Gro of Arc, and other queer renditions of great women in history

That picture is amazing. And it wouldn't make sense to have anyone but Gro be Joan of Arc. I'm totally saving that to my computer. Awesome... and I must say, pretty hot.

 And Lindsay Lohan as Marie Curie? XD

I love Rachel Maddow as Amelia Earhart!

Great job; you just have to whip up a couple more and AfterEllen can sell their own calendars! (We created wildlife calendars for my work at a wildlife refuge centre; they're a great fundraiser!)

Wow, I literally got chills looking at that picture of Gro as Joan of Arc. Amazing.

"The calendar's editor-in-chief is very pleased with how Gro's picture turned out, saying, "The combination of femininity and masculinity is fantastic.""

I couldn't agree more.

As for Sarah's photoshop attempts, they range from not bad at all (Rachel and Wanda) to funny (Ellen) to "Come on, now!" (Lindsey Lohan as Marie Curie? I can't suspend my disbelief THAT much!).

Thanks again for great queer woman related news that I probably would not find anywhere else :).

It looks less like a noble prize winner and more like she's just cooking up some meths!!

Love the original Gro pic tho... its a lovely horse!

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Rachel Maddow as Amelia Earhart looks soo hot lol!

and gro looks fantastic!!!

btw i still like Ellen being Queen Elizabeth...she looks soo cute hahaa!

Woman, you had WAY too much time...I'm just jealous, I had way too much time this weekend too.  The only thing I managed to do was some cleaning, cooking, and re-watched Fried Green Tomatoes and Fingersmith...lol.

Gro makes me reconsider blondes.  XD.  

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Gro Hammerseng looks spectacular in this photo. I may have a slight crush on this Norwegian athelete. whoops.

The Lindsay Lohan photo just looks too realistic are you sure it was photoshopped? It has to be - there's no way she would actually know how to make all the drugs she puts in her body. She's not that smart. 

Your free time always brings out the best blogs. Thanks!

The pics are great! The real Gro and fake Lindsay pics are keepers. Was Marie Curie really queer though?

great job Sarah. the photos look amazing. I especially love Rachel Maddow as Amelia Earheart. very well done.

I would buy a calendar like that any time ;)

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Marie Curie in a hoodie - outstanding!

Btw, another queer media link - Vita Sackville-West wrote a biography of Joan of Arc entitled (surprisingly enough), "Saint Joan of Arc" in which she claims Joan for our team.

Vita's affair with Violet Keppel was made into a TV series (adapted from another biography), "Portrait of a Marriage"; which I seem to remember contained some pretty racy lesbionic scenes for its day!

I love Gro! She's an inspiration.

Man.. Norwegians are so open minded about homosexuality. The fact they absolutely embraced her for who she is and not play it down like *ahem* most countries, is just an envy for all of us NOT living there. 

Nice photos though. Lindsay= keeper. Rachel Maddow= looks reeeaallly tall. 

That photo of Gro is stunning!

Shamim's photo looks so real I wouldn't even know it's photoshopped.

Jessica is unbelievably gorgeous. I totally buy her as Cleopatra.

Lindsay looks like she's excited preparing for some pot XD

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Ellen in that Elizabethan dress was just so wrong, but very creative.

You have great pen tool skills, Sarah.

Don't think of it as having too much time on your hands....think of it as providing the readers a history lesson.  I did not know who Bessie Coleman was, and now I do.

I love the picture of Gro, however the picture of Lindsay gave me the biggest laugh.

My fav is Jessica Clark's. Awesome and yes, they all fit. I love it. This site is always so entertaining. :) 

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Scrolling down and just reading that headline "Lindsay Lohan as Marie Curie" I couldn't believe the combination. But the grin and that hoodie definitely delivered on that one!

Great job!

Wow, holy Tschit! Have loved the AE posts on Gro during the Olympics! What a photo!

Mmm...would love to see a whole calender of my favorite straight celeb crushes!

