Ella Ripley
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Unapologetically anxious Gen X mom. Death care professional. Chronically ill DFSP (sarcoma) survivor. INTJ. Responsible Akita owner. Oxford comma stan. Moving my mindset from resistance to opposition. 💙
Happy birthday to @repjasmine.bsky.social Thank you for continuing to fight for all Americans and for speaking truth to power.
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March 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Happy birthday to @repjasmine.bsky.social Thank you for continuing to fight for all Americans and for speaking truth to power.
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In a 1976 article about Puritan funerals, Louise Thatcher Ulrich wrote "well-behaved women seldom make history" to describe well-behaved women that were not studied by historians but the phrase was taken out of context then widely quoted in pop culture.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In a 1976 article about Puritan funerals, Louise Thatcher Ulrich wrote "well-behaved women seldom make history" to describe well-behaved women that were not studied by historians but the phrase was taken out of context then widely quoted in pop culture.
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Pocahontas, whose real name was Matoaka, died in Gravesend, Kent, England, in 1617. She was buried in St. George's Church on 3/21/1617; however, the original church was destroyed by fire in 1727 & location of her grave was lost.
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March 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Pocahontas, whose real name was Matoaka, died in Gravesend, Kent, England, in 1617. She was buried in St. George's Church on 3/21/1617; however, the original church was destroyed by fire in 1727 & location of her grave was lost.
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Attended a sip and paint and, well, tell me you work in deathcare without telling me you work in deathcare. 🤣🤣🤣
March 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Attended a sip and paint and, well, tell me you work in deathcare without telling me you work in deathcare. 🤣🤣🤣
Harriet Beecher Stowe, a staunch abolitionist & prolific author from a prominent political family, released "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852. In this novel, she sought to depict the deplorable & cruel conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Harriet Beecher Stowe, a staunch abolitionist & prolific author from a prominent political family, released "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852. In this novel, she sought to depict the deplorable & cruel conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans.
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Both Marie Curie and her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie won Nobel Prizes. Marie also invented a mobile x-ray ambulance (“Little Curies”). Some 150 women, including Irène were trained to operate them.
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March 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Both Marie Curie and her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie won Nobel Prizes. Marie also invented a mobile x-ray ambulance (“Little Curies”). Some 150 women, including Irène were trained to operate them.
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Saint Brigid of Ireland (c. 451 – c. 525) is the mother saint of Ireland & one of its 3 national saints. Her feast day is actually held on 2/1 but she is said she to have turned water into beer. Sláinte!
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March 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Saint Brigid of Ireland (c. 451 – c. 525) is the mother saint of Ireland & one of its 3 national saints. Her feast day is actually held on 2/1 but she is said she to have turned water into beer. Sláinte!
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The red handprint has become a visual reminder of missing & murdered indigenous women. Native Women's Assoc. of Canada, Families of Sisters in Spirit, & No More Silence fight to keep these women & girls seen.
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March 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The red handprint has become a visual reminder of missing & murdered indigenous women. Native Women's Assoc. of Canada, Families of Sisters in Spirit, & No More Silence fight to keep these women & girls seen.
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Born on March 15, 1933, may her name be forever etched in the book of life. Rest in power Joann Ruth Bader Ginsburg aka the "Notorious R.B.G.", the second ever female Supreme Court Justice.
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March 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Born on March 15, 1933, may her name be forever etched in the book of life. Rest in power Joann Ruth Bader Ginsburg aka the "Notorious R.B.G.", the second ever female Supreme Court Justice.
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Today, five years after her unnecessary killing by police officers, we remember and #SayHerName: Breonna Taylor.
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March 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Today, five years after her unnecessary killing by police officers, we remember and #SayHerName: Breonna Taylor.
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Happy birthday to trailblazer, hero, and patriot @duckworth.senate.gov
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March 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Happy birthday to trailblazer, hero, and patriot @duckworth.senate.gov
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Simone Biles Owens has won the most Olympic medals of any US gymnast (11). She is the most decorated gymnast of all time w/30 World Championship medals. In 2022, she was the youngest recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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March 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Simone Biles Owens has won the most Olympic medals of any US gymnast (11). She is the most decorated gymnast of all time w/30 World Championship medals. In 2022, she was the youngest recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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As a death care professional and licensed director, I appreciate the day on the calendar when I get to recognize all the other amazing peeps in this profession.
