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Each day I post about amazing people who have been leaders in arts, science,etc
Each day I post about amazing people who have been leaders in arts, science,etc
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Good Morning! On this day, (Tuesday) November 11 in 1896 Shirley Graham Du Bois was born. She was an American author, musicologist, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American causes, among others. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes for her works.
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
Good Morning! On this day, (Tuesday) November 11 in 1896 Shirley Graham Du Bois was born. She was an American author, musicologist, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American causes, among others. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes for her works.
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Good Morning! On this day, (Tuesday) November 11 in 1896 Shirley Graham Du Bois was born. She was an American author, musicologist, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American causes, among others. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes for her works.
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
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Dr. Florence Sabin | Immunologist and educator, born #OTD in 1871.
The first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (where she graduated from in 1900) and the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. #WomenInSTEM
The first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (where she graduated from in 1900) and the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. #WomenInSTEM
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Dr. Florence Sabin | Immunologist and educator, born #OTD in 1871.
The first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (where she graduated from in 1900) and the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. #WomenInSTEM
The first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (where she graduated from in 1900) and the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. #WomenInSTEM
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Elizabeth Bragg 1876 1st woman to earn civil engineering degree from US university @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social w thesis “A Solution of a Peculiar Problem of Surveying”. Teacher until 1888 marriage to Southern Pacific Railroad Co civil engineer. d #OTD 10 Nov 1929 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabe...
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Elizabeth Bragg 1876 1st woman to earn civil engineering degree from US university @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social w thesis “A Solution of a Peculiar Problem of Surveying”. Teacher until 1888 marriage to Southern Pacific Railroad Co civil engineer. d #OTD 10 Nov 1929 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabe...
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Dorothy Vaughan US mathematician & human computer worked for NACA & NASA @ Langley Research Center. 1949 acting supervisor of W Area Computers, 1st African-American woman to be promoted & supervise staff there. Taught self & staff Fortran. b. #OTD 10 Nov 2008 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Dorothy Vaughan US mathematician & human computer worked for NACA & NASA @ Langley Research Center. 1949 acting supervisor of W Area Computers, 1st African-American woman to be promoted & supervise staff there. Taught self & staff Fortran. b. #OTD 10 Nov 2008 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
Good Morning! On this day, (Monday) November 10 in 1899 Kate Seredy was born. She was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator. She won the Newbery Medal, the Newbery Honor twice, the Caldecott Honor, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. She wrote in English, *not* her first language. #Herstory
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Good Morning! On this day, (Monday) November 10 in 1899 Kate Seredy was born. She was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator. She won the Newbery Medal, the Newbery Honor twice, the Caldecott Honor, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. She wrote in English, *not* her first language. #Herstory
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www.popsci.com/science/edmu... Lake Superior was mostly calm. Even so, the crew likely saw the red sky…
How the Witch of November doomed the 'Edmund Fitzgerald'
Fifty years after the Great Lakes freighter sank, scientists can explain the weather that still haunts Lake Superior.
www.popsci.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
www.popsci.com/science/edmu... Lake Superior was mostly calm. Even so, the crew likely saw the red sky…
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Louise Thaden US aviator. Salary with Travel Air job included flying lessons, so by 1929 was 1st pilot to hold women's altitude, endurance & speed records in light planes simultaneously & won Powder Puff Derby. Founder member of @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social d. #OTD 9 Nov 1979 bit.ly/3GsoV95
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Louise Thaden US aviator. Salary with Travel Air job included flying lessons, so by 1929 was 1st pilot to hold women's altitude, endurance & speed records in light planes simultaneously & won Powder Puff Derby. Founder member of @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social d. #OTD 9 Nov 1979 bit.ly/3GsoV95
Mr. Logan watching sports ball.
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Mr. Logan watching sports ball.
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How long are we going to allow the wealthy to do this to us? Cartoon from 1894...
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
How long are we going to allow the wealthy to do this to us? Cartoon from 1894...
