The latest history is full of stories about male visionaries working in a garage on inventions that changed the face of the world. But the visionary women who have always pioneered new technologies are rarely remembered, from the Victorian aristocrat Ada Lovelace, author of the first computer progra
The history of the American Academy of Film Awards is material for a separate film. It would certainly be a historical mega-production and a story about many generations of filmmakers for whom Oscar would be a dream come true. There are no Oscars without an Academy The history of the Oscars is
Fate wanted these Polish women to find themselves in the very center of Russias rule. Thanks to their extraordinary personalities, the history of Russia, and even of Europe and the world, took a different course. The history of our compatriots in the Kremlin covers the period from the 17th to th
She was considered a saint. She was beautiful, charismatic, self-aware. She was not afraid to stand on the front lines and confront the men. And although she lived only 26 years, she was enrolled as a powerful ruler. Here is Queen Jadwiga, a Polish monarch with a unique character, a woman who went d
Legend has it that in the 11th century, Lady Godiva went for a naked ride through the streets of Coventry on a market day. It was supposed to be a protest against the actions of her husband Leofric, who demanded an unimaginable tax from his subjects. Lady Godiva, wanting to help the citizens, be
Visionaries, revolutionists, creators of rules that changed our everyday appearance. To this day, their names are a symbol of innovation and great success, and their products have changed the way we perceive a womans appearance. Here are the four Poles who revolutionized beauty. The history of w
It started with money. Or maybe from the body destroyed by the flogging and the disgraced worship of daughters? Then only a scene from Wagners opera. Boudika - tall, shiny eyes, coarse voice, thick blonde hair falling down to her hips, with a large golden chain around her neck, in a colorful dress.
He wasnt gallant, seductive, or even especially handsome. Still, he changed women like gloves. Although he treated other partners terribly, the ladies clung to him. Breathtakingly beautiful, quite mediocre, and utterly unattractive - each one hoped that Duce would favor her. And it was often success
The remains of over 2,500 newborns and fetuses on which she performed illegal abortions were found in the home of this 17th-century angel factory. She needed the bodies of the children for satanic rituals. But she went down in history for a completely different reason - as a poisoner who wanted to k
After the death of his first wife, Sally, seventy-two-year-old Robert Mugabe married his ex-secretary Grace, forty-one years his junior. There was no one who could gently stop him, with a gentle tug on the sleeve, signaling no to his wildest ideas. Homemade afternoon teas on the porch with tea and s
Stunning beauty and exceptional, often tragic fate meant that Elizabeth of Bavaria - known more as the Empress Sisi - permanently entered popular culture. What secrets was this special woman hiding? Soon rumors emerged about the strange way of eating the young empress. That she ate like a bird o
In the summer of 1992, at night, a billboard suddenly appeared on the side wall of an art gallery in Sydney, Australia. Five and a half meters long, it contained a strange mixture of images:spherical DNA fragments, vaginal wedges of color, and a pair of mirror images of women with unicorn horns flex
They fought, loved and died. Women constituted up to 30 percent of the participants of the Warsaw Uprising. Nurses, liaison officers, cooks, puffs, but also snipers and minerals - it is largely thanks to their courage that the insurgents survived for so long. Who deserves a special place in the insu
She ran a beauty salon in France, but the outbreak of World War II made her join the French Resistance. She miraculously escaped death. She died at the age of ... 105. Who was Andrée Peel? Andrée Peel was born on February 3, 1905 in Brest, northwest of France. Her family was deeply religious, an
In her life, she always strove for undivided power over Egypt. She made alliances, got rid of her opponents, and was not afraid to put everything on one card. The ancients wrote that she died as she lived - dramatically. What do we know about the last years of Cleopatras life and death? The confli
Women killed babies and hid their bodies to get an extra ration of bread. Their parents sent older children to the street to beg for food and money. Girls were often forced into prostitution. Only one thing mattered in the ghetto:survive. Even at the expense of my own children… In concentration
If you thought that Cleopatra was the most stubborn and influential woman in ancient Egypt, you are wrong! Although it is the most famous, the Egyptian land has produced more proud, wise and influential women. Here are 5 great women of ancient Egypt you should know about. Nepherus hen - the first
God, let us both die, begged Ruth Elias, one of the few women who survived to tell about the birth and care of babies in Auschwitz. She herself survived because she murdered her little daughter. She didnt even have time to give her a name ... The situation of women in concentration camps was dra
Based on the palace rumor, Gall Anonim in his chronicle made a suggestive mention of an alleged romance between the courts manager and the queen herself. In fact, the unrepentant couple were to commit at least a few more wicked deeds apart from adultery. But was this slander really just an invention
Leni Riefenstahl is a controversial figure who brought a novel perspective to a moving image while using it to promote Nazi propaganda. What was her work like and what is the legacy she left behind in the world of film? Did she knowingly support the NSDAP? The artists career began innocently - a
A biting conscience can strongly influence a persons actions and decisions. And unusual behavior arouses the curiosity of others, leading to questions, analysis and new conclusions. Even questioning court sentences. This is what happened in the case of John Horwood, who was convicted of the murder o
The history of the cavalry, which turned the Commonwealth into an empire, begins with the Serbian mercenaries. The very word hussar probably comes from the Serbian usar / gusar, which was meant to mean a horse warrior. Other etymologies are proposed, even Armenian ones, but anyway the roots of the
For his contemporaries, he was a symbol of princely power, luxury and Latin culture. He inspired envy and respect. Until today, no visible trace of it has survived. This does not mean, however, that nothing can be said about the Krakow residence of the first Piasts. Once, a thousand years ago,
Napoleon stood in front of a regiment of cavalrymen and, taking off his hat, exclaimed:You are worthy of my old guard, I consider you the bravest cavalry. He had excellent reasons for this. Hello, the bravest of the brave. In this way, Napoleon was to pay tribute to the soldiers of the Polish Guar