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Liz Jin

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History of Women

She was Expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics for Having a Few Glasses of Champagne

Olympic swimmer Eleanor Holm was fun, fearless, and not afraid to push the boundaries

Aug 2

She was Expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics for Having a Few Glasses of Champagne

Aug 2

A Woman Goes Missing, and the Only Person who Seemed to Care was her Hairdresser

Marsha Brantley vanished without a trace in 2009

Jul 26

A Woman Goes Missing, and the Only Person who Seemed to Care was her Hairdresser

Jul 26

Published in
History of Women

The Sentimental Reason Why WWII Brides Made their Dresses out of Parachutes

One bride modeled her parachute dress after the 1939 film Gone with the Wind

Jul 23

The Sentimental Reason Why WWII Brides Made their Dresses out of Parachutes

Jul 23

A Go-Go Dancer Vanishes After Telling Family She Needs to Get Away for a While

Twenty years later, her brother gets a phone call that reveals the shocking truth and exposes a serial killer

Jul 13

A Go-Go Dancer Vanishes After Telling Family She Needs to Get Away for a While

Jul 13

Published in
History of Women

Before “Resting Bitch Face,” there was “Bicycle Face”

19th-century doctors invented the fake condition to dissuade women from riding bicycles

Jul 11

Before “Resting Bitch Face,” there was “Bicycle Face”

Jul 11

A Young Mother Goes Missing in 1980, and Her Daughter Spends Decades Looking for Answers

Bill Major claimed his wife had abandoned their family, but he was harboring a dark secret

Jul 8

A Young Mother Goes Missing in 1980, and Her Daughter Spends Decades Looking for Answers

Jul 8

Published in
History of Women

American Women have the Right to Vote because of a Mother’s Letter

Febb E. Burn told her son to “be a good boy” and ratify the 19th Amendment

Jul 5

American Women have the Right to Vote because of a Mother’s Letter

Jul 5

The Cold Case of Judy Bruce

The mother of two was killed after discovering a horrifying secret about her husband

Jul 2

The Cold Case of Judy Bruce

Jul 2

Published in
History of Women

Minnie M. Cox was the First Black Postmistress in 1890s Mississippi

When angry white folks threatened her position, President Theodore Roosevelt suspended the local post office rather than accept her…

Jun 18

Minnie M. Cox was the First Black Postmistress in 1890s Mississippi

Jun 18

Published in
History of Women

Mary Hellen Had Her Pick of John Quincy Adams’ Three Sons. She Chose Poorly.

Biographers have called Mary Hellen a “vixen” who tortured the Adams brothers with her shameless flirting.

Sep 5, 2023

Mary Hellen Had Her Pick of John Quincy Adams’ Three Sons. She Chose Poorly.

Sep 5, 2023

Liz Jin

Liz Jin

“I wake up in the morning with a desire to both save the world and savor the world. That makes it hard to plan my day.”

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