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Vulgar History @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 18h

Did you hear it’s MARY SHELLEY MONTH on the Vulgar History podcast? It’s time to shine a light on the goth icon and learn more about Mary Shelley’s life and legacy, starting with her iconic mother, Mary Wollstonecraft! Listen wherever you get podcasts: pod.link/1489560920/e...

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 15h

Today is Octidi the 18th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate buckwheat.#JacobinDay

More information on buckwheat

An old time-y illustration of a Buckwheat.

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Vulgar History @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 18h

Love to see this prominent placement for your book!

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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 21h

Dropped into #Indigo at the Rideau Centre today. No matter how many books you write, it is a good feeling the first time you see copies on display.
#hedidnotconquer @dundurnpress.bsky.social #cdaus #cdahist

Woman standing in a book store, smiling, holding two copies of the book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada. She is wearing a blue raincoat. There is a table piled with books beside her.

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Vulgar History @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 18h

Did you hear it’s MARY SHELLEY MONTH on the Vulgar History podcast? It’s time to shine a light on the goth icon and learn more about Mary Shelley’s life and legacy, starting with her iconic mother, Mary Wollstonecraft! Listen wherever you get podcasts: pod.link/1489560920/e...

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Artemesia Gentileschi,
Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1620 #womensart

Painting featuring two white women in the act of beheading a white man with a sword as he lies in his bed

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 1d

“more gravy than of grave” was a banger

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 1d

Ann Radcliffe eating hard cheese right before bed to give herself nightmares, Stoker claiming Dracula was the result of a nightmare induced by a “too generous helping of dressed crab,” let’s go back to the golden age of eating incredibly rich food before bed to create horror literature

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 1d

Today is Septidi the 17th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate pumpkins.#JacobinDay

More information on pumpkins

An old time-y illustration of a Pumpkins.

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Vulgar History @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Marie Antoinette was executed more than 200 years ago. This year alone has seen a major museum exhibition, a new animated film, an ongoing TV series and a new biography about her. Why can't we stop talking about Marie Antoinette? My latest podcast investigates: pod.link/1489560920/e...

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

i just finished an biography on Isabella Stewart Gardner and am halfway through a biography on her buddy, John Singer Sargent, and my main takeaway is that Henry James was a c*nty little bitch

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Vulgar History @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Marie Antoinette was executed more than 200 years ago. This year alone has seen a major museum exhibition, a new animated film, an ongoing TV series and a new biography about her. Why can't we stop talking about Marie Antoinette? My latest podcast investigates: pod.link/1489560920/e...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

199 years after the last one, way to string along your fanbase, Ms. Shelley

Becky @beckygracelea.bsky.social · 4d

She hath risen.

“Mary Shelley has released a new title!”

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

K-Pop Demon Hunters is legitimately the global cultural phenomenon of 2025 and honestly there are far worse things to be a cultural touchstone this year than a trio of young women fighting literal soul-sucking hegemony through the power of their art

E. Perkins 🎃 @hauntedpumpkin.bsky.social · 3d

Oh crap, it's back at #1 in movies again today on Netflix too. That's awesome!

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 3d

Today is Quintidi the 15th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate donkeys.#JacobinDay

More information on donkeys

An old time-y illustration of a Donkeys.

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 4d

Today is Quartidi the 14th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate mignonette.#JacobinDay

More information on mignonette

An old time-y illustration of a Mignonette.

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 5d

Today is Tridi the 13th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate winter squash.#JacobinDay

More information on winter squash

An old time-y illustration of a Winter squash.

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Vulgar History @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 5d

Throughout his life, Benjamin Franklin nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it American.
But he failed, over and over again.
Author Madelaine Drohan has written all about this in her new book, He Did Not Conquer. And she joins us on the podcast to tell all! pod.link/1489560920/e...

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Amelia @gingerreckoning.bsky.social · 5d

They definitely didn’t teach me about this at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School!

Vulgar History @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 5d

Throughout his life, Benjamin Franklin nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it American.
But he failed, over and over again.
Author Madelaine Drohan has written all about this in her new book, He Did Not Conquer. And she joins us on the podcast to tell all! pod.link/1489560920/e...

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Vulgar History @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 5d

Likewise!!

Vulgar History @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 5d

Throughout his life, Benjamin Franklin nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it American.
But he failed, over and over again.
Author Madelaine Drohan has written all about this in her new book, He Did Not Conquer. And she joins us on the podcast to tell all! pod.link/1489560920/e...

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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · 5d

It’s 2025: ideal conditions don’t exist. Just do your thing like your life depends on it. ✍️

A quote from E.B. White about the importance of writing, whatever the conditions.

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 6d

Today is Duodi the 12th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate strawflower.#JacobinDay

More information on strawflower

An old time-y illustration of a Strawflower.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 7d

Book cover art, c.1910 by Margaret Neilson Armstrong, US designer, illustrator, author known for her Art Nouveau style #WomensArt

Book cover in cream with symmetrical design of stylised plants with orange flowers and green leaves as well as ornate text

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 7d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · 7d

RIP Jane Goodall. Fellow difficult women everywhere salute you.

A photo of and quote by Jane Goodall: “ it actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”

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