Women worth knowing
Extraordinary women, overlooked stories, and a more complete history. Explore the lives, ideas, and achievements that changed the world.
She advanced experimental classical music through composition, teaching, and criticism, helping build the institutions and professional opportunities that supported new work.
She brought lightning-fast footwork and a bold new style to flamenco, challenging conventions about women’s dancing and thrilling audiences far beyond her home country.
She fused poetry with raw musical energy, helping shape a new rock movement and creating an artistic voice that influenced performers across generations.
She defended her people’s sovereignty as foreign interests threatened their kingdom, while her music preserved a love of homeland that political defeat could not erase.
Her photographs preserved everyday life that might otherwise have disappeared. Their rediscovery brought recognition and helped lift the photographer herself out of poverty.
When illness ended her dance career, she found a new way to captivate audiences, bringing classical vocal music to listeners around the world.