@bengal60.bsky.social
Artist, feminist, queer, educator and troublemaker
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Have you heard of US painter Ida O'Keeffe? Her work was largely overshadowed by that of her much more known older sister Georgia.... #womensart
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Have you heard of US painter Ida O'Keeffe? Her work was largely overshadowed by that of her much more known older sister Georgia.... #womensart
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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"Mystery isn't something that is gradually evaporating. It grows along with knowledge." -- Flannery O'Connor, 1962
#bookwormsat #FlanneryOConnor
🎨: Self-Portrait, 1952 by Flannery O’Connor
#bookwormsat #FlanneryOConnor
🎨: Self-Portrait, 1952 by Flannery O’Connor
October 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Mystery isn't something that is gradually evaporating. It grows along with knowledge." -- Flannery O'Connor, 1962
#bookwormsat #FlanneryOConnor
🎨: Self-Portrait, 1952 by Flannery O’Connor
#bookwormsat #FlanneryOConnor
🎨: Self-Portrait, 1952 by Flannery O’Connor
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On this day in 1963, hundreds of Black Americans in Selma lined up to register to vote — facing intimidation and discrimination. Their courage helped pave the way for the Voting Rights Act.
Let’s honor them by redoubling our efforts to protect the right to vote for all Americans.
Let’s honor them by redoubling our efforts to protect the right to vote for all Americans.
October 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
On this day in 1963, hundreds of Black Americans in Selma lined up to register to vote — facing intimidation and discrimination. Their courage helped pave the way for the Voting Rights Act.
Let’s honor them by redoubling our efforts to protect the right to vote for all Americans.
Let’s honor them by redoubling our efforts to protect the right to vote for all Americans.
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American abstract expressionist painters Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, and Grace Hartigan, 1957 #womensart
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
American abstract expressionist painters Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, and Grace Hartigan, 1957 #womensart
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The Prado, national art gallery of Spain, founded in 1819, only hosted its first solo exhibition of a female artist's work in 2016, 17thc painter Clara Peeters (her work below), not untypical of many major galleries across the world....
#WomensArtHistory
#WomensArtHistory
September 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The Prado, national art gallery of Spain, founded in 1819, only hosted its first solo exhibition of a female artist's work in 2016, 17thc painter Clara Peeters (her work below), not untypical of many major galleries across the world....
#WomensArtHistory
#WomensArtHistory
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Georgia O'Keeffe carrying her canvas in the desert, c.1920
(via FB) #WomensArt
(via FB) #WomensArt
September 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Georgia O'Keeffe carrying her canvas in the desert, c.1920
(via FB) #WomensArt
(via FB) #WomensArt
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'The findings add weight to a growing body of evidence that beavers may be acting as ecosystem engineers, reshaping waterways in ways that benefit not just their own survival, but that of entire landscapes.'
How Canada's buck-toothed national emblem could help fight wildfires | CBC News
New research out of the western U.S. suggests dams and ponds built by beavers can slow floods, store water and even create green firebreaks in wildfire-prone landscapes.
www.cbc.ca
August 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
'The findings add weight to a growing body of evidence that beavers may be acting as ecosystem engineers, reshaping waterways in ways that benefit not just their own survival, but that of entire landscapes.'
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'Morning conversation', linocut by Olesya Dzhurayeva, contemporary Ukrainian printmaker #WomensArt
August 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
'Morning conversation', linocut by Olesya Dzhurayeva, contemporary Ukrainian printmaker #WomensArt
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Friday afternoon fun
Friday afternoon fun
Cockatoos that feel the beat have distinct dance moves, study shows
Cockatoos can headbang, body roll and sidestep intentionally to music according to a new study. One bird recorded 257 dance moves while listening to music for 20 minutes.
www.abc.net.au
August 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Friday afternoon fun
Friday afternoon fun
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A peacock showing off its art.
August 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A peacock showing off its art.
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Our public lands are not for sale! To do list: Call your senators!
June 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Our public lands are not for sale! To do list: Call your senators!
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“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
June 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
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After breakfast, c.1900 by Finnish painter Elin Danielson-Gambogi
Happy Birthday @KathyBurke.bsky.social ! English actress, writer and comedian.
Happy Birthday @KathyBurke.bsky.social ! English actress, writer and comedian.
June 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
After breakfast, c.1900 by Finnish painter Elin Danielson-Gambogi
Happy Birthday @KathyBurke.bsky.social ! English actress, writer and comedian.
Happy Birthday @KathyBurke.bsky.social ! English actress, writer and comedian.
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🇲🇽ARE FLYING THE 🇲🇽 FLAG AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITES ALL ACROSS THE USA 🇺🇸
June 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🇲🇽ARE FLYING THE 🇲🇽 FLAG AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITES ALL ACROSS THE USA 🇺🇸
Happy Pride Month! Love is love 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🖤🩶🤍
June 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happy Pride Month! Love is love 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🖤🩶🤍
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June 1, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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“If you haven’t been poor, don’t legislate for the poor.” - Rep Lateefah Simon, CA-12
May 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“If you haven’t been poor, don’t legislate for the poor.” - Rep Lateefah Simon, CA-12
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Petrona Viera (1895-1960), Uruguayan artist known for being the first female professional painter her country #womensart
May 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Petrona Viera (1895-1960), Uruguayan artist known for being the first female professional painter her country #womensart
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Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) is widely considered the first woman, in Western art history, to be a professional artist. She ran her own thriving studio in Bologna and later in Rome #WomemsArt
April 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) is widely considered the first woman, in Western art history, to be a professional artist. She ran her own thriving studio in Bologna and later in Rome #WomemsArt