Wyrd Women
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As a way of finding a light when so much of the daily news is disturbing, I am choosing to focus on inspiration from amazing women who changed the world for the better through activism, art, comedy, environmentalism, music, science, writing, and more.
Hrotsvitha was a secular canoness, considered the first female writer from the Germanosphere, the first female historian, the first person since the Fall of the Roman Empire to write dramas in the Latin West, and the first German female poet.
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Hrotsvitha was a secular canoness, considered the first female writer from the Germanosphere, the first female historian, the first person since the Fall of the Roman Empire to write dramas in the Latin West, and the first German female poet.
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
Hilda of Whitby, or Hild, was known for her wisdom and leaders from both the Celtic and Roman traditions of Christianity sought her advice. She was the founder and first abbess of the monastery at Whitby, and later recongized as a saint.
#Abbess
#MedievalWomen
#Whitby
#WyrdWomen
#Abbess
#MedievalWomen
#Whitby
#WyrdWomen
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hilda of Whitby, or Hild, was known for her wisdom and leaders from both the Celtic and Roman traditions of Christianity sought her advice. She was the founder and first abbess of the monastery at Whitby, and later recongized as a saint.
#Abbess
#MedievalWomen
#Whitby
#WyrdWomen
#Abbess
#MedievalWomen
#Whitby
#WyrdWomen
Princess Therese of Bavaria spoke 12 languages, published books on natural history following the scientific rigors of botany, enthnology, and zoology. Her books, written during her extensive travels, substantially contributed to plant & animal knowledge. 👑🌱🦎🗺️
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Princess Therese of Bavaria spoke 12 languages, published books on natural history following the scientific rigors of botany, enthnology, and zoology. Her books, written during her extensive travels, substantially contributed to plant & animal knowledge. 👑🌱🦎🗺️
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
An 1873-1874 portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria by Georg Martin Ignaz Raab 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
An 1873-1874 portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria by Georg Martin Ignaz Raab 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
An 1874 portrait of Elisabeth by Franz Xaver Winterhalter 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
An 1874 portrait of Elisabeth by Franz Xaver Winterhalter 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
Portrait of Empress Elisabeth, in 1857, aged 19. 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Portrait of Empress Elisabeth, in 1857, aged 19. 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
The young Elisabeth, shortly after becoming Austrian Empress of Austria, by Amanda Bergstedt (1855).
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The young Elisabeth, shortly after becoming Austrian Empress of Austria, by Amanda Bergstedt (1855).
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
Equestrian portrait of Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria at Possenhofen Castle, age 15 (1853). She loved to ride horses, and was a skilled horsewoman, possibly the best-known of her time.
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Equestrian portrait of Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria at Possenhofen Castle, age 15 (1853). She loved to ride horses, and was a skilled horsewoman, possibly the best-known of her time.
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
Elisabeth, nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Franz Joseph I on April 24, 1854 until her assassination in 1898. 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Elisabeth, nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Franz Joseph I on April 24, 1854 until her assassination in 1898. 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
The Boswell Sisters were an American close harmony singing trio of the jazz and swing eras, consisting of three sisters: Martha Boswell, Connie Boswell (later spelled “Connee”), and Helvetia “Vet” Boswell.
#Boswellese
#Harmony
#Jazz
#Swing
#WyrdWomen
#Boswellese
#Harmony
#Jazz
#Swing
#WyrdWomen
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Boswell Sisters were an American close harmony singing trio of the jazz and swing eras, consisting of three sisters: Martha Boswell, Connie Boswell (later spelled “Connee”), and Helvetia “Vet” Boswell.
#Boswellese
#Harmony
#Jazz
#Swing
#WyrdWomen
#Boswellese
#Harmony
#Jazz
#Swing
#WyrdWomen
Clara Bow was an American actress, who became a major star during the silent film era. She was a symbol of the Roaring Twenties and is remembered for her vibrant personality and influence on women's representation in film.
#ItGirl
#Flapper
#SilentFilm
#Talkies
#WyrdWomen
#ItGirl
#Flapper
#SilentFilm
#Talkies
#WyrdWomen
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Clara Bow was an American actress, who became a major star during the silent film era. She was a symbol of the Roaring Twenties and is remembered for her vibrant personality and influence on women's representation in film.
#ItGirl
#Flapper
#SilentFilm
#Talkies
#WyrdWomen
#ItGirl
#Flapper
#SilentFilm
#Talkies
#WyrdWomen
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy books (1941–1955) whose book Silent Spring (1962) advanced both marine conservation and the global environmental movement. 💦 🌿
#BookSky
#Conservation
#Environmentalist
#SilentSpring
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#BookSky
#Conservation
#Environmentalist
#SilentSpring
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
October 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy books (1941–1955) whose book Silent Spring (1962) advanced both marine conservation and the global environmental movement. 💦 🌿
#BookSky
#Conservation
#Environmentalist
#SilentSpring
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#BookSky
#Conservation
#Environmentalist
#SilentSpring
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
While Grace Hopper was working on a Mark II Computer at Harvard University in 1947, her associates discovered a moth that was stuck in a relay and impeding the operation of the computer: “First actual case of a bug being found.”
#COBOL
#FindingBugs
#FLOW-MATIC
#WomeninSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#COBOL
#FindingBugs
#FLOW-MATIC
#WomeninSTEM
#WyrdWomen
October 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
While Grace Hopper was working on a Mark II Computer at Harvard University in 1947, her associates discovered a moth that was stuck in a relay and impeding the operation of the computer: “First actual case of a bug being found.”
