Activists, pioneers, poets, physicists, authors — there’s no shortage of women in history who’ve paved the way for the rest of us and continue to serve as inspiration. It’s only natural that we want to know everything about them, too. If we can mimic even one aspect of their lifestyle, we tell ourselves, we can bridge the gap of the space-time continuum and absorb a little bit of their fierceness. And one of the most enjoyable ways to potentially do so is through food. If coconut cake helped Emily Dickinson write her timeless poetry, let us all eat cake! In...