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Camille Styles: Honoring Women's History Month: A Love Letter to Black Women https://camillestyles.com/wellness/womens-history-month/a Camille Styles
In honor of Women’s History Month, Virginia Cumberbatch shares practices to support Black women's rest observed during a retreat in Joshua Tree.
The Trailblazing Women Who Rewrote the History Books https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a39478003/the-trailblazing-women-who-re-wrote-the-history-books/
Author Francesca Wade took a cue from Virginia Woolf to write unknown women’s stories.
From "History Extra": Who Are The Famous Women From History Who Changed The World? https://www.historyextra.com/100-women/100-women-results/
Which woman has had the biggest impact on world history? We asked you to vote on a shortlist of 100 figures selected by 10 experts. Here are 100 of the most influential and important women in history – both famous and lesser-known – that have changed the world. Find out who topped our poll below...
There is some amazing listening here from WABE in Atlanta Georgia: 12 ‘City Lights’ interviews that amplify women’s voices. Free to listen online. https://bit.ly/3twq2j
March is Women’s History Month, and WABE is celebrating by recognizing the women that are . “City Lights with Lois Reitzes” has a diverse catalog of episodes that feature women […]
Interesting podcasting stat for Women's History Month. Latest figures show that 40% of new podcasts in Spanish are created by women. via iVoox Blog https://www.ivoox.com/blog/la-produccion-de-podcasts-en-espanol-sigue-en-aumento_0081399/
Según datos del Observatorio iVoox, en 2021 se crearon más de 30.000 nuevos podcasts en español. ¡Descubre más!
Women's History Month 2022: Strong Female Figures to Celebrate | Better Homes & Gardens https://www.bhg.com/holidays/traditions/womens-history-month-important-figures/
Learn more about the women who have shaped our history.
Women's History Month - Biography https://www.biography.com/people/groups/womens-history-month
The month of March celebrates the contributions women have made throughout history in science, politics, law, sports, the arts, entertainment, and many other fields. Explore biographies, videos and articles that celebrate all of these women's historic achievement
12 Women to Celebrate During Women’s History Month & Always – SheKnows https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/984313/womens-history-month-important-women-in-history/
It's Women's History Month, but make sure you remember these ladies all year long.
31 Influential Women for the 31 Days of Women's History Month | Holiday Smart https://www.holidaysmart.com/articles/31-influential-women-31-days-womens-history-month
March is Women's History Month, a time to celebrate outstanding women past and present.
March is Women’s History Month, and in celebration the Review has a special section in Wednesday’s paper recognizing 10 modern women who made history in their respective fields of expertise.
Discover the stories of five trailblazing women — Tharp, Nice, Tu, Noether and Wu — who worked in STEM during the 20th century.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/antiquity-roman-female-merchants Atlas Obscura
As queens or captains, women deftly operated ships across the Red Sea and Mediterranean 2,000 years ago.
From Hailey Bouche at The Everygirl, a list of 15 books about women in history to celebrate Women's History Month. https://theeverygirl.com/women-history-books/ The Everygirl
books that will educate & inspire
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/josefina-guerrero-spy-philippines-world-war-ii
As a woman with leprosy, Josefina Guerrero was ignored by Japanese forces as she carried messages of resistance in World War II.
From The Morning Bell at the New York City Department of Education, a list of books that families and educators can real aloud or assign to their students in grades 3-K through 12 https://morningbellnyc.com/2022/make-reading-herstorical-throughout-march/ New York City Department of Education
March is Women’s History Month. Join NYC’s public schools and celebrate women throughout the month and beyond with our list of books for students in grades 3-K through 12!
Deborah Gray White: She Paved the Way to Tell Enslaved Women’s Stories. https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/03/womens-history-month-she-paved-the-way-to-tell-enslaved-womens-stories-opinion.html
She worked against the tidal wave of resistance that comes with being “the first” Black woman.
Europe's hidden heroines: from a Muslim 'spy princess' to a fearless suffragette https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/2022/03/11/europes-hidden-heroines-from-a-muslim-spy-princess-to-a-suffragette/ The National
Female activists, spies and authors are memorialised throughout Europe – you just have to search a little harder to find them
10 Essential Authors to Celebrate During Women’s History Month https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/books/a39374312/10-essential-authors-to-celebrate-during-womens-history-month/ Shondaland
This month, we’re recognizing the exceptional work of women writers.
What an All-Women News Network in India Shows Us About Democracy - The New York Times (Opinion) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/opinion/all-women-newspaper-india.html Khabar Lahariya
As Dalit women, they are deeply familiar with living under threat.
15 Books About Lesser-Known Women Who Made History | Book Riot https://bookriot.com/books-about-lesser-known-women-who-made-history/
From rulers and scientists to activists, artists, and journalists, add these books about women who made history to your TBR pile.
Vancouver's new statue-less statue aims to honour overlooked women | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-statue-overlooked-women-1.6376225
A statue-less statue is making an appearance in downtown Vancouver to highlight the lack of public monuments honouring women and girls.
Virginia Hall, the One-Legged World War II Superspy | Mental Floss https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/655623/virginia-hall-one-legged-world-war-ii-superspy
Despite having shot her own leg off in a hunting accident, Virginia Hall became one of the most feared Allied spies of the war.
There are only twelve (12) countries have full equal rights for women | info and charts at Statista https://www.statista.com/chart/17290/countries-with-most-equal-rights-for-women/ y
This chart shows country scores for equal rights for men and women guaranteed by law.
