#1920s

Martha S. Jones, JD, PhD

marthasjones_

Tomorrow , August 6, we mark 55 years since the Voting Rights Act became law. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=100 For the women of Vanguard, this was their 15th and 19th Amendments rolled into

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: August 23, 1927. Massachusetts executes Sacco & Vanzetti for the murder of two men in 1920. This trial and execution was the most grotesque combo

Sarah DEMOCRACY IS BACK Parcak

indyfromspace

Whew here we go. Lots of folks are upset about this choice. A thread about Cleopatra, and her ethnicity/ “look”, and why this is considered controversial 1/? (FWIW: I’m an

Brett Holman

Airminded

INTRODUCTION. This is the twitter version of the Zoom seminar on #AerialTheatre I gave yesterday to Deakin @Contemp_History entitled "History from below, looking up: aerial theatre, emotion and modernity": https://www.facebook.com

samantha

DECOUTURIZE

𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘿: 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝙑𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙊𝙁 𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 𝙑𝙊𝙂𝙐𝙀from its first issue under Arthur Baldwin Turnure in 1892 to the state of Anna Wintour's US vogue today. Founded in 1892 as a weekly

Joe Streckert

JoeStreckert

I want to talk about Vanport.Far-right groups are gathering in Delta Park today, on the sight of what used to be Oregon's second-largest town. That site is a place of

Shannon Keating

skeatings

Because anti-trans bigots claim that trans people must be kept out of women's spaces for "safety" reasons, I'd like to share some insights from a story I wrote a few

Ni Estado ni moneda

Reflex_volucion

Si vives en Málaga es posible que hayas pasado por una calle llamada Doctor Norman Bethune y quizás te haya parecido inusual observar un nombre extranjero en el letrero sin

zei loves hope

icaruscanyon

the israeli and palestine conflict (historical background) explained - a thread the conflict between israel and palestine started almost 100+ years ago. britain took control of the area known as

Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

In 1916, after the Austro-Hungarian artist Oskar Kokoschka was rejected by his lover, composer Alma Mahler, he had a this life sized replica doll of her made. He wrote that

Sanam wani

AryanOfHimalaya

Temples in Pakistan.[More temples were destroyed in #Pakistan aftermath of Babri mosque demolition in India 1992]1•2500 year old Ruined Jain temple in Tharparkar Sindh #Pakistan. 2•A beautiful Hindu temple in

Tricia Pendergrast

traependergrast

THE MCAT WAS DESIGNED TO FAIL (ON PURPOSE):Many medical schools in the 19th century either did not accept white women or non-white men and women.In response to this, medical schools

André Brett

DrDreHistorian

Alright folks, since we're all cooped up for the long weekend, let's have a virtual roadtrip. I'd like to take you to the rugged coast of the Wairarapa region in

DisabilityHistory

DisabilityHistr

Thread:1/nToday is #NationalDogDay!Time to re-examine the roles dogs have played in #DisHist!For centuries, artists have shown dogs accompanying blind subjects, performers & beggars across the world, suggesting that dogs lived/worked

Zack Rosen

zack

So, I am a week into my self-education on safe street design. This is my current understanding (this is nuts!): Cars are #1 killer of kids in the US. As

stella ✿ ᵇˡᵐ 🏳️‍🌈

the60slovebot

#BlackLivesMatter , here’s a thread on important POC musicians in classic rock: [disclaimer] some of these are not classic rock e.g. jazz/swing, but i still included them as they