]] '''[[Taoriba Biniati]]''' had never fought against a woman or in a [[boxing ring|ring]] before taking part at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]]? <small>(2014-08-07)</small>
*... that the [[Orkney|Orcadian]] '''[[Sea Mither]]''' confines the '''[[nuckelavee]]'''? <small>(2014-08-06)</small>
*... that when the [[Weimar Republic|Weimar]]-era German magazine ''Frauenliebe'' was relaunched as '''''[[Garçonne (magazine)|Garçonne]]''''', the French title was thought to be "more modish"? <small>(2014-08-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Arnait Video Productions]]''', the [[Inuit]] women's filmmaking collective, received nine [[Genie Awards]] nominations for their first feature, ''[[Before Tomorrow]]''? <small>(2014-08-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Christine Jones (police officer)|Christine Jones]]''' helped London police officers to recognise mental health crises as medical emergencies? <small>(2014-08-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Paige (wrestler)|Paige]]''' was scared of [[professional wrestling]] as a child, but went on to win the [[WWE Divas Championship|WWE Divas Championship]] at age 21? <small>(2014-08-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Devasena]]''' represents Heaven while her co-wife [[Valli]] ''(both pictured with their husband)'' represents the earth? <small>(2014-08-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Alice Teodorescu]]''' "has made herself known as a provoca{{shy}}tive and fearless liberal debater"? <small>(2014-07-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Kacy Catanzaro|The Mighty Kacy]]''' was the first woman to reach the finals of ''[[American Ninja Warrior]]''? <small>(2014-07-20)</small>
*... that [[performance art]]ist '''[[Milo Moiré]]''' claims her naked works are inspired by the [[Schema (psychology)|script theory]] of [[cognitive psychology]]? <small>(2014-07-18)</small>
*... that with her 1906 ascent of [[Pinnacle Peak (Jammu and Kashmir)|Pinnacle Peak]] (22,735{{nbsp}}ft or 6,930{{nbsp}}m) in the [[Himalaya]], '''[[Fanny Bullock Workman]]''' ''(pictured)'' set an altitude record for women that stood until 1934? <small>(2014-07-17)</small>
*... that the ''[[Life (magazine)|LIFE]]'' magazine called '''[[Veloz and Yolanda]]''' "the greatest dance couple in America"? <small>(2014-07-12)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Pom Klementieff]]''' trained three hours per day, for two months, to fight [[Josh Brolin]]? <small>(2014-07-10)</small>
*... that when '''[[Dascha Polanco]]''' ''(pictured)'' was cast on ''[[Orange Is the New Black]]'', it was her first full-time job as an actress? <small>(2014-07-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Pat McDonagh (fashion designer)|Pat McDonagh]]''' designed costumes for [[The Beatles]], leather [[catsuit]]s for Diana Rigg as [[Emma Peel]] in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', and the "Mrs Obama coat"? <small>(2014-07-01)</small>
*... that Colombian-American ''[[Orange Is the New Black]]'' actress '''[[Diane Guerrero]]'''{{`s}} parents and older brother were [[Deportation|deported]] to Colombia when she was 14 years old? <small>(2014-06-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Mekayla Diehl]]''' forgave the attacker who molested her as a child, and was the first woman of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] descent to win [[Miss Indiana USA]]? <small>(2014-06-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Lili Bosse]]''', the mayor of [[Beverly Hills, California]], was sworn in by actor [[Sidney Poitier]]? <small>(2014-06-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Kiki Byrne]]''' designed the golden [[bikini]] worn by [[Margaret Nolan]] in the title sequence of the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]''? <small>(2014-06-24)</small>
*... that ''[[CCM Magazine]]'' called the '''[[V. Rose (album)|debut album]]''' by Christian pop singer '''{{nowrap|[[V. Rose]]}}''' an "upbeat pop production set to spiritually-grounded lyrics"? <small>(2014-06-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Katy Perry]]''' is the first artist to spend 69 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]? <small>(2014-06-22)</small>
*... that golfer '''[[Lucy Li]]''' set records as the youngest [[United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship|U.S. Women's Amateur Championship]] qualifier at age 10 in 2013 and the youngest [[United States Women's Open Championship (golf)|U.S. Women's Open Championship]] qualifier at age 11 in 2014? <small>(2014-06-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Kakan Hermansson]]''' ''(pictured)'' held an art exhibition during the "West Pride", an [[LGBT]] festival in [[Gothenburg]] in 2014? <small>(2014-06-19)</small>
*... that Bissau-Guinean '''[[Zinha Vaz]]''' was arrested and detained after an argument with President [[Kumba Ialá]], who offered her the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs months later? <small>(2014-06-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Soraya Post]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first [[Romani people|Romani]] in Swedish history to top the ballot for a political party at the [[European Parliament]] elections in 2014? <small>(2014-06-08)</small>
*... that astronomer '''[[Adelaide Ames]]''' joined the [[Harvard College Observatory]] as a research assistant because she could not find any jobs in journalism? <small>(2014-06-07)</small>
*... that during the 17th century many couples performed "erotic" acts near '''[[Vénus de Quinipily|The Iron Lady]]''' ''(pictured)'', and it was thrown into the river twice for being an object of pagan veneration? <small>(2014-06-05)</small>
*... that the Prosecutor General of Crimea, '''[[Natalia Poklonskaya]]''', is barred from entering [[European Union]] countries? <small>(2014-06-05)</small>
*... that [[Jane Pauley]], [[Margaret Mead]], and [[Gloria Steinem]] were '''''[[Supersisters]]'''''? <small>(2014-05-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Josephine Gomon]]''' was recruited to work for the [[Ford Motor Company]] during World War II by [[Henry Ford]] himself? <small>(2014-05-27)</small>
*... that [[J. J. Abrams]] cast the unknown '''[[Daisy Ridley]]''' over [[Academy Award]]-winner [[Lupita Nyong'o]] in ''[[Star Wars Episode VII]]''? <small>(2014-05-15)</small>
*... that the upcoming television series, '''''[[Agent Carter (TV series)|Agent Carter]]''''', was inspired by a short film, also titled ''[[Agent Carter (film)|Agent Carter]]''? <small>(2014-05-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Maia Makhateli]]''' felt it was hard to be paired with her brother, [[David Makhateli]], while dancing the ballet, [[Romeo and Juliet (ballet)|''Romeo and Juliet'']]? <small>(2014-05-09)</small>
*... that the life story of actress and television presenter '''[[Štěpánka Haničincová]]''' was the subject of a 2003 documentary? <small>(2014-05-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Vika Lusibaea]]''', only the second woman ever to sit in the [[National Parliament of Solomon Islands]], was elected to replace her husband [[Jimmy Lusibaea|Jimmy "Rasta"]], a former warlord convicted of assault? <small>(2014-05-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Ljiljana Raičević]]''' established the first shelter in [[Montenegro]] for victims of [[domestic violence]]? <small>(2014-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Abbi Jacobson]]''' plays a fictionalized version of herself on the [[Comedy Central]] series ''[[Broad City]]''? <small>(2014-04-30)</small>
*... that Australian actress '''[[Yael Stone]]'''{{`s}} [[Boston accent]] on ''[[Orange Is the New Black]]'' has been called "the most amazing accent on television"? <small>(2014-04-28)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Danielle Brooks]]''' has been cast as the first black woman on the [[HBO]] series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''? <small>(2014-04-27)</small>
*... that New Zealand actress '''[[Morgana O'Reilly]]''' had her husband film her first audition for a role on ''[[Neighbours]]'' in their garden? <small>(2014-04-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Ana María Martínez Sagi]]''', a Spanish national champion in [[javelin]], was a journalist for the [[Durruti Column]]? <small>(2014-04-15)</small>
*... that Iranian student activist '''[[Maryam Shafipour]]''' spent seven months in pre-trial detention, including more than two months in [[solitary confinement]], before being sentenced to seven years in prison? <small>(2014-04-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Yuhui Choe]]''' replaced the injured [[Natalia Osipova]] at short notice in the lead role in ''[[Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' for [[The Royal Ballet]] and "appeared radiantly unfazed by the challenge"? <small>(2014-04-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Kangana Ranaut, roles and awards|Kangana Ranaut]]''' was awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for portraying a [[Substance dependence|substance-abusing]] supermodel in ''[[Fashion (film)|Fashion]]''? <small>(2014-04-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Emma Thompson]]''' ''(pictured)'' garnered dual [[Academy Award]] nominations in 1993 for performances in ''[[The Remains of the Day (film)|The Remains of the Day]]'' and ''[[In the Name of the Father (film)|In the Name of the Father]]''? <small>(2014-04-08)</small>
*... that American '''[[Arielle Gold]]''' was the second-youngest [[snowboarder]] to win a world championship? <small>(2014-04-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Bernice Coppieters]]''' of the [[Les Ballets de Monte Carlo|Ballets de Monte Carlo]] is [[Jean-Christophe Maillot]]'s [[muse]]? <small>(2014-04-05)</small>
*... that [[Skrillex]] collaborator '''[[Sirah (rapper)|Sirah]]'''{{`s}} debut release was produced by '''[[DJ Hoppa]]'''? <small>(2014-04-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Yulia Makhalina]]''' and [[Ulyana Lopatkina]] are part of "the basketball team", a group of tall and slender [[Mariinsky Ballet|Kirov/Mariinsky]] ballerinas? <small>(2014-04-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Ludmila Pagliero]]''' is the first South American to receive the title of ''étoile'' at the [[Paris Opera Ballet]]? <small>(2014-04-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Sue Nott]]''' was the first American woman to climb the [[Eiger]]'s north face in winter? <small>(2014-03-28)</small>
*... that Australia's first ''[[Australian Playboy|Playboy]]'' [[centerfold]], '''[[Karen Pini]]''', also hosted the weekly [[Lotteries in Australia#Lotto|lotto]] draw for twelve years? <small>(2014-03-28)</small>
*... that Swedish fashion model '''[[Filippa Lagerbäck]]''' has hosted the Italian version of ''[[Candid Camera]]'' on [[RAI]]? <small>(2014-03-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Kirsty Martin]]''' was the first Australian to win the [[Prix Benois de la Danse]]? <small>(2014-03-26)</small>
*... that [[Hamburg Ballet]]'s [[principal dancer|principal]] '''[[Hélène Bouchet]]''' wore a gypsy dress when she danced in [[Mougins]], with her sister on [[violin]]? <small>(2014-03-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Kiesza]]''' gave away 4,500 CDs to Canadian troops serving in Afghanistan? <small>(2014-03-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Kathryn Hach-Darrow]]''' ''(pictured)'' flew her small plane over {{convert|7000|mi}}, promoting water purification equipment? <small>(2014-03-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Margit Oelsner-Baumatz]]''' was the first female [[rabbi]] ordained in [[Argentina]]? <small>(2014-03-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Gloria Mestre]]''' was the ''[[Prima ballerina assoluta]]'' at the [[Teatro di San Carlo|San Carlo Opera House]] in [[Naples]]? <small>(2014-03-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Leila Schneps]]''' ''(pictured)'', mathematician, researcher, and author of ''Math on Trial'' also writes mathematically-themed murder mysteries under the pen-name Catherine Shaw? <small>(2014-03-13)</small>
*... that San Francisco Supervisor '''[[Jane Kim]]''' plays bass guitar, and her favorite song is by the [[Wu-Tang Clan]]? <small>(2014-03-13)</small>
*... that ''[[Swan Lake]]'' was shown live in 100 French cinemas, with '''[[Steffi Scherzer]]''', a dancer of the [[Berlin State Opera]] for 28 years, in the double role of Odette/Odile? <small>(2014-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Rajani Pandit]]''', regarded as Maharashtra's first female [[private detective]], reportedly worked [[undercover]] as domestic help for six months while solving a case? <small>(2014-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Millie Knight]]''', the youngest ever British Paralympic athlete, was the flagbearer at the 2014 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony? <small>(2014-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Vivian Wing-Wah Yam]]''' was the youngest member to be elected to the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]? <small>(2014-03-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Maria Komissarova]]''' was the first-ever woman to win a [[FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|World Cup]] medal for Russia in the [[ski cross]]? <small>(2014-03-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Angela Stent]]''' is on the advisory committee of Women in International Security, an organization dedicated to promoting women's careers in the field of national security? <small>(2014-03-10)</small>
*... that Spanish artist '''[[Glòria Muñoz]]''' uses the chapel of an abandoned convent as her studio? <small>(2014-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Birgit Keil]]''', prima ballerina of the Stuttgart Ballet under [[John Cranko]], inspired international choreographers such as [[Kenneth MacMillan]], [[John Neumeier]] and [[Heinz Spoerli]]? <small>(2014-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Alfreda Markowska]]''', a [[Polska Roma]], was awarded the [[Order of Polonia Restituta]] for saving Jewish and Roma children from death in the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] and the [[Porajmos]] during World War II? <small>(2014-03-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Rani Mukerji filmography|Rani Mukerji]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the only [[Bollywood]] actress to win both the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] in the same year? <small>(2014-03-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Debbi (singer)|Debbi]]''' reached the top of the Czech charts with her debut album? <small>(2014-03-05)</small>
*... that in 2008, the Romanian [[ballet master|ballet mistress]] '''[[Mijaela Tesleoanu]]''' was one of only two non-Cubans on the payroll of the [[Cuban National Ballet]]? <small>(2014-03-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Hertha Feist]]''' dance school was moved by the Nazis to smaller premises? <small>(2014-03-01)</small>
*... that in 2011, '''[[Johann Lamont]]''' became the first person to be [[Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2011|elected]] as overall leader of the [[Scottish Labour Party]]? <small>(2014-02-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Lynne Owens]]''' is the first woman to become [[Chief Constable]] of [[Surrey Police]]? <small>(2014-02-24)</small>
*... that singer '''[[Kanako Momota]]''' performs a "shrimp jump" during live shows? <small>(2014-02-21)</small>
*... that [[short track speed skater]] '''[[Jessica Smith (speed skater)|Jessica Smith]]''' qualified for the 2014 Olympics despite not training with the national team? <small>(2014-02-15)</small>
*... that [[ski jump]]er '''[[Eva Ganster]]''' ''(pictured)'' pre-jumped at the [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Olympics]], twenty years before ski jumping became an [[Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's normal hill individual|Olympic sport for women this year]]? <small>(2014-02-11)</small>
*... that [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Olympian]] '''[[Emily Scott (speed skater)|Emily Scott]]''' was preparing to apply for [[food stamps]] when a ''[[USA Today]]'' article about her brought in over $48,000 in donations, allowing her to continue training? <small>(2014-02-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Eva Rydberg]]''' has performed at the [[Olympia (Paris)|Paris Olympia]]? <small>(2014-02-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Emma Knyckare]]''' was locked inside a glasshouse in Gothenburg in 2013 to host the aid show '''''[[Musikhjälpen]]''''', along with [[Sarah Dawn Finer]] and [[Kodjo Akolor]]? <small>(2014-02-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Sasheer Zamata]]''' is the first female black ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' cast member hired since the addition of [[Maya Rudolph]]? <small>(2014-02-03)</small>
*... that following a [[2013 corruption scandal in Turkey|corruption scandal in Turkey]], PM [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Erdoğan]] reshuffled his cabinet appointing ten ministers, among them nine new – '''[[Efkan Ala|Ala]]''', [[Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu|Çavuşoğlu]], '''[[Lütfi Elvan|Elvan]]''', '''[[İdris Güllüce|Güllüce]]''', '''[[Fikri Işık|Işık]]''', '''[[Ayşenur İslam|İslam]]''', '''[[Emrullah İşler|İşler]]''', '''[[Akif Çağatay Kılıç|Kılıç]]''' and '''[[Nihat Zeybekci|Zeybekci]]'''? <small>(2014-01-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Asia Bibi blasphemy case|Asia Bibi]]''' is the first woman in Pakistan to be sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy? <small>(2014-01-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Kitty Jutbring]]''' ''(pictured)'' won ''[[VeckoRevyn]]''{{'}}s competition "Plus Size Model of the Year" in 1999? <small>(2014-01-24)</small>
*... that [[Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Olympic speed skater]] '''[[Anna Ringsred]]''' used to be afraid of racing, calling competition "scary and nerve-racking"? <small>(2014-01-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Elsa (Disney)|Elsa the Snow Queen]]''', a protagonist in Walt Disney's ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'', was originally written as a villain? <small>(2014-01-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Adrian Piper]]''', a black, female [[conceptual artist]], has said that she was kicked out of the art world for her race and gender? <small>(2014-01-09)</small>
*... that Chinese athlete '''[[Wu Shujiao]]''' set an [[List of East Asian Games records in athletics|East Asian Games record]] in [[100 metres hurdles]] when she won gold in the [[2013 East Asian Games|2013 Games]] in [[Tianjin]]? <small>(2014-01-08)</small>
*... that when [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] ''(pictured)'' won [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|an Emmy for playing]] '''[[Selina Meyer]]''', she became the first actress to win [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for three different regular cast roles? <small>(2014-01-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Barra]]''' was named the next [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[General Motors]], which will make her the first female leader of a major automaker? <small>(2013-12-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Ann Thwaytes (philanthropist)|Ann Thwaytes]]''' paid for the '''[[Clock Tower, Herne Bay|Clock Tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Herne Bay, Kent]], England, to be built in 1837? <small>(2013-12-30)</small>
*... that ''[[The X Factor (UK series 10)|The X Factor]]'' winner '''[[Sam Bailey]]''', who got the 2013 UK [[List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones|Christmas number one]] with a cover version of "[[Skyscraper (Demi Lovato song)#Sam Bailey version|Skyscraper]]", has the nickname "screwbo", a portmanteau of "[[Prison officer|screw]]" and "[[Susan Boyle|SuBo]]"? <small>(2013-12-26)</small>
*... that the sale of '''''[[Saying Grace (painting)|Saying Grace]]''''' has left an "irreplaceable hole" in the [[Norman Rockwell Museum]]'s collection? <small>(2013-12-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Gabriele Schnaut]]''' recorded alto parts in [[List of Bach cantatas|Bach cantata]]s in the 1970s, and appeared as Waltraute and Second Norne in the ''[[Jahrhundertring]]'' film in 1980, as [[Tristan und Isolde|Isolde]] in 1985, and as [[Turandot]] in 2002? <small>(2013-12-17)</small>
*... that, in 2009, [[Los Angeles Police Department|Los Angeles police]] detectives investigating a '''[[Murder of Sherri Rasmussen|23-year-old murder]]''' found that the killer was a fellow detective? <small>(2013-12-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Tao Porchon-Lynch]]''', who studied under [[Sri Aurobindo]] and [[Indra Devi]], has been recognized as the world's oldest yoga teacher at age 95? <small>(2013-12-02)</small>
*... that in 1979, '''[[Augusta Clark|Augusta "Gussie" Clark]]''' became the second African American woman to be elected to the [[Philadelphia City Council]]? <small>(2013-11-30)</small>
*... that Swedish comedian '''[[Nour El-Refai]]''' will host [[Melodifestivalen 2014]]? <small>(2013-11-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Nina Kirsanova]]''', one of the most important ballet dancers in [[Serbia]], was also a lead principal dancer, choreographer, head of ballet, ballet teacher, nurse, archaeologist and actress? <small>(2013-11-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Lily Neo|Lily Tirtasana Neo]]''' was born in Indonesia, graduated from an Irish medical school, and became an [[Parliament of Singapore|MP in Singapore]] in 1997? <small>(2013-11-25)</small>
*... that after a two year absence from the sport, '''[[Ruth Wanjiru]]''' achieved third place in the 2012 [[Ottawa Marathon]]? <small>(2013-11-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Mia Frye]]''' was the choreographer for the dance routine in the music video for the [[Los del Río]] hit song "[[Macarena (song)|Macarena]]"? <small>(2013-11-20)</small>
*... that Swedish singer '''[[Regina Lund]]''' had a part in ''[[Once in a Lifetime (2000 film)|Once in a Lifetime]]'', a comedy film about the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]? <small>(2013-11-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Alma Jodorowsky]]''' often performs with ''Burning Peacocks''? <small>(2013-11-16)</small>
*... that singer '''[[Elisa Lindström]]''' ''(pictured)'' and her [[dansband]] [[Elisa's]] won the reality show [[Dansbandskampen]] in 2010? <small>(2013-11-15)</small>
*... that [[New Jersey General Assembly|New Jersey Assembly]]woman-elect '''[[Maria Rodriguez-Gregg]]''' plays for a local [[roller derby]] team? <small>(2013-11-11)</small>
*... that Singaporean politician '''[[Penny Low]]''', a Member of Parliament for the [[Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency]], used to work at the [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation]]? <small>(2013-11-10)</small>
*... that award-winning production designer '''[[Eve Stewart]]''' described her experience as art director on [[Mike Leigh]]{{'s}} ''[[Naked (film)|Naked]]'' as "a bit of a shock"? <small>(2013-11-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Carol Comeau]]''' was inaugurated into the [[Alaska Women's Hall of Fame]] in 2009? <small>(2013-11-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Kay Smith (artist)|Kay Smith]]''', Illinois Artist Laureate, continues to paint at 90 years of age? <small>(2013-10-30)</small>
*... that [[Israel]]i swimmer '''[[Amit Ivry]]''' won medals in the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Qatar]] in October 2013? <small>(2013-10-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Sannie Overly]]''' is the first woman to serve in a leadership position in the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]]? <small>(2013-10-26)</small>
*... that [[Winston Churchill]] seemed "twenty years younger" when he stayed at '''[[La Pausa]]'''? <small>(2013-10-25)</small>
*... that after being voted as the '''[[German Wine Queen]]''' in 1995, '''[[Julia Klöckner]]''' ''(pictured)'' went on to lead the [[Christian Democratic Union, Germany|Christian Democratic Union party]] in her native state of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]]? <small>(2013-10-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Grace Quackenbos]]''' was the first female [[United States Attorney]]? <small>(2013-10-23)</small>
*... that [[Miss Gibraltar]] 2013, '''[[Maroua Kharbouch]]''', held hands on stage with [[Miss Spain]] at the [[Miss World 2013]] final despite recent political tensions between both countries? <small>(2013-10-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Valerie Morales|Valerie]]'''{{`s}} debut album included many [[reggaeton]] ballads with "clean lyrics" that "women can relate to"? <small>(2013-10-16)</small>
*... that the [[groom]] was not always a willing participant in a '''[[knobstick wedding]]'''? <small>(2013-10-07)</small>
