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7/29/1942 — b. Anne Pride, American publisher, editor, activist, #feminist. Catalyst for landmark legislation on the confidentiality of #rape victims’ records; coined term #TakeBackTheNight. Activist, National NOW; pres, feminist publishing co., KNOW, Inc(1969) #womenshistory #womensrights #law #gov

7/28/1879 — b. Lucy Burns, American suffrage leader. Abandoned Oxford doctorate to join British suffrage mvmnt(1909). Vice-chair, Natl Am Woman Suffrage Assn; Congressional Committee, NAWSA; co-founder, Natl Wmn’s Party(‘13), most arrested suffrage leader #womenshistory #womensrights #PolSky #LawSky

7/271768 — b. Charlotte Corday, French revolutionary. An opponent to the Reign of Terror, she assassinated Jacobin leader, intellectual and publisher, Jean-Paul Marat in his bath for escalating the executions of Girondists during the #FrenchRevolution (1793) #womenshistory #gov #PolSky #ReSister

7/24/1900 — b. Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, American author, artist, ballerina. A 1920’s icon; wrote novels, short stories + poetry, studied ballet + painted extensively. Semi-autobio, “Save Me the Waltz”(1932). The wife of author, F. Scott Fitzgerald #womenshistory #womenwriters #womenartists #womensart

Fantastic article about how women gave been erased from history. #womenshistory #feminism #Ancientwomen #archaeology #pagansky #witchsky #druidsky /|\ #heathensky #Amazon's #queens #priestess #femalehunters #femalewarriors #sexism #fuckthepatriarchy #matriarchy

7/24/1866 — b. Mary Margaret Bartelme, American lawyer, judge, suffragist. First wmn elected judge of a high court in Illinois, CookCounty Circuit(1923-33). Co-founder,Chicago juvenile court system; heard cases caused by #gov failure to protect girls #womenshistory #womensrights #law #LawSky #PolSky

7/23/1869 — b. Florence Guertin Tuttle, American internationalist, suffragist, feminist, author. #BirthControl leader; popular intl organization/disarmament speaker. Wrote “The Awakening of Woman: Suggestions from the Psychic Side of #Feminism”(1915) #womenshistory #womenwriters #PolSky #ReproRights

7/22/1849 — b. Emma Lazarus, American poet, author, playwright. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”, lines from her sonnet ‘The New Colossus’(1883), are inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty (1903) #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #poetry

28 Days of Blackness - "The National Association of Colored Women (NACW)" Chantel Borroum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrRWFbWYtM #BlackHistory365 #NationalAssociationOfColoredWomen #NACW #MaryChurchTerrell #IdaBWells #HarrietTubman #LiftingAsWeClimb #BlackWomenInHistory #WomensHistory #Africa

7/21/1923 — The National Woman’s Party launches its Equal Rights Amendment campaign on the second and final day of the convention which also commemorated the 75th anniversary of the first #womensrights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY #womenshistory #EqualRightsAmendment #ERA #SenecaFalls #NWP

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7/21/1845 — b. Zerelda Mimms James, American folk and crime figure. Known as “Zee”; the wife and first cousin of American outlaw Jesse James, who was also the leader of the infamous 19th century ‘James-Younger Gang’ #womenshistory #CrimeSky #outlaws #criminals #gov #law #LawSky #JesseJames

"In AN UNFINISHED REVOLUTION, Marguerite Kearns delivers a rich and nuanced portrayal of the inner workings of the New York women's suffrage movement." — NEW YORK HISTORY #SundayReview #ReadUP tinyurl.com/yd5zbyk5 #NYHistory #WomensHistory

North Carolina gave Moms Mabley a state highway historical marker in 2023. The recognition was a long time coming... Nearly 50 years after her death, the 2023 marker cemented her place in North Carolina history. #BlackHistory #WomensHistory #LGBTQHistory #ComedyHistory #OneHitWondered

My new book narrates the history of the suffrage movt from 1866-1928 thro’ objects relating to the campaign in Scotland, Ireland & Wales, as well as England. Pub on Thursday - see link in bio. [Pics credit Women’s Library@LSE] #womenshistory #suffrageobject #votesforwomen #suffragettes

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Seneca Falls 1848 | This condescending cartoon of the Woman’s Rights Convention actually helped spread the word to women that the woman’s rights movement had begun #womenshistory #womensrights #votingrights #SenecaFalls #CartoonSky #PolSky #law #LawSky #gov

7/19-20/1848 — The Seneca Falls Convention is held at Wesleyan Chapel, #SenecaFalls, NY. 68 wmn + 32 men sign the Declaration of the Rights & Sentiments. The first woman’s rights meeting held in the world + the birth of the U.S. #womensrights movement. #womenshistory #votingrights #law #gov #PolSky