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March 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
As a death care professional and licensed director, I appreciate the day on the calendar when I get to recognize all the other amazing peeps in this profession.
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On this day in 1959, Barbie made her debut. Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach wrote an incredible speech for their 2023 "Barbie" movie and everyone should read it, or better yet, look up America Ferrera 's performance of it.
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March 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
On this day in 1959, Barbie made her debut. Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach wrote an incredible speech for their 2023 "Barbie" movie and everyone should read it, or better yet, look up America Ferrera 's performance of it.
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International Women's Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence against women. It owes its founding to Theresa Malkiel, a Jewish immigrant, labor activist, suffragist, & socialist. jwa.org/encyclopedia...
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March 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
International Women's Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence against women. It owes its founding to Theresa Malkiel, a Jewish immigrant, labor activist, suffragist, & socialist. jwa.org/encyclopedia...
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Today we celebrate the 27th birthday of Amanda S. Gorman, an American poet, activist, & the 1st National Youth Poet Laureate. She rose to fame in 2021 for writing and delivering her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of President Biden.
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March 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Today we celebrate the 27th birthday of Amanda S. Gorman, an American poet, activist, & the 1st National Youth Poet Laureate. She rose to fame in 2021 for writing and delivering her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of President Biden.
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88 yo Putin supporter Valentina Tereshkova was a cosmonaut & the 1st woman in space in '63. She remains the youngest woman to fly in the Earth's orbit. America would not have its 1st female astronaut until Sally Ride in '83. www.esa.int/About_Us/50_...
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March 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
88 yo Putin supporter Valentina Tereshkova was a cosmonaut & the 1st woman in space in '63. She remains the youngest woman to fly in the Earth's orbit. America would not have its 1st female astronaut until Sally Ride in '83. www.esa.int/About_Us/50_...
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American singer Ella Fitzgerald was the 1st woman & 1st African American to win a Grammy in 1958. She still holds the record for the most recordings by a female artist in the Grammy Hall of Fame. She was a civil rights activist & inspired Marilyn Monroe.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
American singer Ella Fitzgerald was the 1st woman & 1st African American to win a Grammy in 1958. She still holds the record for the most recordings by a female artist in the Grammy Hall of Fame. She was a civil rights activist & inspired Marilyn Monroe.
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Julia Moore is the reason NOK no longer learn about military deaths via a telegram & a taxi as she paved the way for casualty notification teams. From 2023-2025, Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore in honor of Moore & her husband. Her impact matters.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Julia Moore is the reason NOK no longer learn about military deaths via a telegram & a taxi as she paved the way for casualty notification teams. From 2023-2025, Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore in honor of Moore & her husband. Her impact matters.
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On March 3, 1913, the day before Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated, over 5,000 women marched up in Washington, DC, demanding the right to vote. The 19th Amendment passed in 1920 but the Voting Rights Act didn't pass until 1965.
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March 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
On March 3, 1913, the day before Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated, over 5,000 women marched up in Washington, DC, demanding the right to vote. The 19th Amendment passed in 1920 but the Voting Rights Act didn't pass until 1965.
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I will support the value of making art to encourage and sustain social change any and every single day of my life. #Oscars2025
March 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I will support the value of making art to encourage and sustain social change any and every single day of my life. #Oscars2025
The woman w/the most Oscars (8) is costume designer Edith Head. Born to a Jewish family in 1897, Head spent 44yrs at Paramount & 14yrs at Universal. She was known for her signature glasses & forthright personality.
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March 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The woman w/the most Oscars (8) is costume designer Edith Head. Born to a Jewish family in 1897, Head spent 44yrs at Paramount & 14yrs at Universal. She was known for her signature glasses & forthright personality.
www.britannica.com/biography/Ed...
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Do your own research today. See y'all tomorrow.
February 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Do your own research today. See y'all tomorrow.