Great book highlighting a woman from history each day. Looking for simple feminism learn about a trailblazing woman each day. Usually omitted from other history books.

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Oslo 1923: Alexandra Kollontai, Diplomatin der Sowjetregierung – die erste weltweit – in Norwegen, mit Marcel Body in ihrem Arbeitszimmer. Foto: Eivind Enger/Oslo Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0

Alexandra Kollontai, heute 1872 geboren, erkannte in der Verknüpfung von unterschiedlichen Ausbeutungsverhältnissen die Ursache für die Unterdrückung von Frauen: »Die Unantastbarkeit des Privateigentums, das Fortbestehen des privaten Einfamilienhaushaltes, das zähe Überleben… /1

Alexandra Kollontai im Jahr 1927. Porträt vor einer konstruktivistisch anmutenden Grafik, die das Buchcover unserer Biografischen Miniatur »Alexandra Kollontai oder: Revolution für das Leben« von Katharina Volk von zitiert. Quelle Foto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-B2- 4295-12A

Happy Birthday, Alexandra Kollontai! Heute 1872 geboren, erste Ministerin und erste Diplomatin der Welt, neben Luxemburg & Zetkin sicher eine der bedeutendsten Revolutionärinnen im 20. Jh. Bis heute werden ihre Werke vom Kanon der Geschichtswissenschaft ignoriert, ihre Ideen… /1

Moving between grassroots activism and institutional spaces, she examines how feminist health collectives sought to transform medical knowledge, challenge reproductive oppression, and reimagine relationships between bodies, communities, and care.

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The bloomer costume, popularized by Amelia Bloomer, challenged restrictive 19th century fashion. Though widely mocked in newspapers, bloomers became a bold symbol of dress reform and women’s growing independence.

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The Nursing Clio Editorial Collective's The Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice | Australian Women's History Network In this blog, Michael Stockwell reviews a new edited collection about the feminist academic blog, Nursing Clio, edited by the Nursing Clio Editorial Collective.

For IWD 2026, our wonderful Editorial Assistant Michael Stockwell has published a review of @nursingclio.bsky.social's excellent edited collection 💫

Read it below ⬇️
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Luisa Landová-Stychová was involved in organising a general strike for 14 October 1918, which turned into a mass pro-independence demonstration. She was one of the first 8 women elected to the Czech parliament after the formation of Czechoslovakia in 1918.
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Only 2️⃣ days left!!⏳
Meet our panelists and our newly announced addition, Pamela Sugiman (Toronto Metropolitan University)
For Part 1 of our 3-part webinar series!

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Join us for our 3-part webinar: From Resistance to Redesign

Together, we continue the legacy.

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Text image which says "For most of history, Anonymous was a woman." - Virginia Woolf Feminist Author & Literary Critic

For most of history, women created, thought, and shaped culture without credit.

“Anonymous” was rarely neutral.

Naming this is not resentment. It’s reclamation.

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The women of the ’60s seized these hard-won rights to forge economic independence and personal freedom. Their courage laid the foundation for future generations. History isn’t behind us, it’s a call to keep fighting for equality. #SocialJustice #FeministHistory

Join Vanesa Miseres for a discussion on feminist readings of war in Latin America, based on her latest book, Gender Battles: Latin American Women, War, and Feminism.

@vanesamiseres.bsky.social #GenderStudies #LatinAmericanStudies #FeministHistory

Eleanor Roosevelt pt 4: "Then remaining silent is cowardly." - Mythsogyny "If silence seems to give approval then remaining silent is cowardly." - Eleanor Roosevelt, My Day September 1944.And now, dear listeners, C takes us on a voyage through the final years of Eleanor's l...

Finally(!), we bring you part 4 of Eleanor Roosevelt: or, Yes, Healthcare is a Human Right, the UN Literally Voted For It. In this, Eleanor is freed of her cheating husband and does badass shit.

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The 1960s weren’t just a decade of change—they were a crucible for women’s liberation. Amid civil rights struggles, anti-war protests, and political unrest, women began standing up and speaking out. ✊ #WomensRights #FeministHistory

“Today in Women’s History”

Today we honor Simone de Beauvoir.

Her book *The Second Sex* cracked open modern feminism in 1949.

She didn’t just question the script.

She shredded it.

✨ Share if a book ever changed your life

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Emily Callaci, "Wages for Housework: The Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor" (Seal Press, 2025) - New Books Network

Wages for Housework: The Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor
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The dream wasn’t free.
It came with rules, costs, and courage.
This was the price of independence in 1950.

https://bit.ly/DustyRoadsBook

#DustyRoads #HiddenHistory #WomenInAviation
#WomensHistory #1950sWomen #FeministHistory

Stuck for a festive gift idea? Give the gift of Feminist History by joining HOWL's Friend's scheme! Supporting the critical work of collecting and publishing the memories of women who were involved in the Women’s Liberation Movement. howl-uk.org/join-the-how... ✊🖌️ #feministhistory #gift #HOWL

Gender Battles: Latin American Women, War, and Feminism moves beyond military narratives centred on men to highlight the powerful legacy of Latin American women journalists, memoirists, and activists in times of conflict.

Read more: bit.ly/48T1W5R

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Held between 20-24 October 1975, the World Congress for the International Women's Year in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) saw sex equality as inseparable from struggles against other systemic forms of violence, such as racism, colonialism, and global economic inequalities. #FeministHistory

A - Z of Contributors (to date) | HOWL Amanda Sebestyen The early days: jump-cuts and jostling reactions (November 2023) ‘THE WAY WE WROTE’ 1969-1989 (June 2025) Andrea Kim Valdez Art from Greenham Common 1981-82 (April 2024) The London Ho...

