Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Want to learn more about the history of women in science? Search for ‘women’ and ‘science’ as subjects in the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) https://buff.ly/3L7a33B

In a time full of change and uncertainty, allow yourself a gentle break—a kind moment to clear your mind and find peace. Like this bat ray gliding through the blue, a shark cruising with quiet confidence, or a giant sea bass drifting in the gentle sway of the sea.
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Question of the day: How many cups of tea/coffee is too much?

James Tissot, “Tea”, 1872, oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Team carbs 🥯

Fun fact: Bagels played a huge part in 17th century European Jewish food culture. Bagels were among gifts given to women to congratulate them on a successful birth!

Unknown, “December Calendar Page, Baking Bread”, mid 1200s, The Getty

What would you store in this amphora? Wrong answers only!

Roman, Terracotta amphora, c. late 1st century CE, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

I like turtles 🐢

Fun fact: Benten, who the group is about to go worship, is the goddess of "all that flows" (e.g. water, music, art, love, wisdom, wealth, and fortune)

Shunshō, "Shinabazu Benten Kaicho: Ceremony of Worshiping Benten at Shinabazu Temple", Edo period, woodblock print, The Met (NYC)

I hate Mondays 😿

Fun Fact: Did you know The Getty recently added countless images of objects in their collection to Public Domain? Check it out at getty.edu

Robert Faulkner, "Kitten Sleeping", c.1865-75, albumen silver print, The Getty Museum

Me after spending the last two weeks eating only chocolate and cheese

Jan Steen, “The Lovesick Maiden”, c.1660, The Metropolitan Museum of Art