It is women's history month, and I'm trying to figure out what I should do for it.
March 8th is Intentional #WomensDay, and I plan on spending it at #WrinkleInTime supporting a primarily female cast, and later this month I am going to @WomenInAviation's conference.
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@kaaauthor! Animorphs was such an important series to me as a kid, and I'll still argue how important it is for kids to read books that don't have happy endings. Also, Team Rachel for life.#WomensHistoryMonthShow this thread -
Person 7: Jacqueline Cochran! A WASP, aka Speed Queen, first female to break the sound barrier, held the most distance, speed, and altitude records than any other pilot, and also a strong businesswoman!
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No single person today, just a shout out to all the Soviet women who started
#InternationalWomensDay. It's a day that has been celebrated for over 100 years, not just in America (or even only in America), but truly in many countries all over the world. Go celebrate today.pic.twitter.com/SqT6MNlyq3Show this thread -
Work got insane and I forgot I was doing this SORRY! Day 9: Sara Bareilles. Waitress is one of the popular Broadway shows today, and the first to have an all-female creative team.
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Day 10: Harriet Quimby: the first woman to get a pilot's license in the US! She's also the first woman to fly the English Chanel (....around the time the Titanic sank.)
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Day 11: You can't talk about amazing women authors and not talk about Ursula K Le Guin. One of the most influential Sci-Fi writer, and they also frequently used women illustrators for her covers.
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Day 12: Bessie Coleman! The first African-American woman to get her pilot's license. The schools in the US refused to allow her to get her license, so she went to France to get it. She became a daredevil stunt flyer after.
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Day 13: Elisabeth Smith Friedman! I didn't know who she was until a few months ago, but she's one of the first and best cryptologists in the US. She did the job in both World Wars.
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Day 14: Mary Russell — who began flying at 63! (Reminder: you are never too old.) She broke multiple records, on top of being a duchess, ornithologist, and started founded hospitals.
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Day 15: Judy Blume. Who hasn't read and was influenced by Judy Blume as a child? She's also another author that is claimed to be one of the first YA authors. Still alive today, I got a signed book from her last year and it's one of my most prized possessions.
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Day 16: Cornelia Fort. A CFI in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was attacked, she became one of the WASPs. She was also the first to be killed. And like the other WASP, it took until 1977 to get veteran status.
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Day 17: I went to a spy museum today, so definitely big on Joan Clarke today. Female code decrypters are the best.
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