This podcast explores women's history, with bios of extraordinary women and social history of the more ordinary among us.
St Louis, Missouri, USA
Joined September 2020
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Remembering Joan of Arc, whose letter to the citizens of Riom was sent #OTD in 1429
Currently on display @britishlibrary, the letter bears Joan's first known signature
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If everyone had better history lessons in school, the world would be a better place.
Then again, I would say that wouldn't I.
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There are many fine amendments to our Constitution. But I have a strong feeling that, after next Tuesday, my favorite will be the Nineteenth.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a leading figure of the early #womensrights and #suffrage movements, helped to secure women's right to vote.
She died #OTD in 1902 & never got to vote in her lifetime.
Because of her (and others), you can. #VOTE
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A Kid President classic: Pep Talk
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Susan B. Anthony gravesite decorated with #IVOTED stickers in honor of her life...makes me choke up EVERYTIME. #ImWithHer #Election2016
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Society viewing sewing and other textile work as “feminine” and therefore easy and lesser is in part of what keeps our wages less than other industrial fields even though it is highly specialized skilled work 🙃🥲
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"What the women were doing all that time."
Today's podcast pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to creator @her_half!
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Netflix, listen to me. Look me in the eyes. You will not mess this up. There will be no mugging for the camera, no Persuasion-style fourth-wall breaking. Lizzie won’t say things like “sometimes I feel like an octopus is sucking on my face.” Just tell the dang story.
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Imogen Holst’s Violin Concerto will have its first public performance in London in November – almost 90 years after the work was written! It will be performed by #violinist @midori_komachi, who discovered the manuscript at the @BrittenPears Arts Archive: trib.al/WkxEmhw
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Juana of Castile. Lidwina of Schiedam. Margaret Paston. Christine de Pizan. Melisende of Jerusalem. Margery Kempe. Birgitta of Sweden.
Just a few of the hundreds of women whose lives are featured and explored in our new exhibition book!
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ALT An opening from the Medieval Women exhibition book, showing illustrations of Juana of Castile and Lidwina of Schiedam.
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The power of music connecting young people the world over— Video: First violin performance in space thestrad.com/news/video-firs… #music #space #youth #powerofmusic
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Woman picketing the White House, Washington DC, 1917 with women's suffrage banner #WomensArt
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Today in HERstory 1992 – Dr. Mae Carol Jemison becomes the first African-American woman in space, as the payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor.
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#herstory #womenshistory #todayinhistory
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Julia Child passed away 20 years ago today. She's still with us every single day. RIP JC. 🙏 (🎞️: @GBHArchives)