Mihrigul Tursun is an ordinary woman like you or me. While we sit in relative safety in the western world, she was persecuted and imprisoned for who she is. Her story went viral in 2019 when Japanese artist Tomomi Shimizu created a manga about her life and treatment in Chinese custody.
Formula One legend Juan Manuel Fangio once told her, You go too fast, you take too many risks,” but Maria Teresa de Filippis was fearless and determined to race.
Ana Orantes (Spanish) never got the chance to live her life as free as she wanted, but her death sparked an outcry that changed the laws of Spain.
She was one of the most promising writers to come out of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance, but died alone in obscurity. Her writings today are being revisited as they delve into the idea of race and sexuality in the black community.
March is Women’s History Month and I’m writing about a woman a day all month long to highlight some of the women I have found inspirational in my life.
We all like to think when dangers arrives we will stand up and do the right thing. Most of us will never be tested in dangerous situations where our lives are at stake, but Sophie Scholl, a 21 year old student at the University of Munich, was and stood up for what she thought was right.
The dragonflies dart in front of me. They are large and swift, but are careful not to be a nuisance. They rise and fall as they flutter through the air, searching for a perch in which to look for prey.
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