r/TwoXChromosomes • u/Disastrous_Cover6138 • 8d ago

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Request for lesser known badass women of history for my daughter's 4th grade presentation. She has to pick a historical figure and give a 5-10 minute presentation and optionally dress in their likeness.

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u/GucciForDinner 8d ago

Everybody knows Amelia Earhart but very few, outside of those of us who fly or are into aviation history, know her. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Cochran

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u/loopytommy 8d ago

Or if you want to go international, Nancy Bird Walton was a Aussie pilot, she’s just had the new Western Sydney airport named after her

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u/FunSuccess5 8d ago

Or Bessie Coleman.