Women worth knowing
Extraordinary women, overlooked stories, and a more complete history. Explore the lives, ideas, and achievements that changed the world.
Rebecca Valley is a poet, writer, and amateur baker currently living in Olympia, Washington. Her poems have appeared recently in Through the Gate and Clementine (Unbound), and you can find more of her history articles on Atlas Obscura.
Her fiction and arguments for economic independence challenged restrictive ideas about women’s lives, helping readers imagine alternatives to the roles society expected them to accept.