This handsome man is Hans Scholl, one of the founding members of the White Rose. They were a bunch of kick-ass students and teachers who resisted the Nazi movement with non-violence. He started it with his sister Sophie and a few other students. They put graffiti all over Munich and handed out leaflets declaring Germany should be free of Nazis. Sadly, the members were captured by the Nazis. Hans was executed February 22 1943 at the age of 24. Not only was he part of a resistance group, he was gorgeous as well. 

JMW Turner, romantic artist best known for his tormented seascapes and brilliant usage of light in his paintings.

Also, as this self portrait shows, a total dreamboat. 

Nicola Sacco was born in Italy on April 22nd 1891. He immigrated to the U.S when he was 17, got married, and started a family. He was involved in left wing politics and opposed the First World War. On May 5th 1920, he and his close friend Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested for the murders of two men at the shoe factory where they both worked. There was no evidence against them other than a witness saying the men who did the crime “looked Italian” Sacco even had an alibi. He had a formal picture taken with his family the day of the murder in Boston. (you can check out that picture on Google or something) The men were also not fluent in English which came as a disadvantage to them in court. In 1925 a Portuguese immigrant and well known criminal confessed to both murders which he committed along with 4 other gang members. Despite this, it was too late, and both men were executed for a crime they did not commit on August 23rd 1927. That day about 250,000 people showed up for a silent protest of their unfair trial. 

Ladies and gents and etcetera, let me tell you about JAMES FUCKING BARRY, aka Mr Awesome.

He was a surgeon from the UK and lived mostly in the first half of the 19th century. He was a damn Inspector General in Military Hospitals. He worked in South Africa and India and Jamaica and Canada and Saint Helena and damn a lot of other places.

He fought for better food, sanitation and medical care for prisoners and soldiers and their families and basically MEDICAL CARE FOR EVERY1

He was the first Brit to perform a succesful Ceaseran section (in Africa) and the child was named after him okay

He had a dog named Psyche

Wherever they sent him he was soon kicked out or moved because well he was quite bitchy. He got into trouble with local politicians and soldiers and stuff like A LOT. It got him arrested once.

He did what he wanted.

He got into fights a lot.

Duels forever. He killed a guy in one of them.

He hated on Florence Nightingale once. Like, hated really hard. She remembered it till he died.

He got accused of homosexuality bc of his close relationship with the governor of Cape Colony Lord Charles Somerset (who was also quite a cutie himself, go check him out)

Oh did I mention he was born as a “she” and managed to pass as a guy for over 50 damn years and was therefore the first Brit born female to be a fucking qualified surgeon isn’t that shit fucking COOL.

He was forgotten for long because people didn’t want any scandal about his/her/whatever gender.

Ze is called a “he” out of habit by people because let’s face it we’ll never know whether ze was trans or genderqueer or just REALLY damn wanted to be a doctor.

Either way James Barry is fucking awesome.

He is my crush forever.

Thomas Say was the first American field biologist of note, traveling with Stephen Long to explore the Rocky Mountains. On this trip, Say was the first to document  the coyote,western kingbird, swift fox, rock wren,lesser goldfinch, and many others. One of the coolest things about him was the fact that he was completely self taught, becoming famous for his skills as an entomologist, naturalist, herpetologist, macalogist, and carcinologist. He also was pretty darn attractive!

Believe it or not, this handsome young thing is Charlie Chaplin! Yes, THAT Charlie Chaplin. The Little Tramp. The Dictator. When he was 9 he was sent to the workhouse because his mother was committed to an insane asylum & his father wasn’t on the scene. At 19 he went to the US to begin his film career. He was one of the founders of United Artists, giving actors, writers & directors control over their own work. During WWI he became the most famous actor in the world. His career was derailed by scandal, including paternity suits, divorce & a barely legal wife. All was forgiven by the 1970s, when he was given an honourary Lifetime Achievement by the Oscars and a knighthood. He died in Switzerland in 1977. And I love him. That toothbrush moustache hid the most wonderful lips, didn’t it?

This is Barbette. Acrobat, Drag Queen, contemporary of Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Josephine Baker, Picasso, and at one time the toast of Paris in the 1920s. Born Vander Clyde Broadway in Round Rock, Texas in 1899, he learned how to walk on the tightrope as a part of  World Famous Alfaretta Sisters act, where he began to dress as a woman and create his act. After touring with Vaudeville shows around the nation, he moved to Paris and quickly became immensely popular, noted for taking his wig off at the end of the act and thereby breaking the illusion.

Alas, good things never last. After sustaining an injury, Barbette was forced to leave the stage. He died in 1972 of an overdose. A tragic life, but look at him! He was gorgeous as either gender, which is why I have a major crush on the fabulous Barbette.