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Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · Apr 3

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HER-Stories of the contributions of women to humanity, culture, and civilization. HER-story is HIS-story. Weekly Shorts and Videos (Some silent presentations)

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Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · Sep 26

Pioneering Aviatrix Harriet Quimby was the first American Woman to receive a pilot’s license and the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel. #womenshistory

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · Jul 18

Louise Marie Thérèse also known as the Black Nun of Moret, was a Benedictine nun rumoured to be of French royal descent.

She is allegedly the daughter of Queen Maria Theresa of Spain, but most historians believe she is the daughter of King Louis XIV.

#EuropeanRoyalHistory
#womenshistory

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · Jul 17

Emilia Lanier (born Aemilia Bassano; 1569–1645) was the first woman to establish herself as a professional poet through her volume of poems Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (Hail, God, King of the Jews, 1611).

#womenshistory
#skystorians

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · Jun 12

Retired U.S. Army Major General, Heidi Virginia Brown was the first woman to command an air defense battalion, the first woman to command an air defense artillery brigade, and the first woman to command a brigade, the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade, in combat.

#womenshistory

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · Jun 8

Actress Marie Windsor was known for her femme fetale characters in classic Hollywood noir films, such as Force of Evil (1948) and The Killing (1956) .

She is also known as the “Queen of B Movies” because she was the female lead in more B movies than any other actress.

#classichollywood

Publicity photo of Marie Windsor for the United Artists feature The Killing (1956). Public Domain.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 6

Dr. Valerie L. Thomas invented the illusion transmitter. She received a patent for this invention in 1980.

She was also responsible for developing the digital media formats that image processing systems used in the early years of NASA’s Landsat program.
#BlackHerstory #BlackHistory #Blacksky

Dr. Valerie Thomas in 1979 standing with a stack of early Landsat Computer Compatible Tapes (CCTs). Thomas was responsible for the development of early Landsat digital media formatting. Public Domain. NASA.

Associate chief of the NASA Space Data Operations Office, data scientist Valerie L. Thomas (circa August 1996). Public Domain. NASA.

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Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 30

Author, seamstress, and activist Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was the personal dressmaker and confidante to former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln.

She owned her own dressmaking business, received 27 patents, and wrote and published her autobiography.

#womenshistory

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 30

Janet Reno was an American lawyer and public official who served as 78th United States Attorney General from 1993-2001 under the Presidency of Bill Clinton.

She was the second longest serving attorney general after William Wirt and the first woman to serve in the position.

#womenshistory

Janet Reno, 1938-07-21, 78th Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001) photo taken between circa 1993 and circa 2001. Department of Justice. Public Domain.

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 25

Sobekneferu or Neferusobek was Ancient Egypt’s first confirmed Queen Regnant or “female king” and the last pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty and Middle Kingdom.

She reigned 3 years, 10 months, and 24 days, according to the Egyptian Turin Canon or Turin King’s List.

#ancienthistory
#womenshistory

The Head of queen Neferusobek, Berlin Egyptian Museum 14475 (lost in WWII). Photo by Hedwig Fechheimer (1871-1942), From Die Plastik der Ägypter, Berlin 1914, pl. 57

https://archive.org/details/plastikagypter00fech

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 24

Hatshepsut was the sixth pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty. She was the great royal wife of Pharaoh Thutmose II.

First, she ruled as a regent then as a female regent from circa 1479 BC until 1458 BC.

She was Egypt's second woman who ruled in her own right.

#ancientegypt
#womenshistory

Statue of Hatshepsut wearing the Nemes headdress of the Pharaoh. circa 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 22

Cuban American Loretta Janet Velazquez disguised herself as "Lieutenant Harry Buford"and served as a confederate officer and spy during the Civil War.

#americancivilwar
#womenshistory

Loreta Janeta Velazquez a.k.a. "Lieutenant Harry Buford". A Cuban woman who donned Confederate garb and served as a Confederate officer and spy during the American Civil War. Public Domain. Wikimedia Commons.

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 22

Army nurse, Clara Maass volunteered as a contract nurse during the Spanish American War for the U.S. Army.

For her service, Clara was the first nurse to have a hospital named in her honor.

In 1976, she was inducted into the National Nursing Hall of Fame in 1976.

#womenshistory
#nursing

American Army Nurse Clara Maass. Born: June 28, 1876 Died: August 24, 1901. Public Domain.

A 13¢ US postage stamp in Maass' honor. The caption reads "She gave her life".Public Domain.

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 22

Philippa D. Schuyler was a child prodigy, concert pianist, composer, and journalist.

By age four, she was performing piano recitals and radio broadcasts.

She became the youngest member of the National Association for American Composers and Conductors at only 11 years old!

#womenshistory

Philippa Duke Schuyler (August 2, 1931 – May 9, 1967) was an American,m child prodigy, concert pianist, composer, author, and journalist.

The daughter of black journalist, George Samuel Schuyler and white Texan heiress, Josephine Schuyler, Philippa became famous in the 1930s because of her talent and intellect.

By age four, Phillipa was publicly performing piano recitals and radio broadcasts. She performed two recitals at the New York World’s Fair at age eight and won numerous musical competitions including the New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts at Carnegie Hall. She became the youngest member of the National Association for American Composers and Conductors at only 11 years old!

Philipa struggled with racism and self acceptance as a biracial woman. She passed away in 1967 in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam while on an evacuation mission of Vietnamese orphans from Da Nang. She survived the crash, however she drowned because of she could not swim.