*... that Hungarian [[secretary of state]] [[Zoltán Illés]] said to fellow member of parliament '''[[Bernadett Szél]]''', "just because you're pretty doesn't also mean you're smart"? <small>(2013-10-01)</small>
*... that despite starting her career in 2003, '''[[K-Mil]]''' has yet to release a studio album? <small>(2013-09-29)</small>
*... that Singaporean politician and [[People's Action Party]] member '''[[Lee Bee Wah]]''' is also the President of the Singapore Table Tennis Association? <small>(2013-09-28)</small>
*... that sisters '''[[Ada Hegerberg|Ada]]''' and '''[[Andrine Hegerberg]]''' scored one goal each when the Norwegian team won 2–1 against Canada in the [[2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]? <small>(2013-09-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Durga Shakti Nagpal]]''' was suspended by the [[Uttar Pradesh]] government for demolishing an allegedly illegal wall of a mosque? <small>(2013-09-20)</small>
*... that the German bioethicist '''[[Claire Lademacher]]''', a [[visiting scholar]] at the '''[[Kennedy Institute of Ethics]]''' ''([[Healy Hall|building]] pictured)'', is set to become a [[Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg|Princess of Luxembourg]] upon her marriage today? <small>(2013-09-17)</small>
*... that though '''[[Rina Hasyim]]''' was working as a model, she made her film debut with the help of a travel agent? <small>(2013-09-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Meral Tasbas]]''' ''(pictured)'' has participated in both the Swedish and the Turkish versions of the reality show ''[[The Bar (TV series)|The Bar]]''? <small>(2013-09-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Elaine West]]''' was in charge of the renovation of housing for [[Royal Air Force]] personnel before becoming the highest ranking female in the [[British Armed Forces]] and the first to hold a [[two-star rank]]? <small>(2013-09-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Maria-Pia Kothbauer|Princess Maria-Pia]]''' ''(pictured)'' and '''[[Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein]]''' have both served their [[Liechtenstein|principality]] as [[Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary|ambassadors]] to more than one country, including [[List of ambassadors to Austria|Austria]], [[List of ambassadors to Belgium|Belgium]], [[List of ambassadors to Germany|Germany]] and [[List of ambassadors to Switzerland|Switzerland]]? <small>(2013-08-22)</small>
*... that seven films have had multiple cast members nominated for a '''[[Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress]]'''? <small>(2013-08-18)</small>
*... that Swedish singer '''[[Linnea Henriksson]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' song "Enastående" was part of the soundtrack to the Swedish movie ''[[Once Upon a Time in Phuket]]''? <small>(2013-08-16)</small>
*... that the main building at '''[[Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts]]''' in [[Kyoto]] belongs to one of the [[Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan]]? <small>(2013-08-14)</small>
*... that Charlene Downes, a fourteen-year-old teenager from [[Blackpool]], United Kingdom, '''[[Disappearance of Charlene Downes|disappeared]]''' on 1 November 2003? <small>(2013-08-04)</small>
*... that this year, ''[[House of Cards (U.S. TV series)|House of Cards]]''{{'}} '''[[Frank Underwood (House of Cards)|Frank]]''' and '''[[Claire Underwood]]''' were two of the first three [[Primetime Emmy Award]]-nominated [[web television]] leading roles and "'''[[Chapter 1 (House of Cards)|Chapter 1]]'''" was the first [[webisode]] to earn such a nomination? <small>(2013-08-01)</small>
*... that at the [[2013 World Series of Poker]], '''[[Marco Johnson]]''', '''[[Loni Harwood]]''' and '''[[Matthew Ashton]]''' won their first [[World Series of Poker bracelet]]s and '''[[Michael Gathy]]''', '''[[Matt Perrins]]''' and '''[[Athanasios Polychronopoulos]]''' became [[World Series of Poker multiple bracelet winners|multiple bracelet winners]]? <small>(2013-07-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Hannah Louise Shearer]]''' was on the staff of both ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', but left each show before the second season? <small>(2013-07-23)</small>
*... that [[Michigan Wolverines softball]] player '''[[Sara Driesenga]]''' compiled a 31–9 record in 2013 and pitched a complete-game shutout in the [[2013 Women's College World Series]]? <small>(2013-07-20)</small>
*... that Swedish singer '''[[Jasmine Kara]]''' ''(pictured)'' has performed in front of singers [[Beyoncé Knowles]] and [[Jay-Z]]? <small>(2013-07-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Haylie Wagner]]''', a [[Michigan Wolverines softball]] player, was unanimously selected as the 2012 [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] Pitcher of the Year after compiling a 32–7 record and 1.53 [[earned run average|ERA]] as a freshman? <small>(2013-07-17)</small>
*... that [[Australian Army|Australian]] Brigadier '''[[Simone Wilkie]]''' ''(pictured)'' was Assistant Chief of Staff to [[General (United States)|General]] [[David Petraeus]] during the [[Iraq War troop surge of 2007]]? <small>(2013-07-16)</small>
*... that in ''[[What's Your Raashee?]]'', '''[[Priyanka Chopra filmography|Priyanka Chopra]]''' became the first actress in the world to portray twelve distinct characters in one film? <small>(2013-07-09)</small>
*... that [[Victoria's Secret]] model '''[[Elsa Hosk]]''' ''(pictured)'' was formerly a professional basketball player? <small>(2013-07-03)</small>
*... that Cuban actress '''[[Danay García]]''' turned from [[Ballet|dancing]] to modeling because she wanted a "career for life"? <small>(2013-07-03)</small>
*... that [[WikiLeaks]]'s '''[[Sarah Harrison (journalist)|Sarah Harrison]]''' ''(pictured)'' accompanied [[Edward Snowden]] on his flight from Hong Kong to Moscow en route to [[political asylum]]? <small>(2013-06-29)</small>
*... that Texas-based '''[[Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill]]''' ''(Austin location pictured)'' has trademarked the term "breastaurant"? <small>(2013-06-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Rii Sen]]''' won a best actress award at [[Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema|Osian's Cinefan Film Festival]] for the movie ''Cosmic Sex''? <small>(2013-06-27)</small>
*... that some versions of the ''[[Ramayana]]'' narrate that the demon [[Ravana]] abducts an '''[[Maya Sita|illusionary double]]''' of [[Sita]], rather than the real one? <small>(2013-06-26)</small>
*... that one '''[[Belén López (actress)|Belén López]]''' was nominated for the Newcomer Award for her role in ''The Distance'' (2006), while another '''[[Belén López (flamenco dancer)|Belén López]]''' was the inspiration of film director [[Franco Zeffirelli]]? <small>(2013-06-26)</small>
*... that Egyptian actress '''[[Naglaa Fathi]]''', who started her career at age 16, has acted in over 80 films? <small>(2013-06-22)</small>
*... that the daughter of New Zealander actress '''[[Sarah McLeod]]''' played her character's infant son in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''? <small>(2013-06-20)</small>
*... that [[Christopher O'Neill]] ''(pictured)'' declined a royal title upon '''[[Wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill|marrying]]''' [[Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland|Princess Madeleine of Sweden]]? <small>(2013-06-18)</small>
*... that current ''[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]'' actress '''[[Kourtney Hansen]]''' has appeared in music videos for [[Keith Urban]], [[Luke Bryan]] as well as her new husband [[Jeremy McComb]]? <small>(2013-06-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Beatriz Ferrer-Salat]]''' is the "most successful [[dressage]] rider" in Spanish history? <small>(2013-06-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Penelope Lyttelton, Viscountess Cobham|Penelope, Viscountess Cobham]]''', is known as the "Quango Queen" due to her involvement in many [[quango|quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations]]? <small>(2013-06-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Lina Ron]]''' was very aggressive and volatile in her radical political life when [[Hugo Chávez|Chávez]] called her "uncontrollable", and she even called herself an "ugly part" of the revolution? <small>(2013-06-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Lauren Ward]]''' and '''[[Keala Settle]]''' are nominees for [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]] at the [[67th Tony Awards]] for performances in ''[[Matilda the Musical]]'' and '''''[[Hands on a Hardbody (musical)|Hands on a Hardbody]]''''', respectively? <small>(2013-06-10)</small>
*... that with their combined [[wealth]] estimated at $1.6 billion, Singaporean couple '''[[Ong Beng Seng]]''' and '''[[Christina Ong]]''' are among the richest people in [[Singapore]]? <small>(2013-06-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Michelle Nunn]]''', CEO of [[Points of Light]], the largest organization in the U.S. devoted to volunteer service, is considering running for the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], where [[Sam Nunn|her father]] once served? <small>(2013-06-06)</small>
*... that the wedding of '''[[Lydia Kandou]]''' to a Muslim singer led to widespread debate in Indonesia about the acceptability of [[interfaith marriage]]s? <small>(2013-05-26)</small>
*... that Indonesian "sex bomb" '''[[Meriam Bellina]]''' has been called "the fantasy girl come true for the movie-going public"? <small>(2013-05-20)</small>
*... that although both '''[[Mieke Wijaya]]''' and her daughter have been nominated for [[Citra Award for Best Leading Actress|Citra Awards]], only Mieke has won? <small>(2013-05-19)</small>
*... that in 1933 St. Louis blues singer '''[[Dorothea Trowbridge]]''' recorded "Grinding Blues", the lyrics of which are cited as an "open declaration of erotic desire"? <small>(2013-05-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Liu Hui (politician)|Liu Hui]]''', a [[Hui people|Hui]], is one of the few women among China's high-ranking officials? <small>(2013-05-17)</small>
*... that [[Dian Sastrowardoyo]] received concurrent nominations for the '''[[Citra Award for Best Leading Actress]]'''? <small>(2013-05-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Vilde Frang]]''' played the ''[[Carmen Fantasy (Sarasate)|Carmen Fantasy]]'' by [[Pablo de Sarasate]], with [[Mariss Jansons]] conducting the [[Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra]], at age 13? <small>(2013-05-08)</small>
*... that film actress '''[[Paoli Dam]]''' ''(pictured)'' holds a post-graduate degree in chemistry and initially wanted to become a researcher of the subject? <small>(2013-05-08)</small>
*... that as a choreographer and dancer, '''[[Morleigh Steinberg]]''' presented her arms as noodles, but to much of the public she is known for being next to [[The Edge]]? <small>(2013-05-06)</small>
*... that the [[real life]] mother and daughter, '''[[Jyoti Subhash|Jyoti]]''' and '''[[Amruta Subhash]]''', have played the same relationship in the 2009 [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]] ''[[Gandha (film)|Gandha]]''? <small>(2013-04-24)</small>
*... that during its initial run of episodes, ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' fans lobbied for [[Idina Menzel]] to be cast as '''[[Shelby Corcoran|the biological mother]]''' of [[Lea Michele]]'s character due to the strong resemblance between the two actresses? <small>(2013-04-22)</small>
*... that former Israeli Ambassador to Russia '''[[Anna Azari]]''' is married to a rabbi who leads a congregation in [[Tel Aviv]]? <small>(2013-04-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Soho Pam]]''' liked to give her patrons a cuddle? <small>(2013-04-02)</small>
*... that South African model '''[[Reeva Steenkamp]]''' appeared in the reality TV show ''[[Tropika Island of Treasure]]'' which premiered two days after her death? <small>(2013-03-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Zelma Long]]''' is considered to be one of the female pioneers of wine production in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]]? <small>(2013-03-24)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Helen George]]''', of the British television series ''[[Call the Midwife]]'', was previously a backup singer for [[Elton John]]? <small>(2013-03-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Soosan Firooz]]''' has been described as Afghanistan's first female rapper? <small>(2013-03-19)</small>
*... that [[Loretta Lynn]] ''(pictured)'', [[Mary Carson Breckinridge|Mary Breckinridge]], and [[Thelma Stovall]] are all '''[[Kentucky Women Remembered]]'''? <small>(2013-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Martha Hackett]]''' appeared in thirteen episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' as [[Seska]], including two after her character died on screen? <small>(2013-03-11)</small>
*... that basketball player '''[[Mareike Adermann]]''' [[anterior cruciate ligament injury|tore her anterior cruciate ligament]]s four times in four years between the ages of 14 and 18? <small>(2013-03-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Chen Be-yue]]'''{{`s}} nomination to [[Council of Grand Justices|Taiwan's constitutional court]] led to a proposal to bar public servants from holding permanent residency in foreign countries? <small>(2013-03-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Emily Graslie]]'''{{`s}} work on "The Brain Scoop" has been described as "articulate and hilarious" by ''[[Scientific American]]''? <small>(2013-03-02)</small>
*... that [[Saturn Award]]-winning actress '''[[Justina Vail Evans|Justina Vail]]''' ''(pictured)'' is now a life coach, author and hypnotherapist? <small>(2013-02-19)</small>
*... that the oldest extant donor portrait by Norwich Greyfriars ''(pictured)'' is that of the 23-year-old German queen '''[[Beatrice of Falkenburg]]''', widow of [[Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall|Richard of Cornwall]]? <small>(2013-02-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Sally Jewell]]''', [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]]'s nominee for [[United States Secretary of the Interior]], has climbed [[Vinson Massif]], the tallest peak in [[Antartica]]? <small>(2013-02-16)</small>
*... that Chinese singer '''[[Yisa Yu]]''' participated three times in the ''[[Super Girl]]'' singing contest before reaching the top ten in 2009? <small>(2013-02-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Anna Litvinova]]''', the winner of [[Miss Russia#Miss Universe|Miss Universe – Russia 2006]] contest, died on 22 January 2013 in a hospital in Germany, after suffering from cancer for one year? <small>(2013-02-15)</small>
*... that '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Deepika Padukone|Deepika Padukone]]''' made her cinematic debut through the [[Kannada film]] ''[[Aishwarya (film)|Aishwarya]]'' in 2006? <small>(2013-02-10)</small>
*... that on her way to winning [[Miss America 2013]], '''[[Mallory Hagan]]''' performed a [[tap dance]] routine to [[James Brown]]'s "[[Get Up Offa That Thing]]"? <small>(2013-02-05)</small>
*... that [[Charlotte Higgins]] compared the depiction of [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge]] in [[Paul Emsley]]'s '''[[Portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|portrait]]''' to a character in ''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|The Twilight Saga]]''? <small>(2013-01-19)</small>
*... that [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)|African-American civil rights leader]] '''[[Xernona Clayton]]''' convinced a [[Grand Dragon]] of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] to denounce the Klan? <small>(2013-01-11)</small>
*... that author [[Terry McMillan]] based a character in her book ''[[How Stella Got Her Groove Back]]'' on author '''[[Doris Jean Austin]]''', her best friend? <small>(2013-01-09)</small>
*... that after '''[[Akari Hayami]]''' left [[Momoiro Clover Z|Momoiro Clover]], the girl group changed its name to Momoiro Clover Z? <small>(2013-01-08)</small>
*... that [[Palestinian Christian]] '''[[Vera Baboun]]''', [[Bethlehem]]'s first female mayor, holds a master's degree in [[African-American literature]]? <small>(2013-01-03)</small>
*... that though Japanese girl group [[Momoiro Clover Z]] member '''[[Momoka Ariyasu]]''' ''(pictured)'' claims to be stupid, other members say she is very studious, even studying backstage? <small>(2012-12-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Amala Shankar]]''', the Indian [[Ballet dancer|danseuse]], is the wife of [[Uday Shankar]] and sister-in-law of [[Ravi Shankar]]? <small>(2012-12-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Edda Göring|Edda Goering]]''' played in a fifty-metre-long replica of [[Frederick the Great]]'s [[Sanssouci]] palace, built for her by the [[Luftwaffe]] in an orchard at [[Carinhall]]? <small>(2012-12-27)</small>
*... that when [[Oprah Winfrey]] saw American [[Model (person)|model]] '''[[Jasmine Tookes]]''' perform on the runway at [[Lincoln Center]], she extolled Tookes' "butter" soft skin and requested that Tookes "rub your face against mine"? <small>(2012-12-22)</small>
*... that during [[World War II]], German actress '''[[Inge Keller]]''' entered a [[sham marriage]] to avoid enlistment into the [[Reich Labour Service]]? <small>(2012-12-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Fatima-Zahra Mansouri]]'''{{`s}} father, who was [[pasha]] (deputy governor) of [[Marrakech]] for eight years, died the evening Fatima won the [[mayor]]al elections? <small>(2012-12-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Frances Hashimoto]]''', who became [[CEO]] of [[Mikawaya]] confectionery company at the age of 27, invented [[mochi ice cream]] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2012-12-14)</small>
*... that [[Squeaky Fromme]]'s pistol ''(pictured)'', used in the '''[[Ford assassination attempt in Sacramento|first assassination attempt on US President Ford]]''', is on display at the [[Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum|Ford Presidential Museum]] in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]? <small>(2012-12-07)</small>
*... that '''[[María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar]]''', a female politician from [[Mexico]], survived three assassination attempts before being killed? <small>(2012-12-06)</small>
*... that when she is inaugurated as [[Secretary of State of Washington]] in January, '''[[Kim Wyman]]''' will be the only [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] elected to statewide office on the [[West Coast of the United States]]? <small>(2012-11-28)</small>
*... that former ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant [[Diana DeGarmo]] co-wrote a song entitled "Good Goodbye", which she performed as her character '''[[Angelina Veneziano]]''' on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''? <small>(2012-11-19)</small>
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|congresswoman-elect]] '''[[Michelle Lujan Grisham]]''' served as director of [[New Mexico]]'s Agency on Aging under three different [[Governor of New Mexico|governors]]? <small>(2012-11-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Shelli Yoder]]''', a candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]], was [[Miss Indiana]] in 1992? <small>(2012-11-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Val Demings]]''' became the first female [[Chief of Police]] for the [[Orlando Police Department]]? <small>(2012-11-08)</small>
*... that over 15,000 miracles have been attributed to the newly canonized Saint '''[[Anna Schäffer]]''' ''(pictured)'' since 1929? <small>(2012-11-01)</small>
*... that police [[fingerprint]]ed over 45,000 men to find the killer of '''[[Death of June Anne Devaney|June Anne Devaney]]''', the first time mass fingerprinting had been used to solve a crime? <small>(2012-10-03)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Ashleigh Cummings]]''' sat her [[Year 11#Australia|Year Eleven]] exams early, so she could take part in the Australian film ''[[Tomorrow, When the War Began (film)|Tomorrow, When the War Began]]''? <small>(2012-09-25)</small>
*... that ten female chefs in the United States won a [[Michelin star]] in 2012, including '''[[Carrie Nahabedian]]''', '''[[Missy Robbins]]''', '''[[April Bloomfield]]''' and '''[[Melissa Perello]]'''? <small>(2012-09-17)</small>
*... that after [[Theo van Gogh (film director)|Theo van Gogh]]'s murder, '''[[Ebru Umar]]''' took over his regular column in '''''[[Metro (Dutch newspaper)|Metro]]'''''? <small>(2012-09-16)</small>
*... that the investigation into the '''[[murder of Celine Figard]]''' saw the UK's first national [[DNA]] screening programme in the hunt for a suspect? <small>(2012-09-13)</small>
*... that '''[[María Soledad Iparraguirre]]''' was only the second woman to serve on the executive of the [[Basque nationalism|Basque]] separatist group [[ETA]] and was wanted by Spanish police for participation in at least 14 assassinations? <small>(2012-09-13)</small>
*... that Japanese child actress '''[[Miyu Honda]]''' is also a [[figure skater]]? <small>(2012-09-12)</small>
*... that [[Michelin star]]red chef '''[[Lisa Allen]]''' has an allergy to shellfish? <small>(2012-09-09)</small>
*... that [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[S10 (classification)|S10]] swimmer '''[[Summer Mortimer]]''' won a medal in each of her individual events at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 Paralympics]], breaking two of her own world records? <small>(2012-09-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Lindsey Berg]]''' was twice named the USA Volleyball Indoor Female Athlete of the Year? <small>(2012-09-06)</small>
*... that Indonesian [[Paralympian]] '''[[Ni Nengah Widiasih]]''' beat the [[ASEAN ParaGames]] powerlifting record for her weight class by 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) last December? <small>(2012-09-04)</small>
*... that [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 Australian Paralympic goalballer]] '''[[Jennifer Blow]]''' found a rock resembling the lucky egg from ''[[Cool Runnings]]'' and started a pre-game ritual of quoting the movie while holding the rock? <small>(2012-09-03)</small>
*... that [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 Australian Paralympic goalball team captain]] '''[[Meica Christensen]]''' plays the song "[[The Final Countdown (song)|The Final Countdown]]" before competitions? <small>(2012-09-01)</small>
*... that despite being nicknamed "Sparrow", British Paralympian '''[[Katrina Hart]]''' is scared of birds? <small>(2012-08-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Turid Birkeland]]''' became Head of [[Concerts Norway]] in April 2012, succeeding [[Åse Kleveland]], whom she had also succeeded as Minister of Culture in 1996? <small>(2012-08-29)</small>
*... that [[volleyball]] player '''[[Jordan Larson]]''' was a two-time AVCA First Team All-American during her college career? <small>(2012-08-26)</small>
*... that when '''[[Nadia Santini]]'''{{`s}} restaurant [[Dal Pescatore]] was awarded three [[Michelin stars]] in 1996, she was the first female chef in Italy so honored? <small>(2012-08-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Ottla Kafka]]''', the youngest and dearest sister of [[Franz Kafka]], died in the Holocaust because she divorced her Catholic husband? <small>(2012-08-24)</small>
*... that in 2007, French chef '''[[Anne-Sophie Pic]]''' became only the fourth woman to win three [[Michelin star]]s? <small>(2012-08-24)</small>
*... that pioneer dentist '''[[Leonie von Meusebach–Zesch]]''' held mobile dental clinics for [[Inuit]] children and once crawled across thin ice to save her [[sled dog]]s from drowning? <small>(2012-08-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Ratna Asmara]]''' was the first female film director in Indonesian history? <small>(2012-08-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Elena Arzak]]''' was named the best female chef in the world in 2012 by ''[[Restaurant (magazine)|Restaurant]]'' magazine? <small>(2012-08-21)</small>
*... that a character in Pixar's ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'' was based on French chef '''[[Hélène Darroze]]'''? <small>(2012-08-17)</small>
*... that after winning her first Olympic medal at her fourth Olympic Games, British [[judo]]ka '''[[Karina Bryant]]''' hasn't ruled out competing at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio? <small>(2012-08-16)</small>
*... that [[Korean-Canadian]] film director '''[[Helen Lee (director)|Helen Lee]]''' made her debut in her pyjamas? <small>(2012-08-16)</small>
*... that [[volleyball]] player '''[[Courtney Thompson]]''' set the NCAA record for career assists per game? <small>(2012-08-16)</small>
*... that Professor '''[[Claudia-Maria Buch]]''' became a member of the [[German Council of Economic Experts]] on {{nowrap|March 1}}, 2012? <small>(2012-08-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Una Guðmundsdóttir]]''', who headed one of the first schools for young children in [[Iceland]], became nationally known as a [[psychic]]? <small>(2012-08-15)</small>
