May 2013
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May 17th
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May 17th
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May 15th
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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
May 14th
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May 14th
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May 14th
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May 13th
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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.
May 13th
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May 13th
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May 12th
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May 11th
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May 10th
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May 10th
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May 10th
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May 8th
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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.
May 8th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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“My grandmother and her fellow prisoners could choose from a variety of jobs:...”
– Silver Like Dust by Kimi Cunningham Grant
May 7th
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May 6th
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May 5th
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May 5th
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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)
May 4th
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Pat Eng, found of New York Asian Women’s Center, via Makers
May 4th
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May 3rd
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May 3rd
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May 2nd
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May 2nd
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Pre-1800 Asian/Pacific Islander women of note?
Now is so the time for those suggestions
May 2nd
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May 1st
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May 1st
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May 1st
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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.
Apr 30th
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Apr 30th
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Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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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).
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Previous Posts: Soong Ch’ing-ling Raden Ayu Kartini Corazon Aquino
Apr 23rd
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Suggestions for Asian/Pacific Islander history...
Remember this is Cool Chicks from History asking.
Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Interview with US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg via Makers
Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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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.
Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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