Role models

A kind of obvious study, but then 9 women to know (most of whom, you probably don't). Also, 7 other things worth your time.

When I became a dad, I read and wrote about a lot of parenting studies, especially things about raising daughters to be happy, healthy and successful.

Basically, I didn’t want to screw this up.

Along the way, I read a study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology that found that "exposing women to highly successful female role models" helped them overcome gender-negative stereotypes related to their own performance.

I grant you, this is not the world’s most surprising finding, but it stuck with me. And with it in mind, here are nine fearless women role models—from the worlds of war, science, and business—that many people probably don't know about.

March is Women’s History Month, so I’ve wanted to find an opportunity to share these. It's pretty amazing to realize how daring some of these women's exploits were.

Nadezhda Popova (WW2)

Popova was a Soviet combat pilot in World War II, part of Russia's 588th Night Bomber Regiment, the first all-women combat unit in history. …