*... that [[volleyball]] player '''[[Destinee Hooker]]''' won four NCAA championships in the high jump? <small>(2012-08-15)</small>
*... that former British Olympic bronze medallist '''[[Kate Allenby]]''' became a [[physical education|PE teacher]] after she retired from professional sport? <small>(2012-08-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Samantha Murray]]''' will achieve her childhood dream of competing at the Olympics when she participates in the [[modern pentathlon]] for [[Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Great Britain at the 2012 Games]]? <small>(2012-08-10)</small>
*... that 2012 British Olympian '''[[Annie Last]]''' deferred from studying medicine at university in order to be a professional [[mountain biking|mountain biker]]? <small>(2012-08-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Rhonda Coullet]]''' composed and sang a tribute to her close friend [[John Belushi]] after his death, for a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' segment produced by his widow? <small>(2012-08-09)</small>
*... that [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] '''[[Emily Diamond]]''' was selected for [[Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]]'s {{nowrap|4 × 400 metres}} relay squad at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]] despite having run the distance outdoors competitively only six times? <small>(2012-08-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Andrea St. Bernard]]''' is the first [[Grenada|Grenadian]] [[taekwondo]] practitioner to be selected for an [[Olympic Games]]? <small>(2012-08-09)</small>
*... that at the 2012 Olympics, '''[[Kayla Harrison]]''' became the first American to win a gold medal in judo? <small>(2012-08-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Yi Siling]]''' was the first person to qualify for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and the first person to win a gold medal at the Games? <small>(2012-08-07)</small>
*... that California student '''[[Sarah Attar]]''' is one of Saudi Arabia's first female athletes at the Olympics, and is due to compete at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Games]] in an event she hasn't competed in since [[Escondido High School|high school]]? <small>(2012-08-07)</small>
*... that when she played for Great Britain against Australia on {{nowrap|28 July}}, '''[[Rose Anderson]]''' became Scotland's first Olympic basketball player? <small>(2012-08-07)</small>
*... that when she played for Great Britain against Australia on 28 July, Rose Anderson became Scotland's first Olympic basketball player? <small>(2012-08-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Heather Stanning]]'''{{`s}} gold medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] was predicted in her school [[yearbook]]? <small>(2012-08-06)</small>
*... that [[Women's artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] '''[[Elizabeth Price (gymnast)|Elizabeth Price]]''', a [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]] alternate, was not picked for the five-member U.S. team even though she finished fourth at the Olympic Trials? <small>(2012-08-05)</small>
*... that prior to the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], '''[[Annie Martin]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the only active Canadian [[beach volleyball]]er who had competed at an Olympic Games? <small>(2012-08-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Birgitte Grimstad]]'''{{`}}s song repertoire has included a [[Draumkvedet|medieval ballad]], songs by [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]], [[Nordahl Grieg|Grieg]] and [[Otto Mortensen|Mortensen]]'s ''[[Til Ungdommen]]'', and an [[Love Me Tender (song)|adaptation of Elvis Presley]]? <small>(2012-08-04)</small>
*... that chef '''[[Skye Gyngell]]''' described her [[Michelin star]] as a "curse"? <small>(2012-08-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Lauren Boden]]''', a [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympian]], has been mistaken for fellow Australian hurdler [[Jana Pittman]]? <small>(2012-08-01)</small>
*... that [[Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympic canoeists]] '''[[Lisa Carrington]]''' and '''[[Teneale Hatton]]''' were the first New Zealanders ever to qualify for an A final at the [[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|Sprint World Championships]]? <small>(2012-07-31)</small>
*... that Latvian-born '''[[Sanita Pušpure]]''' is the only rower to compete for [[Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2012-07-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Nicola Wilson|Nicola Wilson and Opposition Buzz]]''' were selected for [[Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] after [[Piggy French]] was forced to withdraw? <small>(2012-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Dominique Allen]]''', daughter of [[Birmingham Bullets]] "legend" '''[[Clive Allen (basketball)|Clive Allen]]''', has been called up to the senior British basketball team for the first time at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2012-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Agneta Matthes]]''' and her husband ''(pictured)'', who ran factories in [[Delft]] producing yeast, perfume, and margarine, developed a workers' housing area in [[Garden city movement|garden city style]], '''[[Agneta Park]]'''? <small>(2012-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Brittany Broben]]''' will be sixteen when she competes for Australia in [[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform |diving at the 2012 Olympic Games]]? <small>(2012-07-28)</small>
*... that [[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|2012 Australian Olympic synchronized diver]] '''[[Anabelle Smith]]''' became [[Sharleen Stratton]]'s partner following the retirement of [[Briony Cole]]? <small>(2012-07-28)</small>
*... that Britain's [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]] women's beach volleyball team of '''[[Zara Dampney]]''' and [[Shauna Mullin]] formerly had [[QR code]]s on the back of their [[bikini]] bottoms? <small>(2012-07-27)</small>
*... that [[Dominican Republic at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympic weightlifter]] '''[[Yuderqui Contreras]]''' became [[Pan American Games|Pan American Champion]] and a [[Dominican Army]] officer in the same year? <small>(2012-07-27)</small>
*... that Alaskan [[Inupiat people|Inupiat]] bush pilot '''[[Ellen Paneok]]''' said an airstrip had to be cleared of [[polar bear]]s before her airplane could land? <small>(2012-07-27)</small>
*... that the three original members of the British pop group [[Sugababes]] have reformed, and are known as '''[[Mutya Keisha Siobhan]]'''? <small>(2012-07-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Helen Desha Beamer]]''' and Sam Kapu made the first commercial recording of the [[Hawaiian Wedding Song]] in 1928? <small>(2012-07-22)</small>
*... that when teenage '''[[Alberta Schenck Adams|Alberta Schenck]]''' took a stand against segregation in [[Alaska]], her actions were a full decade before either [[Rosa Parks]]'s stand or the ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' decision? <small>(2012-07-22)</small>
*... that internet entrepreneur '''[[Silvina Moschini]]''' ''(pictured)'' believes Wikipedia should allow advertising as a way of funding improved academic content? <small>(2012-07-20)</small>
*... that [[German Democratic Republic|East German]] '''[[Ortrun Enderlein]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first Olympic gold medalist in women's [[luge]]? <small>(2012-07-18)</small>
*... that pioneering immunologist '''[[Marian Koshland|Bunny Koshland]]''' helped develop an oral [[cholera vaccine]] before she worked on the [[Manhattan Project]]? <small>(2012-07-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Lorinda de Roulet]]''' is the first woman to direct the day-to-day operations of a [[Major League Baseball]] franchise? <small>(2012-07-17)</small>
*... that the performances in the ''[[Body of Proof]]'' episode "'''[[Talking Heads (Body of Proof)|Talking Heads]]'''" of Kathy Searle as the person who dismembered the murder victim and [[Kelly AuCoin]] as the murderer were both praised? <small>(2012-07-13)</small>
*... that on [[Women's Equality Day]], the '''[[Iowa Women's Hall of Fame]] '''will add four names to a list that already includes [[Mamie Doud-Eisenhower|Mamie Eisenhower]] ''(pictured)'' and [[Hualing Nieh Engle]]? <small>(2012-07-05)</small>
*... that acclaimed violinist '''[[Tasmin Little]]''' released her 2008 recording ''The Naked Violin'' as a free download? <small>(2012-07-04)</small>
*... that child actress '''[[Rachel Covey]]''' had a body double during the 2007 film ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'' so that she did not have to spend as much time on set? <small>(2012-07-02)</small>
*... that 2012 Australian Olympic diver '''[[Jaele Patrick]]''' only took up the sport at fifteen following a gymnastics injury? <small>(2012-07-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Ellen Rosenblum]]''' is the first woman ever to serve as [[Oregon Attorney General]]? <small>(2012-06-30)</small>
*... that 2012 Summer Olympic cyclist '''[[Amy Cure]]''' calls [[Penguin, Tasmania|Penguin]] home? <small>(2012-06-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Marie Bankhead Owen]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the aunt of actress [[Tallulah Bankhead]] and helped create the [[Alabama]] state motto? <small>(2012-06-29)</small>
*... that Indonesian songwriter '''[[Maia Estianty]]''' is descended from the [[National Hero of Indonesia|National Hero]] [[Tjokroaminoto]]? <small>(2012-06-29)</small>
*... that '''"[[I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked (Grey's Anatomy)|I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked]]"''' marked [[Katherine Heigl]]'s final appearance on ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''? <small>(2012-06-29)</small>
*... that 2008 and 2012 Australian artistic gymnastic Olympian '''[[Ashleigh Brennan]]''' ''(pictured)'' drinks coffee before every competition? <small>(2012-06-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Juliet Opie Hopkins ]]''' ''(pictured)'' was known as the "Florence Nightingale of the South" and was given a full military burial at [[Arlington National Cemetery]]? <small>(2012-06-26)</small>
*... that the employment of '''[[Ruth Sawtell Wallis]]''' during the [[Great Depression|Depression]] was "unthinkable" because her husband was also a professor? <small>(2012-06-21)</small>
*... that [[Citra Award]]-winning actress '''[[Laura Basuki]]''' has been compared to Japanese [[AV idol]] [[Maria Ozawa]]? <small>(2012-06-19)</small>
*... that Italian actress '''[[Ida Galli]]''' has also been billed as Evelyn Stewart and Isli Oberon? <small>(2012-06-19)</small>
*... that [[Australia women's national basketball team|Australian Opal]] '''[[Belinda Snell]]''' first played basketball as an eight-year-old on a mixed gendered team? <small>(2012-06-19)</small>
*... that [[Australia women's national basketball team|Australian Opal]] '''[[Abby Bishop]]''' has played basketball professionally for the [[Seattle Storm]], [[Canberra Capitals]], [[Dandenong Rangers]] and [[Adelaide Lightning]]? <small>(2012-06-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Kat Driscoll]]'''{{`s}} performance at the [[2011 Trampoline World Championships|2011 World Championships]] earned Great Britain a [[trampolining]] place at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2012-06-17)</small>
*... that 2008 silver-medal-winning [[Australia women's national basketball team|Australian Opal]] '''[[Suzy Batkovic]]''' used to sneak out to concerts with basketball teammate [[Lauren Jackson]] while on scholarship with the [[Australian Institute of Sport]]? <small>(2012-06-16)</small>
*... that Egyptian Olympic [[Modern pentathlon|pentathlete]] '''[[Aya Medany]]'''{{`s}} father was a member of a panel which won the 2007 [[Nobel Peace Prize]]? <small>(2012-06-14)</small>
*... that British archer '''[[Amy Oliver]]''', who is due to compete at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], didn't like the sport when she first tried it? <small>(2012-06-12)</small>
*... that the most viewed Indonesian film of 1989, '''''[[Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta]]''''', was the last feature film for both director [[Teguh Karya]] and star '''[[Tuti Indra Malaon]]'''? <small>(2012-06-06)</small>
*... that [[Roy Lichtenstein]]'s '''''[[Portrait of Madame Cézanne]]''''' is an ironic quotation of art historian Erle Loran's outline of the original [[Paul Cézanne|Cézanne]] portrait ''(pictured)''? <small>(2012-06-02)</small>
*... that ''[[Fashion Star]]'' season one winner '''[[Kara Laricks]]''' describes her design aesthetic as "modern-day ''[[Annie Hall]]'' meets a Japanese [[street fashion|street style]]"? <small>(2012-06-01)</small>
*... that a prospective book agent advised British author '''[[Lindsey Kelk]]''' to use a [[pseudonym]] as her real name sounded like "a cat being sick"? <small>(2012-05-23)</small>
*... that [[Roy Lichtenstein]]'s [[pop art]] painting '''''[[Girl with Ball]]''''', which was based on a newspaper ad that was still running more than 20 years later, was first sold to [[Philip Johnson]]? <small>(2012-05-23)</small>
*... that ''[[Coronation Street]]'' actress '''[[Patti Clare]]''' was working as an office receptionist before she won the role of [[Mary Taylor (Coronation Street)|Mary Taylor]] in the soap opera? <small>(2012-05-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Hetty Sarlene]]''' could reportedly sing [[Hetty Koes Endang|her namesake]]'s songs by age three? <small>(2012-05-21)</small>
*... that [[Roy Lichtenstein]]'s [[pop art]] painting '''''[[Girl in Mirror]]''''' is the subject of a 2012 sale without consent and fraud [[lawsuit]]? <small>(2012-05-19)</small>
*... that [[Juliet May]] described child actress '''[[Lucy Hutchinson (actress)|Lucy Hutchinson]]''' as "one of the most remarkable five year olds" she had ever met? <small>(2012-05-17)</small>
*... that in 1965, '''[[Barbara Robbins]]''' became the first female [[CIA]] employee to die in action in the agency's history and the first American woman to die in the [[Vietnam War]]? <small>(2012-05-12)</small>
*... that [[Adolf Hitler]] was so hopelessly in love with '''[[Stefanie Rabatsch|Stefanie Isak]]''' when he was a teenager that he planned to commit suicide with her in the [[Danube]]? <small>(2012-05-08)</small>
*... that the New York apartment of advertising consultant '''[[Cindy Gallop]]''' was the set for the music video for "[[Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Nasty Girl]]" by [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]? <small>(2012-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Megitza]]''', the vocalist and [[Double bass|bass]] player, got the highest score at a Polish National IQ contest held in 2004? <small>(2012-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Atiqah Hasiholan]]''' considered her role in the Oscar-submitted ''[[Jamila dan Sang Presiden|Jamila and the President]]'' a "regular slutty prostitute"? <small>(2012-04-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Grace Towns Hamilton]]''' was the first African American woman elected to the [[Georgia General Assembly]]? <small>(2012-04-21)</small>
*... that prolific food writer and [[Reality television|reality TV]] judge '''[[Mary Berry (food writer)|Mary Berry]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' first job was to visit consumer's homes to show them how to use their own electric cookers? <small>(2012-04-13)</small>
*... that Sister '''[[Jackie Hudson]]''' served six months in prison for painting "Christ lives, Disarm" on the side of a bunker? <small>(2012-04-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Minnie Fisher Cunningham]]''' helped convince both Senator [[Andrieus A. Jones]] and President [[Woodrow Wilson]] to support passage of the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]], giving women suffrage? <small>(2012-04-05)</small>
*... that [[Julia Holter|'''Julia Holter''']]{{`s}} debut album ''Tragedy'' (2011) was inspired by [[Euripides]]' Ancient Greek play ''[[Hippolytus (play)|Hippolytus]]''? <small>(2012-04-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Dorothy Manley]]''' took unpaid leave from her job as a typist to compete in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], where she won the silver medal in the [[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|women's 100 metres]]? <small>(2012-04-02)</small>
*... that at the age of 13 years and 268 days, '''[[Marjorie Gestring]]''' was the youngest competitor to win an Olympic gold medal? <small>(2012-03-27)</small>
*... that the body of actress '''[[Gemma McCluskie]]''', who played [[Kerry Skinner]] in the [[BBC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[EastEnders]]'', was found in a London canal five days after she disappeared on {{nowrap|1 March}} 2012? <small>(2012-03-21)</small>
*... that Indonesian actress '''[[Titi Kamal]]''' paid to follow a poor woman around and learn about her lifestyle? <small>(2012-03-20)</small>
*... that in portraying '''[[Marita Covarrubias]]''' in ''[[The X-Files]]'', actress [[Laurie Holden]] spent hours learning fifteen seconds of Russian dialogue? <small>(2012-03-19)</small>
*... that the German architect '''[[Anna Heringer]]''' has contributed to [[sustainable architecture]] building hand-made schools in Bangladesh and Morocco with local [[Artisan|craftsmen]] and [[Building material|materials]]? <small>(2012-03-18)</small>
*... that ''[[Body of Proof]]'' episode "'''[[Society Hill (Body of Proof)|Society Hill]]'''" marked the first appearance of [[Megan Hunt]]'s mother [[List of Body of Proof characters#Joan Hunt|Joan]], played by ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' star [[Joanna Cassidy]]? <small>(2012-03-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Clare Smyth]]''' was the first British woman to hold three [[Michelin star]]s when she became head chef of [[Restaurant Gordon Ramsay]] in 2007? <small>(2012-03-08)</small>
*... that after winning the 1957 Cotton Fashion Award, designer '''[[Anne Fogarty]]''' showed off dresses in goldfish colours? <small>(2012-03-08)</small>
*... that five actresses have won the '''[[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play]]''' more than once, but no actress has won it more than twice? <small>(2012-03-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Glasser v. United States]]''''' was the first [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] case to hold that juries must be drawn from a "[[jury selection in the United States|cross-section of the community]]"? <small>(2012-03-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Die Freundin]]''''', a German [[lesbian]] magazine published from 1924 to 1933, was temporarily shut down by the [[Weimar Republic|Weimar]] government? <small>(2012-02-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Jineth Bedoya Lima]]''' was abducted, tortured, and raped following her reporting on [[Paramilitarism in Colombia|Colombian paramilitary groups]]? <small>(2012-02-07)</small>
*... that [[CPJ International Press Freedom Awards|International Press Freedom Award]] laureate '''[[María Cristina Caballero]]''' began reporting for a [[Bogotá]] newspaper at the age of 16? <small>(2012-02-06)</small>
*... that [[XTERRA Triathlon|XTERRA]] World Champion '''[[Lesley Paterson]]''' plans to co-produce a remake of the Oscar-winning 1930 film ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]''? <small>(2012-02-04)</small>
*... that ''[[Suburgatory]]'' star '''[[Jane Levy]]''' was named on ''[[Forbes]]'' 2011 list of 30 under 30 who are "reinventing the world"? <small>(2012-02-04)</small>
*... that the [[Arab Spring]] has [[wikt:rev#Verb|revved]] up the Saudi Arabian "'''[[Women to drive movement]]'''" ''(poster pictured)''? <small>(2012-01-26)</small>
*... that after co-founding [[Safe Kids Worldwide]], '''[[Herta Feely]]''' became an award-winning writer? <small>(2012-01-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Prisia Nasution]]''', who won a [[Citra Award]] for her debut role, has a background in the martial art of [[pencak silat]]? <small>(2012-01-21)</small>
*... that Indonesian actress '''[[Titi Sjuman]]''' agreed to make her [[Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet!|film debut]] only after being cajoled by her brother and [[Djenar Maesa Ayu|sister-in-law]] (the film's director)? <small>(2011-12-29)</small>
*... that the '''[[honor killing of Sadia Sheikh|murder of Sadia Sheikh]]''' has been called Belgium's first [[Honor killing#Europe|honour killing]] trial? <small>(2011-12-28)</small>
*... that a documentary film by '''[[Ucu Agustin]]''' led to a prostitution district in [[Tulungagung Regency|Tulungagung, East Java]], being shut down? <small>(2011-12-27)</small>
*... that after suffering from [[Poliomyelitis|polio]] as a youth, '''[[Maria Farida Indrati]]''' went on to become the first female justice of the [[Constitutional Court of Indonesia]]? <small>(2011-12-18)</small>
*... that 26 new [[Member of parliament|MPs]] were elected to the '''[[50th New Zealand Parliament]]''', including '''[[Julie Anne Genter]]''' ''(pictured)'' and '''[[Denise Roche]]''' (both [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]]), '''[[Rino Tirikatene]]''' ([[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]), '''[[Maggie Barry]]''', '''[[Paul Goldsmith (politician)|Paul Goldsmith]]''' and '''[[Alfred Ngaro]]''' ([[New Zealand National Party|National]]), and '''[[Richard Prosser]]''' and '''[[Denis O'Rourke]]''' (both [[New Zealand First|NZ First]])? <small>(2011-12-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Bat-El Gatterer]]''', Israeli women's [[taekwondo]] champion, is a [[Jew worship#Jewish observances|religiously observant Jew]] who was born in the [[West Bank]]? <small>(2011-12-13)</small>
*... that Australian Paralympians '''[[Karni Liddell]]''', '''[[Branka Pupovac]]''' and '''[[Hamish MacDonald (athlete)|Hamish MacDonald]]''' were all photographed for a nude calendar? <small>(2011-12-02)</small>
*... that judge '''[[Elizabeth A. Grimes|Beth Grimes]]''' dismissed lawsuits against [[Keanu Reeves]] and [[Ari Emanuel]], ordered [[Jon Voight]] to pay attorney fees, and was appointed by [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] to a [[California Courts of Appeal|California Court of Appeal]]? <small>(2011-11-19)</small>
*... that two of the members of Japanese idol group '''[[HKT48]]''' are in elementary school? <small>(2011-11-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Ayu Ting Ting]]''' became popular in 2011 with a song released four years earlier? <small>(2011-11-16)</small>
*... that Jewish athlete '''[[Lilli Henoch]]''', winner of ten German track and field championships, was murdered with her mother by the [[Nazi]]s during [[Holocaust victim|the Holocaust]]? <small>(2011-11-15)</small>
*... that '''[[LiSA (Japanese musician, born 1987)|LiSA]]''' was one of the two [[vocalist]]s for a fictional band in an [[anime]]? <small>(2011-11-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Margie Goldstein-Engle]]''' ''(pictured)'', who as a child cleaned out horse stalls to pay for riding lessons, became a 10-time [[American Grandprix Association]] Rider of the Year? <small>(2011-11-12)</small>
*... that in the four years before her appointment to [[California Courts of Appeal|California's Third District Court of Appeal]], '''[[Elena J. Duarte|Elena Duarte]]''' had served as a judge of both the [[Superior Court of Los Angeles County|Los Angeles County]] and [[Sacramento County Superior Court]]s? <small>(2011-11-07)</small>
*... that in a concert "Hommage à Liszt" at Munich's [[Gasteig]], pianist '''[[Valentina Babor]]''' played chamber music by [[Franz Liszt]] and [[Graham Waterhouse]] scored for piano solo up to piano and string quartet? <small>(2011-11-06)</small>
*... that former couple '''[[Acha Septriasa]]''' and '''[[Irwansyah]]''' united for their last '''''[[Love Story (2011 film)|Love Story]]''''' under the supervision of '''[[Zaskia Sungkar|Irwansyah's future wife]]''' and direction of '''[[Hanny Saputra]]'''? <small>(2011-10-28)</small>
*... that political novice '''[[Julie Hardaker]]''' beat the experienced incumbent [[Bob Simcock]] in 2010's contest for the [[Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand|mayoralty of Hamilton]], New Zealand? <small>(2011-10-16)</small>
*... that the reaction of the public to a '''[[Forever Marilyn|26-foot-tall statue]]''' of [[Marilyn Monroe]] has been criticized as "juvenile"? <small>(2011-10-13)</small>
