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If you missed @emilyjmayo’s threads on female emperors in premodern Japan this week, you can check out a master list below! 
She covers lots of great topics, from the idea of “tradition” & gendered language to their accomplishments! #history #womenshistory #twitterstorians:pic.twitter.com/Bmg7QtUGXu
The first thread of the week focused on the idea of male-centric inheritance traditions in modern Japan-- why can’t women succeed to the throne today? And when was this decided? 
https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1206620965624590338?s=20 …
You might be wondering why we refer to the women who ruled in premodern Japan as “female emperors”! For a discussion of gendered language and translation, see the thread here:https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1207058385855799297?s=20 …
In order to highlight some of the accomplishments of female emperors, Emily then focused on Emperor Kōken/Shōtoku and her commissioning of the Hyakumantō Dhāranī 百萬塔陀羅尼 pagodas 
:https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1207464147153227776?s=20 …
Continuing to explore the connection between text and Kōken/Shōtoku, next was senmyō, or imperial edicts 
:https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1207840917186600962?s=20 …
Emperor Kōken/Shōtoku was one of the most famous of the female emperors, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. Emily did a breakdown of the scandal surrounding Emperor Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō that colored her historical representation:https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1208196429237370881?s=20 …
Zooming back out, Emily then tackled the accomplishments of the other ancient female emperors and some of the major projects they were known for in their lifetimes:https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1208562478306746369?s=20 …
I’ve talked about Kōken/Shōtoku, but you might be wondering: what about the others? So, let’s dive into the accomplishments of these powerful women! Finally, we revisited the last two female emperors, who ruled in the Edo period (1603-1868). Few people know that the last time women ruled as emperor was so recent!https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1208726909099663361?s=20 …
Let me add that Emily did a fantastic job with this & I’m very proud her and the work she did putting these together! The inspiration for this topic came about because she found it striking that she had never heard of female emperors before my class & was hungry to learn more.
So I urge everyone to think critically about representation in what we teach, & the many ways we can diversify our research & classrooms. Hope you all had as much fun as we did this week! And a hearty thanks to @sasanianshah for letting us take over! @paularcurtis, out! --PC 
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