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The myth of “shared suffering” in Vicksburg turned history into faith—and faith into amnesia---for although the first war ended in 1865; the second one still shapes how Southerners see suffering, loss, freedom, sacrifice—and the redemptive struggle for truth.
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Image: Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman dies with flair. Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, MS. Source: RoadsideAmerica.
#history #Histodons #CivilWar #Mississippi #BlackMastodon #Photography #BlackAndWhite

Bronze statue of a Confederate officer General Lloyd Tilghman on horseback, both arms outstretched with a sword in one hand, mouth open as if shouting, the horse rearing slightly behind him. The monument is set outdoors against a backdrop of green trees, evoking a dramatic, heroic pose typical of Lost Cause memorial sculpture.

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#OnThisDay, 1 Aug 1786, Caroline Herschel discovers comet C/1786 P1, becoming one of the first women to find one (and have it named after her). Her brother was appointed court astronomer to King George III. When Caroline took a government salary for helping him she became the first woman to be paid for her astronomical work.

This week, 2025, Prof Michele Dougherty became the first woman to be Astronomer Royal.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM #Histodons

engraved illustration of Catherine Herschel. She is an older white woman in a most excellent bonnet. She is giving the engraver the side eye.

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Someone just reminded me that as we are now in 2026, we are in the future the iconic, 1920s classic Metropolis was set in.

Meanwhile the far-future world of the original Blade Runner is now seven years in our past, and the future of Space 1999 was the last century! A funny thing, time...

#film #cinema #History #Histoire #ScienceFiction #Metropolis #ClassicFilm #SilentFilm #1920sFilm #ScienceFictionFilm #2026

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Leni Riefenstahl, The Controversial Filmmaker Behind The Nazis’ Most Notorious Films

With "Triumph of the Will" and "Olympia," Leni Riefenstahl celebrated and glorified the Nazi regime in the 1930s, but she always denied that her films were propaganda.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/leni-riefenstahl

#history #GermanHistory #film

In this black-and-white photograph, Leni Riefenstahl works at a table. She appears from the waist up, wearing a lab coat and has short dark hair. She holds a strip of celluloid film upright in her right hand and uses her left hand to pull and guide it. She looks closely at the film.

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#OnThisDay, 28 Nov 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the existence of pulsars.

Not included in the 1974 Nobel prize for the discovery, Bell received a £3m prize for her work in 2018. She's used it to set up a foundation to improve the diversity in STEM.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM #Histodons

Jocelyn Bell Burnell in the 1960s, in front of a radio telescope. she is a white woman with dark hair, wearing a sensible duffle coat given how cold it must have been out there.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell in the 2010s. She is a white woman with dark grey hair.

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Leeds City Museum

https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/leeds-city-museum-justin-farrimond.html

Is it the hippo, the tiger or bear, or an elk that you seek from here and elsewhere?
The Leeds City Museum in West Yorkshire, England. Now occupying the former Mechanic's Institute in what was Cookridge Street, renamed Millenium Square.

#PhotoOfTheDay #Architecture #Museum #Photography #Monochrome #Heritage #BnW #History #Leeds #Travel

Black and white portrait photograph showing steps leading up to the entrance of the grand looking Leeds City Museum.

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“The more we gave in, the more we complied with that kind of treatment, the more oppressive it became.”

#OnThisDay, 1 Dec 1955, Rosa Parks does *not* give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger, and is arrested. Her refusal is a key moment in the American civil rights movement.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
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Mugshot of Rosa Parks after her arrest. She is a black woman with glasses.

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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?

Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex (aka Oedipus the King) … Is it the mother of all Western drama? The father? Or both?

By Thom Delapa

https://www.thecollector.com/oedipus-rex-mother-drama/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_Rex

Oedipus King of Thebes by Sophocles at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27673

#books #literature #culture #history

Bénigne Gagneraux, The Blind Oedipus Commending his Children to the Gods.

Oedipus, aged and blind, is the central figure, seated with his arms extended in a gesture of fervent prayer. His tattered robes and gaunt appearance reflect his physical suffering and moral struggles. His face, lined with age and anguish, conveys a mix of despair and hope as he entrusts his children to the divine powers.

