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-- feminist, campaigner for better education, reforms to child labour law, Italian independence and the abolition of slavery…and also one of the greatest Victorian poets! ✍️📚

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Portrait of the Artist Painting a Portrait of her Father
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Baroque painter and printmaker Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665) was one of Bologna's most innovative and influential artists, especially on the women artists of the city.

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2020-03-06

Day 5: BLACK CANARY! Dinah Lance was born into a family of crime fighters, her mother was also a vigilante. Dinah is a master in martial arts and possesses the ultrasonic “Canary Cry”. Played by IN THE Arrowverse and for

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2020-03-06

Today we are celebrating Marie Tharp, who made the first comprehensive map of the ocean floor. 🌊🌎🗺
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2020-03-05

Sophie Blanchard is largely forgotten even though she became the first ever female pilot in history.

Learn more about her in Lighter Than Air by Matthew Clark Smith and illustrated by Matt Tavares

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2020-03-05

Some of our favorite titles are up for deals from ! Check out the full list here: https://t.co/ySkeaAFmWg

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2020-03-05

The publication Miss Lansdell illustrated is in ! https://t.co/nxOZPVc0Yd It is in the public domain in the US and her illustrations are BEAUTIFUL! So I'm off to make sure she's in and try and find out more about her.

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2020-03-04

In celebration of here’s a thread on some lesser-known female fashion designers featured in my book .

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2020-03-04

Meet , the lead artist on a veritable rainbow powerhouse! We're proud to be making history with her this and every day of the year! https://t.co/20dxNiKVvK https://t.co/j4EcENjHKS

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2020-03-05

They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality. -Frida Kahlo

To a woman that lived out loud, turning pain into beauty and art into a voice.

Who inspires you?

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2020-03-05

We work with incredible, groundbreaking women authors at Portage & Main Press/HighWater Press. We’re excited to feature some of their new and upcoming releases this Keep an eye on our social pages to see our 2020 titles by women authors.

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2020-03-05

so many fantastic books to celebrate & dive into 🎨📚

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2020-03-05

There's so many ways to celebrate+explore with us -- from our Map to our Transformative Women Tour to our Trailblazing Women map and upcoming programs+lectures. Check them all out: https://t.co/3LHpMxReGH

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2020-03-05

Day 4! (okay, 6) beginning with D:
Sonia Delaunay
Jay Defeo
Elaine de Kooning
Agnes Denes
Joan Danziger
Tara Donovan

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2020-03-04

Mary Cassatt began studying painting at the at the early age of 15. In 1879 she was included in an exhibition in Paris with the Impressionists, becoming their 2nd female member. See her work in our New European Galleries. https://t.co/jbvdHtO085

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2020-03-04

To celebrate get 50% off Our Mothers’ Land with the code DEWI20. https://t.co/A4TkRFdPRT

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2020-03-04

is one of my many favorite voice actors! Her work has always put a smile on my face! She also one of the strongest people I know, She would always try to pull through even at the toughest times. This is for you, Cristina!

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2020-03-03

Day 3: Dr. Harleen Quinzel aka Harley Quinn! A psychiatric resident at Arkham Asylum where she met the Joker, Harley has had a meteoric rise from sidekick to comic royalty. The cartoon is FLAMES and so is the  film. Immortalized by .

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2020-03-04

In honor of we are celebrating some notable female artists that worked at The Walt Disney Studios. For her work on Bambi (1942), Disney Legend Retta Scott was the first woman to get an animator credit at The Walt Disney Studios.

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2020-03-04