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#OnThisDay, 30 Mar 1982, Bertha Wilson was sworn in to the Canadian Supreme Court. She is the first woman appointed to sit on it.

When she had started at law school in 1955, she was reportedly advised to 'take up crocheting' instead.

Her 1988 ruling decriminalised abortion in Canada.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #CanadianHistory #Histodons

#history #histodons #canadianhistory #womenshistory #OTD #onthisday #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth

#OnThisDay, 26 Mar 1974, Gaura Devi and 27 village women prevent the logging of trees in the village of Rini in the Himalayas. They confront armed men from the lumber company and hug the trees to stop them being felled.

https://carvehername.org.uk/women-fighting-deforestation-gaura-devi/

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory#Histodons

Gaura Devi and other women fighting deforestation - Carve Her Name

In March 1974, women fighting deforestation took action to protect the trees above their village. We learn more about them and others.
Mags (Carve Her Name)
#history #histodons #womenshistory #OTD #onthisday #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth

#OnThisDay, 25 Mar 1941, the first WRNS arrive at Bletchley Park in the UK. They operate the Bombe machines used for decoding German Enigma machine messages. Their work helps shorten World War 2.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #WorldWar2 #History #BletchleyPark #Histodons
Photo of racks of bombes (early computers) with WRNS standing at the end of some of them.
#history #histodons #onthisday #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth #bletchleypark #WorldWar2

#OnThisDay, 21 Mar 1945, Hannie Schaft, an active member of the Dutch resistance known as "the girl with the red hair", is arrested at a German checkpoint in Haarlem.

She is later executed, allegedly saying "I shoot better" after the first attempt to shoot her missed.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WW2 #DutchHistory #Histodons
black and white studio photo of Hannie Schaft. She is a white woman with fair hair.
#history #histodons #womenshistory #OTD #WW2 #onthisday #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth #dutchhistory

'Part of being a revolutionary is creating a vision that is more humane. That is more fun, too. That is more loving. It’s really working to create something beautiful.'

Assata Shakur

#Resistance #Revolution #creativity #WomensHistoryMonth #Palestine
#creativity #resistance #palestine #Revolution #womenshistorymonth

Mary Prince: The First Black Woman to Publish an Autobiography of Her Life in Slavery
#WomensHistoryMonth #herstory #blm #slavery #blackHistory
https://talkafricana.com/mary-prince-the-first-black-woman-to-publish-an-autobiography-of-her-life-in-slavery/ via @talkafricana

Mary Prince: The First Black Woman to Publish an Autobiography of Her Life in Slavery

Mary Prince was the first Black woman to publish an autobiography detailing her experiences in slavery. Born into slavery in Bermuda, she was sold multiple times and endured severe hardships across the Caribbean.
Machi Onwubuariri (Listwand)
#blm #slavery #BlackHistory #womenshistorymonth #herstory

“Once, with hand-grenades in my shopping bag, I travelled in a train so full that I had to stand against a German NCO.”

#OnThisDay, 18 Mar 1943, Francine Agazarian arrives in Nazi-occupied France to be a courier in the Special Operations Executive. The British SOE supported the French Resistance.

#WomenInHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #History #WorldWar2 #Histodons
photo of Francine Agazarian in civilian clothes. She is a white woman with light hair.
#history #histodons #onthisday #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth #WorldWar2

The girls who seduced and killed Nazi soldiers:

#WomensHistoryMonth #WW2 #Resistance #Antifa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJPX5FdES0M

The Girls Who Seduced And Killed Nazi Soldiers

As opposed to the fighting in North Africa or the brutal Eastern Front, prior to 1944 the German soldiers stationed in the west enjoyed good food, wine and t...
YouTube
#resistance #WW2 #AntiFa #womenshistorymonth

#OnThisDay, 11 Mar 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's play, A Raisin in the Sun, is the first play by a Black woman to debut on Broadway.

Hansberry was a rising star when she died young of cancer. Her posthumous play, Young Gifted and Black, inspired her friend Nina Simone to write the song of the same name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdVFiANBTk

#WomensHistoryMonth #LiteraryWomen #AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
studio photo of Lorraine Hansberry. She is a Black woman with short hair.

