👑 Theodora: Detail from the 6th-century mosaic "Empress Theodora and Her Court" in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.
📷 Photo by The Yorck Project.
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👑 A 19th-century illustration by Achille Devéria of Queen Nzinga (aka Zingha) of Matamba (l. c. 1583-1663), a kingdom that ruled in what is today Angola. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: Married two kings, went on crusade, rebelled against her husband, imprisoned for 16 years, outlived them all. Died at 82. Medieval power personified. #HistoricalWomen
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♀️ Happy International Women's Day to all the amazing women of the past and present!
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Julie Taymor became the first woman to win a Tony for directing. But I'm thinking about Julie d'Aubigny again. The opera singer who dueled. Always thinking about her. #HistoricalWomen
➡️ Read more about Women in World War I here: www.worldhistory.org/article/2905/women-in-wo...
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👑 On this day in 1901: Queen Victoria dies shortly after a stroke at her holiday retreat, Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Alexander Bassano and Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
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Sitt al-Mulk ruled the Fatimid Caliphate in the 11th century. Brilliant politician, possibly had her brother assassinated. History is... complicated. And fascinating. #HistoricalWomen #Medieval
👑 On this day in 1536: Catherine of Aragon dies at the age of 50 from cancer.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
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Zenobia of Palmyra declared herself Empress of the East, conquered Egypt, challenged Rome. It took Emperor Aurelian himself to stop her. 3rd century power move. #HistoricalWomen #Ancient
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✨ Egyptian Priestess Takushit.
Copper alloy with precious metal inlay statue of Egyptian priestess Takushit. 25th Dynasty, c. 670 BCE. Found near Alexandria. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.
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The book sparked outrage. Critics called her a 'hyena in petticoats' and warned she would disrupt the social order. She remained undeterred. #historicalwomen
Khutulun, Mongolian warrior princess, would only marry a man who could beat her in wrestling. She remained undefeated and accumulated 10,000 horses. Icon. #HistoricalWomen
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Julie d'Aubigny, 17th century: Opera singer, sword fighter, duelist. Kissed a woman at a ball, got challenged to duels by 3 men, beat them all. Then joined a convent. Queen behavior. #HistoricalWomen
A specialist in portraiture, Sofonisba was renowned for her pioneering ability to present uniquely lifelike, psychologically astute depictions of her subjects.
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Despite relentless criticism and public scorn, Arenal kept writing. She became Spain's leading voice for women's rights until her death in 1893. #historicalwomen
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Books where women take their rightful place... centre stage!
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➡️ Read more about Razia Sultan here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Razia_Sultan/
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➡️ Read more about Mary, Queen of Scots here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary_Queen_of_Scots/
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➡️ Read more about the Women in the Russian Revolution here: www.worldhistory.org/article/2770/women-in-th...
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Can you name these 3 historical women and this goddess?
(Writing poems for a biomythography project, and the first one is published)--
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Who was Ada Lovelace? Find out her unexpected contribution to history in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/ada-lovelace ( #AdaLovelace, #USHistory, #history, #CharlesBabbage, #historical, #women, #historicalWomen, #WomenInHistory, #successfulWomen, #WomensStudies)
