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Mariam al-Masri

@mariam_al_masri_author@zirk.us · 7 months ago

Hello, I'm new to Mastadon and looking to meet people interested in medieval Silk Road history, especially of women and non-western historical fiction.

To sort of give you an idea of the weird stuff I'm into, here's a post I did about stories written in the Medieval Silk Road that feature women and are available in English:

https://mariamalmasriauthor.wordpress.com/2025/02/05/stories-about-women-from-the-medieval-silk-road-and-available-in-english/

On this, anyone else into weird and obscure histories?

#intro #history #historicalFiction #silkroad #womenshistory #books #introduction

Nicd and 4 others boosted

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 24 Aug 1896, an unknown woman cyclist has a beer at the bar in New Jersey - making headlines in the New York Times.

Chapeau!

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Cycling #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Newsclipping. Headline: She drank her ale at the bar. Subheading: Girl Cyclist in Rahway Amazed Loungers in Chamberlain's. Story then tells how the woman ordered and drank a beer straight from the bottle whilst standing at the bar, to the amazement of the men in there.

Ika Makimaki boosted

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 26 Aug 1970, the Women's Strike for Equality marches through New York City, USA. Estimates vary on numbers, with between10 and 20 thousand people taking part in a call for peace and equality.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Women walking arm in arm in a New York street. The front row includes Black, white and Asian women.

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 26 Aug 1970, the Women's Strike for Equality marches through New York City, USA. Estimates vary on numbers, with between10 and 20 thousand people taking part in a call for peace and equality.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Women walking arm in arm in a New York street. The front row includes Black, white and Asian women.

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 boosted

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 25 Aug 1932, Amelia Earhart successfully lands in Newark, New Jersey, to become the first woman to fly solo across the USA.

Earhart records a series of first flights by a woman, before disappearing during an attempt to fly around the world in 1937.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WomenPilots #Histodons

Amelia Earhart in a heavy denim jacket. She is a white woman with cropped hair.

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 boosted

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 25 Aug 1804, Alicia Meynell (aka Alicia Thornton) races at York races in England. Side-saddle.

She is now recognised as the first woman racing jockey.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #SportsHistory

An engraving of Alicia. She is a white woman dressed like an Austen heroine, apart from the jockey's cap on her head.

An engraving of the race, showing Alice riding side saddle. The caption explains this is a race at the York Meeting.

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 25 Aug 1932, Amelia Earhart successfully lands in Newark, New Jersey, to become the first woman to fly solo across the USA.

Earhart records a series of first flights by a woman, before disappearing during an attempt to fly around the world in 1937.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WomenPilots #Histodons

Amelia Earhart in a heavy denim jacket. She is a white woman with cropped hair.

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 25 Aug 1804, Alicia Meynell (aka Alicia Thornton) races at York races in England. Side-saddle.

She is now recognised as the first woman racing jockey.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #SportsHistory

An engraving of Alicia. She is a white woman dressed like an Austen heroine, apart from the jockey's cap on her head.

An engraving of the race, showing Alice riding side saddle. The caption explains this is a race at the York Meeting.

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 24 Aug 1896, an unknown woman cyclist has a beer at the bar in New Jersey - making headlines in the New York Times.

Chapeau!

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Cycling #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Newsclipping. Headline: She drank her ale at the bar. Subheading: Girl Cyclist in Rahway Amazed Loungers in Chamberlain's. Story then tells how the woman ordered and drank a beer straight from the bottle whilst standing at the bar, to the amazement of the men in there.

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 boosted

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

🧵 #OnThisDay, 23 Aug 1941, American Virginia Hall arrives in France to work for the British Special Operations Executive.

Hall ended up on the German's “most wanted” list as 'the limping lady'.

#WomenInHistory #WorldWar2 #AmericanHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
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Self-portrait by Virginia Hall, using a mirror on a shelf. She is a white woman with dark-looking hair.

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

🧵 #OnThisDay, 23 Aug 1941, American Virginia Hall arrives in France to work for the British Special Operations Executive.

Hall ended up on the German's “most wanted” list as 'the limping lady'.

#WomenInHistory #WorldWar2 #AmericanHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
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Self-portrait by Virginia Hall, using a mirror on a shelf. She is a white woman with dark-looking hair.

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 boosted

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 22 Aug 1943, Yvonne Cormeau parachutes into France to be a radio operator for the British Special Operations Executive. The SOE supported the French Resistance to Nazi occupation.

She worked for 13 months and was never captured. You can hear her story on the Imperial War Museum site. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80007171

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #EuropeanHistory #Histodons

Yvonne Cormeau in Women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform. She is a white woman with dark hair.

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

#OnThisDay, 22 Aug 1943, Yvonne Cormeau parachutes into France to be a radio operator for the British Special Operations Executive. The SOE supported the French Resistance to Nazi occupation.

She worked for 13 months and was never captured. You can hear her story on the Imperial War Museum site. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80007171

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #EuropeanHistory #Histodons

Yvonne Cormeau in Women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform. She is a white woman with dark hair.

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@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · last month

Very early #OnThisDay, 14 Aug 1943, Eliane Plewman parachutes into Nazi-occupied France to become a courier for the Special Operations Executive. The British SOE supported the French resistance. A courier would move messages and equipment between people.

Captured after 7 months, she was executed in Dachau in Sept 1944.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #Histodons

studio photo of Eliane Plewman in civilian clothes. She is a white woman with dark hair in an excellent victory roll.

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · last month

Very early #OnThisDay, 14 Aug 1943, Eliane Plewman parachutes into Nazi-occupied France to become a courier for the Special Operations Executive. The British SOE supported the French resistance. A courier would move messages and equipment between people.

Captured after 7 months, she was executed in Dachau in Sept 1944.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #Histodons

studio photo of Eliane Plewman in civilian clothes. She is a white woman with dark hair in an excellent victory roll.

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 boosted

@CarveHerName@mstdn.social · last month

#OnThisDay, 12 Aug 1990, American Sue Hendrickson finds the remains of a T Rex, the largest specimen found to date, in South Dakota.

The fossil remains are now known as Sue and are on display in Chicago.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons

Sue Hendrickson with the remains of Sue the T-Rex. Sue the human is a white woman with blonde hair. Sue the T-Rex is some fossilised bones embedded in rock.

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