Annie Reynolds
@anniereynolds.bsky.social
Wikimedian, local and family history researcher, in pursuit of open knowledge
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This month at #WikiProjectWomenInRed we are celebrating Halloween by encouraging #wikipedia editors to create articles about spooky people, books and things. @wmau.bsky.social @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
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Kate Gleason engineer & businesswoman "Madame Curie of machine tools". 1893 toured Europe to expand company, 1 of 1st times US manufacturer tried to globalize their business. 1st woman elected to full membership American Soc of Mechanical Engineers b #OTD 25 Nov 1865 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Gl...
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Kate Gleason engineer & businesswoman "Madame Curie of machine tools". 1893 toured Europe to expand company, 1 of 1st times US manufacturer tried to globalize their business. 1st woman elected to full membership American Soc of Mechanical Engineers b #OTD 25 Nov 1865 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Gl...
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Behavioural scientists at Monash Uni broke down the act of #reading into a series of behaviours.
Why book browsing may be one of the biggest barriers to reading – and what we can do about it - Australia Reads
Research shows that not enjoying or prioritising book browsing is a major barrier to reading for many people. So how do we make it easy and enjoyable for them?
australiareads.org.au
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Behavioural scientists at Monash Uni broke down the act of #reading into a series of behaviours.
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Adrienne Bolland French aviator. Became pilot to pay her gambling debts. 1st woman to fly over #Andes Chile to Argentina. Women's record for loops in hour. Legion of Honor. Involved in left politics & #WWII French Resistance. On stamp in Argentina b. #OTD 25 Nov 1895 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienn...
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Adrienne Bolland French aviator. Became pilot to pay her gambling debts. 1st woman to fly over #Andes Chile to Argentina. Women's record for loops in hour. Legion of Honor. Involved in left politics & #WWII French Resistance. On stamp in Argentina b. #OTD 25 Nov 1895 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienn...
I just reached a #Wikidata milestone while working on adding IDs to Australian fauna, namely insects @wmau.bsky.social @wikidatacommunity.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I just reached a #Wikidata milestone while working on adding IDs to Australian fauna, namely insects @wmau.bsky.social @wikidatacommunity.bsky.social
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Peggy Hodges, UK guided missile #engineer @ GEC Marconi. Read Natural Sciences @girtoncollege.bsky.social Consulted by labs, govt depts, missions to US. 1970 Prince Charles “could think of nothing worse than being...pursued by one of her weapons". b. #OTD 11 Jun 1921 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_H...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Peggy Hodges, UK guided missile #engineer @ GEC Marconi. Read Natural Sciences @girtoncollege.bsky.social Consulted by labs, govt depts, missions to US. 1970 Prince Charles “could think of nothing worse than being...pursued by one of her weapons". b. #OTD 11 Jun 1921 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_H...
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Agnes Pockels German chemist. Research fundamental in establishing surface science through observations of soaps & soapy water in her home while washing dishes. Defined "Pockels Point" minimum area single molecule can occupy in monomolecular films d. #OTD 21 Nov 1935 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_P...
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Agnes Pockels German chemist. Research fundamental in establishing surface science through observations of soaps & soapy water in her home while washing dishes. Defined "Pockels Point" minimum area single molecule can occupy in monomolecular films d. #OTD 21 Nov 1935 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_P...
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A new one for our Women Engineers list @ninabake2.bsky.social !
Have you met @merryrobin.bsky.social - post some fascinating women from all walks of life 🦾
Have you met @merryrobin.bsky.social - post some fascinating women from all walks of life 🦾
Izzet Khanim Mirzaaga Orujova (1909-1983) was an Azerbaijani chemist and actress.
She was the first Azerbaijani film actress, starring in the film Sevil (1929).
A women's rights movement figure, she was also the first woman in her country to become an oil engineer.
🧪 #WomenInSTEM
She was the first Azerbaijani film actress, starring in the film Sevil (1929).
A women's rights movement figure, she was also the first woman in her country to become an oil engineer.
