Clara Barton was born in 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. She first showed an aptitude for nursing as a young girl in Massachusetts when she took …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder grew up as the daughter of hard-working immigrant parents. Her birth name was Josephine Esther Mentzer. “Esty” was a childhood nickname she later …
Badass Ladies in History: Katharine Hepburn
There are many areas in which women can succeed, but the decades prior to 2017 made it a challenge. Many industries rejected female workers or …
Badass Ladies in History: Katherine Johnson
Hello, dear readers! The year is almost over, but that doesn’t mean that our stories about Badass Women in History will stop. Each month we’ll continue to write …
Eliza Hamilton: Badass Lady in History
If you’re a Hamilton fan, you may know quite a lot about Eliza Hamilton already. Fans of the musical on the Internet have famously coined …
Badass Ladies in History: Nellie Bly
Hello, everyone, and welcome to June’s Badass Ladies in History! This month I wanted to highlight a badass lady who was suggested by one of our …
Badass Ladies in History: Rita Levi-Montalcini
Hello, Germ readers, and welcome back to Badass Ladies in History! I am so excited to be writing about someone who changed the game with medical …
Badass Ladies in History: Black History Month Edition
Welcome, Germ readers, to Badass Ladies in History: Black History Month Edition! I hope your month has been filled with amazing new discoveries of black …
Badass Ladies in History: Nadia Boulanger
Hello, Germies, and welcome back to Badass Ladies in History. This month I am extremely excited to spotlight one truly badass lady who kicked some …