Retrobituaries - Trivia, Quizzes, and Brain Teasers | Mental Floss

Bessie Coleman, the Black Cherokee Female Pilot Who Made Aviation History

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Bessie Coleman, the Black Cherokee Female Pilot Who Made Aviation History

Lydia Locke, the Early 20th Century Opera Singer With a Life Ripped From the Tabloids

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Lydia Locke, the Early 20th Century Opera Singer With a Life Ripped From the Tabloids

The Story of Kate Warne, America's First Female Private Detective

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The Story of Kate Warne, America's First Female Private Detective

Kitty O'Neil, Trailblazing Speed Racer and Wonder Woman's Stunt Double

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Kitty O'Neil, Trailblazing Speed Racer and Wonder Woman's Stunt Double

Henry Johnson, the One-Man Army Who Fought Off Dozens of German Soldiers During World War I

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Reconstructing History: Anna Coleman Ladd, the Mask Artist of World War I

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Dorothy Thompson, the Journalist Who Warned the World About Adolf Hitler

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Remembering Nellie Bly, Rabblerouser and Pioneer of Investigative Journalism

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The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of Snake Handler Grace Olive Wiley

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Ibn Battuta, One of the Greatest Travelers of All Time

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Eliza Leslie: The Most Influential Cookbook Writer of the 19th Century

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Lincoln Perry, the First African-American Movie Star

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Grace O'Malley, the Fearless 16th-Century Irish Pirate Queen Who Stood Up to the English

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Zora Neale Hurston, Genius of the Harlem Renaissance

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Clarence Birdseye, the Father of the Frozen Foods Industry

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Madam C.J. Walker, the First Self-Made Female Millionaire in the U.S.

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