His children, Antigone and possibly Polynices or Ismene, are depicted nearby. Antigone, often portrayed with a sense of grace and compassion, might be kneeling or standing close to Oedipus, offering support. The other child may exhibit a contrasting demeanor, illustrating the familial tension inherent in the myth.

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#art #history: can't resist a classic simone stink eye &, as i draw her every year on the anniversary of her birth, here's my tribute to her 'take no shit' glance.
most commonly associated with her seminal feminist oeuvre, 'the second sex', simone's philosophy was - true to its existential roots - humanist'; but it can be extended to all members of society, both human & non-human. in her words: 'one's life has value so long as one attributes value to the lives of others.'
#simoneDeBeauvoir

digital pencil & ink sketch of french philosopher, writer & activist, simone de beauvoir.
here, she looks off to her left with a look of bemusement on her face, legendary barnet sweeping elegantly from her skull.
above her head is a jaunty, angular speech box with a block of medium french blue inserted.
text reads: 'non, je n'en veux pas'.
simone is in black, white & grey.

digital pencil & ink sketch of french philosopher, writer & activist, simone de beauvoir.
here, she looks off to her left with a look of bemusement on her face, legendary barnet sweeping elegantly from her skull.
above her head is a jaunty, angular speech box with a block of black inserted.
text reads: 'non, je n'en veux pas'.
simone is in black, white & grey.

digital pencil & ink sketch of french philosopher, writer & activist, simone de beauvoir.
here, she looks off to her left with a look of bemusement on her face, legendary barnet sweeping elegantly from her skull.
above her head is a jaunty, angular speech box with a block of medium french blue inserted.
text reads: 'non, je n'en veux pas'.
simone is in black, grey, pink & red. she wears a cream-coloured coat.

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The Famous Battleship Potemkin Mutiny That Was Immortalized in Eisenstein’s Iconic Film

Immortalized in Sergei Eisenstein’s famous film, the mutiny aboard the Russian warship Potemkin was one of the most iconic moments of the 1905 Revolution.

https://www.thecollector.com/battleship-potemkin-mutiny/

#history #russianhistory

"Potemkin mutiny. Odessa port. Artist's drawing of battleships Knyaz Potemkin-Tavrichesky & Georgiy Pobedonosetz (right)" - picryl.com

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She Is an Icon of Finnish Art. Now Modernist Helene Schjerfbeck Takes a Global Stage

The Finnish master whose name you should know is the subject of a major solo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

by Annikka Olsen

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/she-is-an-icon-of-finnish-art-now-modernist-helene-schjerfbeck-takes-a-global-stage-2728018

More about Helene Schjerfbeck:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Schjerfbeck

#art #history #womeninart

The Family Heirloom, 1916.

The painting depicts a figure in a contemplative, downward-gazing pose against a warm reddish-orange background. The figure wears what appears to be a dark hat or head covering with a yellowish accent, and their face is turned down, creating an introspective mood.

The figure is rendered in pale, muted tones of cream, white, and soft yellows, with loose, gestural brushwork that suggests form rather than defining it precisely. There are touches of red-orange appearing as accents on what might be the figure's clothing or body.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Schjerfbeck#/media/File:Helene_Schjerfbeck_-_The_Family_Heirloom.jpg

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Meet the Mysterious and Brooding Norwegian Painter Responsible for 'The Scream'

Born on this day in 1863, Edvard Munch lived a life marked by mental health struggles and sought to brush themes of anxiety and dread into his art

By Eli Wizevich

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-mysterious-and-brooding-norwegian-painter-responsible-for-the-scream-180985572/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch

#art #culture #history

Edvard Munch, 1893: 'The Scream', famous oil-painting on canvas which inspired the later early 20th-century Expressionists; current location National Gallery in Oslo, Norway

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Gertrude Stein Was Her Champion. How History Forgot Self-Taught Artist Hazel Knapp

In the 1930s and ‘40s, the self-taught Vermont artist painted from a wheelchair with the assistance of her mother, earning success.

By Bryan Martin

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hazel-knapp-2724673

#art #history #womeninart

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The Puzzling Genius of Albrecht Dürer’s “Melencolia I”

Melencolia I is one of the undisputed masterpieces of the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, which still fascinates and puzzles with its complex symbolism.

by Anastasiia Kirpalov

https://www.thecollector.com/melencolia-i-durer-engraving-comprehensive/

More about Melencolia I:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melencolia_I

Albrecht Dürer at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1135

Melencolia I, by Albrecht Dürer, 1514.

