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#OnThisDay, 29 Jan 1891, Liliʻuokalani is sworn in as Queen of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

She is the first, and only, regnant queen of the country and is deposed in a coup in 1893 that was supported by the US marines.

#HawaiianHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️

January 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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True then. True now. Thank you, Willem Arondeus.
January 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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SPEAKING OF GARDENS

yall better have library cards. Some (most!!) public library systems have seed libraries and libraries of things where you can borrow things you may not need to own.

Also libraries are revolutionary and librarians have always been on the front lines
January 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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One of the things that helps to maintain these historic sites for each generation to remember and reflect is a sense of collective shame and responsibility--an attitude that is largely absent here in the US. Unfortunately, even in Germany this approach to understanding the past is losing ground. 🗃️
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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4 guides for those researching race, queerness, gender & disability in the records of Shakespeare's Globe
#EarlyModern 🗃️

- essays
- the theme in plays, productions & records
- advice on searching the catalogue
- glossary
- select biography
- links
- bibliography

www.emsoc.co.uk/blog/how-man...
“How many goodly creatures are there here?” — EMSOC
Philip Milnes-Smith, Digital Archivist at Shakespeare’s Globe offers an introduction to five new resources.
www.emsoc.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Can we make a #mentors thread for sharing books, #skystorians? Here are a few titles from some of mine:
January 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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• Get a library card
• Use your library card
• Support indie booksellers
• Read banned books
• Read diverse authors
• Resist
• Repeat

#booksky #resist
January 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM