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11/14/1917 — The “Night of Terror” | 33 American women suffragists from the from the National Woman’s Party demanding the right to vote are brutalized and imprisoned after picketing President Woodrow Wilson’s White House www.nps.gov/articles/000... #womenshistory #womensrights #votingrights #TDIH
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
11/14/1917 — The “Night of Terror” | 33 American women suffragists from the from the National Woman’s Party demanding the right to vote are brutalized and imprisoned after picketing President Woodrow Wilson’s White House www.nps.gov/articles/000... #womenshistory #womensrights #votingrights #TDIH
11/14/1889 — Nellie Bly, American journalist and activist, begins her 72 day journey around the globe to recreate the mythical adventure depicted in Jules Verne’s novel, “Around the World in Eighty Days.” She returned on January 25, 1890 #womenshistory #womenwriters #travel #OTD
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
11/14/1889 — Nellie Bly, American journalist and activist, begins her 72 day journey around the globe to recreate the mythical adventure depicted in Jules Verne’s novel, “Around the World in Eighty Days.” She returned on January 25, 1890 #womenshistory #womenwriters #travel #OTD
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NEW ESSAY — A. D. Manns on the writer, medium, and witch Roma Lister and the speculative origins of Aradia (“the gospel of the witches”) published in 1899 — publicdomainreview.org/essay/roma-l...
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW ESSAY — A. D. Manns on the writer, medium, and witch Roma Lister and the speculative origins of Aradia (“the gospel of the witches”) published in 1899 — publicdomainreview.org/essay/roma-l...
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Liv Arnesan and Ann Bancroft land on Antarctica and begin their 94 day, 1,717 mile expedition to ski and sail across the continent’s landmass and the Ross Ice Shelf, a floating slab of ice the size of France #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #OTD
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Liv Arnesan and Ann Bancroft land on Antarctica and begin their 94 day, 1,717 mile expedition to ski and sail across the continent’s landmass and the Ross Ice Shelf, a floating slab of ice the size of France #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #OTD
11/13/1931 — Hattie Caraway is appointed to the U.S. Senate (Arkansas-D). The first woman to be elected to the Senate in her own right (1932), re-elected ('38). The first woman to chair a Senate committee, first wmn to co-sponsor the Equal Rights Amendment ('43) #womenshistory #senate #gov #law #ERA
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
11/13/1931 — Hattie Caraway is appointed to the U.S. Senate (Arkansas-D). The first woman to be elected to the Senate in her own right (1932), re-elected ('38). The first woman to chair a Senate committee, first wmn to co-sponsor the Equal Rights Amendment ('43) #womenshistory #senate #gov #law #ERA
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Today! Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Queen Margaret University (QMU) with a special event featuring Dr Bill Aird, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History. Tickets (free), edin.ac/46Z4mz9
#History #Womenshistory #Edinburgh #Education See less
#History #Womenshistory #Edinburgh #Education See less
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today! Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Queen Margaret University (QMU) with a special event featuring Dr Bill Aird, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History. Tickets (free), edin.ac/46Z4mz9
#History #Womenshistory #Edinburgh #Education See less
#History #Womenshistory #Edinburgh #Education See less
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The #background to this image of all the Met's women officers (including four in CID) in 1937 is the imposing stone structure of Canon Row Police Station, near the present-day New Scotland Yard. #Museum30 #ThisGirlCan #womenshistory
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The #background to this image of all the Met's women officers (including four in CID) in 1937 is the imposing stone structure of Canon Row Police Station, near the present-day New Scotland Yard. #Museum30 #ThisGirlCan #womenshistory
11/12/1815 — b. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American suffrage leader, abolitionist, author, orator, politician. Early leader of the U.S. #womensrights movement, co-organizer of the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention w/Lucietta Mott (1848), president of the National Woman Suffrage Assn #womenshistory
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
11/12/1815 — b. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American suffrage leader, abolitionist, author, orator, politician. Early leader of the U.S. #womensrights movement, co-organizer of the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention w/Lucietta Mott (1848), president of the National Woman Suffrage Assn #womenshistory
