Awesome Stuff Women Did

Because women have done more in the past 10,000 years than just pop out babies and make sandwiches.

DISCLAIMER: We make no claim that all women featured here are saints. They did awesome stuff; the women themselves might not have been. Keep that in mind before sending angry notes.

Feigned insanity as a disguise to secretly build and operate an extensive spy ring for the Union during the American Civil War. Defying her well-bred white Richmond society as well as civil and military authorities, she freed her family’s slaves and then got one former slave, Mary Bowser, hired as a house servant for Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Like her former employer, Mary also feigned a dim-witted, slightly crazy demeanor, allowing her to listen in on conversations and read documents that were left out.
Managed and organized many people in the greater Richmond area - farmers, storekeepers, factory workers, slaves, servants, laundresses. These people received Union agents and escaped soldiers, prisoners, and slaves, and they passed along messages. One friend, a seamstress, stitched messages into her patterns. Despite Confederate guards handling the materials, they never discovered the messages. Motto: “Keep your mouth shut, your eyes and ears open.” (Elizabeth Van Lew)

Feigned insanity as a disguise to secretly build and operate an extensive spy ring for the Union during the American Civil War. Defying her well-bred white Richmond society as well as civil and military authorities, she freed her family’s slaves and then got one former slave, Mary Bowser, hired as a house servant for Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Like her former employer, Mary also feigned a dim-witted, slightly crazy demeanor, allowing her to listen in on conversations and read documents that were left out.

Managed and organized many people in the greater Richmond area - farmers, storekeepers, factory workers, slaves, servants, laundresses. These people received Union agents and escaped soldiers, prisoners, and slaves, and they passed along messages. One friend, a seamstress, stitched messages into her patterns. Despite Confederate guards handling the materials, they never discovered the messages. Motto: “Keep your mouth shut, your eyes and ears open.” (Elizabeth Van Lew)

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    Further evidence...my informal poll: who is more devious, women or men?
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    Awesome shit indeed.
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