First Female Combat Air Force Team Completes Mission in Afghanistan

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Women pilots in general are a rarity but women combat pilots are even more elusive. So what are the odds you can find an entire team of women combat pilots? Pretty dang good. Women's History received another journal entry last month when ... Read more

2014 will be the first gender-equal Winter Games in Olympic history

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Girls Can't WHAT? - Women's Ski Jumping

You read that right.  For the first time in the history of the Winter Olympics, men and women will have the same opportunities to compete in the same disciplines. Women's ski jumping has been added to the events for the ... Read more

Watch this incredible video to see sportsmanship at its best

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Western Oregon's Sara Tucholsky hit her first career home run with the help from opposing team Central Washington. As Sara was heading back to tag first base, she tore her ACL. The umpire told her coach if she didn't run ... Read more

Video: Girls Can’t Arm Wrestle

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Video: Girls Can’t Arm Wrestle

Great series of arm wrestling clips where the girls beat the boys... Special thanks to Girls Can’t WHAT? fan "ennriceaba" for putting this together. For additional inspiration, see another video by ennriceaba where girls flex their muscles and show off their fitness routines. Got ... Read more

Cyndi Lauper Serenades Travelers to Ease Tension

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Cyndi Lauper Serenades Travelers to Ease Tension

Now this girl knows how to have fun.  How cool would it be to have this happen next time you're stuck at the airport amidst frustrated travelers?

How else would you win the game with .07 seconds left?

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How else would you win the game with .07 seconds left?

This has to be one of the best trick plays I've ever seen. It's completely legal, it was genius and it won the game. Just goes to show you that sometimes the best move is the one no ... Read more

In Her Field – New Site for Women in Agriculture

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In Her Field – New Site for Women in Agriculture

Farming is not usually thought of as a field in which women are particularly prevalent. Although recent trends show more and more women taking part, I don't necessarily think they were ever absent...perhaps under represented and, at times, ignored, but ... Read more

How to get girls involved in computer programming

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How to get girls involved in computer programming

As a web designer and all-around computer geek, I enjoyed this video about the Alice Project.  It's a well-known fact that there are very few women in the computer industry.  The Alice project was developed at the university level to ... Read more

Artist of the year is a woman and she plays bass!

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Artist of the year is a woman and she plays bass!

Meet Esperanza Spalding... a jazz bass player who beat out Justin Beiber, Drake, Mumford & Sons and Florence & the Machine for best new artist. It's like a triple play...a jazz artist, a woman and a bass player! What ... Read more

Women who can bench press over 500 pounds

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Women who can bench press over 500 pounds

Meet Laura Phelps Sweatt.  She can bench press 510 pounds.  I know absolutely nothing about bodybuilding except that this looks mighty impressive... Laura can also do a 40.5" box jump.  I had no idea what a box jump was until I ... Read more

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