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New song! “Feminism is a F Word” is an original song by inflatable aliens. youtu.be/JRADbcKSlkA This is a tongue in cheek song about the dangers of the “Tradwife” movement. #antimaga #politicalcomedy #politicalmusic #politicalsongs #politicalsatire #music #originalsong #originalmusic #feminism
Feminism is a F Word
YouTube video by inflatable aliens
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November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
New song! “Feminism is a F Word” is an original song by inflatable aliens. youtu.be/JRADbcKSlkA This is a tongue in cheek song about the dangers of the “Tradwife” movement. #antimaga #politicalcomedy #politicalmusic #politicalsongs #politicalsatire #music #originalsong #originalmusic #feminism
11/12/1751 — b. Margaret Cochran Corbin (Molly Pitcher), American Revolutionary War soldier. Fought with 600+ soldiers defending Fort Washington in Manhattan from 4,000 attacking British troops (1776). The first woman to receive U.S. #gov pension as a disabled soldier #womenshistory #VeteransDay
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
11/12/1751 — b. Margaret Cochran Corbin (Molly Pitcher), American Revolutionary War soldier. Fought with 600+ soldiers defending Fort Washington in Manhattan from 4,000 attacking British troops (1776). The first woman to receive U.S. #gov pension as a disabled soldier #womenshistory #VeteransDay
11/11/1922 — The Women’s Overseas Service League published the names of 162 women who were killed in military service during World War I #VeteransDay #WWI #military #womenshistory
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
11/11/1922 — The Women’s Overseas Service League published the names of 162 women who were killed in military service during World War I #VeteransDay #WWI #military #womenshistory
11/11/1865 — Mary Edwards Walker, the first female Army surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor for her Civil War service; she is the only woman to ever receive this honor #womenshistory #VeteransDay #WomenVets #CivilWar #USarmy #military #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
11/11/1865 — Mary Edwards Walker, the first female Army surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor for her Civil War service; she is the only woman to ever receive this honor #womenshistory #VeteransDay #WomenVets #CivilWar #USarmy #military #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
11/11/1744 — b. Abigail Adams, American First Lady. The wife of the second U.S. president, John Adams; advocated for #womensrights with her famous ‘Remember the Ladies’ letter “women...will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation” #womenshistory #gov #law
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
11/11/1744 — b. Abigail Adams, American First Lady. The wife of the second U.S. president, John Adams; advocated for #womensrights with her famous ‘Remember the Ladies’ letter “women...will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation” #womenshistory #gov #law
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This isn’t only about algorithms or influencers.
But it’s about what boys are learning at home, in classrooms, & the behaviour they see in the world around them.
It’s the failing to teach them #respect, #empathy, accountability & #equality in day to day living.
#WomensRights #SoroptimistBristol
But it’s about what boys are learning at home, in classrooms, & the behaviour they see in the world around them.
It’s the failing to teach them #respect, #empathy, accountability & #equality in day to day living.
#WomensRights #SoroptimistBristol
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This isn’t only about algorithms or influencers.
But it’s about what boys are learning at home, in classrooms, & the behaviour they see in the world around them.
It’s the failing to teach them #respect, #empathy, accountability & #equality in day to day living.
#WomensRights #SoroptimistBristol
But it’s about what boys are learning at home, in classrooms, & the behaviour they see in the world around them.
It’s the failing to teach them #respect, #empathy, accountability & #equality in day to day living.
#WomensRights #SoroptimistBristol
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1 in 3 women globally face violence. Progress is stalling, and women’s rights organistions are on the frontlines, providing support and fighting back despite financial crises and growing threats. Read more (UN report) here: knowledge.unwomen.org/sites/defaul...
#VAWG #WomensRights #WomensPlatformNI
#VAWG #WomensRights #WomensPlatformNI
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
1 in 3 women globally face violence. Progress is stalling, and women’s rights organistions are on the frontlines, providing support and fighting back despite financial crises and growing threats. Read more (UN report) here: knowledge.unwomen.org/sites/defaul...
