Patty L.oves History
@phantompatty.bsky.social
I just want to talk about history and politics most of the time. But no DMs or solicitations, please. 💙💛💙💛💙💛
Picked up this book of poetry, only to discover that the bookmark was another book of poetry!
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Picked up this book of poetry, only to discover that the bookmark was another book of poetry!
It’s a damn shame that they’re allowed to exploit workers for their own benefit. If they can’t control their own greedy impulses, then we need a plan to TAX THE RICH.
November 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
It’s a damn shame that they’re allowed to exploit workers for their own benefit. If they can’t control their own greedy impulses, then we need a plan to TAX THE RICH.
This is bitter sweet. I’m so grateful to CA voters, and yet so sad that it came to this.
I am proud to live in a state where we had to vote and choose whether we wanted to gerrymander ourselves.
Texans didn’t get that choice. We’ll see how they respond next year.
I am proud to live in a state where we had to vote and choose whether we wanted to gerrymander ourselves.
Texans didn’t get that choice. We’ll see how they respond next year.
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This is bitter sweet. I’m so grateful to CA voters, and yet so sad that it came to this.
I am proud to live in a state where we had to vote and choose whether we wanted to gerrymander ourselves.
Texans didn’t get that choice. We’ll see how they respond next year.
I am proud to live in a state where we had to vote and choose whether we wanted to gerrymander ourselves.
Texans didn’t get that choice. We’ll see how they respond next year.
Why is anyone surprised?
“America First” has always been a dog whistle and euphemism for the KKK.
“America First” has always been a dog whistle and euphemism for the KKK.
July 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Why is anyone surprised?
“America First” has always been a dog whistle and euphemism for the KKK.
“America First” has always been a dog whistle and euphemism for the KKK.
@usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social
Disappointed that you signed this resolution w/ the GOP. I thought you understood that ICE are terrorizing our communities
Protesting the holocaust of Palestinian civilians is not antisemitic, it’s anti-Netanyahu. Are you beholden to people who support genocide?
Disappointed that you signed this resolution w/ the GOP. I thought you understood that ICE are terrorizing our communities
Protesting the holocaust of Palestinian civilians is not antisemitic, it’s anti-Netanyahu. Are you beholden to people who support genocide?
July 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social
Disappointed that you signed this resolution w/ the GOP. I thought you understood that ICE are terrorizing our communities
Protesting the holocaust of Palestinian civilians is not antisemitic, it’s anti-Netanyahu. Are you beholden to people who support genocide?
Disappointed that you signed this resolution w/ the GOP. I thought you understood that ICE are terrorizing our communities
Protesting the holocaust of Palestinian civilians is not antisemitic, it’s anti-Netanyahu. Are you beholden to people who support genocide?
Guess he didn’t think the leopards would eat his face. 🤷🏼♀️
June 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Guess he didn’t think the leopards would eat his face. 🤷🏼♀️
Margaret Sanger was a nurse and feminist. Sick of seeing women suffering after miscarriages and botched abortions, Sanger founded Planned Parenthood and sought to spread the word about birth control.
She published a pamphlet, called the Woman Rebel, and sent it by mail to challenge the Comstock Act
She published a pamphlet, called the Woman Rebel, and sent it by mail to challenge the Comstock Act
March 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Margaret Sanger was a nurse and feminist. Sick of seeing women suffering after miscarriages and botched abortions, Sanger founded Planned Parenthood and sought to spread the word about birth control.
She published a pamphlet, called the Woman Rebel, and sent it by mail to challenge the Comstock Act
She published a pamphlet, called the Woman Rebel, and sent it by mail to challenge the Comstock Act
Bella de Costa Greene was the collector and first director of the Morgan Library & Museum.
She turned J.P. Morgan’s private collection into a public resource and treasure.
She turned J.P. Morgan’s private collection into a public resource and treasure.
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Bella de Costa Greene was the collector and first director of the Morgan Library & Museum.