Want to know who's contributed their stories to the HOWL website so far? Visit our A-Z list of contributors and take a trip through women's history. howl-uk.org/about/a-z-of... Contribute your own story howl-uk.org/add-story/ #feministhistory #A-Z #contributions #womenshistory #radical #archive

MISMATCH: How I Became a Feminist | HOWL Sona’s mother was Finnish and her father Pakistani. She describes a difficult childhood, the racism she encountered, the positive influence of her Finnish family, and her feminist awakening which led ...

HOW I BECAME A FEMINIST. Read Sona Osman's compelling story of finding her feminism through racist London in the 1960s, and how her mixed heritage identity shaped her life experiences: howl-uk.org/mismatch-how... #HOWL #FeministHistory #identity #racism #Law

Ever wonder who lit the first match in the women’s movement? Dusty’s story holds the answer.

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Expect daily posts, bold facts, forgotten names, and unapologetic “She did THAT” energy.
Come for the receipts, stay for the “damn, I didn’t know THAT.”
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Born in 1759, Wollstonecraft watched her mother suffer domestic abuse. She saw how women's lack of education trapped them in dependency. #feministhistory

Share your voice! | HOWL Share your voice: HOWL aims to include as many as possible of the different ‘voices’ of women’s liberation in the UK.

Do you remember your first feminist meeting, protest, or publication? HOWL is gathering stories from 1960s–1990s activists across the UK & Ireland. Add yours: howl-uk.org/add-story/ 🕯️✍️ #ShareYourStory #feministhistory #HOWL

“Ancient Myths and Lesbian Legends” with Mara Gold Medusa, Medea, Artemis… we’ve all heard their stories before but what do they sound like when not told by (or centred on) men? Mara Gold, the sapphic scholar, is here to tell us all about these figures and about how there is always more than one side to a story and more than one reading to a myth. Come for the lesbian legends, stay for the witty witches and follow us @queerlitpodcast and @sapphic_scholar.   References Mara Gold’s Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men (2025) Mara Gold’s “Rebels Against the Tyranny of Men’: Women Performing Greek Comedy in Early Twentieth-Century Britain” in Women Creating Classics (2025)  https://mara-gold.com/ @sapphic_scholar Beyond the Binary Pitt Rivers Museum https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/beyond-the-binary Ashmolean Museum Rebellious Bodies audio tour  https://app.smartify.org/en-GB/tours/ashmolean-rebellious-bodies-tour?utm_campaign=ashmoleansmartifywebpage&utm_medium=webpagelink&utm_source=ashmoleanwebsite&utm_content=rebelliousbodiestour Smartify Hélène Cixous’ “The Laugh of the Medusa” (1975) Femme fatale Gorgons Apotropaic figure Athena Hera Natalie Haynes’ Stone Blind Madeleine Miller’s Circe Rosie Hewlett Pat Barker Madeleine Miller’s Circe Sirens Odyssey Durham Castle Hans Christian Andersen Selkie Demeter Penelope Medea Maenad Dionysus Bacchus True Blood Amazon Atalanta Nataly Barney Lesbos-en-Seine Artemis Double Slice https://doubleslice.studio/ Actaeon Callisto Zeus Aphrodite Jason Argonauts Glauce Suranne Jones Doctor Foster Gentleman Jack Children of Srikandi (2012) Hector and Hephaestus Radical Book Fair Lighthouse Books Edinburgh The Bookish Type Caper bookshop The Magicians Persephone Cassandra   Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: -      What is sapphism? -      What is classical reception? How is this relevant to Mara’s work? -      What are the archetypes that Mara uses to structure the book? Which one are you most interested in and why? -      What does Mara say about Srikandi and Srikandi’s role in LGBTQIA+ activism in Indonesia? -      How can we draw on ancient myths for queer activism today? What does Mara say about this? What are your thoughts? -      Do you have a favourite figure from mythology or legends?  

📣 New Podcast! "“Ancient Myths and Lesbian Legends” with Mara Gold" on @Spreaker #ancientmyth #artemis #diana #feministhistory #feministmythology #gorgon #greekmyth #lesbian #lesbianathena #lesbianhistory #lesbianmyth #medea #medusa #mythology #queer #queermonster #sapphic #sapphicscholar

Soft pastel portrait of Olympe de Gouges, an 18th-century French writer. She has pale powdered hair styled high with side curls, a calm expression, and wears a white shawl against a muted background.

In 1791, Olympe de Gouges rewrote France’s “Rights of Man” as the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen. “If women can mount the scaffold, they must be able to mount the rostrum.” On Nov 3, 1793, she was guillotined. #VoicesFromHistory #FeministHistory

🕯️🧹Halloween Special | Witches Familiars 🧹🕯️ podcast now live! 🎧 I was invited on @nationaltrust.org.uk podcast to discuss witches’ familiars & share some darker stories of loving pets in the past… 🐈‍⬛🧙🏻‍♀️💜

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Beyond Sugar and Spice - Interlude II: The Erased Egg When Theology Became Biology - How Early Science Reinforced the Myth of Male Creation

Reclaiming equality in creation means seeing that life has never belonged to one side.
Creation is shared — in biology, in art, in thought.
We just need to unpick the old stories that taught us otherwise.
Read: The Erased Egg →
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