🧪 #WomenInSTEM
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A new one for our Women Engineers list @ninabake2.bsky.social !
Have you met @merryrobin.bsky.social - post some fascinating women from all walks of life 🦾
Have you met @merryrobin.bsky.social - post some fascinating women from all walks of life 🦾
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Phoebe Omlie US aviator. 1st woman to: earn air mechanic's license, be licensed transport pilot, be appointed to federal aviation position, cross Rockies in light ✈️. 1920/30s set 🌎 world records including highest altitude parachute jump by woman. b. #OTD Nov 21 1902 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_...
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Phoebe Omlie US aviator. 1st woman to: earn air mechanic's license, be licensed transport pilot, be appointed to federal aviation position, cross Rockies in light ✈️. 1920/30s set 🌎 world records including highest altitude parachute jump by woman. b. #OTD Nov 21 1902 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_...
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#OTD In 1858, Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf was born.
"She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_L...
Books by Lagerlöf at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
"She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_L...
Books by Lagerlöf at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
Selma Lagerlöf - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#OTD In 1858, Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf was born.
"She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_L...
Books by Lagerlöf at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
"She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_L...
Books by Lagerlöf at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
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Maude 'Lores' Bonney, South African-born Australian aviator. 1931 decided to spend Christmas Day with husband in Brisbane & join father for lunch on Boxing Day in Wangaratta, 1173km south. 1933 1st woman to fly solo from Australia to Britain. b. #OTD 20 Nov 1897 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_B...
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Maude 'Lores' Bonney, South African-born Australian aviator. 1931 decided to spend Christmas Day with husband in Brisbane & join father for lunch on Boxing Day in Wangaratta, 1173km south. 1933 1st woman to fly solo from Australia to Britain. b. #OTD 20 Nov 1897 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_B...
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Bertha Lamme US engineer 1893 1st woman to earn engineering degree @ Ohio State. Probably 1st US woman to graduate in mechanical engineering (specialised in electricity). d #OTD 20 Nov 1943. 1973 Westinghouse Educ Foundation & Soc Women Engineers scholarship in name en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_...
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Bertha Lamme US engineer 1893 1st woman to earn engineering degree @ Ohio State. Probably 1st US woman to graduate in mechanical engineering (specialised in electricity). d #OTD 20 Nov 1943. 1973 Westinghouse Educ Foundation & Soc Women Engineers scholarship in name en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_...
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Virginia Sink US chemical engineer & 1st woman automotive engineer @ Chrysler. #WWII responsible for hiring 500 women then 1950 Group Leader in Chemical Research Dept. 1957-62 worked on LA smog project developing Cleaner Air Package. d. #OTD 20 Nov 1986 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgini...
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Virginia Sink US chemical engineer & 1st woman automotive engineer @ Chrysler. #WWII responsible for hiring 500 women then 1950 Group Leader in Chemical Research Dept. 1957-62 worked on LA smog project developing Cleaner Air Package. d. #OTD 20 Nov 1986 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgini...
Ellen is also written up on #Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_C...
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Ellen is also written up on #Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_C...
Read more of Tatyana's story on #Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatyana...
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Read more of Tatyana's story on #Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatyana...
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Hey peeps! It's been 2 weeks since I launched my crowdfunding campaign, and your support and generosity have blown me away. You folks rock! But with 3 research grant rejections this month & 2 weeks left to go I’ve decided to set a new stretch goal & pivot… 1/8
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Hey peeps! It's been 2 weeks since I launched my crowdfunding campaign, and your support and generosity have blown me away. You folks rock! But with 3 research grant rejections this month & 2 weeks left to go I’ve decided to set a new stretch goal & pivot… 1/8
Interesting-looking free event happening next Tues 25 Nov in Melbourne — Academic Freedom Symposium — organised by @humanitiesau.bsky.social and tickets are still available. @wmau.bsky.social humanities.org.au/events/acade...
