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franklanguageOverlooked No More: Vera Menchik, First Women’s Chess Champion
I thoughteller would be interested in this article, if she doesn't have access to it. (You've probably already seen it.)
I particularly liked the part where Ms. Menchik said she looked forward to "drinking some men's blood." I noticed after the fact that she lived in the 20th century—but of course; there are lots of women chess players now, and women skateboarders! (I don't remember any girls skateboarding when I was a kid.)
I thought
eller would be interested in this article, if she doesn't have access to it. (You've probably already seen it.)I particularly liked the part where Ms. Menchik said she looked forward to "drinking some men's blood." I noticed after the fact that she lived in the 20th century—but of course; there are lots of women chess players now, and women skateboarders! (I don't remember any girls skateboarding when I was a kid.)