#VAWG #WomensRights #WomensPlatformNI
#VAWG #WomensRights #WomensPlatformNI
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Veterans Day vs. Memorial Day vs. Labor Day: What’s the Difference? www.caregivertraininginstitute.com/blog/veteran... #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025 #military #patriots
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Veterans Day vs. Memorial Day vs. Labor Day: What’s the Difference? www.caregivertraininginstitute.com/blog/veteran... #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025 #military #patriots
11/10/1620 — b. Anne de Lenclos (Ninon de l’Enclos), French author, philosopher, patron of the arts, salonist and freethinker. Conducted a popular Parisian salon; noted for her work “La Coquette Venge” (1659). Celebrated courtesan; mistress of several prominent men #womenshistory #womenwriters #BOTD
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
11/10/1620 — b. Anne de Lenclos (Ninon de l’Enclos), French author, philosopher, patron of the arts, salonist and freethinker. Conducted a popular Parisian salon; noted for her work “La Coquette Venge” (1659). Celebrated courtesan; mistress of several prominent men #womenshistory #womenwriters #BOTD
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"There is no such thing as conservative feminism. … It borrows feminist words—’choice,’ ‘agency,’ ‘strength’—but drains them of their radical meaning, using them to defend inequality."
When the Headline Gets It Wrong: Feminism Isn’t the Problem—Patriarchy Is
When I saw the headline “Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And if So, Can Conservative Feminism Fix It?” in The New York Times, my heart sank.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"There is no such thing as conservative feminism. … It borrows feminist words—’choice,’ ‘agency,’ ‘strength’—but drains them of their radical meaning, using them to defend inequality."
11/7/1916 — Jeanette Pickering Rankin, American suffragist, peace activist, reformer, becomes the first woman elected to the United States Congress, Montana-R (1917-19) #womenshistory #gov #law #SheIsTheFirst #TDIH
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
11/7/1916 — Jeanette Pickering Rankin, American suffragist, peace activist, reformer, becomes the first woman elected to the United States Congress, Montana-R (1917-19) #womenshistory #gov #law #SheIsTheFirst #TDIH
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11/7/1867 — b. Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie), Polish physicist, chemist, professor. Pioneer researcher of polonium, radium + radioactivity. First wmn prof, U of Paris; first person awarded 2 Nobel Prizes, physics + chemistry. Many honorary sci, med + law degrees #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
11/7/1867 — b. Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie), Polish physicist, chemist, professor. Pioneer researcher of polonium, radium + radioactivity. First wmn prof, U of Paris; first person awarded 2 Nobel Prizes, physics + chemistry. Many honorary sci, med + law degrees #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
11/6/1877 — b. Virginia Ellis Jenckes, American government official, author, women’s rights leader. U.S. Representative IN-D (1933-39); the first female representative from Indiana to be elected to Congress. A leader in the 19th c. women’s rights movement #womenshistory #womensrights #gov
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
11/6/1877 — b. Virginia Ellis Jenckes, American government official, author, women’s rights leader. U.S. Representative IN-D (1933-39); the first female representative from Indiana to be elected to Congress. A leader in the 19th c. women’s rights movement #womenshistory #womensrights #gov
11/5/1872 — Susan B. Anthony and 14 women vote and are then arrested and fined for attempting to cast a ballot on Election Day in Rochester, New York. They refused to pay the fines #womenshistory #womensrights #ReSisters #votingrights
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
11/5/1872 — Susan B. Anthony and 14 women vote and are then arrested and fined for attempting to cast a ballot on Election Day in Rochester, New York. They refused to pay the fines #womenshistory #womensrights #ReSisters #votingrights
11/5/1857 — b. Ida Tarbell, American journalist, editor, lecturer, #muckraker. Wrote biographies + exposes of corporate America. Noted investigative #journalism on John D. Rockefeller resulted in federal action + the breakup of the Standard Oil under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1911) #womenshistory
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
11/5/1857 — b. Ida Tarbell, American journalist, editor, lecturer, #muckraker. Wrote biographies + exposes of corporate America. Noted investigative #journalism on John D. Rockefeller resulted in federal action + the breakup of the Standard Oil under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1911) #womenshistory