Where Daffodils Grow
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Daffodils (people) that thrived in adversity can inspire and give hope to the generations that follow. This account is dedicated to those who are the first to be erased from history. #Herstory #History #Diversity #Inclusion #Remember #LearnMore
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We can thank a woman for…
40 hour work week
Minimum Wage
Social Security
-Secretary of Labor FRANCES PERKINS (1880-1965)
#Thanksgiving
40 hour work week
Minimum Wage
Social Security
-Secretary of Labor FRANCES PERKINS (1880-1965)
#Thanksgiving
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We can thank a woman for…
40 hour work week
Minimum Wage
Social Security
-Secretary of Labor FRANCES PERKINS (1880-1965)
#Thanksgiving
40 hour work week
Minimum Wage
Social Security
-Secretary of Labor FRANCES PERKINS (1880-1965)
#Thanksgiving
MARY EDWARDS WALKER (1832-1919) graduated from Syracuse Medical College with honors in 1855, the only woman in her class. When the civil war broke out, she tried to join the U.S. Army as a surgeon, but was denied a commission as a medical officer because she was a women. #History #Herstory 1/2
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
BETTE NESMITH GRAHAM (1924-1980) was a single mother who developed Liquid Paper while working as a secretary in the 1950s. She founded the Liquid Paper Company in 1958 & built it into an international, multimillion-dollar business. #Herstory
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
BETTE NESMITH GRAHAM (1924-1980) was a single mother who developed Liquid Paper while working as a secretary in the 1950s. She founded the Liquid Paper Company in 1958 & built it into an international, multimillion-dollar business. #Herstory
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Nurses played outsized roles in World War II, saving lives and comforting patients both at home and abroad. Some were killed by enemy fire while others spent years as prisoners of war. A coalition of retired nurses say time is running out to honor the women who set the foundation for nursing in war.
WWII nurses who dodged bullets and saved lives deserve Congressional honor, lawmakers say
A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to award the Congressional Gold Medal to World War II nurses.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nurses played outsized roles in World War II, saving lives and comforting patients both at home and abroad. Some were killed by enemy fire while others spent years as prisoners of war. A coalition of retired nurses say time is running out to honor the women who set the foundation for nursing in war.
“I am, now as before, of the opinion that I did the best that I could do for my nation. I therefore do not regret my conduct & will bear the consequences that result from my conduct.” - SOPHIE SCHOLL #Quote
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“I am, now as before, of the opinion that I did the best that I could do for my nation. I therefore do not regret my conduct & will bear the consequences that result from my conduct.” - SOPHIE SCHOLL #Quote
JEANNETTE RANKIN (1880-1973) was ardent pacifist, she was the only member of congress to vote against entering WW1 & WW2. In 1968, she lead a peace march with 5000 women to protest the Vietnam war. #History #Herstory
“I may be the first woman member of Congress but I won’t be the last.”
#OnThisDay, 7 Nov 1916, Jeanette Rankin is elected to the US House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to the House.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory 🗃️
#OnThisDay, 7 Nov 1916, Jeanette Rankin is elected to the US House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to the House.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory 🗃️
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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📅Nov 4 1960: Jane Goodall, observed chimpanzees creating tools, signifying the first documented observation of tool use in non-human animals. #WomenInSTEM #WomenInHistory
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November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📅Nov 4 1960: Jane Goodall, observed chimpanzees creating tools, signifying the first documented observation of tool use in non-human animals. #WomenInSTEM #WomenInHistory
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HARRIET BOYD HAWES (1871-1945) was encouraged to be an academic librarian by her professors rather than participate archaeological fieldwork. She didn’t listen & went anyway. She became the 1st archaeologist to discover & excavate an Early Bronze Age Minoan town (1901-1904). #History #Herstory
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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PFC Gonsalves is one of 60 Medal of Honor recipients of Hispanic/Latino heritage from the Civil War to the present day. Trump and Hegseth may remove their names and photos from federal content, but nothing can ever erase their heroism and their contributions to the defense of this nation. /end
October 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
PFC Gonsalves is one of 60 Medal of Honor recipients of Hispanic/Latino heritage from the Civil War to the present day. Trump and Hegseth may remove their names and photos from federal content, but nothing can ever erase their heroism and their contributions to the defense of this nation. /end
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📆Oct. 23 1915: 25,000 women marched up Fifth Avenue demanding the right to vote in the United States. This became one of the largest demonstrations for women’s suffrage at the time, helping build momentum leading up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. #WomenInSTEM #WomenMakingHistory
October 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
📆Oct. 23 1915: 25,000 women marched up Fifth Avenue demanding the right to vote in the United States. This became one of the largest demonstrations for women’s suffrage at the time, helping build momentum leading up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. #WomenInSTEM #WomenMakingHistory