DNA and Archeological Research Reveal the Overlooked History of Japan’s Women Warriors
By Sage Helene
Books about Japanese fiction at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/36794
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Fascism treats women as mere breeders. "Children, kitchen, and church" was the Nazi slogan for women.
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda
Launched today:
The Register of British Slave-Traders
"presents biographical data related to each of the known investors in the transatlantic traffic in enslaved African people from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries."
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My new book 'Atlas Gothica: An Alternative Guide to the World's Most Curious Destinations' (Headline/Hachette) is now on pre-order! The book takes in 50 Gothic destinations around the world, including vampire-plagued Victorian graveyards, haunted English libraries, witch-haunted caves, mummy-stuffed catacombs, Dracula's Whitby and much more. You can discover the very raven the inspired Edgar Allan Poe, a Chinese city based on a blueprint of hell, the tombs of Voodoo queens, and the lair of the legendary Mothman. Grab it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atlas-Gothica-Alternative-Curious-Destinations/dp/1035434385/ #gothic #folklore #history #mythology #weird #paranormal #literature #travel #books #graveyard #death #ghost #vampire #vampires
How A Cotton Bandage Shortage During World War I Led To The Invention Of The Maxi Pad
During World War I, the Kimberly-Clark paper company began making bandages from a newly-developed cotton alternative known as Cellucotton — and frontline nurses started using the highly absorbent product during their periods.
A Teenage Orphan Who Died In Battle During The Revolutionary War Once Had No Name — But Forensic Scientists Just Identified Him
By Ella Spitz
Researchers discovered that the previously-unknown teenager was John Pumphrey, a boy from Maryland who enlisted in the Continental Army when he was about 14 years old — but sadly died three years later in the Battle of Camden.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/revolutionary-war-soldier-john-pumphrey
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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Blue House in Coyoacán Was a Refuge for Leon Trotsky... Until It Wasn‘t
H. Keith Melton and Nigel West on Trotsky and Kahlo‘s Simmering Affair Amidst Political Turmoil
"The #FirstResponders - The black men from Pittsburgh who made up #America’s original paramedic corps wanted to make #history and save lives—starting with their own."
by Kevin Hazzard
https://magazine.atavist.com/2019/the-first-responders-paramedics-pittsburgh-civil-rights-ems
#longform #writing #atavistmagazine #amreading #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence #AmericanHistory #EMS #paramedics
The Harrowing Story Of The Jamestown Massacre, When Hundreds Of Colonists Were Killed By Native Americans
By Genevieve Carlton
The Jamestown Massacre took place in March 1622 and was led by Powhatan Native Americans who hoped to prevent the English colonists from settling permanently in Virginia.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/jamestown-massacre
Books about Jamestown at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Jamestown%2C+Virginia
"The hope that the internet would obey rules existed at one end of a spectrum; at the other end was the more widely held enthusiasm for the idea that the internet would be a place without rules."
49 years ago today
Talking Heads: 77, is the debut album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on this day in 1977, includes the singles "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town", "Psycho Killer" and "Pulled Up"
#punk #newwave #postpunk #TalkingHeads #history #otd #punkrockhistory
33 New Deal Posters That Helped Lift America Out Of The Great Depression
Beginning in 1935, artists for the Works Progress Administration created thousands of posters that promoted the arts and public health, encouraged Americans to visit national parks, and informed citizens about New Deal initiatives.
"1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation" by Andrew Ross Sorkin. My rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Published in 2025.
Book description: A New York Times Notable Book of 2025. This book is a narrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history—one with ripple effects that still shape our society today. In 1929, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefall, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression that would reshape a generation. But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicked traders, another drama unfolded—one of visionaries and fraudsters, titans and dreamers, euphoria and ruin. Andrew Ross Sorkin takes readers inside the chaos of the crash, behind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naïveté in an endless boom led to disaster. The dizzying highs and brutal lows of this era eerily mirror today’s world. of AI proliferation, and in my opinion, over investment, and a bubble which will one day burst.
This was an excellent read. I highly recommend this book.
#nonfiction #history #WallStreet #investment #StockMarketCrash #wealth #books #reading @bookstodon
This Box of 300 Love Letters Showed Up Out of the Blue. Who Was the Whimsical World War II Soldier Who Wrote Them?
Nobody knows who dropped Speedy Weber’s correspondence at a USO office in 2022. Researchers have finally tracked down two living relatives who remember him
Honestly, this article on "Doggerland" is absolutely fascinating
"The floor of the North Sea is now recognized as the largest well-preserved prehistoric archaeological landscape in the world. It would have been a paradise for the bands of hunter-gatherers who followed the retreating ice sheets into the region to settle there. They, however, were not Doggerland’s first inhabitants. Millennia prior to their arrival, the North Sea basin had belonged to Neanderthals, who lived there for hundreds of thousands of years."
Vecinos is a new video account about Latin American history (the videos are in English by the way). You can follow the account at:
➡️ @vecinos_latin_american_history_vids
(Don't worry if it looks blank to you, that just means no one from your server follows it yet. Follow the account and its videos will start gradually showing up on your server too.)
You can also follow their non-video account at @VecinosHistory
#FeaturedPeerTube #History #LatinAmerica #LatinAmericanHistory #PeerTube
Hi mastodon, I've started learning about the Napoleonic Wars. In general, which side should I root for?
#Napoleon #NapoleonicWars #History
Options: (choose one)
A time-warp to my room around late 1992, where I show how exhilarating it was to be a game developer. 😆
#TeamHoi #PixelArt #GameDev #gaming #games #game #gamer #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #RetroTech #VintageComputing #retro #history #commodore #amiga #computing #1990s #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital #DigitalArt #designer #artwork #art #artist #arte #arts #GraphicDesign #MastoArt #FediArt #CreativeToots #ArtistsOnMastodon #hoi #MoonChild
The urge to keep all the tabs open is not a recent thing.
Pictured: a 300-year-old library tool that enabled a researcher to have seven books open at once, yet conveniently nearby (Palafoxiana Library, Puebla)
@unmlawlibrary #globalmuseum #library #libraries #reading #history
A summer thunderstorm rolls across Pecos National Historical Park in New Mexico. Thunder in the distance, lightning along the horizon, and sunlight breaking through behind me, lighting the adobe ruins against that deep blue stormy sky. One of my favorite things about summer in New Mexico.
https://rhfineartgallery.etsy.com/listing/4569784145/pecos-storm-pecos-pueblo-ruins-new
#buyintoart #newmexico #storm #art #photography #photo #nature #clouds #wallart #history #fineart #adobe #artcollector
What three female figures in the Bayeux tapestry reveal about medieval women
by Natasha R. Hodgson
The women of the Bayeux tapestry tell a story as compelling and important as the main depiction of the battle.
Books about Bayeux tapestry (including La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde by A. Levé) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4445
"Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother" by Eve LaPlante. Your rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Published in 2012.
Book description: A moving portrait of Louisa May Alcott and her mother, the real “Marmee.” This biography is based on the Alcotts’ intimate diaries and other private papers, some recently discovered in a family attic and others thought to have been destroyed, to revive this remarkable daughter and mother. Abigail May Alcott—long dismissed as a quiet, self-effacing background figure—comes to life as a gifted writer and thinker. A politically active feminist firebrand, she fought for universal civil rights, an end to slavery, and women’s suffrage.
I was totally captivated by this book. Not only does it present a portrait of the characters, but it also paints a vivid picture of the times in which they lived on this earth. My life is richer for having read this book.
Rated The Rape of Recy Taylor 8/10
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