Alpha Kitty
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#womenshistory | #womenartists | #WomenInMusic
Rise Up America, Rise Up!
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
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
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
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
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
11/23/1863 — b. Katharine Pyle, American artist, author, and poet. Children’s writer, illustrator; she wrote over 50 children’s books and was one of the most prolific writers from the state of Delaware #womenshistory #womenartists #womenwriters #womensart #illustration #KidLit #KidSky #BOTD
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
11/23/1863 — b. Katharine Pyle, American artist, author, and poet. Children’s writer, illustrator; she wrote over 50 children’s books and was one of the most prolific writers from the state of Delaware #womenshistory #womenartists #womenwriters #womensart #illustration #KidLit #KidSky #BOTD
11/22/1889 — b. Dorothy Draper, American interior designer, author. Creator of the #ModernBaroque style; an early wmn leader in the male-dominated construction industry. Wrote the influential book,“Decorating is Fun! How to Be Your Own Decorator”(1939) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #design
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
11/22/1889 — b. Dorothy Draper, American interior designer, author. Creator of the #ModernBaroque style; an early wmn leader in the male-dominated construction industry. Wrote the influential book,“Decorating is Fun! How to Be Your Own Decorator”(1939) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #design
11/21/1933 — b. Jean Shepard, American singer, songwriter. A pioneer of country music; prolific songwriter, and country singer. Grand Ole Opry star, Country Music Hall of Famer, and the first female member of the Grand Ole Opry #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #CountrySky #BOTD
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
11/21/1933 — b. Jean Shepard, American singer, songwriter. A pioneer of country music; prolific songwriter, and country singer. Grand Ole Opry star, Country Music Hall of Famer, and the first female member of the Grand Ole Opry #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #CountrySky #BOTD
11/20/1797 — b. Mary Buckland, English paleontologist, marine biologist,fossil geologist + scientific illustrator. Labelled+constructed fossils for OxfordU Mus Nat Hist; contributor—husband writings, added notes, edited his works primarily uncredited #womenshistory #womenartists #WomenInSTEM #SciSky
![Lithograph of ‘Teeth and bones found in Kent’s Hole, near Torquay, Devon, 1824’, by Mary Morland [later Mary Buckland], printed by Charles Hullmandel and published by John Murray, 1825. (LDGSL/56/1/5/1) | ©The Geological Society of London](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ix2ohylpgaqbgp7wfmtujeoh/bafkreicg6clnfhhkj34k3gtvl7avuoqettzqfhhw3oixqvmphwqmjqhjeu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
11/20/1797 — b. Mary Buckland, English paleontologist, marine biologist,fossil geologist + scientific illustrator. Labelled+constructed fossils for OxfordU Mus Nat Hist; contributor—husband writings, added notes, edited his works primarily uncredited #womenshistory #womenartists #WomenInSTEM #SciSky
11/19/1847 — b. Mary Hallock Foote, American artist and author. Illustrator of books and magazines; her woodcut illustrations were in many popular books of the day. Eventually her work led her to pen descriptions and write fiction #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #womenwriters #booksky
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
11/19/1847 — b. Mary Hallock Foote, American artist and author. Illustrator of books and magazines; her woodcut illustrations were in many popular books of the day. Eventually her work led her to pen descriptions and write fiction #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #womenwriters #booksky
11/18/1882 — b. Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian opera singer and pianist. Coloratura soprano; a popular early 20th century coloratura vocalist, she sold an exceptional number of gramophone records #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #opera #BOTD
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
11/18/1882 — b. Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian opera singer and pianist. Coloratura soprano; a popular early 20th century coloratura vocalist, she sold an exceptional number of gramophone records #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #opera #BOTD
11/16/1903 — b. Barbara McLean, American film editor. Pioneer female film editor with 62 film credits (1930s-50s); 20th Century Pictures’ most prominent film editor. When Darryl F. Zanuck became the head of 20th Century Fox he made her editor-in-chief #womenshistory #WomenInFilm #film #BOTD
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
11/16/1903 — b. Barbara McLean, American film editor. Pioneer female film editor with 62 film credits (1930s-50s); 20th Century Pictures’ most prominent film editor. When Darryl F. Zanuck became the head of 20th Century Fox he made her editor-in-chief #womenshistory #WomenInFilm #film #BOTD
November 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
11/15/1887 — b. Georgia O’Keeffe, American artist. A major figure in American art; modernist painter who revolutionized modern art. The first woman retrospective show at the Museum of Modern Art (1970), Medal of Freedom (1976), Medal of the Arts (1985) #womenshistory #womenartists #womenrsart #BOTD
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
11/15/1887 — b. Georgia O’Keeffe, American artist. A major figure in American art; modernist painter who revolutionized modern art. The first woman retrospective show at the Museum of Modern Art (1970), Medal of Freedom (1976), Medal of the Arts (1985) #womenshistory #womenartists #womenrsart #BOTD
Very true! This American boy band came together as a fluke @deadboys.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Very true! This American boy band came together as a fluke @deadboys.bsky.social
11/14/1805 — b. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, American composer, pianist. Composed an impressive body of music, 450+ works. Her earlier works were published under her brother Felix Mendelssohn’s name making it impossible to know how many works she created #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #BOTD
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
11/14/1805 — b. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, American composer, pianist. Composed an impressive body of music, 450+ works. Her earlier works were published under her brother Felix Mendelssohn’s name making it impossible to know how many works she created #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #BOTD
11/13/1906 — b. Eva Zeisel, Hungarian-American artist, industrial designer. Legendary ceramicist; created modernist designs for both dinnerware and home furnishings, enjoyed a 75 year career #womenshistory #womensartists #womensart #design #BOTD
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
11/13/1906 — b. Eva Zeisel, Hungarian-American artist, industrial designer. Legendary ceramicist; created modernist designs for both dinnerware and home furnishings, enjoyed a 75 year career #womenshistory #womensartists #womensart #design #BOTD
11/12/1925 — b. Agnes Nanogak Goose, Inuit-Canadian artist. Printmaker, illustrator and graphic artist; executed hundreds of drawings primarily on the theme of or to record myths, fables, legends and shamans. Numerous works were reproduced as prints (1967-05) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
11/12/1925 — b. Agnes Nanogak Goose, Inuit-Canadian artist. Printmaker, illustrator and graphic artist; executed hundreds of drawings primarily on the theme of or to record myths, fables, legends and shamans. Numerous works were reproduced as prints (1967-05) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart
11/11/1993 — The Vietnam Women’s Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. The memorial honors 265,000 women who served during the Vietnam War #womenshistory #VeteransDay #military #VietnamWar
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
11/11/1993 — The Vietnam Women’s Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. The memorial honors 265,000 women who served during the Vietnam War #womenshistory #VeteransDay #military #VietnamWar
11/11/1876 — b. Ellen Pyle, American artist. Illustrator (1920s-30s), noted for capturing the glamour of the flapper era. Created 40 covers for “The Saturday Evening Post”; illustrations for ”Literary Digest” + many other magazines; 10 Berta Ruck book covers #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
11/11/1876 — b. Ellen Pyle, American artist. Illustrator (1920s-30s), noted for capturing the glamour of the flapper era. Created 40 covers for “The Saturday Evening Post”; illustrations for ”Literary Digest” + many other magazines; 10 Berta Ruck book covers #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart
Moment of Silence Many still bow their heads in remembrance at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month #VeteransDay #RemembranceDay #MomentOfSilence
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Moment of Silence Many still bow their heads in remembrance at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month #VeteransDay #RemembranceDay #MomentOfSilence