Being an only child, the complicated and passionate nature of sisterhood has always intrigued me, and it’s a theme I explore in my debut YA …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Sacagawea
Many facts about the famed Shoshone guide Sacagawea’s life, particularly the dates of her birth and death, are unknown. However, all records portray her as …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Clara Barton
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 …
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 …
Old Hollywood Spotlight: Mary Pickford
Silence is golden, but audio is the huge pot of gold. Once audio and color were included in films, most silent stars were nowhere to be …
Books to Give Vintage Lovers This Christmas
Word around Germ is that I’m the “Oldies Expert,” or at least, that’s what my editor once told me. I do enjoy reading (especially about …
World News 2016: End of the Year Summary
For those of you living under a rock (like me sometimes), or for those who just want something to reflect on, I have collected some …
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: 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 …