#WomensHistory

Prof Deborah Sugg Ryan @ 🏠💙

DeborahSuggRyan

Some recommended background reading for women & house history: @Amanda_Vickery Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England; @JudithFlanders The Victorian House #HouseHistoryHour Breadwinner: An Intimate History of the

KEPT THE FAITH, BABY! ¡SI SE PUEDE!

JamesMWilliam18

#OnThisDay 1917 Freedom fighter, activist and founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Fannie Lou Hamer was born. She is one of the greatest freedom fighter in our nation's history.

Cite Black Women.

citeblackwomen

We are appalled at the recent story reporting forced hysterectomies at a privately owned ICE jail facility in Georgia. There is a long history of forced sterilization in the United

National Museum of American History

amhistorymuseum

Today in 1957: 9 Black students—the Little Rock Nine—entered the all-white Central High School in Arkansas, escorted by U.S. troops. Their first day of school ended years of legal challenges

EverydayMuslim

Everyday_Muslim

For many, Britain was not what they had envisaged. Some found it a cold unwelcoming place & feelings of isolation and loneliness was an experience shared by most. This was

Genevra Charsley

FlandersBTour

Hats off to Elizabeth Denham one woman I’ve come across who aided in the Dunkirk evacuation: “The more we got on board the lower we got in the water. As

Salvation Army International Heritage Centre

SalvArmyArchive

#WomenWednesday a thread* Florence Booth & Adelaide Cox laid these stones at 280 Mare Street, Hackney, in October 1910 before the site was opened as the Women's Social Work Headquarters.

Amy Colleen

sewistwrites

I'm incredibly excited to announce the launch of my own @Medium publication today - The Victorian Lady's Column, covering women's history in the 19th century. A niche topic, but one

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

TheRaDR

So, this piece from @SheilaKatz1 of @NCJW on what did, and didn't happen with the passing of the 19th Amendment, & what we can do to fight for voting rights

Secret SoSHHiety

SouledOutWorld

Covid-19 Masks signify Slavery; YouTube is removing information declaring Coronavirus is not a virus or pandemic; slaves have no voice!(Thread)https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/youtube-to-suppress-content-spreading-coronavirus-5

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JamesMWilliam18

#OnThisDay 1975 WWII freedom fighter, civil rights activist, entertainer and star of the French cabaret Josephine Baker, died. She used the power of her sexuality and beauty - proudly.Who was

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JamesMWilliam18

#OnThisDay 1926 Bessie Coleman, the first licensed Black aviator in the world, died in an airplane accident.Who was Bessie Coleman? Glad you asked. Born in Atlanta, Texas on January 26,

Louisiana Space Grant & NASA EPSCoR Programs

LaSPACEGrant

Another Oct. bday #WomanInSTEMCrushWednesday queen is the marvelous @maejemison whose bio sums up her accomplishments: “1st woman of color in space, Astronaut, Physician, Engineer, Educator, Futurist, Leader 100 Year Starship,

Staircase12

UnivStaircase12

We hope you’re enjoying the long weekend and managing to get some rest. We have some more subject resources today if you have some time and head space to explore

Rachel Villani

flyingcypress

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: #14 - Anna Madlener @annarcma : Underwater Robotics and Gender in STEMM #StorytellersofSTEMM #teamHB5 #womeninSTEMM https://anchor.fm/storytellersofSTEMM/episodes/14---Anna-Madlener-Underwater-Robotics

Catherine Owen

catherinepowen

THREAD Inspired by @EEWomensMuseum #womenshistoryonmywalk I set about finding women's history in @LBofHavering Discovered we've no @EnglishHeritage #blueplaques but we're not without #LocalHistory So spent my #BankHoliday learning about s