In 1816 the government in Buenos Aires bestowed the rank of lieutenant colonel on Juana Azurduy in virtue of her manly efforts.

War was men s business and women were not allowed to horn in, yet male officers could not help but admire the virile courage of this woman.

More and more young women across the world are writing, painting and creating memes to challenge and subvert the expectations of traditional gender roles. They are doing this with humor and empathy, but experience abuse from online trolls who resort to ever more vicious attacks to defend their male privilege.