#Illustrations

Reading 'PEEPO!' as a WW2 material culture specialist: a thread. 1/12 Like me, PEEPO! first appeared in 1981, and is much loved by generations of tiny readers. It's a gentle
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In a recent review of The Next President, someone objected to the page that discusses America's first presidents because it includes the fact that most of them enslaved people. I'd
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Since most people are having UK holidays this year I thought I'd start a thread of some cabins we've stayed in (with illustrations obvs, I'm not a travel agency). I'll
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Thank you guys so much for the 1.6k! Let’s celebrate with an #artshare! Like & RT this for visibility! Share your art & links Support others Don’t
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Hello everyone and welcome to #PuppyBookClub! Before we begin with our regular read of the week, I have an announcement about a new pal I have met who runs a
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My new queer history book for ages 8+ comes out on May 26. My signings are canceled, bookstores are closed... This is a tough time for authors. In the hopes
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Everyone loves gal pals! Just women being friends! Here's a thread of medieval illustrations of the Virgin Mary and Elizabeth that suggest that they were gay for each other. (Morgan
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What would happen if people were given the time and space to tell their story? Not just their story of a recent crisis, but as much of their story as
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Happy Birthday to Frances Perkins, who was born on this day in 1880. The architect behind Social Security, the 40-hour work week, the minimum wage and unemployment benefits... millions of
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A thread (lol) for absolute beginners who want to get started machine sewing! Sewing requires a LOT of initial investment and set up, but once you clear that hurdle you'll
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How to Have Sex in the 600s: A very NSFW #MedievalTwitter Thread. Archbishop Theodore gave many judgments on what sexual acts were appropriate (and not) in the late 600s in
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This made my heart sing. For #RADathome @RADheadquarters I picked 10 from 10: 10 Dance Gazette stories, one from each year of the past decade. Take a look: interviews, investigations,
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Quick Q: were you in the Puffin Club? Then I have a thread for you...Today in pulp I present a brief history of Puffin Books! #InternationalChildrensBookDay Noel Carrington launched Puffin
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For #FossilFriday, a thread on that most famous palaeontological banquet of all time: the 1853 NYE dinner in the @cpdinosaurs Iguanodon. I was chatting with folks about this last week
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For the new year, I’m bringing back Space Cat Saturday! Every saturday, I’ll post a cat from retro sci-fi art. Here’s an imposing one from Frank Kelly Freas. #caturday Let's
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AAA I just reached 800 bbs! Thank you so much It's #artshare time!! I wanna get to know everyone introduce yourself ꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡ show us your beautiful works! tag
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