Alpha Kitty
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Artist + Historian @Wikipatia, sister X-itter archives feministory.bsky.social + STEMfem.bsky.social + Writer + Musician +
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Rise Up America, Rise Up!
Independent Publisher, Alpha Kitty, Ltd.
#womenshistory | #womenartists | #WomenInMusic
Rise Up America, Rise Up!
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The fight for fair representation is a generational commitment and we are here for the long haul.
Work like this is only possible because of donations from people like you. Please consider giving to help us continue to empower voters and defend democracy lwvohio.salsalabs.org/lwvogivingtuesday2025
Work like this is only possible because of donations from people like you. Please consider giving to help us continue to empower voters and defend democracy lwvohio.salsalabs.org/lwvogivingtuesday2025
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The fight for fair representation is a generational commitment and we are here for the long haul.
Work like this is only possible because of donations from people like you. Please consider giving to help us continue to empower voters and defend democracy lwvohio.salsalabs.org/lwvogivingtuesday2025
Work like this is only possible because of donations from people like you. Please consider giving to help us continue to empower voters and defend democracy lwvohio.salsalabs.org/lwvogivingtuesday2025
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12/1/1761 — b. Anna Marie Grosholtz (Marie Tussaud), French artist. Wax sculptor of lifelike celebrity figures + the founder of Madame Tussauds museum of wax figures in London, England #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #celebrities #culture #BOTD
December 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
12/1/1761 — b. Anna Marie Grosholtz (Marie Tussaud), French artist. Wax sculptor of lifelike celebrity figures + the founder of Madame Tussauds museum of wax figures in London, England #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #celebrities #culture #BOTD
11/30/1903 — b. Germaine Emilie Krebs (Madame Gres), French fashion designer, haute couturist. She began her own house under the name of Alix Barton (1934), then launched the House of Gres (1942) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #fashion #design #BOTD
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
11/30/1903 — b. Germaine Emilie Krebs (Madame Gres), French fashion designer, haute couturist. She began her own house under the name of Alix Barton (1934), then launched the House of Gres (1942) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #fashion #design #BOTD
11/29/1912 — b. Viola Smith, American drummer. Early professional female drummer; played swing, pop + orchestral music(1920s-75). Known as the“Fastest Girl Drummer in the World”(30s)+the original “Hep Girl” of the Swing+BigBand Era #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #DrummerSky #WmnWhoRock #BOTD
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
11/29/1912 — b. Viola Smith, American drummer. Early professional female drummer; played swing, pop + orchestral music(1920s-75). Known as the“Fastest Girl Drummer in the World”(30s)+the original “Hep Girl” of the Swing+BigBand Era #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #DrummerSky #WmnWhoRock #BOTD
11/29/1900 — b. Mildred "Axis Sally" Gillars, American broadcaster. American Nazi radio propagandist employed by the #ThirdReich in Nazi Germany to proliferate #propaganda during #WWII. Convicted of #treason by the U.S. following her post-war capture (1949). #womenshistory #radio #broadcasting #Nazi
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
11/29/1900 — b. Mildred "Axis Sally" Gillars, American broadcaster. American Nazi radio propagandist employed by the #ThirdReich in Nazi Germany to proliferate #propaganda during #WWII. Convicted of #treason by the U.S. following her post-war capture (1949). #womenshistory #radio #broadcasting #Nazi
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November 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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They all deserve to be berated like this 👏👏👏
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
They all deserve to be berated like this 👏👏👏
11/28/1894 — b. Mabel Alvarez, American artist. Modernist painter; executed oils and works on paper. An influencer of the California impressionism movement and Southern California Modernism #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #modernism #BOTD
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
11/28/1894 — b. Mabel Alvarez, American artist. Modernist painter; executed oils and works on paper. An influencer of the California impressionism movement and Southern California Modernism #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #modernism #BOTD
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The Spaceman was a fixture of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the 1950s.
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Spaceman was a fixture of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the 1950s.
11/26/1939 — b. Anne Mae Billock (Tina Turner), American singer, dancer, actor and author. Rhythm & blues, pop, rock and soul vocalist; enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist, also a singer in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #WmnWhoRock #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #BOTD
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
11/26/1939 — b. Anne Mae Billock (Tina Turner), American singer, dancer, actor and author. Rhythm & blues, pop, rock and soul vocalist; enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist, also a singer in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #WmnWhoRock #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #BOTD
11/26/1904 — b. Helen Duhamel, American broadcaster, bizwoman. Pioneer radio + TV broadcaster; built a regional broadcasting empire in western South Dakota. President, South Dakota Broadcasters Assn (1961), the first female president of a state #broadcasting assn #womenshistory #MusicSky #radio #TV
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
11/26/1904 — b. Helen Duhamel, American broadcaster, bizwoman. Pioneer radio + TV broadcaster; built a regional broadcasting empire in western South Dakota. President, South Dakota Broadcasters Assn (1961), the first female president of a state #broadcasting assn #womenshistory #MusicSky #radio #TV
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In memory of my mom … and far too many others who have lost their lives to domestic violence: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence #IDEVAW #Women #Girls #GunControl #Femicide
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Every day, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members | UN Women – Headquarters
In 2024, 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members – one every 10 minutes – according to data released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In memory of my mom … and far too many others who have lost their lives to domestic violence: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence #IDEVAW #Women #Girls #GunControl #Femicide
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11/25/1936 — b. Trisha Brown, American avant-garde + postmodernist choreographer + dancer. Explored pure movement; co-founder of the experimental Judson Dance Theater (1962). Co-founder, Grand Union (1970-76); founder of the all-wmn Trisha Brown Dance Co (1970) #womenshistory #dance #DanceSky #BOTD
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
11/25/1936 — b. Trisha Brown, American avant-garde + postmodernist choreographer + dancer. Explored pure movement; co-founder of the experimental Judson Dance Theater (1962). Co-founder, Grand Union (1970-76); founder of the all-wmn Trisha Brown Dance Co (1970) #womenshistory #dance #DanceSky #BOTD
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Joni Mitchell's incredible impact on music will be celebrated at the Juno Awards with a lifetime achievement honour.
Joni Mitchell to get lifetime achievement Juno, Nelly Furtado joins Hall of Fame
Joni Mitchell's incredible impact on music will be celebrated at the Juno Awards with a lifetime achievement honour.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Joni Mitchell's incredible impact on music will be celebrated at the Juno Awards with a lifetime achievement honour.
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About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
11/24/1877 — b. Mary Quinn Sullivan, American art collector, arts educator, art patron, gallerist, author, trustee. Pioneer American + European #modernart collector; founding + honorary trustee #MOMA (1935). Art teacher in Queens, faculty member at Pratt Inst #womenshistory #arthistory #ArtSky #BOTD
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
11/24/1877 — b. Mary Quinn Sullivan, American art collector, arts educator, art patron, gallerist, author, trustee. Pioneer American + European #modernart collector; founding + honorary trustee #MOMA (1935). Art teacher in Queens, faculty member at Pratt Inst #womenshistory #arthistory #ArtSky #BOTD
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Jimmy Cliff, one of the greatest reggae singers of all time, has passed away
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November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Jimmy Cliff, one of the greatest reggae singers of all time, has passed away
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