These are just some of the women who, historically speaking, didn’t give a single f*ck.

Dr Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)

English-born physician Elizabeth Blackwell was the first female MD in the United States. Rejected by many medical schools due to her gender, she ended up getting a place at the Geneva Medical College in New York, where she had to put up with a lot of douchebag classmates and a professor who thought she should leave the room for lectures on reproductive anatomy in order to protect her "delicate sensibilities".

Turned out she didn't give a fuck about delicate sensibilities and went on to become a world-famous obstetrician.

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Annie Smith Peck (1850–1935)

It is quite possible that no one has ever given less of a fuck in a photograph than mountaineer Annie Smith Peck.

Peck scaled all the major mountains of Europe, then went to South America, where in 1908 she was the first person to scale Peru's highest peak, Mt Huscaran, gaining international acclaim.

She was also an influential scholar, writing multiple books and lecturing around the world. She kept climbing until the age of 82.

Oh, and she didn't wear the long skirts expected of women at the time.

And people were like, "OoOOooOooOh but Annie! Such immodesty!"

But did she give any fucks about them?

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Did you, Annie?

LOL, nope.

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Mary Lou Williams (1910–1981)

Mary Lou Williams, pictured third from the left not giving a single fuck, was a pianist prodigy and one of the most influential musicians and composers of the first three decades of jazz. She performed professionally from the age of 12, was a great influence on "Kansas City swing" big-band jazz and bebop, composed music in multiple genres, and was 100% badass all of the time.

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