Women's History

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Gangs’stories: Soraya, the ‘real’ Queen of the South in Nicaragua (theconversation.com)

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Janet Sobel: The Woman Written out of History (getpocket.com)

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Military 1736 - article about two women disguised as men in both France and England (uploads.ovarit.com)

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1859 - The body of Harriett Stokes who went by Henry Stokes is found after suspected suicide. I couldn’t help but be so impressed by all of the “man” jobs she was able to accomplish by pretending to be a man. We’ve always been capable. RIP Queen (uploads.ovarit.com)

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1846 - Unnamed Woman going by “Johnny” shows up at hospital with broken leg. Shes a stagecoach driver, swears and drinks. (uploads.ovarit.com)

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Badass 1848 - The story of Sophie Locke, aka John Smith. Who lived her life as a man. She work as a scissor grinder, was married twice, and had the support of her community who kept her secret. (uploads.ovarit.com)

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1783, 1796, and 1799 - The 3 oldest articles I could find written about women crossdressing as men . (uploads.ovarit.com)

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The History of the Bra is Older Than You Think (archive.is)

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Need a link to an online history of lesbian/gay rights that's neither bad nor likely to 404

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Is The Purple Jar More Than a Moral Tale? The Menstruation Theory (youtu.be)

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Art and Music Wood carver Maud Baillie made 'world-class' craft furniture on remote Wedge Island 120 years ago (amp.abc.net.au)

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Art and Music When a child prodigy composer matured into a noblewoman, her legacy got complicated (theconversation.com)

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Badass Gerda Philipsborn 'Aapajaan' - the German woman who helped build an Indian university (www.bbc.com)

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Unearthing the Secret Life of a Viking Warrior Woman - Atlas Obscura (www.atlasobscura.com)

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America's Forgotten Mass Imprisonment of Women Believed to Be Sexually Immoral | HISTORY (www.history.com)

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Education Dalkon Shield recall commercial A.H. Robins 1984 (youtu.be)

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Work and Economics Undercover women: the story of how Victorian female police cracked crime | Women | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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Art and Music How a little-known 17th-century female scientist changed our understanding of insects | Insects | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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Gangs'stories: how 15-year-old Jennifer became Honduras’ first female gang leader (theconversation.com)

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Activism and Politics Women Against Porn from Schlesinger Library @ Harvard

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Literature and Writing First wave feminists against the prostitution of women and children? Trying to find resources!

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Science and Invention How Hollywood Star Hedy Lamarr Invented the Tech Behind WiFi | HISTORY (www.history.com)

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Science and Invention Margaret Hamilton - NASA Science (science.nasa.gov)

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Passionate Politics: The Life & Work of Charlotte Bunch | New Day Films (www.newday.com)

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Science and Invention Kathleen Lonsdale’s crystallography tables (www.chemistryworld.com)

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