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poem of the day and tribute to Amelia Earhart: Voices of the Air by Katherine Mansfield
Voices of the Air Katherine Mansfield (link) (Happy 115th, Amelia Earhart [link]) Voices of the Air But then there comes that moment rare When, for no cause that I can find, The little voices of th…
Joan Clarke, the cryptanalyst war-heroine, and the women of Bletchley Park (you never heard of)
Joan Clarke, the cryptanalyst war-heroine, and the women of Bletchley Park (you never heard of) — Medium
Working Class History ~ HistoryDojo
Working Class History ~ HistoryDojo
J. Hungerford Milbank (LOC)
Jane Hungerford Milbank organized an "Army of Columbians," to "train women, to broaden them, to teach them to take orders and obey commands and work as a team." (NYTimes, 19 May 1915) She believed that women would need to protect themselves and their country if the Germans came to the US in WWI, and also that women's suffrage demanded women's military readiness.
sloth unleashed
Belle Starr, outlaw. "Belle always harbored a strong sense of style, which would feed into her later legend. A crack shot, she used to ride sidesaddle while dressed in a black velvet riding habit and a plumed hat, carrying two pistols, with cartridge belts across her hips" - Wikipedia
Seven women who played a key part in 1916 and beyond, impacting on society
Sinead McCoole takes a look at seven women who helped shape the events of 1916 and who would go on to make a dramatic impact on Irish society.
The Case of the Wrong Carlos
The Case of the Wrong Carlos ~ HistoryDojo