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#history #histodons #womenshistory #OTD #onthisday #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth #AmericanHistory #literarywomen

March is #WomensHistoryMonth - the women in tech history hold a special place in our hearts. 💞

The first UI refresh of the dashboard was named for Ada Lovelace, best known for her work on the Analytical Engine. One of her Notes is considered the first computer program. 👩🏻‍💻
A graphic created by our graphic designer, Clelia Rella. On a deep blue background to the right is an illustration of the bust of Countess Ada Lovelace - she's confidently looking off camera to the right with her dark hair pulled up in a bun with a flower headband on, wearing Victorian style clothing; on the left is a large, dark blue opening quotation marks to identify the quote on the image. In white text over the quotation mark it says, "The more I study, the more insatiable do I feel my genius for it to be ADA LOVELACE". In the top left is the Home Assistant logo and name in white.
#womenshistorymonth

#OnThisDay, 1 Mar 1912, Isabella Godwin is promoted, becoming the first woman police detective in the US after an undercover operation to catch a gang of bank robbers.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth #Histodons
Newspaper clipping with a photo of Isabella Goodwin and a headline about her appointment. She is a white woman in a huge hat.
#history #histodons #womenshistory #OTD #onthisday #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth #AmericanHistory #whm

#OnThisDay, 1 Mar 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first woman of colour to become a doctor of medicine in the USA. No confirmed photo of her exists, so here's her book instead.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth #Histodons
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A scan of the first page of A Book of Medical Discourses (1883) by Rebecca Lee Crumpler, M.D.
#history #histodons #womenshistory #OTD #onthisday #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth #AmericanHistory #whm

#WomensNonfiction 17.
The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II - by Svetlana Alexievich

Alexievich is a Nobel Laureate mostly known for "Voices from Chernobyl", but her other books are great too. In this one she interviewed hundreds of women who fought in WWII in the Soviet army, or as partisans.
This one a difficult read, with a lot of dark stories. But it is very much worth reading.

#WomensHistoryMonth #nonficion #books #bookstodon #women #war
Cover of the book, with a large black and white photo of a young woman officer with several medals on her chest.
#war #books #bookstodon #Women #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction #nonficion

#WomensNonfiction 16.
Dorothy Parker: What fresh hell is this? - by Marion Meade

I really enjoyed the collection of Dorothy Parker's short stories, so I decided to read her biography. It was fascinating and often amusing, although in a slightly different way than I'd expected.
Dear Dorothy was a hot mess. In all the best and worst ways possible.

#WomensHistoryMonth #books #bookstodon #nonfiction
Black and white photo of Dorothy Parker. She is smiling and leaning on a balustrade, wearing a light coat, and a hat at a jaunty angle.
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 15.
The fossil hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World - by Shelley Emling

This is a biography of pioneering paleontologist and fossil hunter Mary Anning, who is credited with discovering the first complete ichthyosaur and plesiosaur skeletons. Her discoveries contributed a lot to the science of paleontology - and her life was fascinating in all kinds of ways.

#WomensHistoryMonth #nonfiction #books #bookstodon
A painting of Mary Anning, dressed in a warm green coat and wearing a straw hat, carrying her fossil gathering tools. Next to her is a drawing of a plesiosaur skeleton.
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 14.
Wonderful ​Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands - by Mary Seacole

Mary Seacole was a Jamaican woman, trained in medicine by her doctor mother. She wanted to join Florence Nightingale in nursing soldiers during the Crimean War, but she was not accepted. So instead, she traveled to the front on her own and put up an inn where she made food and sold drinks, and regularly walked to the trenches to tend to the wounded.

#WomensHistoryMonth #books #bookstodon #nonfiction
Sepia portrait photo of Mrs Seacole, wearing a 19th century dress with lace collar and bead necklace, her hair pinned up.
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

I am barely ready for this year's A to Z Blogging, but I am already super excited for next year's theme 😅

I just decided that I'll do another reading challenge - reading 26 epics about women.

And yes, I already have a list. 26 traditional epics with female protagonists from around the world.

Hopefully a year will be enough to read all of them 😄

#Amreading #Books #folklore #epics #women #WomensHistoryMonth #storytelling #reading
#books #reading #folklore #storytelling #amreading #Women #womenshistorymonth #epics

#WomensNonfiction 13.
The lady and the octopus: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology - by Dana Staaf

A colorful, fascinating book about the French scientist (1794–1871) who invented aquariums. We learn about her experiments in Italy, her inventions to make observations easier, and ther theories about the age-old mystery of the paper nautilus and its self-grown shell.

