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Since ages, women have been deprived of equal opportunities. They were constantly reminded that they were just women. Suppression by the patriarchal society became an acceptable norm but there were few who refused to submit, who dared to dream and carved their own path to fulfill those dreams. Meet these wonder women and get inspired by their life stories, only at StoryTokri.

Have you ever heard of the “Mercury 13” women? Did you know that nearly twenty years before the first women were let into NASA’s astronaut program, there were others who tried? What are the requirements for being shot into space, piloting a hunk of metal while carrying the hopes and fears of your nation? Mastery of flying, as well as courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, and fitness – any checklist would certainly include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was an unspoken rule in place....

Smart, sassy, and unapologetically feminine, In Praise of Difficult Women is an ode to the bold and charismatic women of modern history. Karen Karbo spotlights the spirited rule breakers who charted their way with little regard for expectations: Amelia Earhart, Helen Gurley Brown, Edie Sedgwick, and Shonda Rhimes, among others. Their lives provide inspiration and instruction for the new age of feminism we have entered. Karbo distills these lessons with wit and humor, examining the universal themes that connect us to each of these mesmerizing personalities today.

What if being yourself is the real reinvention—be inspired by stories of historical women who dared to be themselves.Roots & Reinvention explores the raw, emotional journeys of women in history who defied expectations, and rebuilt their lives from scratch on their own terms. These are stories of women who changed the world by choosing to be themselves—no matter the cost.Whether you're navigating divorce and rebuilding your identity, facing midlife and questioning everything, dealing with career change or job loss, adjusting to an empty nest, grieving a profound loss, feeling stuck in the ...