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I'm on a mission to reclaim #IWD2023
Today I will be collating a list of amazing women we can celebrate today and every day, and adding them to this thread.
#women
#womeninhistory
#amazingwomen
Today I will be collating a list of amazing women we can celebrate today and every day, and adding them to this thread.
#women
#womeninhistory
#amazingwomen
Here's a starter...
Marie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.
Marie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.
During the 1950s, U.S. society was largely segregated between Black & white citizens, including on public transport. On Dec. 1, 1955, seamstress Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for which she was arrested.
For this weeks #WTFWednesdays, let's jump into #hysteria
1/ The concept of "hysteria" has a long and troubled history in psychiatry. It dates back to ancient Greece and was initially used to describe a wide range of physical and mental symptoms in women.
1/ The concept of "hysteria" has a long and troubled history in psychiatry. It dates back to ancient Greece and was initially used to describe a wide range of physical and mental symptoms in women.
2/ "Hysteria" comes from the Greek word "hystera," meaning uterus, reflecting the historical belief that women's mental & physical symptoms were related to the uterus and its movements. This belief led to the notion that women's symptoms could be "cured" by removing the uterus.
3/ Over the centuries, the diagnosis of hysteria was used to blame women for their own suffering and pathologize normal emotions and behaviors. This led to a widespread belief that women were inherently unstable and prone to mental illness.
An upcoming biopic featuring #SaraAliKhan will tell the incredible story of unsung freedom fighter #UshaMehta.
@SaraAliKhan
#AeWatanMereWatan #FreedomFighter #Biopic #ForgottenHeroes #WomenInHistory #history
@SaraAliKhan
#AeWatanMereWatan #FreedomFighter #Biopic #ForgottenHeroes #WomenInHistory #history
Born on March 25, 1920, in Saras, Gujarat, Usha was just 22 when she helped establish the underground station Congress Radio, which amplified #MahatmaGandhiтАЩs message of rebellion.
After the clarion call to #QuitIndiaMovement was blown on 9 August 1942, a young Usha told her father that her education would have to wait and left her home to contribute to the freedom movement.
For a fortnight, there was no knowledge of her whereabouts.
For a fortnight, there was no knowledge of her whereabouts.
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#FirstWomen
Born in 1919, Debalina Mazumder and Manobina Roy were initiated into photography when they were just 13 by their father, Binode Behari Sen Roy, a school principal in the princely state of Ramnagar in the United Provinces.
#FirstWomen
Born in 1919, Debalina Mazumder and Manobina Roy were initiated into photography when they were just 13 by their father, Binode Behari Sen Roy, a school principal in the princely state of Ramnagar in the United Provinces.
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At the time, staged and posed photographs were the norm. When lighter and portable cameras made candid photographs possible, they became adept at taking pictures that captured the warmth and humdrum of ordinary lives.
At the time, staged and posed photographs were the norm. When lighter and portable cameras made candid photographs possible, they became adept at taking pictures that captured the warmth and humdrum of ordinary lives.
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тАЬAfter Debalina and Manobina got married, their photographic pursuits had to be accommodated within their growing responsibilities as wives and mothers amidst new households in Calcutta and Bombay. But there were occasions that brought respite and greater freedom.
тАЬAfter Debalina and Manobina got married, their photographic pursuits had to be accommodated within their growing responsibilities as wives and mothers amidst new households in Calcutta and Bombay. But there were occasions that brought respite and greater freedom.
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тАЬFor quite some years, I was the only lady officer in the air force. There may have been only a dozen women officers in the army and navy together.
тАЬFor quite some years, I was the only lady officer in the air force. There may have been only a dozen women officers in the army and navy together.
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Initially, I was scared to work with men, but I was brave and thought to myself, I could face anything", recalled Wing Commander (retd) Vijayalakshmi Ramanan in a 2018 interview.
Initially, I was scared to work with men, but I was brave and thought to myself, I could face anything", recalled Wing Commander (retd) Vijayalakshmi Ramanan in a 2018 interview.
