#ShortFilm London 1851. Dying of cancer & facing down early Victorian sexism, a brilliant mathematician risks a high stakes gamble to raise the money needed to complete her life's object, the worlds first computer. #Ada #Drama #WomensHistory Written by & Starring #JulieBruns.

British competitive swimmer, Annie Speirs (1889–1926), won a gold medal & set a new world record in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. It was the 1st year that women's #swimming was included at the #Olympics. #sporthistory #womenshistory

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#ThrowBackThursday from the #BresciaUC Archives! 🔍🗃️ A photo of Ursuline Sisters and students studying in Ursuline Hall c.1950s💙 #BresciaLibrary #BerylIveyLibrary #Archives #WomensHistory #BresciaHistory #UrsulineSisters

OTD in 1979: Female Navy pilots are allowed to land on ships for the first time. Helicopter pilot Lt. Joellen Drag Oslund is 1st female naval aviator to serve shipboard. #wingsofgoldbook #navalaviation #womenshistory

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✨We’re back to test your knowledge on women's history & achievements in Uganda with our BOH Herstory quiz! Click the link 👇🏾 & let’s see how much you know about Her ✨ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #womenshistory #celebratewomen

Today in HERstory 1917 – Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark was born. She was a psychologist who devised the “Dolls Test” that was key evidence in Brown v. Board of Education #herstory #womenshistory #todayinhistory

Chopped Liver & Unions marches into the West Country. We'll be fighting for our rights and having a bit of a knees up at @PenleeTheatre on 19 June and @CygnetTheatreUK on 21 June. Come join us! #theatre #openairtheatre #fashionhistory #workingclasshistory #womenshistory

Just saw @sixthemusical with my mom in London after a couple of days of sightseeing at many fascinating historical places in this great city. Great to be back to see this musical again here in London & this time to bring my mom. Have you seen #Six? #Herstory #Womenshistory

@WhiteHistoryFR @eddsmitty You're absolutely right with the last assumption (some men, as always, would disagree). Of course - not meant as objection - it's always difficult to say who's "first" .. anyway, that said, I just found something. Prepare for one of tomorrow's #WomensHistory from me ❤️‍🔥

‘Jack and Eve’ by @wendymoore99 is a truly fascinating and important record of women’s history. I learned so much about two extraordinary women, who defied the constraints of the early 20th century and forged their own path. #womenshistory #jackandeve #ww1 #worldwarone

#gender #womenshistory #culture #colonialism

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#gender #womenshistory #culture #colonialism

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@NoSchoolSexism is seeking volunteers for their latest crowd research into the teaching of history in KS3.Together we can make a difference and make women from the past visible.#history.#womenshistory

Today in HERstory 1946 – Clare Francis was born. She is a writer and single-handed and distance racing sailor. She set a women’s transatlantic single-handed record; she was the first woman skipper in the Whitbread Round the World Race. . #herstory #womenshistory #todayinhistory

Article: Forgotten Queens: The Queens Consort of Fourteenth Century Scotland #medieval #womenshistory #Scotland thehistoriansmagazine.com/forgotten-quee…

Who wants to see my play? At the heart of all the protest & politics is a tragic love story. Join me on the march round the UK and all the way to New York. Here's where to find me and how to book. linktr.ee/BlueFireTheatr… #theatre #womenshistory #workingclasshistory