Wait, if Joan of Arc is going into battle why does she have a white flag?

Ok and wow, I think I just became the biggest nerd ever for even wondering that... 

Well I don't know of any calanders with famous lesbian and bi women posing as historical figures, but there is a Swedish book (calander really) called H.O.M.O. created by photographer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin (most famous for her exhibition Ecce homo) and priest Lars Gårdfeldt which is about how LGBT people don't really have any saints to look up to or pray to and therefore they have had people (both men and women) pose as people like Joan of Arc, Lucia, Noomi and Ruth and other less known but that has still done a great deal for the LGBT history. There's 12 pictures in the book, one for each month and there's little pieces of texts beside them to accompany the pictures.

Anyway, here's the link to Elisabeth's homepage: http://www.ohlson.se/

It's in Swedish but it's not very hard to navigate trought it so I think you'll manage.

I've always had a mini obsession of sorts when it comes to Joan of Arc. I own several books on her, have watched numerous movies about her, etc. etc. Well I have to say that I have never been more intrigued by Joan of Arc than when I came to After Ellen today and saw the picture of another one of my favorite ladies, Gro Hammerseng as Joan of Arc. Wow, just WOW!

Sarah, you did quite the fine job with photoshopping the other ladies... I wish I had some of your mad skills... I am completely inept at photoshopping.

As a side note on the Gro photo... I wonder if the calendar will be made available for sale to the public (other than in the magazine), I see that it is to be released in an upcoming issue of Henne magazine, but don't know if that is widely available, can it be ordered online, etc.? I'd be happy to get a copy of this calendar, either by procuring a copy of the magazine or buying the calendar (if it is released separately as well).

Any help from the Norwegian After Ellen crowd (or any others) would be much appreciated.

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I don't think that photo has quite enough power to it yet... it's a bit too small.

Here's the link to the original photo that was posted in the news article : )

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anybody lost in that intense, blue gaze yet?

Lindsay's picture is hilarious. My favorite one was the one with Rachel Maddow.

Gro's picture looks a lot like it's photoshoped...But it's a cool picture. 

Aaah.. She makes me proud to be Norwegian! She is such a complete athlete, and she deserves all the attention she's getting outside of Norway as well! For those handball fans out there; you've probably heard the good news: The Norwegian handball team won their third consecutive European Championship yesterday - and they did so without Gro and Katja. Such a great game! And congratulations to Spain with your historic first final!

Holy photoshopping skills, Sarah! The LiLo one is made of pure win. 

PS: As an extra bonus, here's a link to a more "traditional" calendar. Semi-nude and slightly cheesy pics of Norwegians Gro, Katja, Isabel, Ragnhild and Tonje (who all play for Danish club Ikast).

My beating heart.

Gro just made me swoon, that's hotter than any flesh flashing pics.

Wow, that is some photoshop skill! -MJ

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I love it that you have free time, but I adore what you do with it.

We should make an award ceremony to always give you one, for everything you do for us.

You're pure awesomeness!

"This photo got me thinking — what would it look like if someone created a calendar exclusively of lesbian and bisexual women recreating famous women in history? "

THAT was the best idea ever! I would buy a calendar like that! hint hint*

about lindsay being Curie well that made me giggle, but I think you totally nailed Rachel Maddow as Amelia Earhart. GOOD JOB!

btw, I think there was a hidden interest in reviewing that photograph, YOU want us to like blondes...cuz let me tell that after watching that pic, I could reconsider blondes.

oh my goodness this was amazing!!!

 Rachel Maddow as Amelia? ::swoooons::

 And Linds was just toooo funny!

Love the photos, they all look great...

Gro is stunning. Lucky horse, lucky Katja, Lucky Norwegian women's Handball team, lucky me for having access to Afterellen...

That just totaly cracked my ass up! HOWLED!! And then I wondered what she's cooking up in the pic, lol.

Great PS work -- love it! Made my day :)