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#OnThisDay, 2 Apr 1917, Jeanette Rankin is sworn in, becoming the first woman to sit in the US Congress. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

“Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation."#OnThisDay, 31 Mar 1776, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John Adams, who was drafting the Declaration of Independence. He declined her suggestions.#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 30 Mar 1982, Bertha Wilson was sworn in to the Canadian Supreme Court. She is the first woman appointed to sit on it.When she had started at law school in 1955, she was reportedly advised to 'take up crocheting' instead.Her 1988 ruling decriminalised abortion in Canada.#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #CanadianHistory #Histodons

#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

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

#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

#OnThisDay, 21 Mar 1945, Hannie Schaft, an active member of the Dutch resistance known as "the girl with the red hair", was arrested at a German checkpoint in Haarlem. She was later executed, allegedly saying "I shoot better" after the first attempt to shoot her missed.#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WW2 #DutchHistory #Histodons

@CarveHerName Alaska, where men are men.And women win the Iditarod.

#OnThisDay, 13 Mar 1990, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot became the provisional president of Haiti. She was the first woman to hold the role. She stabilised the country for long enough for it to hold a free and fair election.“I accepted the position in the name of Haitian women. I did it as a service to my country. I did it with love and determination.”#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #CaribbeanHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 12 Mar 1994, the first 32 women are ordained as priests in the Church of England. Angela Berners-Wilson was the very first.#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #EnglishHistory #Histodons

Came across this essay this morning and think it is worth sharing. We can not talk enough about the achievements of all the great women out there!https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.09077Celebrating Women in Mathematicsby Diana T. Stoeva #math #academicChater #womeninStem #womenInHistory

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