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 21

Models of The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
#ancienthistory

Model of the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus

This model of the Temple of Artemis, at Miniatürk Park, Istanbul, Turkey, attempts to recreate the probable appearance of the third temple.

Attribution: Zee Prime

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miniaturk_009.jpg

Model of The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus also known as the Temple of Diana, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

Built in the sixth century B.C. in Ephesus, Turkey to honor, Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt.

A cedar wood statue of the Greek goddess Artemis who was known as Diana to the Romans stood inside.

Photo Credit: Childcraft: The How and Why Library (1967) Places To Know, Vol. 14, This small-scale model of this ancient wonder was constructed by the Creative Studios of Sawyer’s Inc., Portland Oregon.

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 19

English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale is the founder
of modern nursing.

She provided the blueprint to improving hygiene and living conditions for healthcare facilities.

#FlorenceNightingale
#WomensHistoryMonth

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 19

Tomb wall depicting Queen Nefertari, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Rameses II
Date circa 1298-1235 BCE

#ancientegyptianart
#ancienthistory

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 19

Throughout history, women have been instrumental in shaping the fields of medicine and science, with notable contributions dating back to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome!

Learn about these remarkable women and their contributions, follow Wonderful World of Herstory on YouTube.

#womenshistory

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 19

Sybil Ludington was a 16-years-old when she rode 40 miles from her hometown Fredericksburg, New York to Putnam County, New York.

She rallied 400 militiamen under the command of her father Colonel Ludington, after British forces raided the Continental Army’s supply depot.

#revolutionarywar

Sybil (or Sibbell) Ludington (April 5, 1761 – February 26, 1839) was a young 16-year-old revolutionary war heroine.

Legend says she rode 40 miles from her hometown in Fredericksburg, New York through Putnam County, New York.

Once she arrived, she rallied approximately 400 militiamen under the command of her father, Colonel Henry Ludington, after British forces raided Danbury, Connecticut for the Continental Army’s supply depot.

It is said that Sybil was congratulated by General George Washington for her bravery.

Photo: Close up of another Sybil Ludington statue at the Offner museum at Brookgreen Gardens; Myrtle Beach, SC.

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 19

Giantess Anna Haining Swan-Bates was the tallest woman who ever lived.

She grew up to be 7ft 11 inches tall. Her parents and 12 siblings were of average height.

She married the “Kentucky Giant” Martin Van Buren Bates who was 7ft 9 inches tall.

Anna had two children with Martin.

#giantpeople

Giantess Anna Haining Swan-Bates with her parents.Public Domain

Anna’s husband, Martin Van Buren Bates standing in uniform. Public Domain.

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 19

Marie-Sophie Germain was a distinguished French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher.

As one of the pioneers of the elasticity theory, she received the grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her essay on elasticity.

#womeninSTEM
#womenshistory

Marie-Sophie Germain (April 1, 1776 – June 27, 1831) was a distinguished French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and pioneer in elasticity theory.

She received the grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her essay on elasticity.

Despite facing opposition from her parents and society due to her gender, she pursued self-education through her father's library and sought guidance from esteemed mathematicians such as Lagrange, Legendre, and Gauss. Unfortunately, she was unable to establish a mathematical career, instead working independently.

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Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 19

Computer scientist, mathematician, and U.S. Navy rear admiral, Grace Hopper was a pioneer in computer programming.

She theorized machine-independent programming languages then created the FLOW-MATIC programming language and COBOL, a high-level programming language still in use.

#womeninSTEM

American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral Grace Murray Brewster Hopper (1906-1992) was a pioneer in computer programming.

She was the first person to:

✅Devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages, and used this theory to develop the FLOW-MATIC programming language and COBOL, an early high-level programming language still in use today.

✅She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer.

✅She is credited with writing the first computer manua calledl, “A Manual of Operation for the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator.”

#womenshistory

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Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 19

Virginia Hill was an American organized
crime figure.

During the 1930s she became an outfit courier for the Chicago Outfit Crime Organization in which she passed messages between mobsters.

She was most famous for being the girlfriend of Bugsey Siegel.

#bugseysiegel
#womenshistory

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 18

Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979) was an American physicist and chemist known for her work on surface chemistry, in particular her invention of "invisible" or nonreflective glass while employed at General Electric.

#womeninventors

In 1926, she was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in physics from the University of Cambridge.

Photo Description: In 1938, when this publicity photograph was taken, physicist Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979) worked at General Electric Research Laboratories, where she did important research in surface chemistry and thin films. She received the American Chemical Society's Garvan Medal in 1951.

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 18

Ruth Marianna Mosko Handler is the creator and inventor of Barbie.

#womeninventors
#barbiedoll

Photo Description: Ruth Handler, executive of Mattel Toy company, posing with collection of Barbie dolls, 1961 Original Caption: CAREER WOMAN--Mrs. Elliott Handler, executive of Mattel Toy, Inc., smiles easily despite pressures of operating a $25 million-a-year business. She has been named outstanding Business Woman of Year.

Wonderful World of Herstory @worldofherstory.bsky.social · May 18

Caresse Crosby born Mary Phelps Jacob (1892-1970) was the inventor of the first successful modern bra.
#womeninventors
#womenshistory

Caresse Crosby born Mary Phelps Jacob (1892-1970) was the inventor of the first modern bra.

Patent design for a "backless brassiere" by Mary Phelps Jacob (1914).