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In 1936 Danish mathematician Inge Lehmann published "P"—which revolutionised scientific understanding of our planet by showing that the earth has a solid inner core and a liquid outer core. In 1971 she was awarded the William Bowie Medal for geophysics. https://t.co/FsQwv2LL2u

Happy birthday to Hungarian-Indian avant-garde artist & painter Amrita Sher-Gil, born #otd in 1913! She won a gold medal aged 19 at the 1933 Paris Salon for her painting, 'Young Girls', and UNESCO declared 2013 the Intl Year of Amrita Sher-Gil. https://t.co/RhbbNKq5Ay #WomeninArt

#otd in 2014 Mary Barra was appointed CEO of General Motors, the auto industry’s first female CEO. She started working for GM at 18 in 1980 - and in 2014 was featured on the cover of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World. https://t.co/ts0I8Hc2jH @mtbarra

In Jan 1959 Claudia Jones - founder of The West Indian Gazette weekly newspaper - organised a carnival of Caribbean talent in response to London's race riots, which become the famous Notting Hill Carnival. "A people’s art is the genesis of their freedom". https://t.co/gjrXE5GcZm

In 1660 the first female Desdemona (probably Ann Marshall) appeared at Thomas Killigrew's theatre in London. Like all other female roles, Desdemona was previously played by men. The post-Restoration theatre revival created new opportunities for women like Nell Gwynne.

In December 1902, after leading a strike of her fellow women glove makers at their Chicago factory, Agnes Nestor founded the International Glove Workers Union. She also lobbied for legislation on child labour, min wage, maternity health & women's suffrage. https://t.co/eqRtQODadx

#otd in 1976 Kitty O'Neil, deaf from age 5, became the fastest woman alive, driving a 3-wheeled rocket car at 512.710 mph, a record which still stands. Stuntwoman on the Wonder Woman TV show, she was the first female member of Hollywood's Stunts Unlimited. https://t.co/CvHESyPRAL

#OTD in 1960 three of the Mirabal sisters, who fought against the dicatorship of Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, were killed by the secret police. In their honour, today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. https://t.co/GyIeQ4Wb2A

#OTD in1951, Rosalind Franklin gave a lecture at Kings College London showing her ground-breaking X-rays of DNA. James Watson, who was present, won a Nobel Prize in 1962 with Francis Crick for solving DNA's structure. Franklin had died in 1958, and could not share in the prize.

#otd in 1929 Constance Spry unveiled her first floral shop window display, shocking London by using hedgerow flowers. Considered a trailblazer, she set up her own Flower School and during WWII gave lectures encouraging people to grow their own food. https://t.co/2Pd41KvbmW