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The first woman officer of IAF, Wing Commander Ramanan, was a breaker of glass ceilings in the truest sense.
She was not only the first woman to wear a saree as a uniform, but she also designed it in the signature IAF blues.
The first woman officer of IAF, Wing Commander Ramanan, was a breaker of glass ceilings in the truest sense.
She was not only the first woman to wear a saree as a uniform, but she also designed it in the signature IAF blues.
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Madrasin Pengal Ep. 13
#DurgabaiDeshmukh
Introduction
Durgabai Deshmukh was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India and a member of the Planning Commission of India.
#DurgabaiDeshmukh
Introduction
Durgabai Deshmukh was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India and a member of the Planning Commission of India.
#DidYouKnow #WomenInHistory
1/ In the late 1940s, when Sardar Patel was traveling across the country in his historical effort to unify post-Independence India, Usha Sundaram was often one of the pilots for his flights.
1/ In the late 1940s, when Sardar Patel was traveling across the country in his historical effort to unify post-Independence India, Usha Sundaram was often one of the pilots for his flights.
2/ At a time when Indian women in planes were still a rarity, Usha took to the skies at a young age soon after she married V Sundaram in July 1941, becoming the first graduate of the flying club at #Bengaluru's Jakkur.
3/ Sundaram was an accomplished pilot and an instructor at Madras Flying Club. He and Usha became the pilots of the Maharaja of Mysore's personal plane, a Dakota DC-3, that was utilized by dignitaries like Nehru, Patel & Dr Rajendra Prasad to fly to different corners of India.
How Greek Hellenism caused women to be curtailed through history:
In 507 BC in Ancient Greece, a thinker named Cleisthenes started a political ideology known as Democracy.
In 507 BC in Ancient Greece, a thinker named Cleisthenes started a political ideology known as Democracy.
Democracy, meaning the 'rule of the people' in Greek, stated that instead of having tyrants who inherit the title of ruler rule over the people, people who were mature enough to make a decision would vote for a ruler.
Though Democracy was supposed to treat everybody equally, women were not allowed to vote for a ruler, have jobs or hold big titles in society. Women were treated as second class
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#MadrasinPengal Ep. 01
Annai Meenambal
A pivotal figure in Dalit history, #AnnaiMeenambal is considered to be one of the earliest Dalit woman leaders and an important advocate for the inclusion of Dalit women in politics. A strong proponent of the Self-Respect Movement
Annai Meenambal
A pivotal figure in Dalit history, #AnnaiMeenambal is considered to be one of the earliest Dalit woman leaders and an important advocate for the inclusion of Dalit women in politics. A strong proponent of the Self-Respect Movement
While #CCP Chairman #HuaGuofeng's visit to #Iran in 1978 was meant to project strength, his translator recalled a different mood... (a short thread) 1/
#Iran #China #IranChina #ChinaIran #twitterstorians #history #womeninhistory #AcademicTwitter #iranian #pahlavi #chinese
#Iran #China #IranChina #ChinaIran #twitterstorians #history #womeninhistory #AcademicTwitter #iranian #pahlavi #chinese
"The meeting between the leaders of the two countries that I was most impressed with was a separate meeting between #HuaGuofeng and #Pahlavi. At that time there was no one but else but myself as a translator. Pahlavi's mood during the meeting was already quite depressed..." 2/
"...He said that the situation in Iran is already very difficult, and his future is "unknown." I was very surprised when I heard this sentence: As a head of state, he had no confidence in himself!" 3/
1...This series will focus on common misconceptions about the history of the American Spiritualism (SPM) Movement. Its origins, beliefs, and tenants. Citations will be noted and detailed at the close #qchistoryengages...
2...Fueled by modern t.v. personalities like Theresa Caputo and John Edwards, who claim they can connect the living with long lost loved ones, #Spiritualism has garnered a reputation of housing frauds who are only in it for the money...
3...The common answer to the question of "When did Spiritualism begin?" is "1848." But the events leading up to the boon of the New Religious Movement (NRM) did not occur without influence...