Academic Freedom Symposium – Australian Academy of the Humanities
Join us at this year's CHASS in Melbourne to explore what it means to define, contest and safeguard academic freedom in the 21st century.
humanities.org.au
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Interesting-looking free event happening next Tues 25 Nov in Melbourne — Academic Freedom Symposium — organised by @humanitiesau.bsky.social and tickets are still available. @wmau.bsky.social humanities.org.au/events/acade...
Fascinating to read about drone-mapping and the #BandofHoles accounting and trading system in ancient Peru. I just watched a segment on ABC News Breakfast too. @jbongers.bsky.social theconversation.com/a-centuries-...
A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange
An ancient band of thousands of precisely aligned small pits stretching 1.5 kilometres across the Pisco Valley in Peru has baffled experts for almost a century.
theconversation.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Fascinating to read about drone-mapping and the #BandofHoles accounting and trading system in ancient Peru. I just watched a segment on ABC News Breakfast too. @jbongers.bsky.social theconversation.com/a-centuries-...
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Wait… what? Did the right thing? Really? Well done @albomp.bsky.social & co. That’s hugely important! 🙏👏🙏👏🙏👏 #auspol
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Wait… what? Did the right thing? Really? Well done @albomp.bsky.social & co. That’s hugely important! 🙏👏🙏👏🙏👏 #auspol
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Anna Leska #Polish pilot: gliders balloons aeroplanes. #WWII 1939 flew RWD-13 plane out of Warsaw in air raid, instructed to take off w'out warming up engine. Escaped via Romania & France to UK. 1941 1st Polish woman Air Transport Auxiliary pilot b. #OTD 14 Nov 1910 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Le...
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Anna Leska #Polish pilot: gliders balloons aeroplanes. #WWII 1939 flew RWD-13 plane out of Warsaw in air raid, instructed to take off w'out warming up engine. Escaped via Romania & France to UK. 1941 1st Polish woman Air Transport Auxiliary pilot b. #OTD 14 Nov 1910 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Le...
What a great yarn! 374 bagpipers playing AC/DC
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
What a great yarn! 374 bagpipers playing AC/DC
She also had herself committed to an asylum so she could see how the patients were treated and then report on her experience. Great woman!
Today in 1889, journalist Nellie Bly began an attempt to travel around the world in 80 days; she would successfully complete the journey in just over 72 days.
There's a great book about her. Amazing woman!
There's a great book about her. Amazing woman!
Nellie Bly - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
She also had herself committed to an asylum so she could see how the patients were treated and then report on her experience. Great woman!
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Today in 1889, journalist Nellie Bly began an attempt to travel around the world in 80 days; she would successfully complete the journey in just over 72 days.
There's a great book about her. Amazing woman!
There's a great book about her. Amazing woman!
Nellie Bly - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Today in 1889, journalist Nellie Bly began an attempt to travel around the world in 80 days; she would successfully complete the journey in just over 72 days.
There's a great book about her. Amazing woman!
There's a great book about her. Amazing woman!
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Canada is once again known internationally as a country with measles. I am heartbroken and scared for all of my friends who are going to be having kids in the next couple months because of the horrible and very real risk their infants now face.
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Canada's measles-free status revoked, says Health Canada
The Pan American Health Organization has notified the Public Health Agency of Canada that Canada no longer holds measles elimination status, says Health Canada. The health agency says that while 'tran...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Canada is once again known internationally as a country with measles. I am heartbroken and scared for all of my friends who are going to be having kids in the next couple months because of the horrible and very real risk their infants now face.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the past week! www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikida...
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the past week! www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikida...
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If you're not already a WIkipedian you can register with this Humanitix link: events.humanitix.com/focus-on-sci...
Focus on Science: Your Guide to the Wiki Science Photography Competition
Want to participate in the 2025 Wiki Science Photography competition but don't know how? Need some help with Wikimedia Commons? FAQ with our experts!
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
If you're not already a WIkipedian you can register with this Humanitix link: events.humanitix.com/focus-on-sci...