Like a Badass

Senator Mazie Hirono is a badass. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/617239314/the-quiet-rage-of-mazie-hirono

After performing her 1986 hit “Nasty” (please go rewatch all her videos!) she began her acceptance speech with this: “I believe that, for all of our challenges, we live at a glorious moment in history, a moment that, at long last, women have made it clear that we will no longer be controlled, manipulated, or abused. I stand with those women and with those men equally outraged by discrimination, who support us in heart and mind.”

Some truly badass LGBTQ design pros! Happy Pride Month!

Desiree Linden Wins Boston Marathon! What a badass! Despite nasty weather, she led at 2 hrs 39 minutes. And many other badass women came in at the very top. “It was a big day for American women, who claimed seven of the top eight spots in the race.” https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/16/602907273/desiree-linden-wins-boston-marathon-the-first-u-s-woman-to-win-since-1985

Badasses use their homes to create change. Read about badass Maggie Lena Walker, an activist who did just that.

From astronauts to artists, meet the Latinas who’ve shaped the U.S. today

Two out of three survivors say they never saw a help resource online. One Human Trafficking Awareness Day help share the national hotline. Maybe someone who needs it will see it.

Poetry for badasses: http://www.justagirlinthisworld.com/rupi-kaur-poems/

badasses support net neutrality

Robots are badass. Women who build robots are really badass.

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https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2017/11/01/the-worlds-most-powerful-women-in-tech-2017-still-a-minority-their-clout-is-growing/

15 Badass Women Who Founded $1 Billion+ Startups http://money.cnn.com/gallery/investing/2017/11/02/women-founders-unicorns/

http://www.lamag.com/mag-features/la-woman-2017/

Half of NASA’s Astronaut Class Are Women And They Are All Badass https://www.google.com/amp/nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/01/11/nasas-latest-class-of-astronauts-is-50-percent-female-and-could-be-heading-to-mars/amp/