Great Women Leader dolls

So I was googling images of the Women Warriors whom I will be portraying, and came across an intersting link. Aziza Bey is a Professor and Costume Historian, and hand-makes dolls of Great Women Leaders. The costume worn by each doll has been researched for historical accuracy. A woman after my own heart!

www.azizabey.com

So I want to know when the Boudicca doll will be ready!

who thought French Conservatives could be Women Warriors?!

In today's New York Times I read an article entitled French Bill Takes Chic Out of Being Too Thin by Doreen Carvajal. To read this article click on the title--I linked it. You may have to sign-in or create a free account to read articles in the NYT.

Women Warriors after 1850: Captain Yekaterina Budanova

The following is from the Pratt Institue website.

Captain Katya Budanova flew with Lilya Litvyak in the 296 IAP, later renamed 73 Gv. IAP (Guards IAP). In the skies over Stalingrad, she once fought with a wingman against 12 enemy aircraft, ALONE against 13, and once with 3 other fighters against 19!

She was killed in combat in July 18, 1943, when 2 Messerschmitt Me-109s attacked her. Budanova dispensed with one, but the second managed to shoot her down and escape the battle with a damaged plane. She had a final score of 11 confirmed kills. The archivist of 586 IAP, Yekaterina Polunina, accounts that "she downed over 20 aircraft".

There are some lovely photographs included on the site, so be sure to follow the above link to view them.