6 women biochemists you should know about https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people/030522/6-women-biochemists-you-should-know
It's Women's History Month. There’s no better time to learn about some of the women who have shaped and are still shaping the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology.
Clara Barton: 7 Facts about the Civil War Nurse and Medical Pioneer - HISTORY https://www.history.com/news/clara-barton-facts
The founder of the Red Cross dedicated her life to helping others and fighting for equality.
The Forgotten Female Revolutionaries Behind Latin American Independence - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/manuela-saenz-female-revolutionary-latin-america
Perhaps fiercest of all was Manuela Sáenz—spy, archivist, prankster, and companion of Simón Bolívar.
Black female WWII unit recognized with congressional honour | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/black-boston-europe-brian-higgins-american-b2025380.html
The House has voted to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal
Women’s History Month: Knitting Espionage - Grandma’s Knitting a Scarf. Or is She? | Orange County Library System
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On this Remembrance Day, as we recall those dedicated and selfless women and men who sacrificed so we could live freely, let's also remember to free ourselves and all genders from the controlling and debilitating societal structures that still exist and are assimilated into the tapestry of ourselves/our lives
For more, see this article on our website: https://bit.ly/3qGu3Rx
November 11, 2021 by Diane Greig Celine parachuted into France ten days before D-Day to courier and train maquis groups in weaponry behind the lines (Invisible Women Episode 7). In 2005 she told me that in training with the Special Operations Executive (SOE) she jumped the least number of jumps requ...
While researching women spies I interviewed a number of women and men who worked in espionage in order to gain insight into this secretive profession.
For more see this article about my visit to Belfast on our website: https://bit.ly/3o6H3Np
In 2005 I interviewed a retired Canadian operative from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) who worked with both the CIA and MI6 during the Cold War. He commented that he preferred to ‘run’ women agents because they not only functioned ‘under the radar’ (less suspect) in Russia but also, because if caught, they didn’t talk.
For more, see this article on our website: https://bit.ly/3GkN5lI
October 25, 2021 by Diane Greig Are women agents better at remaining silent than their male counterparts when interrogated? In 2005 I interviewed a retired Canadian operative from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) who worked with both the CIA and MI6 during the Cold War. He commented...
We are thrilled to be recognized with this award. This marks the 17th year for the Davey Awards. It is an international award focused exclusively on honouring outstanding creative work from the best small and independent creatives.
For more, please see this article on our website: https://bit.ly/3nzO1Kl
Present day women writers are correcting the historical loss of women’s espionage narratives by crafting articles and books on the lives of WW 2 and CIA women agents
For more, see this article on our website: https://bit.ly/3CakZqI Lynne Olson
October 24, 2021 by Diane Greig Present day women writers are correcting the historical loss of women’s espionage narratives by crafting articles and books on the lives of WW 2 and CIA women agents. They are bringing significant espionage experiences and contributions including women’s leadershi...
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For 40 years beginning in 1945 Angeline Nanni and the Verona team broke encrypted Soviet messages in order to determine what Allied/U.S. information was being passed to the U.S.S.R.
For more, see this link in our profile: https://bit.ly/3Benk3m
October 4, 2021 by Diane Greig Although I’ve written Invisible Women articles about American spies operating in the field (Martha Peterson and Elizabeth Bentley) during the Cold War in the U.S. and U.S.S.R., this is the first post about intelligence agents (not unlike those at Bletchley Park in WW...
Elizabeth Bentley was an American communist who fed information on fascists to the Soviets, she later defected to the US.
For more, see this article on our website: https://bit.ly/3zJzGPC
September 28, 2021 by Diane Greig Elizabeth Bentley, an American, graduated from Vassar College in 1930 with a degree in languages. While completing a Master’s degree at Columbia University she won a scholarship to the University of Florence. There she became part of a Italian fascist group enjoyi...
In her book, The Widow Spy, Martha Peterson explains Cold War spying and her unusual involvement at a time when women were not considered capable of being espionage agents.
For more, see this article on our website: https://bit.ly/3ETUl7j
September 27, 2021 by Diane Greig Martha Peterson commented, “After we were married, he told me he had applied for the Central Intelligence Agency or CIA.” Her husband, like Lilian’s in Invisible Women Ep. 3, as required by his agency, kept his operative status and secret position from her unt...
This new short film is by British broadcaster and writer Sam Naz. It opens Sept 24 in Los Angeles
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Michelle Corjon, a resistance fighter, was awarded France’s Croix de Guerre and the silver medal for French Resistance.
For more, see the article on our website: https://bit.ly/2X5dyBq
September 9, 2021 by Diane Greig Michelle Corjon, a resistance fighter, was awarded France’s Croix de Guerre and the silver medal for French Resistance. She was the youngest member ever to serve in the French resistance beginning at age 11 in 1943. Resistance forces volunteer card from Michelle Co...
Although the Soviet Union had joined forces with the U.S and Britain against N**i Germany, they began a widespread effort to gather Anglo-American bomb intelligence.
For more, see this article on our website: https://bit.ly/38Tnukt
September 3, 2021 by Diane Greig Operation Enormoz was a WW2 Soviet venture to recruit British and American spies who sympathised with communism. Although the Soviet Union had joined forces with the U.S and Britain against N**i Germany, they began a widespread effort to gather Anglo-American bomb in...
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