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👑 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).

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #QueenNzinga #Angola #Africa #AfricanHistory #History #HistoricalWomen

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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)

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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! 

#InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #HistoricalWomen #History #StrongWomen #InspirationalWomen

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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

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From factory floors to the ballot box: Women's WWI revolution During the First World War (1914-18), as governments sought to field the largest armies possible and so conscripted millions of men to the fighting fronts, the role of women in society was greatly expanded...

➡️ Read more about Women in World War I here: www.worldhistory.org/article/2905/women-in-wo...

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Who was Ada Lovelace? Find out her unexpected contribution to history in the intellectual playground at worldsweirdestwebsite.com/ada-lovelace ( #AdaLovelace, #USHistory, #history, #CharlesBabbage, #historical, #women, #historicalWomen, #WomenInHistory, #successfulWomen, #WomensStudies)

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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. 

#QueenVictoria #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory #HistoricalWomen #Britain  #History

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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

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👑 On this day in 1536: Catherine of Aragon dies at the age of 50 from cancer. 

📝 Article by Mark Cartwright. 

#CatherineOfAragon #HistoricalWomen #Royalty #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory #Tudors #HenryVIII

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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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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)

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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. 

#Egypt #AncientEgypt #History #AncientHistory #HistoricalWomen

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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

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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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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)

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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

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A specialist in portraiture, Sofonisba was renowned for her pioneering ability to present uniquely lifelike, psychologically astute depictions of her subjects.

#Painting #Artist #HistoricalWomen

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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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Razia Sultan: The First Female Muslim Ruler of India Sultan Razia (Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din, r. 1236-1240) was one of the few women rulers in the Indian subcontinent and the first and only female Sultan of Delhi. Despite facing Herculean challenges...

➡️ Read more about Razia Sultan here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Razia_Sultan/ 

#Indian #HistoricalWomen #Delhi

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Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots was the queen of both Scotland (r. 1542-1567) and briefly, France (r. 1559-1560). Obliged to flee Scotland, the queen was imprisoned for 19 years by Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603...

➡️ Read more about Mary, Queen of Scots here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary_Queen_of_Scots/ 

#HistoricalWomen #Royalty

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Women in the Russian Revolution Women actively participated in the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the two revolutions of 1917, which deposed the tsar and established a Bolshevik government. Women worked both within the Bolsheviks...

➡️ Read more about the Women in the Russian Revolution here: www.worldhistory.org/article/2770/women-in-th...

#HistoricalWomen #Historical #HistoryBuffs #WorldHistoryEncyclopedia

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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)--

#5amwritersclub #poetry #historicalwomen

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