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9 Women Who Were Written Out of History BooksFrom female scientists whose work was credited to men to ancient high priestesses, these women changed history—but were also often overlooked by it.https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/women-who-were-written-out-of-history-books?utm_source=RSSFanny Mendelssohn#womenshistorymonth #history

Via Ron Carter #Women's #History Month #usa #jazz #musicTo honor the extraordinary contributions of women in jazz—artists whose creativity, resilience, and innovation have helped shape the music from its earliest days to the present. This 1948 photo (courtesy of FPG Archive and Getty Images)

"A Clergyman In A Scrape"March 27, 1886#History #OTD #NewYork #1880s

@gutenberg_org Strange how she later became a nazi after writing this

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d1drzgxzyo#history #hoi4

From the article:For four centuries, seven European nations including the UK enslaved and trafficked more than 15 million Africans across the Atlantic. The scale of the chattel slavery was such that 18th and 19th-century abolitionists coined the term “crime against humanity” to describe it. Historians have also linked wealth from enslavement to mass industrialisation in the west.“When it’s framed as a trade, it distorts the reality,” said Jasmine Mickens, a postgraduate student of history and government at Harvard University. “It was not a consensual joint business enterprise.”

Here’s how audio files look when played in Ivory: #podcasting

Pepys ‘curated’ letters to conceal being offered enslaved boy as bribeCambridge University historian uncovers letter to diarist who was a naval official in 1670shttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/26/samuel-pepys-curated-letters-to-conceal-being-offered-enslaved-boy-as-bribe-research?CMP=share_btn_urlThe actual #OpenAccess research:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/historical-journal/article/samuel-pepys-the-african-companies-and-the-archives-of-slavery-16601689/C3FD8D082C3E1048A21D23E46D19F78E#History #EnslavedHistory

@gjd Thank you, I'll check this out!

Aethelred I ruled the Kingdom of Wessex (southern England) from 865 to 871 and led the English resistance to the Viking invasions of Britain. #History #KingdomOfWessex #Anglo-SaxonWarfare #AlfredTheGreat #Anglo-Saxon #BattleOfAshdown #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-26063-en/

#OnThisDay, 26 Mar 1974, Gaura Devi and 27 village women prevent the logging of trees in the village of Rini in the Himalayas. They confront armed men from the lumber company and hug the trees to stop them being felled.https://carvehername.org.uk/women-fighting-deforestation-gaura-devi/#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory#Histodons

@CarveHerName I've been there, about 9 years ago. Seeing those machines (and the statue of Turing) was so impressive.

Plewman was executed at Dachau in Sept 1944. She posthumously received the Croix Du Guerre and the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct. A street in Marseilles is named after her.2/2

@HamonWryand then so did technology

@CarveHerName - Impressive; A real Hero helping her country.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP126-Iran.mp3Because he tried to stay neutral during WWII, Reza Shah Pahlavi was forced to abdicate in favor of his son, the Shah of Iran#history #Iran

Is history that makes you feel good about your culture even history?#History

#OnThisDay, 22 March 1982, around 250 people blockade Greenham Common airbase in the UK. 34 are arrested. It was the first mass non-violent protest by the Greenham Common peace women.Photo: Paula Allen.Read more: https://carvehername.org.uk/greenham-women-22-march-1982/#WomenInHistory #History #WomensHistoryMonth #BritishHistory #Histodons

@ObsidianUrbex It looks very beautiful, graceful and quiet now but back in the day it was anything but quiet. Imagine no trees in the squares, lots of open spaces, people everywhere, public transport, taxis honking. Streets filled with sunlight. This is how I remember Tskhaltubo.

@ObsidianUrbex For some reason, the first picture reminds me a lot of the deeper levels of the classic Portal 2 videogame. It feels as if these floor plates mark places which will be covered by one of the gels which are introduced in these levels.