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Daffodils (people) that thrived in adversity can inspire and give hope to the generations that follow. This account is dedicated to those who are the first to be erased from history. #Herstory #History #Diversity #Inclusion #Remember #LearnMore
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ANNA JULIA COOPER (1858-1964) was born into slavery. When she was freed at nine she began her life long pursuit of education for herself & others like her. #Herstory 1/2
January 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
ANNA JULIA COOPER (1858-1964) was born into slavery. When she was freed at nine she began her life long pursuit of education for herself & others like her. #Herstory 1/2
LIZZIE ‘SPIKE’ MURPHY (1894-1964) was a professional, paid baseball player & the 1st woman to play baseball against major league players. #Herstory 1/3
January 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
LIZZIE ‘SPIKE’ MURPHY (1894-1964) was a professional, paid baseball player & the 1st woman to play baseball against major league players. #Herstory 1/3
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On National #Bird Day, meet ornithologist Florence Merriam Bailey.
Her 1889 book, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢-𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, established the foundation for modern #birdwatching by advocating for observing birds in the wild with an opera glass instead of shooting them for study. #WomenInSTEM
Her 1889 book, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢-𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, established the foundation for modern #birdwatching by advocating for observing birds in the wild with an opera glass instead of shooting them for study. #WomenInSTEM
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
On National #Bird Day, meet ornithologist Florence Merriam Bailey.
Her 1889 book, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢-𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, established the foundation for modern #birdwatching by advocating for observing birds in the wild with an opera glass instead of shooting them for study. #WomenInSTEM
Her 1889 book, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢-𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, established the foundation for modern #birdwatching by advocating for observing birds in the wild with an opera glass instead of shooting them for study. #WomenInSTEM
RUTH BATES HARRIS (1919-2004) was the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Equal Opportunity at NASA. Concerned by the lack of urgency to include women and minorities at NASA, she took it upon herself to document just how bad the situation was & submitted her report in 1973. #History #Herstory
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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#OnThisDay, 5 Jan 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as Wyoming's governor. She is the first woman in the USA to govern a State. She went on to be the first woman to run the US Mint.
#WomenInPolitics #AmericanHistory
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
#WomenInPolitics #AmericanHistory
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
#OnThisDay, 5 Jan 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as Wyoming's governor. She is the first woman in the USA to govern a State. She went on to be the first woman to run the US Mint.
#WomenInPolitics #AmericanHistory
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
#WomenInPolitics #AmericanHistory
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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📅Dec 9th 1907: Emily Bissell, created the first US Christmas seal to fund tuberculosis research. Her simple idea a festive stamps that spread joy while fighting disease democratized giving and became a fundraising model still used today.
#WomenInHistory #HerStory
#WomenInHistory #HerStory
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📅Dec 9th 1907: Emily Bissell, created the first US Christmas seal to fund tuberculosis research. Her simple idea a festive stamps that spread joy while fighting disease democratized giving and became a fundraising model still used today.
#WomenInHistory #HerStory
#WomenInHistory #HerStory
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Josephine Cochrane's "Dish Washing Machine" was patented #OTD in 1886 (US Patent #355,139).
It was the first practical & commercially successful automatic dishwasher design, using water pressure rather than mechanical scrubbers--the foundational concept for modern dishwashers. #inventor #invention
It was the first practical & commercially successful automatic dishwasher design, using water pressure rather than mechanical scrubbers--the foundational concept for modern dishwashers. #inventor #invention
December 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Josephine Cochrane's "Dish Washing Machine" was patented #OTD in 1886 (US Patent #355,139).
It was the first practical & commercially successful automatic dishwasher design, using water pressure rather than mechanical scrubbers--the foundational concept for modern dishwashers. #inventor #invention
It was the first practical & commercially successful automatic dishwasher design, using water pressure rather than mechanical scrubbers--the foundational concept for modern dishwashers. #inventor #invention
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Dr. Nancy Roman is known as the 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦 for her foundational role in planning the Hubble Space Telescope.
Now the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch by May 2027.
It’s expected to unveil >100,000 distant worlds, 100s of millions of stars & billions of galaxies. 😮 #wow
Now the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch by May 2027.