#WomensHistoryMonth #nonfiction #books #bookstodon
Black and white photograph of Jeanne Villepreux-Power dressed in a wide skirt and a lace shawl wrapped over her shoulders. She is leaning on a decorative column, looking at an elaborate cup. She is young and elegant, with her hair pulled back in a net.
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 12.
The ​Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun

Le Brun (1755–1842) was a painter whose works still hang in galleries around the world, including the British National Gallery & the Louvre. She was the portrait painter of Marie Antoinette before she fled to Italy and then to Russia from the Revolution, leaving an abusive husband behind.

Her memoirs are entertaining and witty, showing a glimpse at the life of a remarkable woman.

#WomensHistoryMonth #nonfiction #books #bookstodon
Vigée Le Brun's self portrait painting. She is facing the viewer, wearing a straw hat decorated with flowers and a feather. Her dress is pink with white ruffles, and there is a dark shawl wrapped around her arms. She is holding a handful of brushes and a painting palette.
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 11.
The lady and the sharks - by Eugenie Clark

A fun memoir by the famous ichthyologist Eugenie Clark, best known for her work with sharks. I loved reading her memories of establishing a research center, designing experiments to test shark intelligence, and diving in all kinds of places (including sink holes). Also, the details of raising children as a marine scientist.

#WomensHistoryMonth #books #bookstodon #nonfiction
Black and white photo of a young Eugenie in diving gear, chest-deep in water and holding a glass jar with some small striped fish in it.
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 10.
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis - by Kim Todd

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) was a scientific illustrator and naturalist, still known today for her wonderful illustrations of the life cycle of butterflies and other insects. She was the first to draw them in context of their food plants, observing the process of metamorphosis.

The book traces her life and travels, in Europe and in South America.

#WomensHistoryMonth #books #bookstodon
Hand drawn and painted color image of a blue butterfly with its caterpillar climbing on a branch of its food plant, and a second adult butterfly showing the underside of its wings.
#books #bookstodon #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 9.
The Search for Omm Sety - by Jonathan Cott

Dorothy Eady fell down the stairs when she was 3 and woke up with memories of her previous life in Ancient Egypt as the lover of Pharaoh Seti I.
She didn't stop there: she threw herself into studying hieroglyphics, moved to Egypt, and became an expert of its history and culture.

Regardless of whether you believe in reincarnation, she was a fascinating, witty woman worth reading about.

#WomensHistoryMonth #books #bookstodon
Photo of Omm Sety in front of the Abydos temple, in her elderly years. She is wearing a pink vest, brown pants, a red blanket over her shoulders, and a green head scarf. She is smiling cheerfully into the camery.
#books #bookstodon #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 8.
Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary - by Anita Anand

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last Maharaja of the Punjab, born and raised in England as the goddaughter of Queen Victoria. The book traces Sophia's life and that of her siblings, seeking their place between two worlds. Sophia became a suffragist, standing up for women's rights, and caring for war victims, displaced workers and children.

#WomensHistoryMonth #books #Bookstodon
Black and white photo of Sophia, sitting in a garden in a white, closed-neck Victorian dress, wearing a hat with her hair pinned up. She has a serious expression on her face. She is surrounded by three black pet dogs (I am bad at dogs but they look like Pomeranians)
#books #bookstodon #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 7.
Medical ​Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris - by Asti Hustvedt

The book explores the lives of 3 women - Blanche, Augustine, Genevieve - who were hospitalized in 19th century Paris with "hysteria". They became famous case studies for Jean-Martin Charcot and his theories of neurology. The book discusses who these women were, what they might have suffered from, and how they were framed as victims or frauds depending on the agendas of others

#WomensHistoryMonth #books
Black and white photo of Augustine Gleizes. It's a portrait of a young girl, looking serenely at the camera, wearing a plain, neat 19th century dress and her hair braided and pinned up.
#books #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 5.
Portrait of Myself - by Margaret Bourke-White

Autobiography from a pioneering photographer who was present, camera in hand, for several important moments of the 20th century. Like honestly, this woman was everywhere, from Black Tuesday to WWII to Gandhi's death. She also writes passionately about industrial photography, which I never thought I'd care about.
Plus she kept alligators on her balcony in the Chrysler Building.
#WomensHistoryMonth #books #bookstodon #photography
Black and white photo of Margaret in the 1930s, positioning her camera while kneeling on an eagle statue on the 61st floor of the Chrysler Building, high above the skyline.
#photography #books #bookstodon #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

Bonus for this one:
Do you know this viral photo of three women doctors, from India, Japan, and Syria?

