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Three Powerful Women Buried Within the Vatican

Very few people know that three extraordinary and very powerful women are buried within the Basilica of the Vatican in Italy. Amazing, ey?!

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The Horned Viking Helmet & The Horned Goddess.

Understanding the importance and vast symbolism of the horns makes it easy for us to understand why it also became both a powerful. More.

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Madame de Pompadour; So Much More than a Mistress!

Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) was the unofficial Prime Minister and unofficial Minister of Foreign Affairs of France under the rule of ...

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Esclarmonde the Great.

Esclarmonde the Great was brave, intelligent and a heroine for so many people during her lifetime, and for centuries to come.

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Gertrude Bell; An Extraordinary Life

Yes, Gertrude Bell was indeed an Extraordinary Woman with An Extraordinary Life and Janet Wallach had done a marvellous job in her book.

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The Real Shieldmaidens

The culturally diverse University of Western Australia decided a few years ago to have a closer look at some viking bones from England.

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Hildegard von Bingen; A Mystic & Visionary

Hildegard von Bingen was a German abbess from the middle ages. She was a visionary, composer, poet, writer and a powerful spiritual leader.

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Éostre - The Origins of Easter

Easter is a beautiful time with roots in ancient myths and traditions. One of these stories is about a Scandinavian shaman called Éostre.

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TRACKS - An Extraordinary Journey

An Extraordinary Woman on an Extraordinary Journey. In the later sixties, Robyn Davidson travelled through the Australian outback on camels.

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Hollywood vs the Real Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Bell was an Oxford graduate (first class honours degree!), an archaeologist, anthropologist, a cartographer, a linguist more...

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The Oracle of Delphi

She lies there, a sleeping beauty stretched out across the peaks of Mount Parnassus. The locals call her 'The Delphic Goddess of Delphi"

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Constituting Gender Through History

We need to understand the origins of our beliefs regarding gender and spirituality. Who are we repeating? What are we repeating? Read more.

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The Beguines; A Medieval Women's Movement

The Beguine was the first feminist movement in Christianity, but wasn’t recognized by the scholars before the 1980’s. Real more.

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Hypatia; Intelligence in Ancient Egypt

Amazing Hypatia was an Egyptian astronomer and Philosopher. She was a most interesting and intelligent woman, and so was her life.

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Healing Women's Lost Legacy