She turned J.P. Morgan’s private collection into a public resource and treasure.
She turned J.P. Morgan’s private collection into a public resource and treasure.
Sylvia Rivera was a trans and gay liberation activist.
She cofounded STAR (Street Trans… Action Revolutionaries) with her best friend, Marsha P. Johnson, to help support young LGBTQ+ people and get them off the streets.
Rivera also spoke out for trans equality within the greater LGBTQ+ community.
She cofounded STAR (Street Trans… Action Revolutionaries) with her best friend, Marsha P. Johnson, to help support young LGBTQ+ people and get them off the streets.
Rivera also spoke out for trans equality within the greater LGBTQ+ community.
March 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Sylvia Rivera was a trans and gay liberation activist.
She cofounded STAR (Street Trans… Action Revolutionaries) with her best friend, Marsha P. Johnson, to help support young LGBTQ+ people and get them off the streets.
Rivera also spoke out for trans equality within the greater LGBTQ+ community.
She cofounded STAR (Street Trans… Action Revolutionaries) with her best friend, Marsha P. Johnson, to help support young LGBTQ+ people and get them off the streets.
Rivera also spoke out for trans equality within the greater LGBTQ+ community.
Ida Tarbell was a progressive muckraker in the Gilded Age, although she preferred to be called a Historian.
Her investigation of J.D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company led to stronger anti-trust laws to limit corruption and protect the consumer.
Hardly any updates on those laws since… no wonder..
Her investigation of J.D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company led to stronger anti-trust laws to limit corruption and protect the consumer.
Hardly any updates on those laws since… no wonder..
March 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Ida Tarbell was a progressive muckraker in the Gilded Age, although she preferred to be called a Historian.
Her investigation of J.D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company led to stronger anti-trust laws to limit corruption and protect the consumer.
Hardly any updates on those laws since… no wonder..
Her investigation of J.D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company led to stronger anti-trust laws to limit corruption and protect the consumer.
Hardly any updates on those laws since… no wonder..
Strawberry blossoms in the wild! 🍓🍓
March 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Strawberry blossoms in the wild! 🍓🍓
Jane Addams was a progressive social reformer and activist in the Gilded Age.
She focused on improvements for women, children, and immigrants.
When she noticed children playing on piles of trash, she appointed herself as Chicago’s first Garbage Inspector!
Addams founded Hull House in 1889.
She focused on improvements for women, children, and immigrants.
When she noticed children playing on piles of trash, she appointed herself as Chicago’s first Garbage Inspector!
Addams founded Hull House in 1889.
March 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Jane Addams was a progressive social reformer and activist in the Gilded Age.
She focused on improvements for women, children, and immigrants.
When she noticed children playing on piles of trash, she appointed herself as Chicago’s first Garbage Inspector!
Addams founded Hull House in 1889.
She focused on improvements for women, children, and immigrants.
When she noticed children playing on piles of trash, she appointed herself as Chicago’s first Garbage Inspector!
Addams founded Hull House in 1889.
Lucy Burns was a woman’s rights activist and another “radical suffragist”.
Lucy Burns worked closely with Alice Paul to create the National Women’s Party, which was instrumental in getting the 19th Amendment passed (woman’s suffrage).
If you have a chance, watch the movie Iron Jawed Angels!
Lucy Burns worked closely with Alice Paul to create the National Women’s Party, which was instrumental in getting the 19th Amendment passed (woman’s suffrage).
If you have a chance, watch the movie Iron Jawed Angels!
March 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Lucy Burns was a woman’s rights activist and another “radical suffragist”.
Lucy Burns worked closely with Alice Paul to create the National Women’s Party, which was instrumental in getting the 19th Amendment passed (woman’s suffrage).
If you have a chance, watch the movie Iron Jawed Angels!
Lucy Burns worked closely with Alice Paul to create the National Women’s Party, which was instrumental in getting the 19th Amendment passed (woman’s suffrage).
If you have a chance, watch the movie Iron Jawed Angels!
