Why bother dedicating ~500 words to describing some random woman every week? I couldn’t help but notice all these interesting little references and footnotes on women that have helped shape our world, through their contributions to art, culture, history and technology. And, as it turns out, they’re usually fascinating enough to make me want to tell someone all about them.
Hedy Lamarr, actress and inventor
Queen Christina of Sweden, monarch
Desirée Clary
Artemisia Gentileschi
Elizabeth von Arnim
Portrait of George Sand (1838 – Eugène Delacroix)
