The Assist Archive

Name that Woman Trailblazer: Actress and scientific inventor, is the female archetype of that clichéd compliment; not-just-a-pretty-face. The Austrian-born film actress weaved her way through European cinema and into the realms...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: She is an American poet and activist from Los Angeles, whose work focuses on feminism, anti-racism and other issues of marginalisation, oppression and the African diaspora. The...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: A pioneer in women's fashion, she can be credited with changing the way women dressed, functioned and lived in modern society. Creator of the mini-skirt and short...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: She made history as the first woman with Down Syndrome to compete in a Miss USA state pageant. Over the years, she has garnered many credits to...