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#OTD 1947. Death of Ellen Wilkinson. One of Labour's pioneering working class women MPs, she rose to prominence during the Jarrow March in the 1930s becoming Education Minister in 1945 A thread on her life and her politics:👇

Herstory, & the people of Ireland, stand in solidarity w/ Iranians who are courageously demonstrating for women & girls' fundamental human rights. A selection of art reflecting this will be illuminated as part of the #Herstory Light Show. 🎨: #WomenLifeFreedom by Martina Leonard

In the records of the London County Council (LCC) are many portraits of historical London figures. This weekend, we celebrate the women of these collections beginning with satirical novelist and playwright Fanny Burney (1752-1840) - ow.ly/AMVO50MzPKh #Women 1/6

#OtD 29 Jan 1912 striking textile worker Anna LoPizzo was killed by police during the "Bread and Roses" strike in New England. Shamelessly, the police then arrested 2 leading @IWW organisers for the crime. Learn more about women in the IWW in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/2018/12/02/e16…

Have to say the new “for you” timeline being the default is a pain in the arse if you work on time sensitive posts. Luckily we already put the date in our tweets so people finding them days later can see what date we’re talking about.

carve her name... & she was a wonderful composer. We all know the legendary "Aloha o'e" – she wrote it.

At the Bear River Massacre #OTD 1863, a Volunteer Cavalry slaughtered hundreds of Shoshone men, women and children. The event was buried, but Mae Timbimboo Parry, Shoshone historian, and her descendants helped to set the record straight.

carve her name... She has a statue in Honolulu Queen Lili‘uokalani Statue goo.gl/maps/TxhChsFnX…

Happy Birthday to Lady Hale, a trailblazing woman-in-law and our Patron! ✨🤩 We celebrate Lady Hale not only for her 'firsts' in the legal profession but because she has always insisted on bringing others with her. 👏🏻 "Women are equal to everything."

📣We are excited to share two opportunities to work with our #OralHistory team: 1. A paid intern to help us with the planning and organisation of our project. 2. And a funded PhD on ‘Minority Ethnic MPs in the UK Parliament since 1987’. Find out more👇 ow.ly/Y6WU50MzSE6

#OnThisDay, 5 Feb 1919, Mary Pickford co-founds United Artists in Hollywood with fellow actor Douglas Fairbanks, actor and director Charlie Chaplin and director D W Griffith. #ReclaimTheFrame #WomenBehindTheCamera #WomenInHistory

We’re a lot more active over on Mastodon. Not least because this platform is increasingly unstable to use, and who even knows if apps like Buffer will still work this time next week.

#OnThisDay, 6 Feb 1918, the Representation of the People Act gets royal assent, allowing some women in the UK the right to vote. Women had to be over 30 and meet property requirements. Full enfranchisement took another decade, arriving in 1928. #WomenInHistory #VotesForWomen

#OnThisDay, 6 Feb 1987, Mary Gaudron QC is sworn in as the first woman justice appointed to the High Court of Australia. #WomenInHistory #AustralianHistory #History #WomenInLaw

#OnThisDay, 7 Feb 1969, Diane Crump becomes the first professional woman jockey in the US. “The hecklers were yelling 'Go back to the kitchen and cook dinner'.” #WomenInHistory #WomenInSport

#OnThisDay, 7 Feb 1971, women in Switzerland win the right to vote in federal elections after a national referendum. Pic is from a suffrage protest in 1928 which was highlighting the slow progress of #VotesForWomen. #WomenInHistory #EuropeanHistory