Here's a consolidated thread of all my #WomensHistoryMonth posts March 1-31!
Did you get the sense that Women's History Month was a bit of a damp squib this year, with fewer people writing about and discussing the annual observance, which started in 1987? @19thnews discusses why that might have been the case: Trump's anti-DEI moves have killed or maimed some efforts to celebrate women's achievements, from an Ohio conference to Defense Department web pages.
https://flip.it/.HKAIr
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #DEI #History @histodons #DiversityEquityInclusion #TrumpAdministration
Patty Gasso is the legendary softball coach at The University of Oklahoma, and she will lead Team USA in the 2028 Olympic Games. #WomensHistoryMonth
Philosopher and author Sadie Plant is a foundational figure in cyberfeminist theory, which came to prominence in the 1990s. She helped articulate the emerging and historical relationships between women, online spaces, and our role in technology. #womenshistorymonth
March 31st #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Marsha P. Johnson was one of the most prominent figures and an important advocate of the gay rights movement of the 1960s-1970s in NYC."
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marsha-p-johnson
"There has never been a more important moment to make our actions count" - @tansy 
A huge thank you to everyone who came to our event platforming 4 incredible women from our network who fight for garment workers' rights.
While their stories differed, they were united in their conviction that collective action and solidarity is the best route to justice.
Don't worry if you missed it - we recorded it especially! Catch up here: https://vimeo.com/1070387466
#Hypatia of #Alexandria is a saint of #Antinous for defending Hellenistic principles even as rabid Christians stoned, flayed and immolated her in March 415 AD. Full tribute here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/03/hypatia-of-alexandria-saint-of-antinous.html #astronomy #history #WomensHistoryMonth 
#WomensHistoryMonth A bust of #Antinous upstages #RachelWeisz (7 March 1970) star of openly gay Chilean filmmaker #Amenábar's brilliant movie "Agora" about #Hypatia of #Alexandria. A bust of #Antinoos makes a cameo appearance in two scenes! Trailer: https://youtu.be/RbuEhwselE0
March 30th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
In honor of #Eid, today's spotlight is on a group:
"Muslim Women in Technology (MWT) is a non-profit organization focused on creating opportunities, empowering, and supporting Muslim women aspiring in tech."
When you see the dominance of big tech companies, you need to consider how strong enforcement of antitrust and competition laws can change the world. As the U.S. FTC's youngest chair, legal scholar Lina Khan brought new life to debates about monopolies and market power in tech. #womenshistorymonth
#OnThisDay, 30 Mar 1982, Bertha Wilson was sworn in to the Canadian Supreme Court. She is the first woman appointed to sit on it.
When she had started at law school in 1955, she was reportedly advised to 'take up crocheting' instead.
Her 1988 ruling decriminalised abortion in Canada.
March 29th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was the first U.S. woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer sciences. Keller was committed to making computers more accessible, especially for use in education. She was a strong advocate for women in the computer science field and for working mothers.
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was born Evelyn Marie Keller on December 17, 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio.
https://womeninwisconsin.org/profile/sister-mary-kenneth-keller/
Painting of the Day. New Born II
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/new-born-2-african-women-baby/
Here is an acrylic painting of African women come to welcome a new baby and to show support for the mother. It's full of warmth and love, and it captures the special bond between women, especially mothers, who look out for one another.
Angu Walters
70 x 50 cm
28 x 20 in
$800 original / $135 art print / Free delivery / Inquiries welcome
#AfricanArt #paintingoftheday #newborn #motherhood #WomensHistoryMonth #womeninspiringwomen
The first woman to win a major Starcraft II tournament, Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn shows that gaming is for everybody. #womenshistorymonth
#OnThisDay, 29 Mar 1993, Catherine Callbeck is elected as the premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada, in the general election. She is the first woman to be elected by the public to a premiership in Canada.
Other women had previously held premierships through party leadership elections.
Sarah Edwards is making history in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan 
#WomensHistoryMonth
March 28th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"When she earned her pilot’s license on September 27th, 1933, after only 67 days of study, Egyptian Lotfia Elnadi became the first Arab woman pilot in the world as well as the first woman pilot in the Middle East and the first woman pilot in Africa. Her achievement made headlines all over the world."
Read, "The first Arab female pilot: Captain Pilot Lotfia Elnadi" https://www.oxfordsaudia.com/en/blog/first-arab-female-pilot-captain-pilot-lotfia-elnadi/
Women have been playing baseball in the U.S. for 150 years, with the first professional team, the Dolly Vardens, being formed in 1867. @TheConversationUS takes a look at how girls were gradually funnelled towards softball — seen as more suitable for the “weaker” female body — and why a new era in women’s baseball may be about to begin.
https://theconversation.com/women-are-reclaiming-their-place-in-baseball-252590
The Massachusetts State House has one of the oldest public art collections in the country with more than 300 works — of which only 20 depict women. Here’s @gbhnews’s story on how Senate President Karen Spilka is trying to change that.
