May 2013
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Hoping to blossom (one day) into a flower,
Every bud sits, holding its soul in...
– “Hoping to blossom (one day) into a flower”
Mah Laqa Bai (1768-1824)
Translated by Syed Sirajuddin, Women Writing in India: 600 BC to the Present
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Madre Laura named Colombia’s first saint -... →
In her lifetime, Laura Montoya’s stubborn determination to help Colombia’s indigenous people brought the reproach of society, the political elite and the church, which viewed her work with suspicion and accused her of being unstable.
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Later they are alleged and represented to have accepted VD as the lot of women...
– “Women in Mongolia” Wikipedia article
If you know anything about women in Mongolia, this article could use some serious help.
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My grandmother and her fellow prisoners could choose from a variety of jobs:...
– Silver Like Dust by Kimi Cunningham Grant
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Intended as a term of derision, it was nevertheless swiftly appropriated by the...
– Lynda Mugglestone on the origin and evolution of the term ‘suffragette’ in “Woman – or Suffragette?” on the OUPblog. (via oupacademic)
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Pat Eng, found of New York Asian Women’s Center, via Makers
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Pre-1800 Asian/Pacific Islander women of note?
Now is so the time for those suggestions
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April 2013
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As Queen you were fully conscious of the responsibilities attached to your...
– King Willem-Alexander speaking of his mother, Queen Beatrix, on the occasion of his investiture, 30 April 2013.
Full speech at source.
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The Bletchley Circle: Ex-code breakers chase a serial killer in 1950s London.
First episode online, second episode on PBS tonight. Originally ITV (UK).
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Suggestions for Asian/Pacific Islander history...
Remember this is Cool Chicks from History asking.
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Interview with US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg via Makers
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A tough Bostonian for a tough day in Boston: The New Woman: Annie “Londonderry” Kopchovsky (a documentary trailer) from Gillian Willman. Found via The Atlantic. The full short will be shown on 5/4 at the Monclair (NJ) Film Festival.