Dürer personifies melancholy as a formidable female—her power originates in her ability to alter a man’s temperament into a melancholic state. Immobilized by her lack of creativity, the winged goddess sits dispiritedly surrounded by the tools and instruments she has lost the inspiration to use. Among intellectuals, melancholy was often associated with introspective, educated people, even genius. Because artists were especially prone to melancholy, this image has been interpreted as Dürer’s spiritual self-portrait, implying that the artist identified with her creative plight.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Melencolia_I_by_Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer#/media/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_-_Melencolia_I_-_Google_Art_Project_(_AGDdr3EHmNGyA).jpg

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#OnThisDay, 2 Apr 1917, Jeanette Rankin is sworn in, becoming the first woman to sit in the US Congress.

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

Jeanette Rankin standing in front of the dome of the US Capitol on a windy day. She is a white woman with dark hair.

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It's ALIVE!

#OnThisDay, 1 Jan 1818, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published anonymously. Her gothic novel was also one of the first science-fiction novels.

#ReadMoreWomen #LiteraryWomen
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons

painting of Mary Shelley by Rothwell. It shows a white woman with sloping shoulders, dark hair and gold glasses

Frontispiece of Frankenstein’s first edition without any author’s name on it.

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Hmm, one of my students found a message in a bottle from 1964 out wedged in rocks on Channel Islands National Park. Now with the appropriate authorities (considered a historical artifact). If anyone knows Becki Walters, formerly of Canoga Park, daughter of Roy A. Walters (Becki is now probably 77 and living in Tucson, Arizona as Becky Higgenbottom), give me a DM. #mystery #history

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Packing for a move. It's exciting to see what you find in the cellar. #History of #OpenBSD

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Alexander the Great, Ancient Gay Icon

Harry Tanner Explores Queerness and Homophobia in the Hellenistic Period

https://lithub.com/alexander-the-great-ancient-gay-icon/

Alexander the Great at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3864

#books #literature #history

Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1767).

At the center of the composition stands Alexander, shown as a youthful. He wears a metal breastplate, a short tunic, and a flowing blue cloak. With one arm extended, he raises a sword, poised mid-action as he decisively cuts the knot rather than attempting to untie it.

Around him, several figures react with surprise and tension. To the right, men kneel or lean forward, their bodies twisted toward the knot, hands outstretched as if caught between disbelief and awe. To the left, older figures and attendants watch intently, one bearded man appearing contemplative, while a child looks on with curiosity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great#/media/File:Alexander_cuts_the_Gordian_Knot.jpg

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8 Black Inventors Who Changed the World

"African American inventors and their revolutionary ideas have shaped technology and society throughout history."

https://www.thecollector.com/black-inventors-who-changed-the-world/

Elijah McCoy the inventor of the moveable ironing board.

#history #inventor

Photograph of Elijah McCoy the inventor of the moveable ironing board.

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The founders’ version of #memes and trash talk involved making obscure references to orators, philosophers, senators, consuls, and generals of the ancient republics.

https://inaniludibrio.com/2024/05/19/if-you-can-keep-it-from-caesar-and-catiline/

#history #culture #philosophy #Renaissance #SPQR #American #shitposting

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Happy Birthday to Kathryn 'Kathy' Valentine, songwriter and bassist for the pop punk band the Go-Go's, born on this day in 1959, Austin, Texas

Photo by Pam Martinez at the Roxy Theater in 1981

#punk #punkrock #kathyvalentine #thegogos #womenofpunk #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Did Children Really Go to War?

"This is one of the most interesting crusades of all—the Children’s Crusade."

https://www.thecollector.com/childrens-crusade/

#history #religion

The Children’s Crusade, by Gustave Doré shows a large group of young people marching down a medieval street. Some people look on.

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This is really cool! Last year I read William Dalrymple's "The Golden Road" and central to its narrative are these trade routes. This was an experiment to reconstruct a lost 5th century CE ship design based on drawing in the Ajanta Caves. According to Dalrymple, images in the Ajanta Caves provide some of the best info for the period.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyn15110gvo

#India #MastIndia #History #AncientHistory #Histodons #Books #Bookstodon #Ocean #Ships #Sailing #Archeology @histodons @bookstodon

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