*... that educator '''[[Anna Essinger]]''', ordered to fly the [[swastika]] on Hitler's birthday, planned a day-long outing for [[Bunce Court School#Landschulheim Herrlingen|her school]], leaving the flag to fly over an empty building? <small>(2011-10-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Mei-Ann Chen]]''' was the first woman to win the Malko Competition, the "world's most prestigious prize for young [[Conducting|conductors]]"? <small>(2011-10-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Liu Huang A-tao]]''' was the first former Taiwanese [[comfort women|comfort woman]] to sue the Japanese government for compensation and an apology? <small>(2011-09-30)</small>
*... that '''[[The Shirelles]]''', described as having a "naive schoolgirl sound", are credited with starting the [[Girl group|girl band genre]]? <small>(2011-09-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Louise Casey]]''', a British civil servant known for being outspoken, once said that "doing things sober is no way to get things done"? <small>(2011-09-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Sophie, Princess of Prussia|Sophie of Isenburg]]''' married [[Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia|Prince Georg Friedrich]] the same year the [[House of Hohenzollern]] celebrated its 950th anniversary? <small>(2011-09-12)</small>
*... that one of Indonesia's "'''[[Melly Goeslaw|most sought-after movie songwriters]]'''" started her career by writing about flatulence and sexual deviancy? <small>(2011-09-11)</small>
*... that [[Teguh Karya]] had to fight for '''[[Christine Hakim]]'''{{`s}} right to act in '''''[[Cinta Pertama (1973 film)|Cinta Pertama]]''''' (''First Love'') after his producer said her breasts were too small? <small>(2011-09-10)</small>
*... that [[Michelle Hurd]], who played Detective '''[[Monique Jeffries]]''' on ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', was frustrated by the lack of material for her character and departed from the show? <small>(2011-09-02)</small>
*... that the actress who plays '''[[Amy Wyatt]]''' in the British soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' has been nominated for two "Best Newcomer" awards? <small>(2011-08-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Lisa Stublić]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' [[2010 Berlin Marathon|debut marathon]] was the fastest marathon run by any [[Croatia]]n athlete in 2010, including men? <small>(2011-08-27)</small>
*... that the complete works of '''[[Brunette Coleman]]''' were not published until seventeen years after the death of [[Philip Larkin]]? <small>(2011-08-26)</small>
*... that when ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]'' main cast member '''[[Fiona Gubelmann]]''' first read the script for the pilot, she "didn't quite get the whole guy in the dog suit thing"? <small>(2011-08-22)</small>
*... that actress [[Amanda Tapping]] accepted the part of '''[[Helen Magnus]]''', the protagonist of ''[[Sanctuary (TV series)|Sanctuary]]'', after she was encouraged to move on from her eleven-year role as [[Samantha Carter]] in ''[[Stargate]]''? <small>(2011-08-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Madam Auring]]''' shot to fame when she correctly predicted that [[Amparo Muñoz]] would win the [[Miss Universe 1974|1974 Miss Universe]] title? <small>(2011-08-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Happy Salma]]''', wife of a prince, agreed to play a prostitute in '''''[[7 Hati 7 Cinta 7 Wanita|7 Hearts 7 Loves 7 Women]]''''', but only if no men could touch her on set? <small>(2011-08-18)</small>
*... that the direction and photography in the ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' episode "'''[[Thirty-Eight Snub]]'''" was compared to the work of filmmakers [[Sergio Leone]] and [[Quentin Tarantino]]? <small>(2011-08-12)</small>
*... that [[T-Mobile]] [[T-Mobile myTouch 4G|myTouch 4G]] spokesperson '''[[Carly Foulkes]]''' has been cast in the [[FX Network]] television series '''''[[Powers (FX TV series)|Powers]]'''''? <small>(2011-08-05)</small>
*... that the title of a 2008 article by German journalist '''[[Julia Voss]]''' translates as "[[Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver|Jim Button]] saves the theory of evolution"? <small>(2011-08-04)</small>
*... that six of the ten siblings of Norwegian stage actress '''[[Ada Kramm]]''' were actors themselves? <small>(2011-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Zinaida Reich]]''' was expelled from school at the end of the [[eighth grade]] in the [[Soviet Union]] for her political activities? <small>(2011-07-20)</small>
*... that in 2007 politician '''[[Mary Deros]]''' of [[Montreal]] helped prevent an historic city avenue from being renamed after [[Robert Bourassa]], a former [[Premier of Quebec|Quebec premier]]? <small>(2011-07-14)</small>
*... that producer '''[[Katrina Dunn]]''' of [[Vancouver]] was awarded the Golden Bra in 2010? <small>(2011-07-12)</small>
*... that the Dutch novel '''''[[Van de koele meren des doods]]''''' (1900) was made into a '''[[Van de koele meren des doods (film)|movie]]''' in 1982 by '''[[Nouchka van Brakel]]''', with '''[[Renée Soutendijk]]''' ''(pictured)'' starring as the sexually repressed main character? <small>(2011-07-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Madeline Mitchell]]''' overcame a 12-day coma, 21 days on a respirator, 2 months in a wheelchair and a [[femur]] broken in 12 places to become [[Miss Alabama USA]] and compete in [[Miss USA 2011]] two years later? <small>(2011-06-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Tammy Locke]]''' was called "an especially endearing little dumpling" for her role in 1960s western TV series ''[[The Monroes (1966 TV series)|The Monroes]]'', but her antics on set included giving a live frog to the show's hairdresser? <small>(2011-06-22)</small>
*... that British [[Short track speed skating|short track speed skater]] '''[[Sarah Lindsay (speed skater)|Sarah Lindsay]]''', a three time [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympian]], missed 15 months of competition after rupturing a [[Intervertebral disc|spinal disc]] in 2007? <small>(2011-06-17)</small>
*... that the [[Sultan Ibrahim Ismail|Sultan of Johor]]'s [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]-educated wife '''[[Raja Zarith Sofia]]''' earned her degree in [[Chinese studies]] and advocates the use of [[English language|English]] in [[Malaysia]]? <small>(2011-06-15)</small>
*... that [[glamour model]] '''[[Sofia Hellqvist]]''', the current girlfriend of Swedish [[Prince Carl Philip]], appeared in a photoshoot for the men's magazine [[Slitz]] in which she posed wearing only bikini bottoms and a live [[python]]? <small>(2011-06-14)</small>
*... that Mexican-American singer-songwriter [[Selena]] was '''[[Death of Selena|murdered]]''' by [[Yolanda Saldivar|an employee]] who (falsely) claimed she was raped and needed the singer's help? <small>(2011-06-13)</small>
*... that [[King Saud University]] assistant professor of [[women's history]] '''[[Hatoon al-Fassi]]''' has not been allowed to teach since 2001? <small>(2011-06-10)</small>
*... that Hungarian handballer '''[[Bojana Radulović]]''' has been selected [[IHF World Player of the Year]] twice, in 2000 and 2003? <small>(2011-06-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Jetsun Pema (Bhutan)|Jetsun Pema]]''' is going to marry [[Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck]], the King of [[Bhutan]], in October 2011? <small>(2011-06-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Death of Charlotte Shaw|Charlotte Shaw]]''', who drowned in Walla Brook on [[Dartmoor]], is the only person to have died on a [[Ten Tors]] expedition? <small>(2011-05-23)</small>
*... that five [[McGill University]] students—'''[[Charmaine Borg]]''', '''[[Matthew Dubé]]''', '''[[Mylène Freeman]]''', '''[[Laurin Liu]]''', and '''[[Jamie Nicholls]]'''—were elected to [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]] in [[Canadian federal election, 2011|Canada's 2011 federal election]], but the youngest new MP is [[Université de Sherbrooke]] student '''[[Pierre-Luc Dusseault]]'''? <small>(2011-05-16)</small>
*... that [[Barack Obama|President Obama]]'s nominee for [[Surgeon General of the United States Army]], '''[[Patricia Horoho]]''' ''(pictured)'', gave [[first aid]] to 75 victims of the [[September 11 attacks]]? <small>(2011-05-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Cath Kidston]]''' started her shopping chain after surviving [[breast cancer]]? <small>(2011-05-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Heather Knight (educator)|Heather Knight]]''' was the first woman to be selected President of [[Pacific Union College]] and the first [[African American]] woman to lead an Adventist College in North America? <small>(2011-05-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Penny J. White|Penny White]]''' lost her seat on the [[Tennessee Supreme Court]] because of her vote in a single court decision? <small>(2011-05-02)</small>
*... that journalist '''[[Iryna Khalip]]''' is under incommunicado house arrest following a protest of the [[Belarusian_presidential_election,_2010|2010 Belarusian presidential election]], in which [[Andrei Sannikov|her husband]] was also a candidate? <small>(2011-05-01)</small>
*... that [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Texas Court of Criminal Appeals|Texas high court]] Judge '''[[Cathy Cochran]]''' took her husband's [[surname]] when they married in 1966, and he took her [[married and maiden names|maiden name]] in 2001? <small>(2011-04-21)</small>
*... that, when trying to [[Music licensing|gain the rights]] to use a [[Björk]] song for an '''[[A Night of Neglect|upcoming episode]]''', the creators of ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' initially could not reach her as she apparently did not have a [[telephone number]]? <small>(2011-04-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Rebecca Black]]'''{{`s}} "[[Friday (Rebecca Black song)|Friday]]", dubbed the "worst song ever" by some critics, has made Black a "viral star" with the video attracting over 80 million [[Youtube]] hits? <small>(2011-04-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Lydia Cecilia Hill]]''' was an English dancer who became a favourite of the [[Ibrahim of Johor|Sultan of Johor]]? <small>(2011-03-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Belinda Meuldijk]]''', whose father '''[[Wim Meuldijk]]''' created the Dutch TV character [[Pipo de Clown]] ''(pictured)'', continued her father's legacy with the 2003 movie '''''[[Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder]]'''''? <small>(2011-03-12)</small>
*... that [[Romania]]n runner '''[[Iulia Olteanu]]''' won the [[1999 European Cross Country Championships]] but lost her title because of a positive test for the steroid [[stanozolol]]? <small>(2011-03-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Rose Catherine Pinkney]]''' developed dozens of American [[television program|television show]]s, including ''[[The X-Files]]'' and ''[[Girlfriends]]''? <small>(2011-03-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Kathleen, Duchess of Newcastle]]''' purchased a dog from the [[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar of Russia]] in 1892 for a sum equivalent to nearly [[pound sterling|£]]20,000 in modern currency? <small>(2011-03-03)</small>
*... that Ethiopian [[Long-distance track event|long-distance runner]] '''[[Sentayehu Ejigu]]''' won medals at [[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World]], [[African Championships in Athletics|African]] and [[IAAF Continental Cup|Continental]]-level competitions in 2010? <small>(2011-02-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Dani Siciliano]]''' wanted her [[Cover version|cover]] of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s "[[Come as You Are (Nirvana song)|Come as You Are]]", from her album '''''[[Likes...]]''''', to have the feel of a [[jazz standard]]? <small>(2011-02-15)</small>
*... that, after "Stop...pooping!" was uttered by [[Rob Lowe]] in the ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' episode "'''[[Flu Season (Parks and Recreation)|Flu Season]]'''", the line was deemed the "single greatest self-effacingly comic moment of his long, handsome career"? <small>(2011-02-07)</small>
*... that [[United States|American]] [[marathon]] runner '''[[Kim Merritt]]''' won both the 1975 [[New York City Marathon]] and 1976 [[Boston Marathon]] at the age of twenty? <small>(2011-02-01)</small>
*... that the monkey-queen '''[[Tara (Ramayana)|Tara]]''' ''(pictured with her first husband)'' is described in the Hindu epic [[Ramayana]] to have set a habit to visit her second husband [[Sugriva]] drunk before indulging in sex? <small>(2011-01-31)</small>
*... that [[Rebecca Breeds]]' ''[[Home and Away]]'' character '''[[Ruby Buckton]]''' will begin a relationship with [[Romeo Smith]], played by Breeds' real life partner, [[Luke Mitchell (actor)|Luke Mitchell]]? <small>(2011-01-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Murder of Anni Dewani|Anni Dewani]]''' was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] woman who was kidnapped and murdered during her honeymoon in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]? <small>(2011-01-28)</small>
*... that [[New York State Assembly|New York Assemblywoman]] '''[[Aravella Simotas]]''', one of the first two [[Greek American]] women elected to office in New York, was unopposed in her first general election? <small>(2011-01-25)</small>
*... that [[long jump]]er '''[[Dawn Burrell]]''' ''(pictured)'' set a lifetime best to win at the [[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2001 World Indoor Championships]], but suffered an [[anterior cruciate ligament injury]] the following month and never again competed internationally? <small>(2011-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Heidi Løke]]''' won a gold medal with the [[Norway women's national handball team |Norwegian team]] at the [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship]], and was also selected into the all-star team as best pivot of the tournament? <small>(2011-01-10)</small>
*... that [[R&B]] singer '''[[Alexa Goddard]]'''{{`s}} debut chart hit, a cover of "[[Turn My Swag On]]", topped the [[UK Indie Chart]] on its second week of release? <small>(2011-01-07)</small>
*... that the inquiry into the '''[[murder of Joanna Yeates]]''', dubbed "Operation Braid", has become one of the largest police investigations in [[Bristol]], [[England]]? <small>(2011-01-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Clare Maguire]]''' has been nominated by the [[Sound of...|BBC Sound of 2011 list]] as one of the top 15 most promising new artists and is one of [[MTV Brand New|MTV's Brand New: For 2011]] acts? <small>(2011-01-05)</small>
*... that [[Channel 4]] music presenter '''[[Jameela Jamil]]''' was struck by a car at the age of 17 and was told she might never walk again? <small>(2011-01-04)</small>
*... that ''[[Greek Idol]]'' winner '''[[Valanto Trifonos]]''' failed the audition for the rival Greek talent competition ''[[The X Factor (Greece)|The X Factor]]''? <small>(2011-01-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Evgenia Obraztsova]]''', who appeared as a ballerina in the film ''[[The Russian Dolls]]'', really is a [[Soloist (ballet)|First Soloist]] at the prestigious Russian [[Mariinsky Theatre]]? <small>(2011-01-02)</small>
*... that ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' model and reality television contestant '''[[Gia Allemand]]''' has been selected to play the role of [[Ava Gardner]] in an upcoming film about the life of [[Gianni Russo]]? <small>(2010-12-29)</small>
*... that in the Hindu epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'', '''[[Satyavati]]''' ''(pictured)'' – who initially stank of fish – was blessed with the [[musk]] fragrance by a sage, with whom she had premarital sex? <small>(2010-12-23)</small>
*... that initially described as devouring children on the sixth day after birth, today the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] goddess '''[[Shashthi]]''' ''(pictured)'' is worshiped on this day as the protector of children? <small>(2010-12-09)</small>
*... that the warden of the '''[[Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women]]''' defied an order by the [[Virginia Department of Corrections]] to ban cosmetics from the inmates? <small>(2010-12-01)</small>
*... that when [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania judge]] '''[[Cathy Bissoon]]''' was four years old, her father was [[stabbing|stabbed]] to death near the family's home in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]]? <small>(2010-11-27)</small>
*... that the solo parts of [[Joseph Haydn]]'s oratorio ''[[The Creation (Haydn)|Die Schöpfung]]'' were performed by '''[[Elisabeth Scholl]]''', '''[[Daniel Sans]]''' and [[Andreas Pruys]] in the Basilika of [[Schloss Johannisberg]]? <small>(2010-11-26)</small>
*... that ''[[Spartacus: Blood and Sand]]'' [[actress]] '''[[Lesley-Ann Brandt]]''' was born in [[Cape Town]], is fluent in [[Afrikaans]] and played competitive [[field hockey]] in [[South Africa]]? <small>(2010-11-23)</small>
*... that ''[[Crash (2008 TV series)|Crash]]'' actress '''[[Arlene Tur]]''' played professional [[beach volleyball]] during her time at [[Florida International University]]? <small>(2010-11-21)</small>
*... that [[Carol Burnett]] will play a [[Nazi hunter]] on an '''[[Furt|upcoming episode of ''Glee'']]'''? <small>(2010-11-19)</small>
*... that the writings of [[Czech poetry|Czech]] [[national poet]] [[Karel Hynek Mácha]], born 200 years ago today, include the poem ''[[Máj]]'', novel '''''[[Cikáni]]''''', diary of '''''[[Journey to Italy (Mácha)|Journey to Italy]]''''' and the '''''[[Diary of 1835 (Mácha)|Diary of 1835]]''''' which deals with his relationship with his fiancée '''[[Eleonora Šomková|Lori]]'''? <small>(2010-11-16)</small>
*... that [[Leopold II of Belgium|Leopold II]]'s mistress '''[[Caroline Delacroix]]''' was so loathed by the [[Belgium|Belgian]] public that on one occasion, her carriage was stoned in [[Brussels]]? <small>(2010-11-15)</small>
*... that when [[Paul McCartney]] offered '''[[Isla Blair]]''' a ride home, his fans attacked her? <small>(2010-11-14)</small>
*... that, because of a lifelong medical condition that may be [[Proteus syndrome]], '''[[Mandy Sellars]]'''{{`}} legs and feet weigh about 210 lb (95 kg), while her upper body only weighs about 84 lb (38 kg)? <small>(2010-11-11)</small>
*... that 11-year-old '''[[Shannon Tavarez]]''', who played [[List of The Lion King characters#Nala|Nala]] in Broadway's ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'', died of [[leukemia]] despite efforts by [[Alicia Keys]], [[Rihanna]] and [[50 Cent]] to recruit bone marrow donors from among their fans? <small>(2010-11-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Emma Allison]]''' conceived of [[Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF]] in 1950 to [[Fundraising|raise funds]] for [[powdered milk]] for needy children, a program that had raised {{Nowrap|$160 million}} by the time of her death in 2010? <small>(2010-11-08)</small>
*... that [[List of Scientologists|former Scientologist]] '''[[Tory Christman]]''' trained actor [[John Travolta]] in his initial [[Scientology]] coursework? <small>(2010-11-07)</small>
*... that [[aviator]] '''[[Janet Bragg]]''' was the first [[African-American]] woman to hold a [[Commercial Pilot Licence]]? <small>(2010-11-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandrine Salerno]]''', current mayor of [[Geneva, Switzerland]], is the daughter of a French mother and an Italian father? <small>(2010-11-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Nick Leggett]]''', the '''[[Mayor of Porirua]]''' who succeeded '''[[Jenny Brash]]''', is currently the youngest mayor in [[New Zealand]]? <small>(2010-11-05)</small>
*... that prominent Iranian human rights lawyer '''[[Nasrin Sotoudeh]]''', imprisoned in Iran's notorious [[Evin Prison]], went on a month-long [[hunger strike]] to protest her ill-treatment? <small>(2010-11-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Wolke Hegenbarth]]'''{{`}}s first name means "cloud" in German? <small>(2010-11-01)</small>
*... that [[Ireland|Irish]] [[psychic]] '''[[Sandra Ramdhanie]]''', who specialises in [[exorcisms]], was born on [[Halloween]] night? <small>(2010-10-31)</small>
*... that [[Scientology]] spokesperson '''[[Jessica Feshbach]]'''{{`s}} father incorporated [[Dianetics]] philosophy into his firm's [[stock market]] [[investing]]? <small>(2010-10-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Amane Gobena]]''' is the first [[Ethiopia]]n runner to win the [[Osaka International Ladies Marathon|Osaka Marathon]]? <small>(2010-10-27)</small>
*... that American [[soprano]] '''[[Lauren Flanigan]]''' premiered the title role of [[Hugo Weisgall]]'s opera ''[[Esther (opera)|Esther]]'' at the [[New York City Opera]] in 1993? <small>(2010-10-22)</small>
*... that [[Ethiopia]]n [[long-distance runner]] '''[[Atsede Habtamu]]''' set a new course record at the [[Eindhoven Marathon]] with her first marathon victory earlier this month? <small>(2010-10-22)</small>
*... that as a result of the approaching Soviet [[Red Army]], '''[[Baroness Elisabeth of Wangenheim-Winterstein]]''' and her family were forced to flee [[East Germany]], leaving most of their possessions behind? <small>(2010-10-20)</small>
*... that [[soul music|soul]] singer and songwriter '''[[Brenda Lee Eager]]''' has written and performed in a [[musical theatre]] show based on her own life story? <small>(2010-10-18)</small>
*... that [[Holly Madison]]'s personal assistant '''[[Angel Porrino]]''' will replace her in the lead role of the Las Vegas production ''[[Peepshow (burlesque)|Peepshow]]'' for nine weeks in 2011? <small>(2010-10-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Katrin Zytomierska]]''' is one of the most-read [[blog]]gers in [[Sweden]]? <small>(2010-10-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Sharon Cherop]]''' fell over at the [[Toronto Waterfront Marathon]] but got back up and ran the fastest [[marathon]] ever by a woman in [[Canada]]? <small>(2010-10-06)</small>
*... that [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] [[Iron Chef America|Iron Chef]] [[Mario Batali]] claimed that American [[chef]] '''[[Jody Williams (chef)|Jody Williams]]''' was one of his favorite cooks in the world? <small>(2010-10-06)</small>
*... that in 1992, French [[Mountaineering|mountaineer]] '''[[Catherine Destivelle]]''' became the first woman to complete a solo ascent of the [[Eiger]]'s [[Great north faces of the Alps|north face]] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2010-09-28)</small>
*... that during the '''[[Nannygate]]''' political controversy of 1993, Americans were asked if they had a "[[Zoë Baird]] problem"? <small>(2010-09-20)</small>
*... that the film '''''[[Who's That Girl (film)|Who's That Girl?]]''''' features a live [[cougar]], which escaped one day from the set before shooting started? <small>(2010-09-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Isaac and Miria|Isaac Dian and Miria Harvent]]''' are characters of the ''[[Baccano!]]'' [[light novel]]s and [[anime]], set in the [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition-era United States]], but also appear in the ''[[Durarara!!]]'' anime, set in modern Tokyo? <small>(2010-09-12)</small>
*... that every year a mysterious dancing light is said to appear over the spot where '''[[Grace Sherwood]]''', "The Witch of '''[[Pungo, Virginia|Pungo]]'''", ''(pictured)'' was tested by [[Cucking stool|ducking]] as part of her trial for [[witchcraft]]? <small>(2010-09-10)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Ellen Hillingsø]]''' is the goddaughter of Queen [[Margrethe&nbsp;II of Denmark]]? <small>(2010-09-08)</small>
*... that Puerto Rican singer '''[[Lourdes Robles]]''' recorded a [[Spanish language]] cover version of [[The Beatles]]'s "[[The Long and Winding Road|Long and Winding Road]]"? <small>(2010-09-07)</small>
*... that [[Miss Russia 2010]] '''[[Irina Antonenko]]''' presented a set of [[matryoshka doll]]s hand-painted with the pictures of the five most recent [[Miss Universe]] winners as her gift to the [[Miss Universe 2010|2010 competition]]? <small>(2010-09-04)</small>
*... that among [[Mountain bike orienteering|mountain bike orienteers]] with multiple [[World MTB Orienteering Championships|world championships]] gold medals are '''[[Michaela Gigon]]''', '''[[Christine Schaffner]]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[Ksenia Chernykh]]''', '''[[Adrian Jackson (orienteering)|Adrian Jackson]]''' and '''[[Ruslan Gritsan]]'''? <small>(2010-09-03)</small>
*... that robbers stole $80,000 worth of [[jewelry]] from '''[[Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis|Lida, Princess Victor of Thurn and Taxis]]''', but neglected to take a [[necklace]] valued at $400,000? <small>(2010-08-30)</small>
*... that Danish orienteer '''[[Ida Bobach]]''' won three gold medals at the 2010 [[Junior World Orienteering Championships]], winning the sprint, the long course and the relay? <small>(2010-08-23)</small>
*... that [[pastry chef]] '''[[Candace Nelson]]''' opened the world's first [[cupcake]]-only bakery? <small>(2010-08-23)</small>
*... that [[Lena Horne]] and [[Shirley Chisolm]] attended the same racially integrated '''[[Girls High School]]'''? <small>(2010-08-22)</small>
*... that [[voice actress]] '''[[Maggie Roswell]]''' left ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in 1999 after a pay dispute with [[Fox Broadcasting Company]], but returned in 2002? <small>(2010-08-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandra Perković]]''' is the youngest ever [[European Athletics Championships|European champion]] in women's [[discus throw]]? <small>(2010-08-15)</small>
*... that [[Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece]], '''[[Wedding of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and Marie-Chantal Miller|proposed marriage]]''' to [[Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece|Marie-Chantal Miller]] on a [[ski lift]] in [[Gstaad]], [[Switzerland]], in 1994? <small>(2010-08-14)</small>
*... that [[Cinema of India|Indian actress]] '''[[Mukta Barve]]''' won the 2007 [[Zee Marathi|Zee]] Award for best actress in a [[theatre|commercial play]] for her portrayal of a [[Kabaddi]] enthusiast? <small>(2010-08-12)</small>
*... that [[Chief Justice of California]] nominee '''[[Tani Cantil-Sakauye]]''' worked as a [[blackjack]] [[croupier|dealer]] in [[Reno, Nevada]], after graduating from [[UC Davis School of Law]]? <small>(2010-08-04)</small>
*... that courts in California, Maryland, and Wisconsin held that '''[[ladies' night]]''' discounts are unlawful [[gender discrimination]] under state or local statutes? <small>(2010-08-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Maureen Ogden]]''' of [[New Jersey]]'s '''[[22nd Legislative District (New Jersey)|22nd Legislative District]]''' sponsored a bill making original birth certificates available to adoptees, saying "basic rights of the little babies were not being considered"? <small>(2010-08-03)</small>
*... that the Japanese actress '''[[Kirin Kiki]]''' auctioned off her first stage name on a television show because she claimed she had "nothing else to sell"? <small>(2010-07-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Radmilla Cody]]''' sang "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" in [[Navajo language|Navajo]] at the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in 2002? <small>(2010-07-29)</small>
*... that [[György Ligeti]] dedicated his ''[[Hamburg Concerto]]'' to [[Germans|German]] [[horn (instrument)|hornplayer]] '''[[Marie Luise Neunecker]]''', who premiered it in [[Hamburg]] with the [[Asko Ensemble]]? <small>(2010-07-29)</small>
*... that philanthropist '''[[Florence Meyer Blumenthal]]''' was known by her family for having a "perfect figure" and for "bringing home massive amounts of clothing from Paris"? <small>(2010-07-25)</small>
*... that world champion [[Triathlon|triathlete]] '''[[Emma Carney]]''' was diagnosed with the life-threatening condition [[ventricular tachycardia]] and is fitted with a [[Defibrillation|defibrillator]]? <small>(2010-07-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani]]''' is on death row in [[Iran]] for the crime of [[adultery]], and was originally to be executed by [[stoning]]? <small>(2010-07-24)</small>
*... that in [[1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1975]], '''[[Julie Brown (athlete)|Julie Ann Brown]]''' became the first American woman to win the [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]? <small>(2010-07-20)</small>
*... that [[European Parliament Member|MEP]] [[Ryszard Czarnecki]] thought fellow [[Polish people|Polish]] MEP '''[[Róża Thun|Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein]]''' might harm the [[Civic Platform]] in the [[European Parliament election, 2009 (Poland)|2009 elections]] because of her [[German language|German]]-sounding name? <small>(2010-07-18)</small>
*... that Swedish singer '''[[Anna-Lena Löfgren]]''' had more than 40 songs on [[Svensktoppen]] between 1962 and 1995? <small>(2010-07-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Larissa Riquelme]]''', who gained international fame as a spectator at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], is [[Paraguay]]'s highest-paid [[model (person)|model]]? <small>(2010-07-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Judi Garman]]''', raised by a [[Mennonite]] pastor on the [[Saskatchewan]] prairie, became the winningest coach in college [[softball]] history at [[California State University, Fullerton|Cal State Fullerton]]? <small>(2010-07-01)</small>
*... that an inmate of the '''[[Dóchas Centre]]''' women's prison was arrested for trying to break ''into'' the facility at [[Mountjoy Prison]], [[Dublin]]? <small>(2010-06-25)</small>
*... that in the film ''[[Horror of Dracula]]'', actress '''[[Melissa Stribling]]''' played the victim of a vampire in an [[erotic]] role? <small>(2010-06-21)</small>
*... that according to ''[[Ramayana]]'' adaptations, '''[[Mandodari]]''' – the wife of the ten-headed demon [[Ravana]] – was the mother of [[Sita]], whose kidnapping by Ravana would lead to his doom? <small>(2010-06-19)</small>
*... that the death of seven-year-old '''[[Jessica Dubroff]]''', who tried to become the youngest to fly an aircraft across the US, led to a law prohibiting record-seeking children from touching the [[Aircraft flight control system#Cockpit controls|flight controls]]? <small>(2010-06-19)</small>
*... that Dean Lyons, a homeless heroin addict, confessed to the '''[[Grangegorman killings]]''' and spent eight months in jail, though he did not commit the crime? <small>(2010-06-16)</small>
*... that [[Parliament of Norway|Norwegian Parliament]] member [[Olav Gunnar Ballo]]'s book about the [[suicide]] of his daughter '''[[Kaja Bordevich Ballo]]''' became a [[bestseller]] in [[Norway]]? <small>(2010-06-08)</small>
*... that singer '''[[Lissie]]''' was invited to [[opening act|open]] for [[Lenny Kravitz]] after he saw her [[MySpace]] page? <small>(2010-06-05)</small>
*... that in 1952, flutist '''[[Doriot Anthony Dwyer]]''' was the first woman to be named principal chair of a major US [[orchestra]]? <small>(2010-06-05)</small>
*... that [[Eurovision Song Contest 1993|1993]] [[Eurovision Song Contest]] winner '''[[Niamh Kavanagh]]''' overcame voice and dress problems to make her return in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2010|2010 contest]] in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]? <small>(2010-06-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Carmelita González]]''', who earned $21 for her first [[film]] appearance, became a [[Leading actor|leading actress]] during the [[Golden Age of Mexican cinema]]? <small>(2010-05-30)</small>
*... that [[lesbian]] [[union organizer]] '''[[Mary Kay Henry]]''' was elected the first woman president of the [[Service Employees International Union]] on May 8, 2010? <small>(2010-05-29)</small>
*... that the resignation of '''[[Sri Mulyani|Sri Mulyani Indrawati]]''' as finance minister of [[Indonesia]] caused [[Indonesia Stock Exchange|its stock exchange]] to drop by 3.8% and [[Indonesian rupiah|its currency]] value to drop by 1%, and was the fourth most talked about topic in [[Twitter]]? <small>(2010-05-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Mien Ruys]]''', a Dutch garden architect, started the fad of designing gardens using railroad ties (Dutch, ''bielzen''), so much so that her nickname became ''Bielzen Mien''? <small>(2010-05-25)</small>
*... that the wedding featured in the ''[[30 Rock]]'' episode "'''[[Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land]]'''" was filmed in [[Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church (Brooklyn, New York)|Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church]] in [[Greenpoint, Brooklyn]]? <small>(2010-05-25)</small>
*... that [[Lithuania]]n-born '''[[Aldona Gustas]]''' co-founded an artistic forum in West Berlin, the "Berliner Malerpoeten", intended to attract individuals who both wrote and illustrated their works? <small>(2010-05-22)</small>
*... that at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|United Kingdom general election]] on 6 May 2010 '''[[Helen Grant (politician)|Helen Grant]]''' became the first black female candidate to be [[Maidstone and The Weald (UK Parliament constituency)|elected]] as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP? <small>(2010-05-13)</small>
*... that in 2008 [[Australia]]n judge '''[[Betty King]]''' referred to herself as the "queen of banning things"? <small>(2010-05-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Kelly Faris]]''' has won five consecutive post-season basketball tournaments, including a [[2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|National Championship]]? <small>(2010-05-10)</small>
*... that although known for their erotic protests, the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[women’s movement]] '''[[FEMEN]]''' is against legalizing prostitution? <small>(2010-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Doris Parkes]]''' competed in ice hockey and speed skating at the 1931 [[Alpine Cup|Banff Winter carnival]]? <small>(2010-05-02)</small>
*... that in 2007 French actress and comedienne '''[[Mimie Mathy]]''' was selected the fifth most popular French celebrity by the weekly ''[[Le Journal du Dimanche]]''? <small>(2010-05-01)</small><br>... that in 2007 [[France|French]] actress and comedienne '''[[Mimie Mathy]]''' was selected the fifth most popular French celebrity by the weekly ''[[Le Journal du Dimanche]]''? <small>(2010-04-30)</small>
*... that [[fashion design]]er '''[[Elspeth Gibson]]'''{{'}}s clients have included [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Cate Blanchett]] and [[Queen Rania of Jordan]]? <small>(2010-04-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Debra Lehrmann]]''' won the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[nomination]] for the [[Texas Supreme Court]] in the only contested statewide race on the April 13, 2010 [[runoff election|runoff]] ballot? <small>(2010-04-28)</small>
*... that the pre-teen girls' running-and-wellness program '''[[Girls on the Run]]''' has its roots in its founder's climb out of alcoholism? <small>(2010-04-24)</small>
*... that the 1997 [[Budapest]] wedding of '''[[Archduchess Eilika of Austria|Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg]]''' to [[Archduke Georg of Austria]] was broadcast live on Hungarian television? <small>(2010-04-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Bouthaina Shaaban]]''', a former [[Ministry of Expatriates|Minister of Expatriates]] of [[Syria]], has been described as the Syrian "regime's face to the outside world"? <small>(2010-04-11)</small>
*... that swimmer '''[[Janine Pietsch]]''' won two gold medals at the [[2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2006 World Championships]], each by 0.25 seconds? <small>(2010-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Linda Mvusi]]''', an architect who shared in an award for her work on the [[Apartheid Museum]], won a [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|best actress]] prize at the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival]]? <small>(2010-04-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Olena Krasovska]]''' ran the fastest [[100 metres hurdles]] race (12.45 seconds) by an athlete representing [[Ukraine]], but despite this she does not hold the [[Ukrainian records in athletics|Ukrainian record]]? <small>(2010-03-28)</small>
*... that [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Sprint (race)|sprinter]] '''[[Anzhela Kravchenko]]''' has more national titles in the [[100 metres|100]] and [[200 metres]] than double [[World champions in athletics (women)|world champion]] [[Zhanna Pintusevich-Block]]? <small>(2010-03-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Sayuri Kokushō]]'''{{`s}} 1986 debut [[Single (music)|single]], '''''[[Valentine Kiss]]''''', is the most popular [[Valentine's Day]] song in Japan, despite selling only 317,000 copies? <small>(2010-03-26)</small>
*... that the erotic Indian classical dance [[Mohiniattam]] is named after the seductress supreme of [[Hindu mythology]] – '''[[Mohini]]''' ''(pictured)'', the female [[avatar]] of the male god [[Vishnu]]? <small>(2010-03-22)</small>
*... that in 2010, '''[[Jennie M. Forehand]]''' sponsored a bill limiting the ability of judges to sentence criminals to time in local jails if those jails are not reimbursed by the state? <small>(2010-03-10)</small>
*... that the [[Bulgaria]]n female runners '''[[Svetla Zlateva|Zlateva]]''', [[Stefka Yordanova|Yordanova]], '''[[Rositsa Pekhlivanova|Pekhlivanova]]''', '''[[Nikolina Shtereva|Shtereva]]''', '''[[Lilyana Tomova-Todorova|Tomova]]''' and '''[[Totka Petrova|Petrova]]''' all won [[Medal#Competition medals|medals]] in [[800 metres]] at the [[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] in the 1970s? <small>(2010-03-08)</small>
*... that [[Spain|Spanish]] politician and feminist '''[[Clara Campoamor]]''' was one of three women elected to Spain's 1931 [[Constituent Assembly]] even though women were not allowed to vote in the election? <small>(2010-03-08)</small>
*... that three-time [[Summer Olympics|Olympian]] '''[[Albertina Dias]]''' was the first [[Portugal|Portuguese]] woman to win at the [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]]? <small>(2010-03-08)</small>
*... that German [[high jump]]er '''[[Meike Kröger]]''' spent almost a year working in an [[orphanage]] in [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]]? <small>(2010-03-07)</small>
*... that a 1973 ruling by '''[[Sylvia Pressler]]''' forced [[Little  League  Baseball]] to  begin  admitting girls for the first time? <small>(2010-03-03)</small>
*... that the self-decapitated [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Devi|goddess]] '''[[Chhinnamasta|Chinnamasta]]''' ''(pictured)'' standing on a copulating couple signifies that life, death and sex are interdependent? <small>(2010-03-02)</small>
*...  that at the age of 44, '''[[Roslyn M. Brock]]''', the newly elected Chairman of the [[National Association for the Advancement of  Colored People]], is the  youngest person ever to serve in the position? <small>(2010-02-28)</small>
*... that after her [[European Parliament]]ary career, '''[[Anne André-Léonard]]'''  served as the Assistant Commissioner for Belgium at the [[Expo 2008|World Expo]] in [[Zaragoza]] from 2006 to 2008? <small>(2010-02-27)</small>
*... that Australian [[triathlete]] '''[[Mirinda Carfrae]]''' in her first attempt at the [[Ironman Triathlon|Ironman]] distance broke the women's [[marathon]] course record at the [[2009 Ironman World Championship|2009]] [[Ironman World Championship|World Championships]]? <small>(2010-02-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Amy Williams]]''', gold medal winner in '''[[Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's|skeleton]]''' at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], was accused of getting an unfair advantage from ridges in her helmet? <small>(2010-02-24)</small>
*... that sibling [[alpine skiing|alpine skiers]] '''[[Ornella Oettl Reyes|Ornella]]''' and '''[[Manfred Oettl Reyes]]''' are members of Peru's first team at the [[Winter Olympics]], despite being born and living their entire lives in [[Germany]]? <small>(2010-02-23)</small>
*... that director and writer '''[[Juanita Wilson]]''' spent time in [[Pripyat, Ukraine|"the most radioactive place on earth"]] while working on her debut [[Academy Award]]-nominated short film? <small>(2010-02-21)</small>
*... that in 2003, Austrian [[Member of the European Parliament]] '''[[Daniela Raschhofer]]''' was conferred a [[Grand Decoration of Honour]]? <small>(2010-02-21)</small>
*... that [[YouTube]] artist '''[[Beckii Cruel]]''' from the [[Isle of Man]] has become popular in [[Japan]]? <small>(2010-02-19)</small>
*... that the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[long jump]] [[Norwegian records in athletics|record]] for women, which '''[[Margrethe Renstrøm]]''' broke in 2009 with a 6.64 metres jump, was at the time the oldest Norwegian athletics record? <small>(2010-02-18)</small>
*... that [[speed skating|speed skater]] '''[[Tomomi Okazaki]]''', currently competing in her fifth [[Olympic Games]], is the oldest female member of the [[Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Japanese team]] at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]? <small>(2010-02-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Nini Haslund Gleditsch]]''' participated in the [[flight of the Norwegian National Treasury]] in 1940? <small>(2010-02-13)</small>
*... that as a child, [[Norway|Norwegian]] singer-songwriter '''[[Ingrid Olava]]''' taught herself to play "[[Do-Re-Mi]]" from ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' on her neighbor's piano? <small>(2010-02-12)</small>
*... that famous Swedish actress '''[[Meg Westergren]]''', the daughter of [[Håkan Westergren]] and [[Inga Tidblad]], was originally planning on becoming a fashion designer? <small>(2010-02-09)</small>
*... that of [[James Abbott McNeill Whistler|James Whistler]]'s paintings '''''[[Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl|Symphony in White, No. 1]]''''', '''''[[Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl|No. 2]]''''' and '''''[[Symphony in White, No. 3|No. 3]]''''', only the latter ''(pictured)'' carried that name originally? <small>(2010-02-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Ruth Humbel]]''', member of the [[Federal Assembly of Switzerland]], has won three bronze medals at the [[World Orienteering Championships]]? <small>(2010-02-01)</small>
*... that singer-songwriter '''[[Gillian Welch]]''' met her musical partner [[David Rawlings]] at a successful audition for the only [[Country music|country]] band at [[Berklee College of Music]]? <small>(2010-01-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Aaslaug Aasland]]''' was [[Norway]]'s first female head of a [[Ministry (government department)|government ministry]]? <small>(2010-01-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Napaljarri (skin name)|Napaljarri]]''' '''[[Contemporary Indigenous Australian art|artists]]''' include '''[[Biddy Rockman Napaljarri|Biddy]]''', '''[[Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri|Daisy]]''', '''[[Susie Bootja Bootja Napaltjarri|Susie]]''', '''[[Tjunkiya Napaltjarri|Kowai]]''', '''[[Wintjiya Napaltjarri|Wentja]]''', '''[[Peggy Rockman Napaljarri|Peggy]]''', '''[[Takariya Napaltjarri|Doris]]''', '''[[Parara Napaltjarri|Parara]]''', '''[[Eileen Napaltjarri|Eileen]]''', '''[[Louisa Napaljarri|Louisa]]''', '''[[Lucy Napaljarri Kennedy|Lucy]]''', '''[[Helen Nelson Napaljarri|Helen]]''', '''[[Linda Syddick Napaltjarri|Linda]]''', '''[[Kitty Pultara Napaljarri|Kitty]]''', '''[[Sheila Brown Napaljarri|Sheila]]''', '''[[Valerie Lynch Napaltjarri|Valerie]]''', '''[[Maggie Napaljarri Ross|Maggie]]''', '''[[Topsy Gibson Napaljarri|Topsy]]''', '''[[Nora Andy Napaltjarri|Nora]]''', '''[[Ada Andy Napaltjarri|Ada]]''', '''[[Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri|Ngoia]]''', '''[[Molly Jugadai Napaltjarri|Molly]]''', '''[[Mona Rockman Napaljarri|Mona]]''' and '''[[Norah Nelson Napaljarri|Norah]]'''? <small>(2010-01-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Grete Prytz Kittelsen]]''' is known as the "Queen of [[Scandinavian Design]]"? <small>(2010-01-26)</small>
*... that musical style of [[Czechs|Czech]] [[singing|singer]] '''[[Zuzana Navarová]]''' was inspired by [[Latin American music]]? <small>(2010-01-24)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Naya Rivera]]''' from the musical comedy series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' had a [[talent agent]] before she was even one year old? <small>(2010-01-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Lykke Friis]]''', the current [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Minister for Climate and Energy (Denmark)|Minister for Climate and Energy]], was not a member of the party [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] before becoming a minister? <small>(2010-01-09)</small>
*... that [[French Handball Federation|French]] team handball player '''[[Mariama Signate]]''' was selected into the all-star team at the [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship]] in China? <small>(2010-01-08)</small>
*... that from 1999 to 2003 the [[Cal Golden Bears]] had five consecutive [[Pac-10 Conference]] swimmers of the year; [[Marylyn Chiang]], '''[[Haley Cope]]''', and three-time winner [[Natalie Coughlin]]? <small>(2010-01-06)</small>
*... that when [[Lashkar-e-Taiba|LeT]] militants barged into her home in [[Rajouri district|Rajouri]], '''[[Rukhsana Kausar]]''' started a counter-attack wielding an axe, and later drew praise from the [[Pratibha Patil|President]], [[Manmohan Singh|Prime Minister]] and [[P. Chidambaram|Home Minister]] of [[India]]? <small>(2010-01-05)</small>
*... that on December 26, 2009, '''[[Sarah Thomas (American football official)|Sarah Thomas]]''' became the first woman to officiate a [[Football Bowl Subdivision]] bowl game, when she served as [[line judge]] for the [[Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]]? <small>(2010-01-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret Formby]]''', the daughter of [[Texas]] [[ranch]]ers, was the founder of the [[National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]? <small>(2010-01-02)</small>
*... that [[Karen Gillan|the actress]] cast as '''[[Amy Pond]]''', a [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] character to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', had previously portrayed a [[oracle|soothsayer]] on [[The Fires of Pompeii|an episode]] involving the [[Tenth Doctor]]? <small>(2010-01-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Archduchess Isabella of Austria#Marriage|annulment]]''' of [[Archduchess Isabella of Austria]] and [[Prince Georg of Bavaria]] was seemingly caused by her belief that she had been slighted by members of the Bavarian royal court? <small>(2009-12-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Wivi Lönn]]''' was the first woman to be awarded with the honorary title Professor by the [[SAFA (architecture)|Finnish  Association of Architects]]? <small>(2009-12-28)</small>
*... that Swede '''[[Anna Jansson]]''' started a successful career as a [[crime writer]] in 2000 after working twenty years as a nurse? <small>(2009-12-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Julia Moon]]''', daughter-in-law of [[Unification Church]] founder [[Sun Myung Moon]], performed ''[[Giselle]]'' with the [[Kirov Ballet]] in [[Leningrad]]? <small>(2009-12-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Caroline Duby Glassman]]''', who was born and raised in [[Oregon]], was the first woman on the [[Maine Supreme Judicial Court|Maine Supreme Court]]? <small>(2009-12-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Alfhild Hovdan]]''' initiated the tradition of the [[Trafalgar Square Christmas tree]] ''(pictured)'', in 1947? <small>(2009-12-25)</small>
*... that [[Japan]]ese [[singer]] and [[actress]] '''[[Junko Sakurada]]''' was part of a trio on ''[[Star Tanjō!]]'' with musicians [[Momoe Yamaguchi]] and Masako Mori? <small>(2009-12-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Katherine Reutter]]''', a [[Short track speed skating|speed skater]] on the 2010 U.S. Olympic team, had her thigh autographed by comedian [[Stephen Colbert]]? <small>(2009-12-21)</small>
*... that on 12 December 2009, '''[[Kaiane Aldorino]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[Miss World]] from [[Gibraltar]]? <small>(2009-12-19)</small>
*... that since finishing in the top ten on the [[America's Got Talent (season 3)|third series]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]'', '''[[Kaitlyn Maher]]''' has continued to sing publicly and played the voice of Tiny in the film ''[[Santa Buddies]]''? <small>(2009-12-16)</small>
*... that in 2009, German actress '''[[Stephanie Stumph]]''' proposed to her idol, [[IBF]] [[middleweight]] world champion [[Arthur Abraham]] but he declined because he was "too young"? <small>(2009-12-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Shraddha Jadhav]]''', who was recently elected as the [[Mayor of Mumbai]] and chief of India's richest municipal body, is known for her "elegant dressing"? <small>(2009-12-08)</small>
*... that actress [[Jessalyn Gilsig]] hoped viewers would warm to her ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' character [[Characters of Glee#Terri Schuester|Terri Schuester]] after the episode '''"[[Mattress (Glee)|Mattress]]"''', having previously experienced a fan backlash? <small>(2009-12-08)</small>
*... that in 2004 [[Kenya]]n runner '''[[Florence Barsosio]]''' won the '''[[Florence Marathon]]''' in [[Florence, Italy]]? <small>(2009-12-08)</small>
*... that [[Luis Valdez]] called American activist '''[[Alice McGrath]]''', who inspired his play ''[[Zoot Suit (play)|Zoot Suit]]'', "one of the heroines of the 20th century"? <small>(2009-12-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Laura Kirkpatrick]]''' placed second in the reality show ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' in 2009, but was ranked fan favorite in a poll conducted by the show? <small>(2009-12-02)</small>
