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French artist Marie Tussaud at the age of 42, a wax figure of the artist at a Madame Tussauds museum
French artist Marie Tussaud at the age of 42, a wax figure of the artist at a Madame Tussauds museum

The real Madame Tussaud used death masks to create wax figures

Fatemeh Mirjalili
Greek goddess Clytemnestra, John Collier, 1882
Greek goddess Clytemnestra, John Collier, 1882

The most badass women of Greek mythology

Fatemeh Mirjalili
Photos of Native American writer, musician and activist Zitkála-Šá.
Photos of Native American writer, musician and activist Zitkála-Šá.

How Zitkála-Šá refused to let go of her Native American identity

Fatemeh Mirjalili

[Image description: Women in kimonos pose in front of a temple.] Via Unsplash
[Image description: Women in kimonos pose in front of a temple.] Via Unsplash

Here’s what you need to know about the history of kimonos

Laurie Melchionne
[Image description: Artemisia Gentileschi's famous works side by side.] Via uffizi.it and nationalgallery.org.uk
[Image description: Artemisia Gentileschi's famous works side by side.] Via uffizi.it and nationalgallery.org.uk

Artemisia Gentileschi taught me about resilience

Karis Rogerson
Hillary Clinton, wearing white, in front of a backdrop for the Council on Foreign Relations.
Hillary Clinton, wearing white, in front of a backdrop for the Council on Foreign Relations.

What if…Hillary Clinton had won the 2016 election?

Karis Rogerson

[Image description: Castle Miramare and a portrait of Charlotte of Belgium.] Via Karis Rogerson and tiarasandtrianon.com
[Image description: Castle Miramare and a portrait of Charlotte of Belgium.] Via Karis Rogerson and tiarasandtrianon.com

This curse in my hometown involves Mexico’s former empress

Karis Rogerson
A person dressed all in black with a witch hat holding a jack-o-lantern in front of green foliage.
A person dressed all in black with a witch hat holding a jack-o-lantern in front of green foliage.

The history of witches can teach us a lot about ourselves

Karis Rogerson
Amybeth McNulty as Anne Shirley-Cuthbert In Netflix's Anne with an E.] via IndieWire
Amybeth McNulty as Anne Shirley-Cuthbert In Netflix's Anne with an E.] via IndieWire

Anne of Green Gables was a symbol of strength and resistance during World War II

Fatemeh Mirjalili

A picture of Jnanadanandini Devi
A picture of Jnanadanandini Devi

This unstoppable feminist set fire to Bengali society

Sreemoyee Banerjee
[Image description: Actors Park Hae Soo, Lee Jung-jae, and Jung Ho-yeon in Netflix's "Squid Game".] Via Sky News
[Image description: Actors Park Hae Soo, Lee Jung-jae, and Jung Ho-yeon in Netflix's "Squid Game".] Via Sky News

Why “Squid Game” strikes close to Korea’s legacy of postwar poverty

Laurie Melchionne
The Winchester Mansion is a Queen Anne/Victorian styled mansion, with yellow walls and red shingles, located in San Jose, California.
The Winchester Mansion is a Queen Anne/Victorian styled mansion, with yellow walls and red shingles, located in San Jose, California.

Here’s why Silicon Valley is haunted

Helena Ong