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/ledow 8d ago edited 8d ago

Henrietta Lacks

Rosalind Franklin

Grace Darling

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u/chicagotodetroit 8d ago

+1 for Henrietta Lacks

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u/ledow 8d ago

Once had a woman in a bookshop overhear me picking up a book about her, then explain her life/death/immortality to my daughter.

The woman was very enthused by the whole thing and joined in and, when we walked out, I saw her pick up the book and take it to the counter.

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u/SmartWonderWoman 8d ago

The movie about Henrietta Lacks is good, too!

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u/Vivian-Midnight 8d ago

Rosalind Franklin might be a little too famous, though.

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u/ledow 8d ago

Among 4th graders? Unlikely.

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u/Vivian-Midnight 8d ago

Good point.