#COBOL
#FindingBugs
#FLOW-MATIC
#WomeninSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#COBOL
#FindingBugs
#FLOW-MATIC
#WomeninSTEM
#WyrdWomen
Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral. She was a pioneer of computer programming who was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages.
#COBOL
#FLOW-MATIC
#WomeninSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#COBOL
#FLOW-MATIC
#WomeninSTEM
#WyrdWomen
October 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral. She was a pioneer of computer programming who was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages.
#COBOL
#FLOW-MATIC
#WomeninSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#COBOL
#FLOW-MATIC
#WomeninSTEM
#WyrdWomen
Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban-American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica.
#AnaïsNin
#BookSky
#Dairies
#FeminizeYourCanon
#WyrdWomen
#AnaïsNin
#BookSky
#Dairies
#FeminizeYourCanon
#WyrdWomen
October 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban-American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica.
#AnaïsNin
#BookSky
#Dairies
#FeminizeYourCanon
#WyrdWomen
#AnaïsNin
#BookSky
#Dairies
#FeminizeYourCanon
#WyrdWomen
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is in northeastern Alaska, U.S. on Gwich’in land. It is the largest national wildlife refuge in the country, and includes polar bears, grizzly bears, black bears, moose, caribou, wolves, eagles, lynx, wolverine, marten, beaver and migratory birds.
October 1, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is in northeastern Alaska, U.S. on Gwich’in land. It is the largest national wildlife refuge in the country, and includes polar bears, grizzly bears, black bears, moose, caribou, wolves, eagles, lynx, wolverine, marten, beaver and migratory birds.
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was a astronomer & astrophysicist who discovered what makes up stars. ✨
In her 1925 doctoral thesis, she proposed that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen & helium. Her work was foundational to modern astrophysics.
#Astronomy
#Astrophysics
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
In her 1925 doctoral thesis, she proposed that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen & helium. Her work was foundational to modern astrophysics.
#Astronomy
#Astrophysics
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
September 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was a astronomer & astrophysicist who discovered what makes up stars. ✨
In her 1925 doctoral thesis, she proposed that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen & helium. Her work was foundational to modern astrophysics.
#Astronomy
#Astrophysics
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
In her 1925 doctoral thesis, she proposed that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen & helium. Her work was foundational to modern astrophysics.
#Astronomy
#Astrophysics
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
Beatrice Wood was an American artist and studio potter involved in the Dada movement in the United States; she founded and edited The Blind Man and Rongwrong magazines in New York City with French artist Marcel Duchamp and writer Henri-Pierre Roché in 1917.
#Dada
#Lusterware
#MamaOfDada
#WyrdWomen
#Dada
#Lusterware
#MamaOfDada
#WyrdWomen
September 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Beatrice Wood was an American artist and studio potter involved in the Dada movement in the United States; she founded and edited The Blind Man and Rongwrong magazines in New York City with French artist Marcel Duchamp and writer Henri-Pierre Roché in 1917.
#Dada
#Lusterware
#MamaOfDada
#WyrdWomen
#Dada
#Lusterware
#MamaOfDada
#WyrdWomen
Berenice Abbott was an American photographer best known for her portraits of cultural figures of the interwar period, NYC photographs of architecture and urban design of the 1930s, and science interpretation of the 1940s to the 1960s.
#ChangingNewYork
#NYC
#Photography
#UrbanDesign
#WyrdWomen
#ChangingNewYork
#NYC
#Photography
#UrbanDesign
#WyrdWomen
September 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Berenice Abbott was an American photographer best known for her portraits of cultural figures of the interwar period, NYC photographs of architecture and urban design of the 1930s, and science interpretation of the 1940s to the 1960s.
#ChangingNewYork
#NYC
#Photography
#UrbanDesign
#WyrdWomen
#ChangingNewYork
#NYC
#Photography
#UrbanDesign
#WyrdWomen
September 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
September 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Florine Stettheimer was an American modernist painter, feminist, theatrical designer, poet, and salonnière. She made the first feminist nude self-portrait. She and her sisters hosted a salon that attracted members of the avant-garde.
#AvartGarde
#NakedyNudes
#FeministArt
#SheDidItFirst
#WyrdWomen
#AvartGarde
#NakedyNudes
#FeministArt
#SheDidItFirst
#WyrdWomen
September 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Florine Stettheimer was an American modernist painter, feminist, theatrical designer, poet, and salonnière. She made the first feminist nude self-portrait. She and her sisters hosted a salon that attracted members of the avant-garde.
#AvartGarde
#NakedyNudes
#FeministArt
#SheDidItFirst
#WyrdWomen
#AvartGarde
#NakedyNudes
#FeministArt
#SheDidItFirst
#WyrdWomen
Florine Stettheimer was an American modernist painter, feminist, theatrical designer, poet, and salonnière.
#CrystalFlowers
#CathedralsOfNYC
#FeministArt
#WyrdWomen
#CrystalFlowers
#CathedralsOfNYC
#FeministArt
#WyrdWomen
September 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Florine Stettheimer was an American modernist painter, feminist, theatrical designer, poet, and salonnière.
#CrystalFlowers
#CathedralsOfNYC
#FeministArt
#WyrdWomen
#CrystalFlowers
#CathedralsOfNYC
#FeministArt
#WyrdWomen
The wyrd sisters spin the web of wyrd and weave the loom of life, they do not thereby determine it … the wyrd sisters simply express the will of wyrd. And so do we. ~ Brian Bates
September 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The wyrd sisters spin the web of wyrd and weave the loom of life, they do not thereby determine it … the wyrd sisters simply express the will of wyrd. And so do we. ~ Brian Bates
September 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM