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October takes its name from being the 8th month of the Roman calendar – octō means 8 in Latin.

This autumnal watercolour of the British countryside was made by Cecil Lawson #October1st

September is so called as it was the seventh month of the Roman calendar – ‘septem’ means seven. This print shows the Roman goddess Diana.

Find out how the other months got their names in our blog post: https://t.co/C47h3qIJC1

C R W Nevinson was born #onthisday in 1889. As an official war artist during the First World War he recorded his experiences at the Western Front in works like these prints https://t.co/UDDGGbebjQ

Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi was born #onthisday in 1593. This symbolic portrait depicts the source of her artistic brilliance – her hand https://t.co/0Flge0Q98z

#July is named after Julius Caesar, who was born in this month in 100 BC. The Romans called it Quintilis (meaning 5th month) until 44 BC

Best known for her 1792 proto-feminist work ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’, writer Mary Wollstonecraft was born #onthisday in 1759

In 16th-century France, a school of international artists came together to decorate Fontainebleau – the lavish palace of King François I. This fine chalk drawing by lead supervisor Francesco Primaticcio is a study for a painted ceiling

Ice Age women, queens, athletes and artists – meet women from history as chosen by female curators in our #InternationalWomensDay blog post: https://t.co/2tC9wU2UuX #IWD2018

Although women were not allowed to compete in the ancient Greek Olympics, they did compete at Olympia in the Heraean Games. Spartan women were particularly strong competitors, and this 2,500-year-old bronze statue is a rare depiction of a Spartan girl running

To mark the #Suffrage100 anniversary this month, we've delved into the collection to explore objects relating to the campaign for women’s suffrage. Read more: https://t.co/fmFzFwMS3G