Latest posts tagged with #WoC on Bluesky
3/12/1934 — b. Virginia Hamilton, American author. Influential Af-Am children’s book author; changed children’s literature for generations of readers w/her impressive body of work. Wrote 41 books in many genres; recipient of every major #KidLit award #WomensHistoryMonth #womenwriters #WriterSky #woc
Ao and Callie on Valentine’s Day 2026
#oc #IzánIsMissing #wlw #lesbian #bisexual #woc #queer #vgen #opencommissions #chicana
Hallie Quinn Brown | c.1880s
3/10/1850 — b. Hallie Quinn Brown, American clubwoman, educator, author, activist, orator. Leader, Af-Am women’s club mvmnt; principal organizer, Colored Women’s League of Wash, DC (1893). Dramatic elocutionist; key role in Harlem Renaissance #WomensHistoryMonth #EduSky #PolSky #WriterSky #woc #BHM
Jacinthe from Legends Z-A 💜
I love her so much 🥹 we need more #woc representation like this in general honestly..
#PokemonLegendsZA #pokemon #pkmn #art #fanart #digitalart #artsky
March 1 marks the International Women of Colour Day. March 1 also marks Women's History Month in the US, Australia & Germany.
To my fellow women of colour: Stay strong, be safe & kick some arse!
#woc #womenofcolour #womenofcolor #aussiepoc #WHM #womenshistorymonth #internationalwocday #australia
Nannie Burroughs standing
Nannie Burroughs, American educator, businesswoman, religious leader, #civilrights activist, #feminist, orator. Co-founder, Natl Assn of Colored Wmn (1896); founder + first pres, Natl Trade+Professional Sch for Wmn+Girls, Wash,DC (1909-61) #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #EduSky #PolSky #BHM #woc
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
2/27/1942 — b. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist, #civilrights activist. Award-winning journalist, NPR foreign correspondent; topics include African culture + civil rights mvmnt. Natl Assn of #BlackJournalists HoF (2005) #womenshistory #womenwriters #BlackHistoryMonth #WriterSky #BHM #woc
Marian Anderson performing at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, in front of an approximately 75,000 people
2/27/1897 — b. Marian Anderson, American #opera singer, humanitarian. Contralto; performed in U.S. + EU w/major orchestras.The first Af-Am to sing @ MetOpera(1955). Pres Medal of Freedom('63), Natl Medal of Arts('86) #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #woc #BHM
Mabel K. Staupers
2/27/1890 — b. Mabel K. Staupers, American nursing leader, nursing activist. Pioneer Af-Am nurse; executive secretary of the National Assn of Graduate Colored Nurses + co-founder of the National Council of Negro Women #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth #NurseSky #HistNursing #BHM #woc
Mission in World of Crime vom 27.02.26 - 06.03.26 #MissionInWorldOfCrime #MMOFacts #WoC #GamingCommunity #WoCEvents
#Women #Female #Health #BlackWomen #WoC
#Uterus #Fibrosis #Gynecology
Lived it REAL a surgery
not as many # as Nyong has/had
What helped was #BIRTHCONTROL ♀️
[small #Nexplanon upperarm inserts] lessening hormone inducing creation besides other things help lower severity like large amounts of VitD
Edith Sampson
Edith Sampson, American lawyer, jurist. The first African-American woman elected to Illinois bench as judge of the Cook County Circuit Court (1962). The first African-American U.S. delegate appointed to the United Nations #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #LawSky #law #UnitedNatons #gov #BHM #woc
Alice Ball graduation photo
Alice Ball, American chemist.The first wmn + the first Af-Am to earn an M.S. in #chemistry, Coll/Univ of Hawaii. Developer of an injectable oil extract = the first successful treatment for Hansen’s disease aka leprosy #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #SciSky #HistSci #BHM #woc
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
2/24/1864 — Rebecca Lee Crumpler is awarded a doctoral degree from the New England Female Medical College in Boston, Massachusetts, making her the very first African-American woman to earn a medical degree #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #MedSky #HistMed #woc #SheIsTheFirst #TDIH
Nancy Wilson holding a microphone while performing
2/20/1937 — b. Nancy Wilson, American singer. Pop, soul, blues, soul, and #jazz entertainer; enjoyed an impressive five-decade career (mid 1950s-early 2010s). She recorded over 70 albums, and won three Grammy Awards #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #woc
Lugenia Burns Hope
2/19/1871 — b. Lugenia Burns Hope, American social reformer, community services organizer. Af-Am champion of #civilrights in Atlanta (30+ yrs). The first VP of the Atlanta chapter of the #NAACP; her work served as a model for the civil rights mvmnt #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #PolSky #BHM #woc
Sarah Boone's ironing board patent drawing | U.S. No. 473653
c. 1832 – 1904 | Sarah Boone, American inventor. The 2nd Af-Am wmn to obtain a patent,issued U.S. patent 473,563 (1892)for ironing board improvements,specifically to improve the quality of ironing the bodies + sleeves of wmn’s garments #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth #InventorSky #woc
Irma Thomas holding microphone
2/18/1941 — b. Irma Thomas, American singer. Gospel, soul, jazz + R&B vocalist, 50+ yr career, Grammy (2006). Her recording“Time Is On My Side”predated the Stones version;only natl hit “Wish Someone Would Care”(1963) #BHM #woc #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #BlackHistoryMonth
Velvalea Phillips
2/18/1924 — b. Velvalea Phillips, American #gov official, lawyer, charitable foundation founder. The first Af-Am wmn graduate, Univ of Wiscosin-Madison Law Sch (1951); the first female + Af-Am, Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1979-83) #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #LawSky #law #BHM #woc #EduSky
Lilian Bader in uniform smiling and saluting | Elizabeth Okoh Photography
2/18/1918 — b. Lilian Bader, English aircraftwoman, servicewoman, educator. Early black woman to join the British Armed Forces #WWII. A leading woman in #aviation who rose up in rank; early female air force instrument repairer #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #AvSky #HistSci #woc
Mary Ellen Britton
Mary Ellen Britton, American physician, educator, journalist, suffragist, civil rights activist. The first blk wmn physician in Kentucky; original member, KY Negro Edu Assn(1877). Friend of journalist, suffragist, Ida B. Wells #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #BHM #woc
Miło nam poinformować, że reprezentanci #WOC zajęli 3. miejsce w klasyfikacji drużynowej. W zawodach wzięło udział 1470 uczestników, w tym 33 reprezentantów Wojsk Obrony Cyberprzestrzeni.
Pauli Murray seated with hands on typewriter
Pauli Murray, American lawyer, #legal theorist, author, civil & #womensrights activist, feminist, pastor. One of the most important legal scholars of the 20th c.; the first Af-Am to be awarded a doctorate in #law from Yale University #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #LawSky #law #HigherEd #woc
Christine Darden seated at control panel
Christine Darden, American mathematician, aerospace engineer, data analyst, author. Noted NASA researcher and preeminent supersonic flight + sonic booms expert. The first Af-Am woman senior executive at #NASA’s Langley Research Center #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BHM #AstroSky #MathSky #SciSky #woc
Registered Nurse Gloria Baylis Won a Landmark Discrimination Case in Canada | A new exhibit and play celebrates the civil rights pioneer legacy www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Canadian #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #NurseSky #HistNursing #woc #civilrights
