ThinkHer

I had heard of Bertha Lutz before—as a women’s rights activist, a leader in Brazil’s suffragist movement, and one of the four women who signed the UN Charter in 1945, the document that officially established the United Nations. That’s how she’s usually remembered: a fierce feminist, a diplomat, someone who stood her ground at the world’s most important political tables. But what surprised me was where else her name shows up—not in laws, monuments or even street names, but in frogs and lizards!! It turns out Bertha Lutz was not only a political force, but also a trained biologist and naturalist. Before her name became tied to international diplomacy, she was studying amphibians at the Sorbonne and working as a researcher at Brazil’s National Museum. Her background in biology wasn’t a footnote—it shaped the way she thought, worked, and fought. She approached activism with the same discipline and curiosity she applied to science. I’m often struck, in conversations with fellow researchers,...

Janaky and I started ' ThinkHer ' to discuss women in society—our achievements, stories, fights, and struggles. Along the journey, sometimes I found myself questioning the purpose of this process. What are we achieving out of this? Are we changing anything? Can we shift perspectives with posts and reels? As we continued exploring stories to build our page, I came across Amanda Nguyen. Her story was a powerful reminder that even small beginnings can lead to a better world. For her, it all started with one group email copied to every person she knew. Her journey—from surviving a broken system to changing U.S. law, to representing women in space shows that when we speak, act, and demand better, we’re not just telling stories. We’re reshaping society. made on Canva by ThinkHer Born on October 10, 1991, in California, Amanda Nguyen is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees. As she grew up, her father’s anger turned their home into a place of fear and violence. The desire to get away fr...