It’s expected to unveil >100,000 distant worlds, 100s of millions of stars & billions of galaxies. 😮 #wow
December 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Dr. Nancy Roman is known as the 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦 for her foundational role in planning the Hubble Space Telescope.
Now the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch by May 2027.
It’s expected to unveil >100,000 distant worlds, 100s of millions of stars & billions of galaxies. 😮 #wow
Now the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch by May 2027.
It’s expected to unveil >100,000 distant worlds, 100s of millions of stars & billions of galaxies. 😮 #wow
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Dr. Nancy Roman 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 NASA's space #astronomy program.
NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She died #OTD in 2018. #WomenInSTEM
NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She died #OTD in 2018. #WomenInSTEM
December 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Dr. Nancy Roman 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 NASA's space #astronomy program.
NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She died #OTD in 2018. #WomenInSTEM
NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She died #OTD in 2018. #WomenInSTEM
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#Christmas card sent from on board #ship TSS Anchises in 1922 by Victoria Drummond; ship #engineer #FirstWoman #marine engineer in UK 1st woman member of Institute of Marine Engineers. Card in @wes1919.bsky.social archive held @ IET Library & Archive en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori... #MerryChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
#Christmas card sent from on board #ship TSS Anchises in 1922 by Victoria Drummond; ship #engineer #FirstWoman #marine engineer in UK 1st woman member of Institute of Marine Engineers. Card in @wes1919.bsky.social archive held @ IET Library & Archive en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori... #MerryChristmas
Happy 250th Birthday to JANE AUSTEN. What’s your favorite Jane Austen book?
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy 250th Birthday to JANE AUSTEN. What’s your favorite Jane Austen book?
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#OTD 11 Dec 1934 Florence Blenkiron & Theresa Wallach left #London for S Africa on 600cc single-cylinder Panther motorcycle with sidecar & trailer. 1st people to ride straight through #Sahara desert without compass in record breaking time arriving #CapeTown July 1935 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florenc...
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
#OTD 11 Dec 1934 Florence Blenkiron & Theresa Wallach left #London for S Africa on 600cc single-cylinder Panther motorcycle with sidecar & trailer. 1st people to ride straight through #Sahara desert without compass in record breaking time arriving #CapeTown July 1935 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florenc...
JANE GOODALL (1934-2025) was a primate ethologist, whose revolutionary methods (which included naming rather than numbering the chimpanzees she observed) redefined the traditional view of chimps & what they were capable of, changing our definition of what it is to be human. #History #Herstory 1/4
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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On Dec 7, 1941, US intelligence knew Japan would attack—but not where.
A year before, Genevieve Grotjan, 26-year-old mathematician-codebreaker who’d been unable to get a college teaching job—likely because she was female—had the flash of insight that broke Japan’s diplomatic code.
A year before, Genevieve Grotjan, 26-year-old mathematician-codebreaker who’d been unable to get a college teaching job—likely because she was female—had the flash of insight that broke Japan’s diplomatic code.
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On Dec 7, 1941, US intelligence knew Japan would attack—but not where.
A year before, Genevieve Grotjan, 26-year-old mathematician-codebreaker who’d been unable to get a college teaching job—likely because she was female—had the flash of insight that broke Japan’s diplomatic code.
A year before, Genevieve Grotjan, 26-year-old mathematician-codebreaker who’d been unable to get a college teaching job—likely because she was female—had the flash of insight that broke Japan’s diplomatic code.
Happy Birthday! And thank you for your contributions.
We’ve come a long way from calling women in STEM - “Lady Research Scientist” and “Petty … Miss” as this 1958 cover does.
We’ve come a long way from calling women in STEM - “Lady Research Scientist” and “Petty … Miss” as this 1958 cover does.
Wishing a happy 95th birthday to veterinary pathologist Betty Collette! She studied hypertension in animals at Georgetown University in the 1950s, where she was the only Black researcher in the pathology department.
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #VeterinaryScience 🧪
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #VeterinaryScience 🧪
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Happy Birthday! And thank you for your contributions.
We’ve come a long way from calling women in STEM - “Lady Research Scientist” and “Petty … Miss” as this 1958 cover does.
We’ve come a long way from calling women in STEM - “Lady Research Scientist” and “Petty … Miss” as this 1958 cover does.