*... that U.S. [[birth control]] advocate '''[[Bessie Moses|Dr. Bessie Moses]]''' gave up her practice as an [[obstetrics|obstetrician]] because she became emotionally attached to the outcome of every birth she attended? <small>(2009-12-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Nefertiti bust]]''' ''(pictured)'' was reinstated in [[Neues Museum]] in 2009 after 70 years away, including a period in a salt mine in [[World War II]]? <small>(2009-11-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Nicole Fox]]''', who won first place in the reality show ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' in 2009, is nicknamed "Bloody Eyeball"? <small>(2009-11-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Makerita Urale]]''', a leading figure in contemporary [[Polynesian culture|Polynesian]] theatre, directed the play ''Frangipani Perfume'', the first Pacific play written by a woman for an all-female cast? <small>(2009-11-15)</small>
*... that the [[Colombia|Colombian]] actress and beauty queen '''[[Liliana Lozano]]''' was shot to death two days after the murder of her boyfriend, the drug lord [[Leonidas Vargas]]? <small>(2009-11-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Carolyn Stait]]''', one of only two women to reach [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] rank in the [[Royal Navy]], had enlisted in 1975 with plans to transfer to the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|diplomatic service]]? <small>(2009-11-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret Chin]]''' is the first [[Asian American]] to represent [[New York City]]'s [[Chinatown (Manhattan)|Chinatown district]] on the [[New York City Council|city council]]? <small>(2009-11-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Violeta Dinescu]]''' composed the children's opera ''Der 35. Mai'' based on [[The 35th of May, or Conrad's Ride to the South Seas]] by [[Erich Kästner]]? <small>(2009-11-10)</small>
*... that according to [[Hinduism|Hindu]] mythology, '''[[Ila (Hinduism)|Ila]]''' was cursed to change his/her gender every month? <small>(2009-11-09)</small>
*... that in October 2009 [[Canada|Canadian]] [[folk singer]] '''[[Taylor Mitchell]]''' became the first adult in [[North America]] known to have been killed by [[coyote]]s? <small>(2009-11-05)</small>
*... that in the ''[[30 Rock]]'' episode '''"[[Into the Crevasse]]"''', [[Jack Donaghy]] redesigns a [[microwave oven]], turning it into the [[Pontiac Aztek]]? <small>(2009-10-30)</small>
*... that in 2003, Judge '''[[Sybil Moses]]''' ordered the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] to release transcripts of employee radio transmissions in the [[World Trade Center]] during the [[September 11 attacks]]? <small>(2009-10-28)</small>
*... that [[Katie Piper|'''Katie Piper''']], a former model who was [[acid attack|burnt by acid]] in an attack arranged by her ex-boyfriend, had her face removed and rebuilt in a single operation, which was the first of its kind? <small>(2009-10-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Monica C. Lozano]]''' is the publisher and Chief Executive Officer of the [[Los Angeles]]-based ''[[La Opinión]]'', the largest [[Spanish language]] newspaper in the United States? <small>(2009-10-21)</small>
*... that while the rest of [[India]] worships the [[Hindu]] wealth-goddess [[Lakshmi]], [[Bengal]]is venerate the fearsome goddess [[Kali]] (''pictured'') today on '''[[Kali Puja]]'''? <small>(2009-10-17)</small>
*... that ''[[Blackpool (TV serial)|Blackpool]]'''s director, '''[[Julie Anne Robinson]]''', and writer, [[Peter Bowker]], wanted to co-create a television serial set in [[Funny Girls]], a British cabaret featuring male dancers in [[Drag (clothing)|drag]]? <small>(2009-10-16)</small>
*... that [[Nollywood]] actress '''[[Stephanie Okereke]]''' went back to acting, producing and directing her own movies after her car accident in 2005? <small>(2009-10-11)</small>
*... that [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous Australian]] artist and illustrator '''[[Bronwyn Bancroft]]''' was the first Australian fashion designer invited to show her work in Paris? <small>(2009-10-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Marie Haupt]]''', '''[[Josephine Schefsky‎]]''' and '''[[Friederike Grün‎]]''' each premiered a character in [[Richard Wagner]]'s first ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen|Ring cycle]]'' at the [[Bayreuth Festspielhaus]] in August 1876? <small>(2009-10-10)</small>
*... that the new world's record for the '''[[Jump for the Cause|largest formation of women skydivers]]''' was organized by the daughter of [[Lamb Chop (puppet)|Lamb Chops]] [[puppeteer]], [[Shari Lewis]]? <small>(2009-10-05)</small>
*... that [[Emmy Award]]-winning director '''[[Dearbhla Walsh]]''' described one scene in ''[[Talk to Me (TV series)|''Talk to Me'']]'' where a teacher commits [[adultery]] with her 15-year-old pupil as "not so much about [[Sexual intercourse|sex]] as about love"? <small>(2009-09-30)</small>
*... that as of 2009, '''[[Liz Shuler]]''' is the first woman and youngest person to hold the position of [[AFL-CIO]] Secretary-Treasurer, and the highest-ranking woman in the [[national trade union center|labor federation's]] history? <small>(2009-09-27)</small>
*... that [[Romania]]'s ruling [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic]]–[[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|Democratic Liberal]] coalition was divided over [[Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation (Romania)|Education Minister]] '''[[Ecaterina Andronescu]]'''{{'}}s intervention in the appointment of school directors? <small>(2009-09-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer]]''' was watched by a global television audience of 750&nbsp;million, at the time the most popular programme ever broadcast? <small>(2009-09-20)</small>
*... that the series '''''[[Svenska Hollywoodfruar]]''''' follows Swedish women living a glamorous lifestyle in the [[Hollywood]]-area with rich American husbands? <small>(2009-09-19)</small>
*... that [[Romania]]n actress '''[[Ecaterina Nazare]]''' appeared in a theatrical version of [[Shakespeare's sonnets]], produced and staged by the [[National Theatre Bucharest]]? <small>(2009-09-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Josefin Crafoord]]''' originally declined an offer to appear on the Swedish version of ''[[Dancing on Ice]]'' because she did not know how to [[Ice-skating|skate]]? <small>(2009-09-13)</small>
*... that the murder of 17-year-old '''[[Raonaid Murray]]''' has still not been solved ten years after it occurred? <small>(2009-09-09)</small>
*... that in 1885, over 10,000 mourners attended the funeral of [[English people|English]] [[maid]]servant '''[[Alice Ayres]]''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2009-09-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Kari Gjesteby]]''' is the first female [[State Conciliator of Norway]]? <small>(2009-08-27)</small>
*... that [[BBC]] defence correspondent '''[[Caroline Wyatt]]''' was born in Australia and adopted by a [[British Diplomatic Service|British diplomat]]? <small>(2009-08-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Freeheld]]''''' is an Academy Award-winning documentary by '''[[Cynthia Wade]]''' that follows a [[New Jersey]] detective fighting for the right to pass on her pension to her female [[domestic partner]]? <small>(2009-08-24)</small>
*... that [[Norway|Norwegian]] actress '''[[Beate Eriksen]]''' is the granddaughter of [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[gymnastics|gymnast]] [[Marius Eriksen]], and daughter of [[List of World War II aces from Norway#E|World War II flying ace]] [[Marius Eriksen, Jr.]]? <small>(2009-08-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Jennifer Zeng]]''' was imprisoned and subject to [[electroshock therapy]] in the [[People's Republic of China]] for being a [[Falun Gong]] practitioner? <small>(2009-08-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Gladys Bustamante]]''' became a leading [[Jamaica]]n [[trade unionist]] after she took a job as a [[secretary]] for her future husband, Sir [[Alexander Bustamante]]? <small>(2009-08-12)</small>
*... that the single "Hot" by [[Romania|Romanian]] singer '''[[Inna (Romanian singer)|Inna]]''' was posted on [[YouTube]] and reached 2&nbsp;million views in under one year? <small>(2009-08-04)</small>
*... that while working as a children's entertainer in the 1980s, actress '''[[Fay Ripley]]''' was set up as a jewellery thief in an [[insurance fraud]] attempt? <small>(2009-08-04)</small>
*... that [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]] Sheriff '''[[Kim Guadagno]]''', [[running mate]] of [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] gubernatorial nominee [[Christopher J. Christie]], would become the first [[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey]] if elected in November? <small>(2009-07-31)</small>
*... that [[Australia]]n musician '''[[Monique Brumby]]''' ''(pictured)'', who has won two [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Awards]], was selected for the national under-19 women's [[soccer]] team? <small>(2009-07-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Caroline Anthonypillai]]''' helped found the [[Lanka Sama Samaja Party]], the oldest [[political party]] in [[Sri Lanka]], along with her brother [[Philip Gunawardena|Philip]]? <small>(2009-07-20)</small>
*... that the killing of '''[[Aza Gazgireeva]]''', former Deputy [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court]] of [[Ingushetia]], was described as "brutal" and "brazen"? <small>(2009-07-18)</small>
*... that [[Saturn Award]] winning [[costume designer]] '''[[Marilyn Vance]]''' once produced films with [[E!|E! Entertainment]] founder [[Alan Mruvka]]? <small>(2009-07-11)</small>
*... that incoming [[Romania]]n [[Member of the European Parliament]] '''[[Norica Nicolai]]''' was the first woman to preside over a session of the [[Senate of Romania|Romanian Senate]]? <small>(2009-07-09)</small>
*... that [[Chinese people|Chinese]] actress '''[[Zhang Yuqi]]''' was first discovered because of a role she played in a 30-second [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] commercial? <small>(2009-07-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Phoemela Baranda]]''' placed 23rd in the [[FHM|FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Women of the World]] in 2006? <small>(2009-07-04)</small>
*... that while training to become a [[mountain guide]], former Olympic [[snowboarding]] gold medalist '''[[Karine Ruby]]''' was killed in a climbing accident on [[Mont Blanc]]? <small>(2009-07-02)</small>
*... that former [[long jump]] [[United States records in track and field|record]] holder '''[[Carol Lewis]]''' tried out for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] [[bobsleigh]] team? <small>(2009-06-27)</small>
*... that [[theoretical biologist]] '''[[Mary Jane West-Eberhard]]''' says that she learnt more about science at high school from her English course on critical reading and writing than from her biology class? <small>(2009-06-19)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Charlene McKenna]]''' was pleased that her full-frontal [[Nudity|nude]] scene in the television series ''[[Raw (television series)|Raw]]'' attracted few complaints? <small>(2009-06-17)</small>
*... that the [[Polish Righteous]] '''[[Krystyna Dańko]]''' rescued her [[Jew]]ish friend's sister by "smuggling" her to [[Warsaw]] before most Jews from [[Otwock]] were deported to [[Treblinka extermination camp|Treblinka]] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2009-06-16)</small>
*... that [[Scotland|Scottish]] actress '''[[Rona Anderson]]''' married fellow actor [[Gordon Jackson (actor)|Gordon Jackson]] after appearing with him in the romantic drama ''[[Floodtide]]''? <small>(2009-06-08)</small>
*... that actress and television announcer '''[[Barbara Matera]]''' is a candidate for the [[centre-right]] [[The People of Freedom]] (PdL) party in the [[European Parliament election, 2009 (Italy)|2009 European Parliament elections]]? <small>(2009-06-07)</small>
*... that after facing 2009 All-American [[softball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Nikki Nemitz]]'''{{`s}} fastball, a sports writer for the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' wrote that he "actually felt a breeze" and his "knees buckled"? <small>(2009-06-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Katie Jarvis]]''' was cast in the film ''[[Fish Tank (film)|Fish Tank]]'', after a casting agent spotted her having an argument with her boyfriend at [[Tilbury Town railway station]]? <small>(2009-06-02)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Kate Terry]]''', grandmother of [[John Gielgud]], had a very successful acting career until she left the stage at age 23? <small>(2009-05-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Faith Ireland]]''' won two national championships as a [[Powerlifting|powerlifter]] while serving on the [[Washington Supreme Court]]? <small>(2009-05-24)</small>
*... that 26-year-old '''[[Vanessa Rousso]]''' ''(pictured)'' is among the top five females in career earnings in [[poker]] history? <small>(2009-05-14)</small>
*... that Jampa Tsedroen, the [[Religious name|monastic name]] of German [[Buddhist]] nun '''[[Carola Roloff]]''', means "loving kindness" and "lamp of life" in [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]? <small>(2009-05-08)</small>
*... that the '''[[Celebrity Bainisteoir (season 1)|first season]]''' of ''[[Celebrity Bainisteoir]]'' was said to have "brought the worlds of celebrity and [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] [[List of Gaelic games clubs|club]] [[Gaelic football|football]] crashing together", and the '''[[Celebrity Bainisteoir (season 2)|second season]]''' features '''''[[Katherine Lynch's Working Girls|Working Girls]]''''' and '''''[[Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen|Wonderwomen]]''''' star '''[[Katherine Lynch]]''' and [[Miss Universe]] contender '''[[Andrea Roche]]'''? <small>(2009-05-08)</small>
*... that the history of the '''[[underwire bra]]''' ''(patent pictured)'' dates back to 1893 when Marie Tucek patented a "breast supporter" that used a metal or cardboard support under the breasts? <small>(2009-05-01)</small>
*... that [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]] singer '''[[Catherine Jauniaux]]''' has been described as a "one-woman [[orchestra]]" and a "human [[Sampling (music)|sampler]]"? <small>(2009-04-24)</small>
*... that [[Britain's Got Talent (series 3)|''Britain's Got Talent'']] contestant '''[[Susan Boyle]]'''{{`s}} performance of  "[[Songs from Les_Misérables#I Dreamed a Dream|I Dreamed a Dream]]" gained her worldwide attention? <small>(2009-04-22)</small>
*... that actress [[Sela Ward]] was not initially interested in playing '''[[Stacy Warner]]''' on [[FOX Broadcasting Company|FOX]]'s ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', but changed her mind after watching tapes of the show? <small>(2009-04-19)</small>
*... that philanthropist '''[[Dorothy Cullman]]''' and her husband, Lewis Cullman, donated over $250&nbsp;million in support of [[the arts]], [[science]], and [[education]]? <small>(2009-04-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Keila Costa]]''' is the [[South America]]n record holder in the women's [[triple jump]] event? <small>(2009-04-13)</small>
*... that ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reported comedian '''[[Ellie Kemper]]''' is set to take on the role of [[Dunder Mifflin]] receptionist in [[NBC]]'s U.S. version of ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''? <small>(2009-03-29)</small>
*... that [[India]]n [[social worker]] and [[Padma Bhushan#2009|2009 Padma Bhushan awardee]], '''[[Sarojini Varadappan]]''' is a daughter of former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu#Madras State|Chief Minister of Madras]], [[M. Bhaktavatsalam]]? <small>(2009-03-27)</small>
*... that in the first eight years after '''''[[Harvard Girl]]''''' was published in [[mainland China]], the number of Chinese applicants to [[Harvard University|Harvard]] increased tenfold? <small>(2009-03-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Doris Abrahams]]''' started producing on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as a teenager and  co-produced the [[29th Tony Awards|Tony Award]]-winning ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'' with '''[[Kermit Bloomgarden]]'''? <small>(2009-03-22)</small>
*... that singer '''[[Katie White]]''' named her group [[The Ting Tings]] after a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] girl who worked with her in a [[boutique]]? <small>(2009-03-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Eline Berings]]''' won the [[60 metre hurdles]] event at the [[2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|2009 European Indoor Championships]] ahead of '''[[Lucie Škrobáková]]'''? <small>(2009-03-15)</small>
*... that a [[modeling agency]] once demanded that [[swimsuit model]] '''[[Ariel Meredith]]''' have [[breast reduction]] surgery, but she refused and was dropped from the agency? <small>(2009-03-14)</small>
*... that [[fashion model]] '''[[Frankie Rayder]]''' has posed with her sisters Molly and '''[[Missy Rayder|Missy]]''' for [[Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap]] holiday ads? <small>(2009-03-07)</small>
*... that, during a television interview, [[Romania]]n politician '''[[Elena Udrea]]''' made reference to the "President of [[Norway]]", apparently unaware that the country is a [[Monarchy of Norway|monarchy]]? <small>(2009-03-05)</small>
*... that [[Pop music|pop]] entertainer '''[[Cathy Wayne]]''' was the first [[Australia]]n woman killed in the [[Vietnam War]], when a [[United States Marine Corps|US Marine]] shot her on stage while she was performing? <small>(2009-02-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[Tilted Kilt]]''' is a bar and [[restaurant chain]] in the [[United States]] described as "[[Hooters]] with a [[Culture of Scotland|Scottish]] twist"? <small>(2009-02-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Erna Hanfstaengl]]''' was claimed both to be romantically involved with [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and involved in a plot to overthrow him? <small>(2009-02-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Bonnie Newman]]''', a former [[chief of staff]] to [[Judd Gregg]], had been named to replace him in the [[United States Senate]] until Gregg withdrew his nomination for [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]? <small>(2009-02-15)</small>
*... that former [[Six (band)|Six]] band member '''[[Sinéad Shepherd]]''' returned to [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] television on ''[[The All Ireland Talent Show]]'' in February 2009? <small>(2009-02-05)</small>
*... that [[sex workers]] across the world have organised since the mid-1970s to demand '''[[Sex workers' rights|sex workers’ rights]]''', including the [[decriminalisation]] of [[prostitution]] and equal protection under the law? <small>(2009-02-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Pernessa C. Seele]]''', the founder of the [[Harlem]] Week of Prayer for Healing of AIDS, is an [[immunologist]] and one of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's [[Time 100|Top 100 Americans]] in 2006? <small>(2009-01-30)</small>
*... that [[New York Road Runners]] CEO '''[[Mary Wittenberg]]''' was the first female director of a major international marathon? <small>(2009-01-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Holly Coors]]''', wife of beer magnate [[Joseph Coors]], stated while planning to run for [[Governor of Colorado]] that the way to help women was "not the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] but through [[capitalism|free enterprise]]"? <small>(2009-01-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Hedda Berntsen|Hedda]]''' and '''[[Ingrid Berntsen]]''' became the first siblings in [[Norway]] to compete in different events at the same [[Olympic Games]]? <small>(2009-01-25)</small>
*... that the film ''[[All About Eve]]'' (1950) gained '''[[Barbara McLean]]''' a record seventh nomination for the [[Academy Award for Film Editing]], and that this record remains unbroken? <small>(2009-01-23)</small>
*... that following [[TV3 Ireland|TV3]]'s axing of ''[[Night Shift (Irish TV series)|Night Shift]]'' the presenter, model '''[[Michelle Doherty]]''', was said to have been left feeling "completely bewildered, and absolutely gutted"? <small>(2009-01-22)</small>
*... that [[team handball|handballer]] '''[[Tonje Larsen]]''' was a part of the All-Star Team at the [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008 European Championship]], sixteen years after debuting on the [[Norway women's national handball team|Norwegian national team]]? <small>(2009-01-15)</small>
*... that the popular [[Israel]]i [[singer]] '''[[Aya Korem]]''' works part-time as a [[bartender]] in [[Tel Aviv]] in between recording and performing? <small>(2009-01-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Darleen Ortega]]''' became the first [[Latina]] judge on the [[Oregon Court of Appeals]] in 2003? <small>(2009-01-08)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Yanna McIntosh]]''' has been nominated for six [[Dora Award]]s, winning twice? <small>(2009-01-07)</small>
*... that 12-year-old actress '''[[Caitlin Sanchez]]''', selected to perform the voice of the title character in [[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'', grew up as a fan of the show with a Dora-themed bedroom and backpack? <small>(2009-01-06)</small>
*... that at age 17 years and 331 days, [[Poland|Polish]] [[hammer throw]]er '''[[Kamila Skolimowska]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the youngest [[Olympic champion]] in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]? <small>(2009-01-04)</small>
*... that [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] '''[[Joan Huffman]]''', a former [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] [[judge]] who won a [[special election]] to the [[Texas State Senate]] on December 16, 2008, became the sixth woman in the 31-member chamber, a legislative record? <small>(2008-12-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Katrina Mumaw]]''' became the youngest person to break the [[sound barrier]] when she piloted a [[MIG-29]] [[fighter jet]] at [[Mach]] 1.3 on July 12, 1994 at the age of eleven? <small>(2008-12-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Johanna Wokalek]]''' portrayed [[Red Army Faction]] terrorist [[Gudrun Ensslin]] in the [[Golden Globe]]-nominated film ''[[The Baader Meinhof Complex]]''? <small>(2008-12-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Gale Benson]]''' was not a [[spy]] according to her brother, even though the 2008 film ''[[The Bank Job]]'' depicted her as one? <small>(2008-12-22)</small>
*... that according to ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'', '''[[Chanda Kochhar]]''', soon to be CEO of [[ICICI Bank|India's largest private bank]], is the 25th most powerful woman in business? <small>(2008-12-20)</small>
*... that [[Singapore]]an [[backstroke]] [[swimmer]] '''[[Yip Pin Xiu]]''', who has [[muscular dystrophy]], won a gold and a silver medal at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]], setting two world records in the process? <small>(2008-12-05)</small>
*... that [[Chicago]] [[alderman]] '''[[Sandi Jackson]]''' ''(pictured)'' transferred from [[Georgetown University Law Center]] to [[University of Illinois College of Law]] to be with her future husband, [[United States Congressman|U.S. Congressman]] [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.]]? <small>(2008-11-18)</small>
*... that [[early childhood education|early childhood educator]] '''[[Barbara T. Bowman]]''' co-founded the [[Erikson Institute]], a [[graduate school]] in [[child development]], with the support of [[philanthropist]] [[Irving Harris]]? <small>(2008-11-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Amy Peterson]]''' competed in the first five Olympics in which [[short track speed skating]] was a sport? <small>(2008-11-13)</small>
*... that [[ballerina]] '''[[Rosella Hightower]]''' received critical acclaim in 1947 after filling in for the sick [[Alicia Markova]] and learning the role of ''[[Giselle]]'' in five hours, having never danced the part before? <small>(2008-11-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Ann Nixon Cooper]]''', the subject of [[Barack Obama]]<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Barack Obama presidential acceptance speech, 2008|presidential acceptance speech]], served for more than fifty years on the board of Gate City Nursery Association? <small>(2008-11-11)</small>
*... that actress-singer '''[[Anabela]]''', who represented [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest|Portugal]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1993|1993 Eurovision Song Contest]], just finished playing the role of [[Maria von Trapp]] in the Portuguese production of ''[[The Sound of Music]]''? <small>(2008-10-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Nini Stoltenberg]]''', the little sister of the [[Norway|Norwegian]] Prime Minister, has spoken openly about her past [[heroin addiction]] and has become an advocate for [[drug policy reform]] in Norway? <small>(2008-10-20)</small>