They were also the first women doctors (with a western degree) in their respective countries. Dr. Anandabai Joshee, Dr. Kei Okami, and Dr. Tabat M. Islambooly.

They were Dr. Susan La Flesche's classmates.

How is this girl squad not a high profile HBO show yet?!

#TVshows #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM
Vintage photo of the three women, all wearing traditional outfits.
#tvshows #womenshistory #womeninstem #womenshistorymonth

#WomensNonfiction 4.
A warrior of the people: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America's First Indian Doctor - by Joe Starita

In 1889, Susan La Flesche became the first Native American doctor to earn a western medical degree. She spent the rest of her life working for her community and standing up for equality. The book tells her life story, that of her family, and that of American women in medicine.

#WomensHistoryMonth #women #books #bookstodon #Indigenous
A black and white close photograph of Susan La Flesche, with her hair pinned up, wearing a high necked grey dress.
#Indigenous #books #bookstodon #Women #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 3.
Ada ​Blackjack: A true story of survival in the Arctic - by Jennifer Niven

Ada was an Iñupiaq woman who joined an arctic expedition in the 1920s. The expedition got stranded on Wrangel Island, and slowly all the (somewhat foolishy unprepared) explorers died or disappeared, leaving Ada to fend for herself for almost two years. She survived, and the book uses her diary among other sources to tell her story.

#WomensHistoryMonth #Indigenous #books #bookstodon #nonfiction
Black and white photo of Ada, a young Iñupiaq woman dressed in a traditional outfit with a fur hood.
#Indigenous #books #bookstodon #nonfiction #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 2.
The Five: The untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper - by Hallie Rubenhold

In this fascinating book the author researches the lives of Jack the Ripper's five victims. She does so to reframe the whole narrative: why are libraries written by the criminal, but nothing about the women who died? Why is there so much misinformation about who they were and how they lived?

Surprisingly detailed and touching book.

#WomensHistoryMonth #books #bookstodon
The cover of the book, featuring the figure of a 19th century woman with her back to us, walking down an empty, gloomy street.
#books #bookstodon #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

#WomensNonfiction 1.
My great, wide, beautiful world - by Juanita Harrison

Juanita Harrison (1887-1967) was an African-American woman who published her travel memoirs in 1936. She spoke several languages and was determined to see all kinds of interesting places and meet interesting people. She took on various jobs along the way to finance her journeys.

I love this book because it is cheerful and funny and filled to the brim with love for life. Also, best title ever.

#books #WomensHistoryMonth
A black and white photo of Juanita walking barefoor on the beach. She is wearing a plaid wrap skirt and a sleeveless blouse, with her hair loose and swept back, and her face is lit up with a bright radiant smile. Under the photo there is an inscription: "Juanita Harrison. Author of My great, wide, beautiful world (Macmillan)"
#books #womenshistorymonth #womensnonfiction

Albert Einstein’s first wife Mileva (Mitza) Marić was also a brilliant physicist. They met at the Polytechnic Institute of Zurich, where she had fought for special permissions to attend and where she received higher marks than Albert. Mitza put in as much if not more work on their theories but wasn’t credited because Albert told her their works wouldn’t get published with a woman’s name on them. Many of his lecture notes are in Mitza’s handwriting, and Albert was once heard at a party saying, “I need my wife, she helps solve all of my mathematical problems.” 80% of Einstein’s famous works were published during this marriage, referred to as his “magic years.” Those magic years ended abruptly after they divorced due to his infidelity and abandonment.

Happy #womenshistorymonth
Mileva (Mitza) Marić
#womenshistorymonth

Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
I once again made a compilation of folktales for the occasion.

This time, it's tales where women save themselves. Because they DO EXIST. 😉 (*cough* #Damsel *cough*)
Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/03/folktales-about-women-who-save.html

#folklore #folktales #storytelling #women #WomensHistoryMonth
#folklore #storytelling #folktales #Women #internationalwomensday #damsel #womenshistorymonth

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