Good Morning! On this day, (Sun) Nov 9 in 1913 Hedy Lamarr was born. She may be best known for her roles in the 1940s Oscar-nominated films ‘Algiers’ and ‘Sampson and Delilah.’ But it is her technical mind that is her greatest legacy, including inventing the basis for WiFi.
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Good Morning! On this day, (Sun) Nov 9 in 1913 Hedy Lamarr was born. She may be best known for her roles in the 1940s Oscar-nominated films ‘Algiers’ and ‘Sampson and Delilah.’ But it is her technical mind that is her greatest legacy, including inventing the basis for WiFi.
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
The Haymarket Regional Food Pantry is stepping up to support our neighbors affected by the recent government shutdown.
Starting Sunday, Nov 9, from 1PM to 4 PM, we’ll host a special pop-up food distribution for fed employees and contractors. Each eligible worker will receive a box of shelf-stable
Starting Sunday, Nov 9, from 1PM to 4 PM, we’ll host a special pop-up food distribution for fed employees and contractors. Each eligible worker will receive a box of shelf-stable
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The Haymarket Regional Food Pantry is stepping up to support our neighbors affected by the recent government shutdown.
Starting Sunday, Nov 9, from 1PM to 4 PM, we’ll host a special pop-up food distribution for fed employees and contractors. Each eligible worker will receive a box of shelf-stable
Starting Sunday, Nov 9, from 1PM to 4 PM, we’ll host a special pop-up food distribution for fed employees and contractors. Each eligible worker will receive a box of shelf-stable
Good Morning! On this day, (Sat.) Nov. 8 in 1908 Martha Gellhorn was born. She was an American novelist, travel writer, and journalist, considered one of the great war correspondents of the 20th century. She reported on virtually every major world conflict over her 60-year career.
#Herstory
#Herstory
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Good Morning! On this day, (Sat.) Nov. 8 in 1908 Martha Gellhorn was born. She was an American novelist, travel writer, and journalist, considered one of the great war correspondents of the 20th century. She reported on virtually every major world conflict over her 60-year career.
#Herstory
#Herstory
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The tree colors were stunning this afternoon
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The tree colors were stunning this afternoon
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RIP James Watson, co-discoverer of Rosalind Franklin's notes
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
RIP James Watson, co-discoverer of Rosalind Franklin's notes
Good Morning! On this day, (Friday) November 7 in 1867 Marie Curie was born. She was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist renowned for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her work led to the discovery of polonium and radium.
#WomeninSTEM 🧪
#WomeninSTEM 🧪
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Good Morning! On this day, (Friday) November 7 in 1867 Marie Curie was born. She was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist renowned for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her work led to the discovery of polonium and radium.
#WomeninSTEM 🧪
#WomeninSTEM 🧪
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
Good Morning! On this day, (Thurs) Nov. 6 in 1866 Ida Barney was born. She was an American astronomer, best known for her 22 volumes of astro. measurements on 150,000 stars. She was educated at Smith College and Yale. She was the 1952 recipient of the Annie J. Cannon Award.
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Good Morning! On this day, (Thurs) Nov. 6 in 1866 Ida Barney was born. She was an American astronomer, best known for her 22 volumes of astro. measurements on 150,000 stars. She was educated at Smith College and Yale. She was the 1952 recipient of the Annie J. Cannon Award.
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
#WomeninSTEM 🧪 #Herstory
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Illinois passed the Illinois Bivens Act, which allows folks to sue ICE officers who violate their rights. “damages can increase based on various factors … including the use of facial coverings, crowd control measures like tear gas, vehicles with a non-Illinois license plate or no license plate…”
Illinois lawmakers pass legislation in response to ICE activity
After weeks of heightened federal immigration enforcement in the greater Chicago area, the Illinois General Assembly approved House Bill 1312 on Oct. 31, strengthening immigration enforcement protecti...
dailynorthwestern.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Illinois passed the Illinois Bivens Act, which allows folks to sue ICE officers who violate their rights. “damages can increase based on various factors … including the use of facial coverings, crowd control measures like tear gas, vehicles with a non-Illinois license plate or no license plate…”