*... that [[Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] wore the [[The Queen's Jewels#The George III Tiara|George III Tiara]], part of '''[[the Queen's Jewels|Elizabeth II's jewel collection]]''', while being painted in [[Franz Xaver Winterhalter]]'s ''The First of May'' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2008-10-16)</small>
*... that a 1989 [[Samsung Electronics|Samsung]] [[Advertising|commercial]] began the late [[Demographics of South Korea|South Korean]] actress '''[[Choi Jin-sil]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s path to stardom? <small>(2008-10-09)</small>
*... that as a result of '''[[Janina San Miguel]]'''{{'}}s response to a question in the 2008 [[Binibining Pilipinas World]] pageant, the [[Philippines|Philippine]] government proposed [[English language|English]] courses for [[beauty pageant]] contestants?| sm <small>(2008-10-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Theresa Elmendorf]]''' was the first woman president of the [[American Library Association]]? <small>(2008-09-28)</small>
*... that in [[Norse mythology]], '''[[Hjúki and Bil]]''' have been theorized as personifying the waxing and waning moon and, due to similarities, as connected to the [[nursery rhyme]] "[[Jack and Jill (song)|Jack and Jill]]"? <small>(2008-09-26)</small>
*... that [[Singapore]]an [[equestrianism|equestrienne]] '''[[Laurentia Tan]]''' won Singapore's first-ever [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] medals, two [[bronze medal|bronzes]] in [[dressage]], at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]? <small>(2008-09-23)</small>
*... that when [[Kristin Kreuk]] was cast as '''[[Lana Lang (Smallville)|Lana Lang]]''' in the television series ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'', she had no idea who her character was in [[Superman]] lore? <small>(2008-09-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Isis King]]''' is the first [[transwoman]] to be amongst the 14 finalists on the [[fashion model]] [[reality show|reality series]] ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''? <small>(2008-09-15)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Marion Terry]]''', a younger sister of Dame [[Ellen Terry]], appeared in over 125 chief roles? <small>(2008-09-14)</small>
*... that in 1902, '''[[Isabel Gonzalez]]''', a single [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] mother, challenged the United States government and helped pave the way for all Puerto Ricans to be recognized as U.S. citizens? <small>(2008-09-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Brooke Miller]]''', a [[road racing cyclist|racing cyclist]] and the  [[United States National Criterium Championships|US national criterium]] and [[United States National Road Race Championships|road race champion]], has a Ph.D in [[evolutionary biology]]? <small>(2008-09-10)</small>
*... that after winning a [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw|2004 Olympic]] [[bronze medal]], [[Cuba]]n [[hammer throw]]er '''[[Yunaika Crawford]]''' was not in the top ten at the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Hammer Throw|2005 World Championships]]? <small>(2008-09-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Alice Arden (athlete)|Alice Arden]]''' and her son '''[[Russ Hodge]]''' are the only mother–son [[Olympic Games|Olympians]] in [[United States at the Olympics|American]] history? <small>(2008-09-01)</small>
*... that [[soprano]] '''[[Adele Addison]]''' stepped into the role of Bess in the 1969 film version of [[Gershwin]]'s ''[[Porgy and Bess (film)|Porgy and Bess]]'' as a last-minute replacement of a singer who sounded too shrill? <small>(2008-09-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Misty Copeland]]''' is the first [[African-American]] [[ballerina]] to appear as a [[Soloist (ballet)|soloist]] with the [[American Ballet Theatre]]? <small>(2008-08-31)</small>
*... that in [[Hindu mythology]], the [[Rakshasa|demoness]] '''[[Putana]]''' ''(pictured, centre)'' tried to kill the infant-god [[Krishna]] by breastfeeding him poisoned milk? <small>(2008-08-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Henny Moan]]''' acted in the [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-nominated ''[[Ni liv]]'', later named the best film in the history of [[Cinema of Norway|Norwegian cinema]]? <small>(2008-08-30)</small>
*... that 2008 Olympic [[team handball|handball]] champion '''[[Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk]]''' was also selected as the pivot on the tournament's [[Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament#Rankings_and_Statistics|All-star team]]? <small>(2008-08-30)</small>
*... that [[United States at the Olympics|US]] [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[discus throw]] gold medalist '''[[Stephanie Brown Trafton]]''' said that the downside of the [[Beijing 2008|Beijing Games]] was that they conflicted with the opening of [[hunting season]] in [[California]]? <small>(2008-08-28)</small>
*... that [[Germany|German]]-born [[Jew]]ish [[Egyptologist]] '''[[Käte Bosse-Griffiths]]''' published a novel in the [[Welsh language]]? <small>(2008-08-28)</small>
*... that in the ''[[30 Rock]]'' episode '''"[[Fireworks (30 Rock)|Fireworks]]"''', series writers [[Kay Cannon]] and [[Dave Finkel]] briefly appeared as a married couple? <small>(2008-08-25)</small>
*... that the [[silver medal|silver]] won at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] by the [[Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Singapore]] women's [[table tennis]] team, comprising '''[[Feng Tianwei]]''', '''[[Li Jiawei]]''' and '''[[Wang Yuegu]]''', is the second [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medal in Singapore's history? <small>(2008-08-24)</small>
*... that [[fashion designer]] '''[[Tory Burch]]''', who has dated numerous celebrities and socialites, has a mother who dated [[Steve McQueen]] and a father who dated [[Grace Kelly]]? <small>(2008-08-22)</small>
*... that in her ''début'' at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], '''[[Tao Li]]''' broke the Asian record for the 100 m [[butterfly stroke|butterfly]] twice and became the first [[Singapore]]an [[swimming#competitive swimming|swimmer]] to enter an Olympic final? <small>(2008-08-18)</small>
*... that an episode of ''[[30 Rock]]'', '''"[[Jack the Writer]]"''', contained a reference to ''[[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip]]'', which both revolve around the off-camera happenings on a [[sketch comedy]] series? <small>(2008-08-16)</small>
*... that after previously competing at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 games]] in [[Athens]], [[Brooklyn]]-bred '''[[Erinn Smart]]''' and her brother [[Keeth Smart|Keeth]] are again part of the [[United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics#Fencing|U. S. Olympic fencing team]] at [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing]]? <small>(2008-08-12)</small>
*... that child actress '''[[Jillian Clare]]''' has been nominated for five [[Young Artist Award]]s, winning twice? <small>(2008-08-11)</small>
*... that after winning a [[bronze medal]] at the [[1997 World Championships in Athletics]], [[Germany|German]] [[shot put]]ter '''[[Stephanie Storp]]''' began playing [[basketball]]? <small>(2008-08-08)</small>
*... that organisations such as [[Unilever|Unilever PLC]], [[Tate Gallery]], [[Penguin Books]], and [[Prudential plc|Prudential]] all have collections of '''[[Laura Ford|Laura Ford's]]''' sculptures? <small>(2008-08-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Laila Goody]]''' has been called "[[Norway]]'s most awarded young actress"? <small>(2008-07-27)</small>
*... that the '''[[Podgórski sisters]]'''—six-year-old Helena and her teenage sister Stefania—harbored thirteen [[Jew]]s for over two years in the attic of their house during the [[Holocaust in Poland|Holocaust]]? <small>(2008-07-11)</small>
*... that [[Greece|Greek]]–[[Poland|Polish]] singer '''[[Eleni Tzoka]]''' has been awarded the [[Rita of Cascia|Saint Rita of Cascia]] prize for the act of mercy towards the killer of her young daughter? <small>(2008-07-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Yukiko Iwai (Onyanko Club)|Yukiko Iwai]]''', at 4'&nbsp;11<nowiki>''</nowiki> (150&nbsp;cm), was the shortest member of the 1980s all-girl [[J-pop|Japanese pop]] group [[Onyanko Club]]? <small>(2008-07-06)</small>
*... that [[Pakistan]]i actress '''[[Maria Wasti]]''' played a role depicting philanthropist and [[Lenin Peace Prize]] winner [[Bilquis Edhi]]? <small>(2008-07-01)</small>
*... that having won three of the first five races, '''[[Anne Margrethe Hausken]]''' is currently leading this year's [[Orienteering World Cup|World Cup]] in [[orienteering]]? <small>(2008-06-26)</small>
*... that in [[Norse mythology]], the goddesses '''[[Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa]]''' defeated a [[Denmark|Danish]] fleet by shooting arrows from their fingertips? <small>(2008-06-24)</small>
*... that [[Pakistan]]i model '''[[Vaneeza Ahmad]]''' was one of the select few celebrities to carry the [[Olympic Flame|Olympic torch]] at the relay in [[Islamabad]]? <small>(2008-06-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Linda Finch]]''' is the first person to complete [[Amelia Earhart]]'s unfinished final flight using the same aircraft type, a [[Lockheed L-10 Electra]]? <small>(2008-06-23)</small>
*... that [[Pakistan]]i actress '''[[Veena Malik]]''' ''(pictured)'' has emerged as one of the leading women on [[Television in Pakistan|Pakistani television]] with her abilities in [[Improvisation|improvisational]] [[Impressionist (entertainment)|mimicry]]? <small>(2008-06-17)</small>
*... that [[British people|British]] [[model]] '''[[Daisy Lowe]]''' began her [[Model (person)|modelling]] career at the age of two? <small>(2008-06-16)</small>
*... that critical reception to [[William Hogarth|Hogarth's]] '''''[[Sigismunda mourning over the Heart of Guiscardo]]''''' was so harsh the artist was forced to remove the painting from exhibition? <small>(2008-06-13)</small>
*... that [[Cinema of India|Indian actress]] '''[[Kamalinee Mukherjee]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[poem]] was selected for an international poetry contest in [[Washington, D.C.]] just before she began her acting career in the [[Telugu film industry]]? <small>(2008-06-12)</small>
*... that [[Ireland|Irish]] [[journalist]] '''[[Doireann Ní Bhriain]]''' was given one of the final [[Jacob's Awards]] in 1993 to commemorate her career with [[RTÉ Radio 1]]? <small>(2008-06-10)</small>
*... that the first coach of [[Lithuania]]n [[chess]] [[International Master]] '''[[Viktorija Čmilytė]]''' ''(pictured)'' was her father? <small>(2008-06-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Coffee Creek Correctional Facility]]''' is the only women's [[prison]] in [[Oregon]]? <small>(2008-05-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Ayesha Omar]]''' sparked controversy in [[Pakistan]] when she painted two semi-[[nude]] self-portraits? <small>(2008-05-17)</small>
*... that after being found not guilty of murdering her ex-husband, '''[[Mary Leonard]]''' became the first woman in [[Oregon]] allowed to practice law? <small>(2008-05-13)</small>
*... that [[Italy]]'s newly appointed Minister for Equal Opportunity, '''[[Mara Carfagna]]''', used to be a [[showgirl]] and a [[Glamour photography|glamour model]]? <small>(2008-05-13)</small>
*... that after competing for many years on a world-class level in the [[400 metres hurdles]], [[Germany|German]] athlete '''[[Heike Meißner]]''' tried competing in the [[800 metres]]? <small>(2008-04-29)</small>
*... that Australian cabaret singer, stage actor, dancer and comedienne '''[[Toni Lamond]]''' was nicknamed "Lolly-Legs Lamond" after being voted as having the second-best pair of legs in television while doing ''[[In Melbourne Tonight]]''? <small>(2008-04-28)</small>
*... that Sir [[John Betjeman]] wrote of '''[[Joan Jackson]]''' (née Hunter Dunn) being "Furnish'd and burnish'd by [[Aldershot]] sun"? <small>(2008-04-23)</small>
*... that many of the lines for the '''[[Three Witches]]''' in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] ''[[Macbeth]]'' are copied word for word from the 1577 work ''[[Raphael Holinshed|Holinshed's Chronicles]]''? <small>(2008-04-22)</small>
*... that despite winning the [[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1989 World Indoor Championships]], [[West Germany|West German]] [[400 metres]] [[sprints|sprinter]] '''[[Helga Arendt]]''' failed to reach the final round at the [[1990 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]] one year later? <small>(2008-04-22)</small>
*... that [[East Germany|East German]] [[sprint (race)|sprinter]] '''[[Sabine Günther]]''' won three gold medals in [[4 x 100 metres relay]] at three different [[European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]? <small>(2008-04-20)</small>
*... that the [[United States of America|American]] [[mathematician]] '''[[Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler]]''' married a former professor, who was actually a [[Russia]]n [[double agent]] named Sergei Degaev? <small>(2008-04-16)</small>
*... that at age 23, '''[[Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the youngest [[Denmark|Danish]] politician ever to participate in a nationally televised debate for [[List of political parties in Denmark|party]] leaders? <small>(2008-04-15)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Anna Kendrick]]''' was nominated for a [[Tony Award]] at the age of twelve, making her the youngest-ever Tony nominee as of 2008? <small>(2008-04-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Adrianne Calvo]]''' is the youngest chef to have cooked for the [[United Nations]]? <small>(2008-04-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Audrey Stubbart]]''' worked until age 105, becoming the oldest verified full-time employee ever in the [[United States]]? <small>(2008-04-09)</small>
*... that [[Cuba|Cuban]] [[First Lady]] '''[[Marta Fernandez Miranda de Batista]]''' became a contributor to [[Miami]]'s  [[Jackson Memorial Hospital]] while in exile in [[Florida]]? <small>(2008-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Sara Larraín]]''', who finished in fifth place in the [[Chilean presidential election, 1999–2000|1999 Chilean presidential election]], was a founder and the first director of [[Greenpeace]] in [[Chile]]? <small>(2008-04-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Katie Sierra suspension controversy|Katie Sierra]]''' was accused of [[treason]] and [[school punishment#Suspension|suspended]] from [[high school]] in October 2001 for attempting to start an [[anarchism|anarchist]] club? <small>(2008-03-28)</small>
*... that in the days immediately following the revelation of her role in the [[Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal]], the [[MySpace]] page of '''[[Ashley Alexandra Dupré]]''' was viewed over 9 million times? <small>(2008-03-22)</small>
*... that after discovering a suitcase with [[US$]]800,000 in [[Maletinazo]], policewoman '''[[Maria de Lujan Telpuk]]''' appeared on the cover of the [[Argentina|Argentine]] and [[Venezuela]]n editions of ''[[Playboy]]''? <small>(2008-03-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Nurul Izzah Anwar]]''', daughter of [[Malaysia]]'s de facto opposition leader [[Anwar Ibrahim]], defeated a three-term minister incumbent in her first contest for a parliament seat in [[Lembah Pantai]]? <small>(2008-03-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Randi Weingarten]]''', the openly [[gay]] president of the [[United Federation of Teachers]], has been called one of the 25 most powerful women in [[New York City]] business? <small>(2008-03-01)</small>
*... that six-year-old '''[[Antonietta Meo]]''' could soon become the youngest [[saint]] not a [[martyr]] [[canonized]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]]? <small>(2008-02-25)</small>
*... that [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British actress]] '''[[Anastasia Griffith]]''' spoke only in an [[American accent]] while [[audition]]ing for an American character on ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]''? <small>(2008-02-20)</small>
*... that ''De brief voor de koning'' (''The Letter for the King'') by '''[[Tonke Dragt]]''' was chosen in [[2004 in literature|2004]] by the judges of the [[Gouden Griffel]] as the best [[Dutch literature|Dutch]] [[children's novel]] of the past fifty years? <small>(2008-02-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Margaret Downey]]'s''' first major public activism for [[atheism]] was in response to the [[Boy Scouts of America]] refusing to renew her son's membership due to his professed atheism? <small>(2008-02-12)</small>
*... that the case of '''[[Styllou Christofi]]''', the penultimate woman to be [[hanged]] in Britain, failed to cause a public outcry because she, in the opinion of her executioner [[Albert Pierrepoint]], was not very glamorous? <small>(2008-02-10)</small>
*... that award-winning [[financial analyst]] '''[[Dana Telsey]]''' was first hired at a [[mutual fund]] company after her mother met a former neighbor on the street and asked him "Can you give Dana a job?" <small>(2008-02-07)</small>
*... that the first and only President of [[London]]'s '''[[Oriental Club]]''' was the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2008-02-01)</small>
*... that with little prior experience, [[South Korea]]n actress '''[[Kim Ok-bin]]''' was given a leading role in her first film, ''[[Voice (film)|Voice]]'', and was nominated for "Best New Actress" at the [[Blue Dragon Film Awards]]? <small>(2008-01-30)</small>
*... that 24-year old '''[[Alondra de la Parra]]''' was the first Mexican woman to ever conduct a concert in New York City? <small>(2008-01-27)</small>
*... that Danish film director '''[[Pernille Fischer Christensen]]''''s first [[feature film]], about the relationship between a beauty shop owner and a transvestite, won a Silver Bear prize at the [[Berlin International Film Festival|2006 Berlin International Film Festival]]? <small>(2008-01-19)</small>
*... that [[Colorado]] [[Colorado House of Representatives|state representative]]  '''[[Cherylin Peniston]]''' won two [[Fulbright Scholarships]] while a [[public school]] teacher? <small>(2008-01-09)</small>
*... that in March 2007, '''[[Agnes Devanadera]]''' ' became the 41st and first woman [[Solicitor General]] of the [[Philippines]]? <small>(2007-12-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Shruti Haasan]]''', the daughter of [[India]]n [[actor]]s [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Sarika]], is a [[singer]] turned [[Model (person)|model]] who is now also venturing into acting? <small>(2007-12-28)</small>
*... that, with '''[[Christine Scanlan]]'s''' appointment to the [[Colorado House of Representatives]], the state house's [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] caucus became majority-female? <small>(2007-12-25)</small>
*... that [[Rudyard Kipling]] wrote a short story about a group of [[World War I]] soldiers who were committed '''[[Janeite]]s''', that is, [[Fan (person)|fan]]s of [[Jane Austen]] novels? <small>(2007-12-21)</small>
*... that [[Dove (soap)|Dove]]'s '''''[[Evolution (Dove)|Evolution]]''''' is the first entry to win two Grand Prix awards at the [[Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival]]? <small>(2007-12-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Duchess of Marlborough (Fabergé egg)|Duchess of Marlborough egg]]''' is the only [[Fabergé egg]] to have been commissioned by an [[American]]? <small>(2007-12-15)</small>
*... that the tradition of a '''[[Ukrainian wreath|Ukrainian flower wreath]]''' ''(pictured)'', a [[headdress]] worn by girls and young unmarried women, dates back to the [[Slavic paganism|pagan Slavic customs]] that predate the [[Baptism of Kiev|Christianization of Rus]]? <small>(2007-12-14)</small>
*... that [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]] founder, '''[[Marie Woolfolk Taylor]]''' was one of two [[African-Americans]] who assisted the [[Red Cross]] during the [[Great Atlanta fire of 1917|Great Atlanta Fire]]? <small>(2007-12-06)</small>
*... that [[Colorado]] Rep. '''[[Stella Garza-Hicks]]''' [[dropping out|dropped out]] of [[high school]] in the [[ninth grade]]? <small>(2007-11-26)</small>
*... that a complete [[back-story|backstory]] was constructed by [[Mike Leigh]] for '''[[Vinette Robinson]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s character in ''[[Vera Drake]]'', even though the role was minor? <small>(2007-11-21)</small>
*... that [[Colorado]] state representative '''[[Amy Stephens]]''' wrote an [[Abstinence-only sex education|abstinence-based]] [[sex education]] curriculum that was [[translation|translated]] into over a dozen languages? <small>(2007-11-19)</small>
*... that ''[[The O.C.]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s music supervisor '''[[Alexandra Patsavas]]''' worked in the music department of over fifty [[Roger Corman]] [[B movie|B-movies]] before her television debut? <small>(2007-11-16)</small>
*... that [[vaudeville]] performer '''[[Birdie Reeve Kay|Birdie Reeve]]''' was billed as the "World's Fastest Typist" in the [[1920s]], typing 200 words a minute using just two fingers of each hand? <small>(2007-11-07)</small>
*... that [[French poetry|French poet]] [[Pierre de Ronsard|Ronsard]] correctly predicted that [[Tuileries Palace]], one of the many '''[[Catherine de' Medici's building projects|building projects]]''' of [[Catherine de' Medici]] ''(pictured)'', would be deserted within a hundred years? <small>(2007-11-05)</small>
*... that [[Julia Ward Howe]], author of "[[The Battle Hymn of the Republic]]" and champion of [[emancipation]] and [[women's suffrage]], was also a founder of the '''[[Women's Rest Tour Association]]''' of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]? <small>(2007-11-02)</small>
*... that before U.S. [[Short track speed skating|short track speed skater]] '''[[Cathy Turner]]''' won a gold medal at the [[1992 Winter Olympics]], she had left the sport for eight years to pursue a singing career under the stage name "Nikki Newland"? <small>(2007-10-30)</small>
*[[Vi Daley]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2007-10-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Adriana Pirtea]]''' lost the [[2007]] [[Chicago Marathon]] to [[Berhane Adere]] when Adere slipped down the side of the street and crossed outside of the finish-line tape? <small>(2007-10-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Vernice Armour]]''' was the first female [[African-American]] combat [[pilot]] in [[Military history of the United States|U.S. military history]]? <small>(2007-10-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Silma Ihram]]''' decided to found Al-Noori Muslim Primary School in [[Greenacre, New South Wales|Greenacre]], [[New South Wales]] after [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney|Presbyterian Ladies' College]] would not allow her daughters to wear [[hijab]]s in school? <small>(2007-10-01)</small>
*... that 17-year-old '''[[Emily Benn]]''', granddaughter of veteran politician [[Tony Benn]], is the youngest ever [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Prospective parliamentary candidate|parliamentary candidate]], and would, if elected, become the youngest British [[Member of Parliament|MP]] since the [[Reform Act 1832]]? <small>(2007-09-30)</small>
*... that [[South Africa]]n anti-[[military draft|conscription]] activist '''[[Nan Cross]]''' once climbed a [[tank]] at a weapons exhibition and attached [[Label|stickers]] to it reading: "''Arms are for [[hug]]ging, not killing''"? <small>(2007-09-23)</small>
*... that 18-year-old online poker phenom, '''[[Annette Obrestad|Annette_15]]''', became the youngest person to ever win a [[World Series of Poker]] [[WSOP bracelet|bracelet]] at the 2007 [[World Series of Poker Europe]] Main Event? <small>(2007-09-20)</small>
*... that ''[[Boston Legal]]'' actress '''[[Meredith Eaton-Gilden]]''' (''pictured'') is also a practicing [[clinical psychologist]]? <small>(2007-09-08)</small>
*... that [[Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord|Charles de Talleyrand]] described his wife, '''[[Catherine Grand]]''' ''(pictured)'', as "an Indian, very beautiful, very lazy, the most idle woman he had ever known"? <small>(2007-09-08)</small>
*... that zoologist '''[[Georgina Sweet]]''' was the first woman to receive a [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] from the [[University of Melbourne]] and the first female recipient of the [[David Syme Research Prize]]? <small>(2007-09-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Christine Langan]]''' distracted a man from [[jumper (suicide)|jumping]] off of a multi-storey car park by speaking to him in a [[English English#Northern England|Manchester accent]] until the police arrived? <small>(2007-09-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Michelle Rocca]]''', longtime [[girlfriend]] of singer [[Van Morrison]], was the first woman to appear on one of Morrison's album covers since his then-wife Janet Minto in 1971? <small>(2007-08-30)</small>
