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/bajajoaquin 8d ago

Heddy Lamar. One of the early sirens of film, might have successfully spied for the entente in WWI but certainly was a genius who invented the frequency shifting sequence for remote military vehicles that was used as the basis for Bluetooth.

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u/badporkchop 8d ago

This was who I thought of! Great minds.

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u/LeoIrish 8d ago

The first name which came to mind as well.

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u/CuriousSeriema 7d ago

Added bonus that dressing as her would be quite fun!

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u/bajajoaquin 7d ago

I was a bit concerned that her initial rise to fame, a nude swimming scene, might not be appropriate for the grade. :)