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BADASS WOMEN OF HISTORY

The stories of women who stood up because they had enough of that shit.

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Category: Europe

Nina Hagen – Godmother of Punk, East Germany Dissident, Activist, Breaker of Rules

Nina Hagen is one of the most iconic figures in punk history. Through her music, style, outspoken lyrics and unmatched voice, she’s broken rules, questioned norms, confronted her critics, stood up for what’s right, and showed us that it’s alright to be weird. 

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Annette Kellermann – Professional Mermaid, Movie Pioneer, Liberator of female Swimmers

A woman walks onto a beach in her favourite swimsuit and is confronted by the police because her outfit is deemed inappropriate. Question: which year is it?

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Noor Inayat Khan – Princess, Poet, British Spy in Nazi-Occupied Paris

Meet Noor Inayat Khan, born in Russia to an Indian father and an American mother, raised in France and England, children’s book author and actual princess. She became one of the most important British spies in Nazi-occupied Paris during WW2 where she kicked some serious German ass under the codename Madeleine.

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