This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was illustrated by @rozihathaway. Valentina Tereshkova is a Russian cosmonaut and the first woman to have flown in space. Tereshkova was born in Maslennikovo, a small town in the Yaroslavl Region. She began school late, when she was eight years old and had to leave at 17 to help …
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was illustrated and written by @ladieswhodraw. It is featured in the second issue of the Illustrated Women in History zine which you can order here. “A handful of truly exceptional writers helped give birth to the genre of confessional poetry, but to me, this genre’s true mother is …
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was illustrated by Yuki Sambongi. It is featured in the second issue of the Illustrated Women in History zine which you can order here. Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist and writer who is recognised as one of the most important living artists from Japan, and an important part …
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was illustrated by Sarah Cochrane. You can follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahjcochrane and find out more about her on her website sarahjcochrane.com
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was written by Megan Bentall @mirfain Hillary Clinton is an American politician. She was the First Lady of America from 1993 to 2001, a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009, and the 67th Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013. She was the Democratic Party’s …
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was illustrated by Jabe Nicholls @xeros-junkyard , who explains her choice below. “I chose Poison Ivy from the Cramps as I recently got into their music and as a guitar player I wanted to find out more about her playing but there just wasn’t much around. Turns out none …
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was illustrated by Zowie Murphy and written by Hollie Peck. Lesley Gore (Lesley Sue Goldstein) May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015 When it comes to girl power, Lesley Gore was way ahead of her time. She was a singer-songwriter, actress, feminist and LGBT activist. She is perhaps best …
Today’s Illustrated Women in History were written and illustrated by Amy Kovac @kovvac. Artemisia Gentileschi was among the greatest Italian Baroque painters and was among the first female artists to achieve success in the 17th century. She createdwork that focused on strong and mostimportantly, realistic humanized women. At the age of 18, she was raped by …
Today’s Illustrated Woman in History was written by Lavinia Roberts and illustrated by Sophia Parsons Cope. Queen Tomyris TIME: Circa 530 B.C. WHERE: Parts of present day Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, western Uzbekistan , and southern Kazakhstan. Queen Tomyris ruled over the Massagetae, an Iranian confederation of nomadic, pastoral tribes. Queen Tomyris inherited the throne from her husband Cyrus II …
Today’s Illustrated Woman in History was written by Naomi Wilcox-Lee of Sheroes of History and illustrated by @geeniejay. It is featured in the second issue of the Illustrated Women in History zine which you can order here. Zenobia – Warrior Queen Zenobia was a 3rd century warrior queen who claimed she was descended from none …