*... that [[Singapore]]an dancer, [[Choreography|choreographer]] and teacher '''[[Neila Sathyalingam]]''', who dances in the [[classical Indian dance|classical Indian style]] ''(example pictured)'', decided to devote her life to dance after performing for [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]? <small>(2007-08-26)</small>
*... that the popular [[YouTube]] star '''[[Christine Gambito]]''' attributes her nickname [[Happyslip]] to her Filipino mother's mispronunciation of ''[[Slip_%28clothing%29#half_slip|half slip]]''? <small>(2007-08-25)</small>
*... that a '''[[300-page iPhone bill]]''' became the subject of a [[viral video]] by [[blogger]] [[Justine Ezarik]] viewed more than 3 million times? <small>(2007-08-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Susan Kiefel]]''' is only the third woman appointed to the bench of the [[High Court of Australia]]? <small>(2007-08-17)</small>
*... that [[South Korea]]n actress '''[[Jang Jin-young]]''' was only the second winner of two [[Blue Dragon Film Awards]] for Best Actress, having won in 2001 for ''[[Sorum]]'', and again in 2003 for ''[[Singles (2003 film)|Singles]]''? <small>(2007-08-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Michelle Morgan]]''', a  [[child abuse]] victim murdered by her stepmother at age four, was featured on an episode of ''[[Cold Case Files]]''? <small>(2007-08-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Éva Gauthier]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first classically trained singer to present the works of [[George Gershwin]] in concert? <small>(2007-08-06)</small>
*... that at the age of 10, '''[[Megan Zheng]]''' became the first [[Singapore]]an to win a [[Golden Horse Award]]? <small>(2007-08-02)</small>
*... that when  '''[[Nizah Morris]]''', an [[African American]] [[transgender]] woman, was murdered, the medical examiner immediately labeled it a [[homicide]], but the [[Philadelphia Police Department|Philadelphia police]] took over a month to do so? <small>(2007-07-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Catherine Troeh]]''', a [[Native American]] activist, often signed her letters "member of the Chinook Tribe Allottee 1865 Quinault reservation" as a reference to 80 acres of land granted to her by the [[U.S. federal government]]? <small>(2007-07-26)</small>
*... that [[Taiwan]]ese alternative musician '''[[Deserts Chang]]''' wrote her first [[song]] at the age of 13 before she learned how to play a [[musical instrument]]? <small>(2007-07-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Anna Mae Winburn]]''' led the '''[[International Sweethearts of Rhythm]]''', the only integrated, all-female [[big band]] of the 1940s? <small>(2007-07-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Crystle Stewart]]''' won the [[Miss Texas USA]] title on her fifth attempt, after placing first runner-up for two consecutive years? <small>(2007-07-08)</small>
*... that [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]] track and field runner '''[[Sally Kipyego]]''' is the first [[Kenya|Kenyan]] woman to win an [[NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship|NCAA cross country]] individual championship? <small>(2007-07-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Sycorax (Shakespeare)|Sycorax]]''', an [[unseen character]] in [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Tempest]]'', is viewed by some as a symbol of the silenced [[African]] woman? <small>(2007-07-04)</small>
*... that American sculptor '''[[Lynda Benglis]]''' sought to confront the [[ethos|male ethos]] in the arts community with an  advertisement in which she only wore a pair of sunglasses? <small>(2007-06-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Gabriele Kohlisch]]''' is one of only two people to ever win World Championship gold medals in both [[FIBT World Championships|bobsledding]] and [[FIL World Luge Championships|luge]]? <small>(2007-06-29)</small>
*... that [[Australia]]n pop singer '''[[Lynne Randell]]''' was the first Australian recording artist to shoot a colour [[music video]] for her 1967 hit "Ciao Baby"? <small>(2007-06-14)</small>
*... that in 2003, '''[[Kimberly Casiano]]''' became the first Hispanic woman to serve on the board of one of the [[Fortune 1000]] top five companies when she was appointed to the board of [[Ford Motor Company]]? <small>(2007-06-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Bona of Pisa]]''', after seeing a [[vision (religion)|vision]] of [[James, son of Zebedee]], became a leader of [[pilgrimages]] to his [[shrine]] at [[Santiago de Compostella]]? <small>(2007-06-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Deborah Lawrie]]''' became the first female pilot with an [[Australia]]n airline after winning a landmark [[sex discrimination]] case against [[Ansett Airlines]]? <small>(2007-06-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Cecilia Krieger]]''', who translated the work of [[Sierpinski]] into English, was the first woman to receive a Ph.D in mathematics in Canada? <small>(2007-06-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Paula Cooper]]''', sentenced to death at age 15, had her sentence commuted in 1989 after an international uproar ensued and [[Pope]] [[John Paul II]] appealed to the [[Governor]] of [[Indiana]] for leniency? <small>(2007-06-01)</small>
*... that the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] had not seen '''[[Catherine Pakenham|Kitty Pakenham]]''' for ten years when he proposed marriage to her in 1806? <small>(2007-05-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Betty Roberts]]''' was the first woman to serve on [[Oregon Supreme Court|Oregon's Supreme Court]]? <small>(2007-05-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Mary Brunner]]''', a member of the "[[Charles Manson|Manson]] family", was [[incarcerated]] after a [[shootout]] with police at a robbery? <small>(2007-05-21)</small>
*... that when Captain '''[[Linda Garcia Cubero]]''' ''(pictured)'' graduated from the [[United States Air Force Academy]] in 1980, she was the first [[Latino|Latina]] to graduate from any U.S. military service academy? <small>(2007-05-18)</small>
*... that [[Brazilian]] [[indie (music)|indie]] [[singer-songwriter]] '''[[CéU]]''' was the first international artist chosen for promotion through the [[Starbucks#Hear_Music|Starbucks Hear Music]] Debut CD series? <small>(2007-05-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Jacqui Oatley]]''' is the first female [[football (soccer)|football]] [[sportscaster|commentator]] in the history of [[BBC]] football programme ''[[Match of the Day]]''? <small>(2007-04-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Judy Morris]]''', co-writer of the Academy Award winning ''[[Happy Feet]]'' has also acted in many of the most popular North American and Australian [[television programs]] since the age of 10? <small>(2007-04-16)</small>
*... that [[Bollywood]] actress '''[[Shenaz Treasurywala]]''' was discovered while stuck in [[India]] when [[Kuwait Airways]] lost her luggage, including [[travel document]]s she needed to return to [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute|school]] in New York? <small>(2007-04-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Monisha]]''', a [[Cinema of India|South Indian cinema]] actress, was only 15 years old when she won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for her debut performance in ''Nakhashathangal''? <small>(2007-04-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Varvara Yakovleva]]''', a nun of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], was canonized as a [[martyr]] after she was killed with her former mistress, [[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna]]? <small>(2007-03-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Eilley Bowers]]''' ''(pictured)'' is one of the most researched, written and talked about women in [[Nevada]] history? <small>(2007-03-25)</small>
*... that silent film star '''[[Norma Talmadge]]''' started a famous Hollywood tradition when she accidentally stepped into wet cement in front of [[Grauman's Chinese Theater]]? <small>(2007-03-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Matild Manukyan]]''', a wealthy [[Turkish people|Turkish]] businesswoman of [[Armenians of Turkey|Armenian]] origin, made her fortune as a [[brothel]] owner? <small>(2007-03-14)</small>
*... that at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics]], '''[[Yipsi Moreno]]''' became [[World Champions in athletics (women)|world champion]] in the [[hammer throw]] at the age of twenty, improving from an eighteenth place finish in [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999]]? <small>(2007-03-11)</small>
*... that [[Great American Country]] [[television]] host '''[[Nan Kelley]]''' (then Nan Sumrall) became [[Miss Mississippi]] in 1985 after her fellow [[Mississippi]]an [[Susan Akin]] was crowned [[Miss America]]? <small>(2007-03-10)</small>
*... that 16-year-old '''[[Cory Kennedy]]''' became an "Internet [[It girl]]" in 2006 without her parents even knowing? <small>(2007-03-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Winnie Winkle]]''''' by [[Martin Branner]] was, in 1920, the first American comic strip to have a working woman as the main character? <small>(2007-02-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Šárka Záhrobská]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first [[Czech people|Czech]] [[alpine skiing|alpine skier]] to win a medal in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships]]? <small>(2007-02-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Minute Women of the U.S.A.]]''' was a militantly [[anti-communist]] organization for American housewives in the 1950s? <small>(2007-02-13)</small>
*... that the [[Manchester (HM Prison)|Strangeways Prison]] inmate '''[[Gordon Park]]''' was convicted of [[murder]]ing his first wife 28 years after the fact? <small>(2007-02-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Rachel Paulose]]''' is the first woman in [[Minnesota]] to become a [[U.S. Attorney|District Attorney]]? <small>(2007-01-27)</small>
*... that [[South Korea]]n [[United Nations]] [[United Nations Secretary-General|Secretary-General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] and [[Tanzania]]n [[United Nations Deputy Secretary-General|Deputy Secretary-General]] '''[[Asha-Rose Migiro]]''' previously worked together as foreign ministers? <small>(2007-01-18)</small>
*... that the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] journalist '''[[Barbara Plett]]''''s admission of having cried at the sight of the terminally ill [[Yasser Arafat]] led to a controversy? <small>(2007-01-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Cecilia Muñoz-Palma]]''' was the [[Philippines]]' first female prosecutor, district judge, and [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] justice? <small>(2007-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Sandra Feldman]]''', former president of the [[American Federation of Teachers]], was mentored by [[American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|civil rights]] activist [[Bayard Rustin]] and arrested twice during the [[Freedom Rides]]? <small>(2007-01-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Nikki Haley]]''' of [[South Carolina]] is the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Indian American]] state legislator in the [[United States|USA]]? <small>(2007-01-06)</small>
*... that the '''[[Edmonson sisters]]''' ''(pictured)'' were [[African American]] [[slavery in the United States|slave]]s who tried to escape to freedom and became  [[celebrity]] [[abolitionism|abolitionist]]s? <small>(2007-01-06)</small>
*... that the '''[[Normal School for Colored Girls]]''' was incorporated into the [[University of the District of Columbia]]? <small>(2007-01-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Gregoria de Jesus]]''' was the founder and vice-president of the woman chapter of the [[Katipunan]] [[partisan (political)|partisan]] society during the [[Philippine Revolution]]? <small>(2006-12-31)</small>
*... that American [[composer]] '''[[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich]]''' was the first woman to receive the [[Doctor of Musical Arts]] in composition and to win the [[Pulitzer Prize for Music]]? <small>(2006-12-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[The Compleat Housewife]]''''' was the first [[cookbook]] to be published in the [[United States]]? <small>(2006-12-11)</small>
*... that the [[costume]] for the [[fairy]] '''[[Carabosse]]''' in the 1921 [[ballet]] ''[[Sleeping Beauty|The Sleeping Princess]]'' was designed to have the [[silhouette]] of a rat? <small>(2006-12-08)</small>
*... that the [[Egypt]]ian actress '''[[Faten Hamama]]''' has received more than forty awards and [[Movie star|starred]] in almost one&nbsp;hundred films? <small>(2006-11-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Susan L. Hefle]]''''s research led to the development of commercialized [[ELISA]] testing for [[food allergy|food allergens]]? <small>(2006-10-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Nancy Dickerson]]''' was the first female [[news correspondent]] on the [[CBS]] television network? <small>(2006-10-17)</small>
*... that the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[schlager|schlager singer]] '''[[Towa Carson]]''' competed in [[Melodifestivalen 2004]] at the age of 68? <small>(2006-09-26)</small>
*... that on 2 January 1990, 26-year old '''[[Nivedita Bhasin]]''' of [[Indian Airlines]] became the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft? <small>(2006-09-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Katie Blair]]''' became the first teenager from [[Montana]] to place in the [[Miss Teen USA]] pageant's 24 year history, when she won the [[Miss Teen USA 2006]] crown? <small>(2006-08-19)</small>
*... that in June [[2001]], '''[[Olga Kern]]''' became the first woman in over three [[decade]]s to win the Gold Medal at the [[Van Cliburn International Piano Competition]]? <small>(2006-08-16)</small>
*... that Olympic [[pair skating]] champions '''[[Andrée Brunet]]''' and [[Pierre Brunet]] refused to defend their title at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]] because [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[Germany]] was hosting the Games? <small>(2006-07-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Alevtina Kolchina]]''' was the first female [[Nordic skiing|Nordic skier]] and first person from the [[Soviet Union]] (now [[Russia]]) to receive the [[Holmenkollen|Holmenkollen medal]] in [[1963]]? <small>(2006-06-30)</small>
*... that [[India]]n classical dancer '''[[Mrinalini Sarabhai]]''' was married to [[Vikram Sarabhai]], considered the Father of the [[Indian space program]]? <small>(2006-06-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Sesenne|Marie Selipha Sesenne Descartes]]''', better known simply as ''Sesenne'', was a [[Saint Lucia]]n singer and cultural icon who was awarded the [[British Empire Medal]] in 1972? <small>(2006-05-11)</small>
*... that Russian sculptor '''[[Anna Golubkina]]''' used the same model for her sculpture, ''The Old Age,'' as [[Auguste Rodin]] had used for his sculpture, ''[[The Thinker]]'', 14 years earlier? <small>(2006-05-03)</small>
*... that firing of '''[[Anna Walentynowicz]]''', a Polish free [[trade union]] activist, was one of the events that led to the giant wave of [[Strike action|strikes]] in Poland and eventually the creation of [[Solidarity]]? <small>(2006-05-02)</small>
*... that [[Canoe racing|canoe racer]] '''[[Josefa Idem]]''', a [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympic]] bronze medalist for [[West Germany]], later took an [[Italy|Italian]] citizenship and became the first female Olympic medalist in canoeing for her new country? <small>(2006-04-14)</small>
*... that '''[[Anna Marly]]''' originally wrote ''[[Chant des Partisans]]'', the song that became the anthem of the [[French Resistance]] following the prohibition of ''[[La Marseillaise]]'', in [[Russian language|Russian]]? <small>(2006-04-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]''' ''(pictured)'' once worked as a lorry driver? <small>(2006-04-02)</small>
*... that [[jazz]] singer '''[[Ilse Huizinga]]''' is known in the [[Netherlands]] as the '''First Lady of Jazz'''? <small>(2006-03-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Vanessa Mendoza]]''', [[Miss Colombia]] [[2001]], was the first [[Black (people)|Black]] woman to win that title? <small>(2006-02-24)</small>
*... that the [[popular music]] artist '''[[Maarja-Liis Ilus]]''' has entered the [[Estonia|Estonian]] [[Eurovision Song Contest]] pre-selection event [[Eurolaul]] a record three times, in [[1996]], [[1997]] and [[2004]]? <small>(2006-02-22)</small>
*... that the nature of the female [[orgasm]] is a field of research for academics studying '''[[female sexuality]]'''? <small>(2006-01-10)</small>
*... that [[soul music|soul]] singer '''[[Bettye Lavette]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s album ''Souvenirs'' was recorded in [[1972]], but was shelved by [[Atlantic Records]] until a [[France|French]] [[music]] collector discovered it and released it in [[2000]], sparking a continuing surge of interest in the singer? <small>(2005-12-14)</small>
*... that the [[trance music|trance]] [[record producer|producer]] '''[[Tatana Sterba]]''' is the only trance artist to have three consecutive [[album]] chart number ones in [[Switzerland]]? <small>(2005-12-12)</small>
*... that [[fashion designer]] '''[[Katharine Hamnett]]''' once met with [[British]] [[Prime Minister of Great Britain|Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]] while wearing her own [[t-shirt]] with the [[slogan]] "58% Don't Want [[MGM-31 Pershing|Pershing]]"? <small>(2005-11-18)</small>
*... that [[United Kingdom|British]] singer '''[[Maxine Nightingale]]''' first charted on the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Billboard Hot 100]] after a massive marketing push by her label, [[United Artists]]? <small>(2005-10-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Simone Niggli-Luder]]''' from [[Switzerland]] won all four women's competitions at the [[orienteering]] world championships [[2005]] in [[Aichi]], [[Japan]], repeating her performance of [[2003]]? <small>(2005-08-23)</small>
*... that both the [[Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Silver Jubilee]] and '''[[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II]]''' fell on the official [[Queen's Birthday]] holiday? <small>(2005-06-22)</small>
*[[Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2005-06-20)</small>
*... that for [[actress]] '''[[KaDee Strickland|KaDee Strickland's]]''' role in ''[[The Grudge]]'', she was inspired by [[Jane Fonda]]'s [[Academy Award]]-winning performance in the [[1971 in film|1971 film]] ''[[Klute]]''? <small>(2005-06-16)</small>
*... that [[United States of America|American]] [[country music]] singer '''[[Mindy McCready]]''' was once engaged to actor [[Dean Cain]]? <small>(2005-06-09)</small>
*... that [[1980s]] [[horror movie]] [[actress]] '''[[Ellie Cornell]]''' nearly broke out of her [[typecasting (acting)|typecasting]] by appearing in the [[1992 in film|1992]] film ''[[A League of Their Own]]'', but had to drop out because she became [[pregnant]]? <small>(2005-06-09)</small>
*... that [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor|actress]] '''[[Stephanie Beacham]]''' played a [[nun]] on American [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''Sister Kate'' after playing the glamorous Sable Colby on the drama ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''? <small>(2005-05-23)</small>
*... that because '''[[Adelaide del Vasto]]''' was [[divorce]]d by King [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem]] in [[1117]], her son [[Roger II of Sicily]] refused to give assistance to the [[Crusader states]] during the [[Second Crusade]]? <small>(2005-05-16)</small>
*... that '''[[Elsie Tanner]]''' was a core character on the British [[soap opera]] ''[[Coronation Street]]'' for over twenty years? <small>(2005-05-12)</small>
*... that Reverend [[Mother Superior]] '''[[Dolores Hart]]''' is the only [[nun]] to be an [[Academy Award]]-voting member of  the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]? <small>(2005-05-05)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Peggy McCay]]''', now known for her role on ''[[Days of our Lives]]'', first became popular as the heroine on ''[[Love of Life]]'' in [[1951]]? <small>(2005-03-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Melissa McIntyre]]''', best known for her role in [[Degrassi: The Next Generation]] made her television debut in the [[1997]] series, ''Timesweep'', in which she played an [[alien|extraterrestial being]]? <small>(2005-03-03)</small>
*... that [[Russia]]n [[singer]] and [[actress]] '''[[Alla Pugacheva]]''' has had a career lasting over 40 years, remaining one of the most [[Popular music|popular musical artists]] to this day? <small>(2005-01-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Mildred Dunnock]]''' played the role of Linda Loman in ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' in three mediums &mdash; on [[Broadway]], and for both [[film]] and [[television]]? <small>(2004-12-22)</small>
*... that [[actor|actress]] '''[[Michele Lee]]''' appeared in four episodes of ''[[Knots Landing]]'' without pay when the show suffered a budgeting problem? <small>(2004-12-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Sutton Foster]]''' was pulled from the [[chorus]] to replace the leading lady during the pre-[[Broadway]] tryout of ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]''? <small>(2004-11-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Jill Ker Conway]]''' grew up on a [[sheep farm]] and was [[Smith College]]'s first woman president? <small>(2004-10-25)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Susan Sullivan]]''' made comebacks to [[television]] no less than twice? <small>(2004-10-13)</small>
*... that before '''[[Helen Gallagher]]''' became well-known for her role as matriarch on ''[[Ryan's Hope]]'', she won a [[Tony Award]] for her work in the revival of ''[[No, No, Nanette]]''? <small>(2004-09-28)</small>
*... that at the height of the [[Cold War]], '''[[Lynne Cox]]''' became the first person to swim from the [[USA]] to the [[USSR]]? <small>(2004-09-27)</small>
*... that ''[[Vertigo (movie)|Vertigo]]'' actress '''[[Barbara Bel Geddes]]''' was the daughter of designer [[Norman Bel Geddes]]? <small>(2004-09-09)</small>
*... that the '''[[Wicked Witch of the West]]''' controls the Winged Monkeys through the power of the Golden Cap? <small>(2004-08-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Brownie Wise]]''' invented the [[Tupperware]] party? <small>(2004-08-10)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Patsy Kensit]]''' has married and divorced three different musicians? <small>(2004-08-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Stella McCartney]]''', the [[fashion designer]] daughter of [[Beatle]] [[Paul McCartney]], studied at [[Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design]]? <small>(2004-07-27)</small>
*... that actress '''[[Hunter Tylo]]''' sued producer [[Aaron Spelling]] and won after she was fired from ''[[Melrose Place]]''? <small>(2004-07-16)</small>
*... that the [[capital punishment|execution]] of '''[[Flor Contemplacion]]''' strained relations between [[Singapore]] and the [[Philippines]]? <small>(2004-07-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[Exotic World Burlesque Museum]]''' is located on the site of an abandoned [[goat]] [[farm]]? <small>(2004-05-10)</small>
*... that [[high jump]]er '''[[Ulrike Meyfarth]]''' became the youngest individual Olympic champion in [[athletics]]? <small>(2004-04-30)</small>
*... that '''[[June and Jennifer Gibbons]]''' communicated via a [[twin]] language? <small>(2004-04-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Maia Chiburdanidze]]''' was the youngest woman ever to win the women's world [[chess]] championship? <small>(2004-04-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Power Girl]]''' is a cousin of [[Superman]] from the [[DC Comics]] universe? <small>(2004-03-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Monique Serf]]''' was only ten years old when she had to go into hiding during the [[Germany|German]] occupation of [[France]] in [[World War II]]? <small>(2004-03-30)</small>
*... that the [[music]] of the '''[[Pointer Sisters]]''' combined [[jazz]], [[scat]] and [[be-bop]]? <small>(2004-03-24)</small>
*... that the [[Super Friends]] had two sets of sidekicks: Wendy & Marvin, and then the '''[[Wonder Twins]]'''? <small>(2004-03-19)</small>
</noinclude>
<includeonly>Transcluding 10 of 3164 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women/Did you know|total]]</includeonly><!-- End of content generated by JL-Bot -->