Frances Perkins was the Secretary of Labor to FDR, she was the first female cabinet member.
Frances Perkins helped to create many New Deal Programs, including Social Security. She advocated for better pay and working conditions along with FDR.
She identified as both a feminist and a revolutionary!
Frances Perkins helped to create many New Deal Programs, including Social Security. She advocated for better pay and working conditions along with FDR.
She identified as both a feminist and a revolutionary!
March 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Frances Perkins was the Secretary of Labor to FDR, she was the first female cabinet member.
Frances Perkins helped to create many New Deal Programs, including Social Security. She advocated for better pay and working conditions along with FDR.
She identified as both a feminist and a revolutionary!
Frances Perkins helped to create many New Deal Programs, including Social Security. She advocated for better pay and working conditions along with FDR.
She identified as both a feminist and a revolutionary!
Alice Paul was considered a radical suffragist in the U.S. in the early 1900s.
She suffered many injustices after being arrested for peacefully protesting outside of the White House.
She was instrumental in passing the 19th Amendment (1920), which affirmed the right to vote for *many* women.
She suffered many injustices after being arrested for peacefully protesting outside of the White House.
She was instrumental in passing the 19th Amendment (1920), which affirmed the right to vote for *many* women.
March 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Alice Paul was considered a radical suffragist in the U.S. in the early 1900s.
She suffered many injustices after being arrested for peacefully protesting outside of the White House.
She was instrumental in passing the 19th Amendment (1920), which affirmed the right to vote for *many* women.
She suffered many injustices after being arrested for peacefully protesting outside of the White House.
She was instrumental in passing the 19th Amendment (1920), which affirmed the right to vote for *many* women.
Victoria Woodhull was a spiritualist, a feminist, and an activist for equal rights.
She ran for President with the Equal Rights Party in 1872, 48 years before the woman’s suffrage Amendment (19). Her running mate was Frederick Douglass, which was a surprise to him.
She ran for President with the Equal Rights Party in 1872, 48 years before the woman’s suffrage Amendment (19). Her running mate was Frederick Douglass, which was a surprise to him.
March 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Victoria Woodhull was a spiritualist, a feminist, and an activist for equal rights.
She ran for President with the Equal Rights Party in 1872, 48 years before the woman’s suffrage Amendment (19). Her running mate was Frederick Douglass, which was a surprise to him.
She ran for President with the Equal Rights Party in 1872, 48 years before the woman’s suffrage Amendment (19). Her running mate was Frederick Douglass, which was a surprise to him.
They had a slogan too.
It was, “America First”. Sound familiar?
It was, “America First”. Sound familiar?
March 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
They had a slogan too.
It was, “America First”. Sound familiar?
It was, “America First”. Sound familiar?
I can think of a few more that are not listed! What do you notice is missing?
March 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I can think of a few more that are not listed! What do you notice is missing?
Dorothy Pitman Hughes was an activist for children’s welfare and a feminist in the women’s liberation movement, and beyond.
March 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Dorothy Pitman Hughes was an activist for children’s welfare and a feminist in the women’s liberation movement, and beyond.
Zephyr Wright was the personal chef and friend to President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) and Lady Bird Johnson.
Mrs. Wright was a civil rights activist and shared her experiences in the Jim Crow Era with LBJ, pushing him to do more for Black Americans, and holding him to a high standard.
Mrs. Wright was a civil rights activist and shared her experiences in the Jim Crow Era with LBJ, pushing him to do more for Black Americans, and holding him to a high standard.
March 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Zephyr Wright was the personal chef and friend to President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) and Lady Bird Johnson.
Mrs. Wright was a civil rights activist and shared her experiences in the Jim Crow Era with LBJ, pushing him to do more for Black Americans, and holding him to a high standard.
Mrs. Wright was a civil rights activist and shared her experiences in the Jim Crow Era with LBJ, pushing him to do more for Black Americans, and holding him to a high standard.