1/ The story of Semiramis was so incredible (to men) that later historians decided she must be a myth. She wasn't. Or, if she was, she the model was the very real: Shammuramat, regent of Assyria, 811 BC.

#difficultwomen #trailblazingwomen #historyofwomen

5th Duchess of Devonshire seated in black dress and holding her baby daughter ‘Little G’.

Does anyone have experience of using the Devonshire Collections Archive at Chatsworth House? All advice / recommendations welcome.

Excited to be there next week generously funded by #womensstudiesgroup

#eighteenthcentury
#dresshistory
#HistoryofPregnancy
#historyofWomen
#duchessofdevonshire

Archaeoethnologica: Spartan Women & Dissorder - Talk / Mulheres Espartanas e Dessorde - Palestra

+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/02/mulh...

#Antiquity #ClassicalStudies #AncientHistory #gender #Sparta #Greece #greek #historyofwomen #dissorder #ideology #talks #online #AncientBlueSky

Archaeoethnologica: Spartan Women & Dissorder - Talk / Mulheres Espartanas e Dessorde - Palestra

+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/02/mulh...

#Antiquity #ClassicalStudies #AncientHistory #gender #Sparta #Greece #greek #historyofwomen #dissorder #ideology #talks #online #AncientBlueSky

Archaeoethnologica: Spartan Women & Dissorder - Talk / Mulheres Espartanas e Dessorde - Palestra

+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/02/mulh...

#Antiquity #ClassicalStudies #AncientHistory #gender #Sparta #Greece #greek #historyofwomen #dissorder #ideology #talks #online #AncientBlueSky

The Victorian Baby Bottle That Doctors Called A "Murder Bottle" | Flipboard talesofthemiddleages.com - In the Victorian era of corsets, crinolines, and bustles, the idea of a self-feeding baby bottle was extremely appealing. I mean, can you imagine …

flip.it/DEh-0z What was once thought of as groundbreaking soon became banned from Britain to America, earning its nickname, the Murder Bottle. #flipboardusergroup #history #britishhistory #womenshistory #england #victorianera #babybottles #historyofwomen #americanhistory

CfP📢The History of Women Religious in Britain and Ireland Annual Conference
📆 11-12 June 2026 |🌍Queen Mary University (London)
⏰Deadline: 30 January 2026
🔗 historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...

#HistoryofWomen #ReligiousHistory #CFP #EarlyModern

Women of the Air Force | Exhibitions & Displays | Research | RAF Museum women, ATA, air transport auxiliary

Trump & Sec of Defense need to keep current on women serving in the military world wide. In Israel Defense Force women are drafted. In the UK RAF women are in most operational roles.

#women #History #FemaleWarriors #WomenintheArmy #HistoryofWomen #RAF

www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/onl...

The women who fought in the Mexican Revolution Who were Adelitas, the soldier women of the Mexican revolution who fought for equality on and off the battlefield?

Trump & Sec of Defense need to read a little history about women in the military.

#Women #FemaleWarriors #WomenintheArmy #HistoryofWomen #MexicanHistory #MexicanRevolution #history
mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/who-...

“Lady Death” of the Red Army: Lyudmila Pavlichenko Known to her enemies as “Lady Death,” Lyudmila Pavlichenko is recognized as the most successful female sniper in history with a total of 309 confirmed kills.

Trump & company need to read a little history.

#Women #History #FemaleWarriors #WomenintheArmy #HistoryofWomen

www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...

British scientist Archibald M. Low expected the 21st century to offer television machines, breakfast tubes, automatic sleep beds, wireless banking, moving sidewalks and one-piece suits made of artificial felt.
Here is a novel idea from the 1925 book “The Future.”
#WomenInSTEM #HistoryofWomen

🗓️ 19 July 1848: The Seneca Falls Convention opens in New York, launching the U.S. women’s rights movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s “Declaration of Sentiments” demanded equality. What would your declaration say today?
#HerStoryDaily #HistoryofWomen #HiddenHerStory

Gender & History Gender & History is a global gender studies journal publishing research on femininity, masculinity and gender across eras and territories.

Highly recommend this journal diving into gender history, culture, masculinity, femininity and other studies 🌺

#transhistory #historyofwomen #nonbinaryhistory #genderhistory #trans+

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468...

Clara Shortridge Foltz – Barrier Breaker — Los Angeles City Historical Society by Pebbla Wallace, LACHS Board Member Many of you may have heard the name Clara Shortridge Foltz as the name of the Criminal Courthouse building located downtown on Temple and Spring. Or maybe you ha...

Clara Shortridge Foltz, the first female lawyer on the West Coast, Hastings College of the Law refused her admission solely because she was a woman. Clara revolutionized justice by proposing the public defender system in 1893. #WomenInHistory #HistoryOfWomen
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We have been here a long time.
🔬
Can’t erase Dr. Young’s contributions to the fields of marine or cellular biology. Well, you can try, but we’re not going to let you.

#WomeninSTEM #biology #historyofwomen

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Here are some of the women from Amsterdam's Black history who we find fascinating.

#womensmonth #womensday #womenshistory #historyofwomen #blackhistory #amsterdam

It was so much fun talking women in history last night! #sheilachappelle #hurricanegirls🌪️ #womeninhistory #historyofwomen #women

Join us for an incredible show tonight! #sheilachappelle #hurricanegirls🌪️ #womeninhistory #historyofwomen #women

Don't give up,
'cause you have friends
Don't give up, you're not beaten yet
Don't give up, I know you can make it good
( Peter Gabriel )
#photography #dontgiveup
#statue
#sculpture
#historyofwomen
#strongwomen #blueskycommunity #nikonphotography #nikon
#friends

Forum Club - Wikipedia

Am looking for any information on The Forum Club (a club for women) around 1919. Anyone know if there are any resources out there? [wiki entry for ref] http://ow.ly/ULLa30lo9I6 #Twitterhistorians #Twitterstorians #women #womenhistory #historyofwomen