MAW
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El Paso via the Midwest. Nonprofit leader & change maker. This meeting could be held outside. Opinions my own, and I got a lot.
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June Tarpé Mills, (1918-1988) one of the first major US female comics artists, known for her action comic strip, Miss Fury, featuring the first female action hero created by a woman #womensart
June 24, 2025 at 5:57 AM
June Tarpé Mills, (1918-1988) one of the first major US female comics artists, known for her action comic strip, Miss Fury, featuring the first female action hero created by a woman #womensart
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Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 22, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
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'Summer fields' by contemporary painter Susan Simioni, based in Tasmania , Australia #WomensArt
June 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
'Summer fields' by contemporary painter Susan Simioni, based in Tasmania , Australia #WomensArt
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Celebrated US photographer Vivian Maier (1926-2009) known for her social documentary and candid street portraits #WomensArt
May 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Celebrated US photographer Vivian Maier (1926-2009) known for her social documentary and candid street portraits #WomensArt
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The world needs more of this and less of most other things
May 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The world needs more of this and less of most other things
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and…
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
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"Seed Corn Must Not Be Ground" final lithograph of Käthe Kollwitz, 1942. The death of her son in WW1 and death of her grandson in WW2 obviously profoundly affected the artist. This print reflects the theme of a mother protecting their children from the horrors of war #WomensArt
April 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Seed Corn Must Not Be Ground" final lithograph of Käthe Kollwitz, 1942. The death of her son in WW1 and death of her grandson in WW2 obviously profoundly affected the artist. This print reflects the theme of a mother protecting their children from the horrors of war #WomensArt
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when people say "this isn't what I voted for" they should be forced to list what they DID vote for
April 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
when people say "this isn't what I voted for" they should be forced to list what they DID vote for
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Welcome to WA, thank you for following!
Artwork by Mariann Johansen-Ellis
Artwork by Mariann Johansen-Ellis
April 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Welcome to WA, thank you for following!
Artwork by Mariann Johansen-Ellis
Artwork by Mariann Johansen-Ellis
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They defunded schools at the same time they rolled back child labor laws…
April 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
They defunded schools at the same time they rolled back child labor laws…
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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Yuko Shimizu, New York based award winning Japanese illustrator #womensart #Fridayfeeling
March 21, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Yuko Shimizu, New York based award winning Japanese illustrator #womensart #Fridayfeeling
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Did you see the video of the elderly man who went to his Capitol to testify against trans kids but he ended up sitting in the overflow room and listened to two hours of testimony and completely changed his mind on trans kids?
Some of them are still reachable.
Some of them are still reachable.
March 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Did you see the video of the elderly man who went to his Capitol to testify against trans kids but he ended up sitting in the overflow room and listened to two hours of testimony and completely changed his mind on trans kids?
Some of them are still reachable.
Some of them are still reachable.
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'Woman wiring an early IBM computer' from the 'Documenting Science' series (1938-58) by photographer Berenice Abbott #womensart
March 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
'Woman wiring an early IBM computer' from the 'Documenting Science' series (1938-58) by photographer Berenice Abbott #womensart
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ICYMI:
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
ICYMI:
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
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He was always a used car salesman at heart.
March 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
He was always a used car salesman at heart.
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Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, International Women’s Day 2025
March 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, International Women’s Day 2025
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Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered land and seascapes #WomensArt
March 6, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered land and seascapes #WomensArt
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We’re in this mess in large part bc the average American is uninformed about fundamentals of civics, history, basic biology, economics, etc, and media and the internet are not meeting the moment.
Is anyone organizing teach-ins or similar for the general public, whether irl or online?
Is anyone organizing teach-ins or similar for the general public, whether irl or online?
March 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We’re in this mess in large part bc the average American is uninformed about fundamentals of civics, history, basic biology, economics, etc, and media and the internet are not meeting the moment.
Is anyone organizing teach-ins or similar for the general public, whether irl or online?
Is anyone organizing teach-ins or similar for the general public, whether irl or online?