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geardaddy

(24,931 posts) Wed Jan 14, 2015, 04:22 PM Jan 2015

12 Historical Women Who Gave No F*cks

http://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahjewell/historical-women-who-gave-no-fcks#.ymMP2rVOYG

1. Dr Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)

English-born physician Elizabeth Blackwell was the first female MD in the United States. Rejected by many medical schools due to her gender, she ended up getting a place at the Geneva Medical College in New York, where she had to put up with a lot of douchebag classmates and a professor who thought she should leave the room for lectures on reproductive anatomy in order to protect her “delicate sensibilities”.

Turned out she didn’t give a fuck about delicate sensibilities and went on to become a world-famous obstetrician.

The rest at link.

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12 Historical Women Who Gave No F*cks (Original Post) geardaddy Jan 2015 OP

Fuck yeah for uppity women uppityperson Jan 2015 #1

K&R - and I like the first comment on the article cyberswede Jan 2015 #2

That may be one of the best comments I have ever... Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #3

Good list iandhr Jan 2015 #4

... geardaddy Jan 2015 #5

Geneva Medical College geardaddy Jan 2015 #6

Really interesting stuff...read each bio and researched several...Ada Lovelace was Lord Byron's only Rowdyboy Jan 2015 #7

Beatrice Potter Webb REP Jan 2015 #13

Damn straight! DeSwiss Jan 2015 #8

K & R nt cwydro Jan 2015 #9

Shout out to Frances Perkins azmom Jan 2015 #10

Cool! geardaddy Jan 2015 #11

Here's an awesome Mark Manson article that kinda sets the stage for your OP 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #12

Lol..I have sent that onward...... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #14

k and r!!! niyad Jan 2015 #15

uppityperson

(115,678 posts)

1. Fuck yeah for uppity women

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 04:46 PM

Jan 2015

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

2. K&R - and I like the first comment on the article

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 04:55 PM

Jan 2015

Hey, the only way for anyone, man or woman, to influence anything in history is to give no fucks whatsoever. Like, see that dot in the distance? That's the fuck you almost gave. Goodbye fuck.

Now everyone go out and make some fucking history.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)

3. That may be one of the best comments I have ever...

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 05:04 PM

Jan 2015

encountered on an on-line article. I usually try to avoid the commentary, but that one is the absolute perfect response to a kick ass article.

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

4. Good list

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 05:20 PM

Jan 2015

On the subject of Hedy Lamarr It's Headley

Sorry couldn't resist.

Might have included Maria Mitchell. Francis Perkins also comes to mind.

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)

5. ...

Reply to iandhr (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 05:20 PM

Jan 2015

I love that film.

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)

6. Geneva Medical College

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 05:24 PM

Jan 2015

is the precursor to my Alma Mater: Hobart College, which then co-ordinated (not joined as they are separate colleges under a single president) with William Smith College.

Blackwell House on the William Smith part of campus is a dormitory for William Smith Students

It's a great old Victorian house!

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)

7. Really interesting stuff...read each bio and researched several...Ada Lovelace was Lord Byron's only

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 05:35 PM

Jan 2015

"legitimate" child (i.e. legal heir) and had a really sad but intriguing life. And Beatrice Potter Webb, co-founder of the London School of Economics and a Fabian socialist would probably have enjoyed DU. Quite a crew...