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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a primary architect & driving force behind the organized movement that ultimately won American women the right to vote in 1920. She died on #OTD in 1902 & never got to vote in her lifetime. Because of her (and others), we can. #VOTE #WomensRights #WomensSuffrage

Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah is a pioneering Ghanaian physician & diplomat. Originally anti-abortion, her life changed when one her pediatric patients, a 14-year-old, died from a botched procedure. She vowed to fight unsafe abortions, which cause up to 30% of maternal deaths in Africa. #WomenInSTEM

Lula won and Vučić lost! A historic day. #Brazil #Serbia

Novelist Anne Tyler was born #OTD in 1941. One of America's greatest chroniclers of family life, marriage & the eccentricities of ordinary people. She wrote 24 novels including "The Accidental Tourist," 1985. She won the 1989 #Pulitzer Prize for #Fiction for "Breathing Lessons." #BookSky #LitSky

Kenyan environmental activist Phyllis Omido is known as the “East African Erin Brockovich.” Her multi-year fight against toxic lead pollution from a battery smelter transformed her from a plant employee into one of #Africa’s leading environmental justice advocates.

Developmental biologist Dr. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard shared the 1995 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the "discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development." First/only female German national to win a Nobel in the sciences. Born #OTD in 1942. #WomenInSTEM

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. — Martin Luther King Jr.

OTD in 1992, Rigoberta Menchú won the #Nobel Peace Prize for "her work for social justice & ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of #indigenous peoples." She used the prize money to establish her foundation to champion Indigenous rights in #Guatemala & across the globe.

Marthe Wandou is a lawyer, gender-equality advocate & peace activist. In 2021, she was awarded the prestigious Right Livelihood Award (the “Alternative Nobel Prize”) for her work protecting women & children in conflict zones and promoting #WomensRights. Born #OTD in 1963. #Cameroon #HumanRights

11 October is International Day of the Girl Child. A global moment to celebrate girls everywhere, amplifying their voices, actions, and leadership. The 2026 theme is: End child marriage and invest in girls’ rights! 🧵 Learn more:

Jody Williams & International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) shared the 1997 #Nobel Peace Prize for their work for the banning & clearing of anti-personnel mines. She was born #OTD in 1950. Williams was the founding coordinator & key organizer of the ICBL, launched in 1992 with six NGOs.🧵

Congratulations to Navi Pillay! She was awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize this morning. The South African #HumanRights rights lawyer & jurist won "for her efforts to promote peace & international law." A life-long dedication to ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are prosecuted.

Congratulations to Anne Carson! She was awarded the #Nobel Prize in Literature this morning! 🥳 The Canadian poet and essayist won "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature." #LitSky #Canada

#OTD in 2006, Anna Politkovskaya--Russian investigative journalist & human rights defender--was murdered in her apt building in Moscow. #PressFreedom She exposed state corruption, opposed the Chechen conflict & wrote "Putin's Russia," a book critical of his rise to power & authoritarian shift.

Maria Ressa was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize (with Dmitry Muratov) for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for #democracy and lasting peace." She is the first Nobel laureate from the Philippines. Happy birthday @mariaressa.bsky.social 🥳

“There were at least two direct hits on a school packed with children … and a couple of hours after those initial hits, as first responders came, as parents came, the U.S. launches more strikes.”

Democracy Now's Amy Goodman talks with @jeremyscahill.com about this report from Drop Site News. Just devastating. bsky.app/profile/demo...

Constance Baker Motley's strategic legal mind fundamentally reshaped the legal landscape of desegregation. As the principal female attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, she was a leading legal architect of the #CivilRights movement. She died #OTD in 2005. 🧵

Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a half-empty chamber at the United Nations on Thursday after dozens of delegations walked out in protest at the start of his speech. Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator, says Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation “needs to be translated into action."

Dr. Wangari Maathai (d. #OTD 2011): 1st African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, 2004. She broke the traditional definitions of peacebuilding & demonstrated that environmental sustainability, democratic governance & local resource equity are the bedrock of a conflict-free society. #WomenInSTEM

Fabulous News: NAZA documentary will be available for free online viewing after theatrical release, according to filmmakers. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

It's #WorldPeaceDay. Bertha von Suttner, the "Generalissimo of the Peace Movement," was the first woman awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize, 1905. She established the Austrian Peace Society (1891) & wrote one of the 19th century's most influential books, the anti-war novel "Lay Down Your Arms." #BookSky

Hashim Thaçi, former Kosovo president, sentenced to 25 years for war crimes

#OTD in 1937, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" was first published. Written by Zora Neale Hurston, considered one of the pre-eminent writers of twentieth-century African-American literature. #LitSky #BookSky

What a remarkable legacy. bsky.app/profile/admi... #WomenInSTEM

Greatly looking forward to seeing NAZA at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain. If you are in/near NYC, it opens at the New York Film Festival on September 26.

Professor Al-Adeimi does a great job of explaining who the "internationally recognized" Yemeni government really is--from it being appointed (not elected) and by who and who is backing it. It's important context for understanding what has happened and is happening in Yemen.

She was murdered. An Israeli sniper shot her in the head because he could. Impunity granted to murder anyone--including Americans. Chris Hedges wrote one of the most poignant and powerful essays I have ever read directed at the sniper who murdered Aysenur two years ago today: x.com/ChrisLynnHed...

#Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh was murdered outside her home #OTD in 2017. Known for her criticism of right-wing Hindu extremism & for mapping out/exposing the growth of radical right-wing groups. She campaigned for women's rights & against caste-based discrimination. #PressFreedom #journalism

Yorgen Fenech was acquitted today of orchestrating the car-bomb killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Devastating verdict for her family and all who believe in the rule of law and freedom of the press (and of expression). #Journalism #PressFreedom www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...

Jean-Paul Akayesu was convicted of #genocide & crimes against humanity for his role in the Rwandan Genocide #OTD in 1998. His conviction by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) marked the first time an international court convicted an individual for the crime of genocide.

🎈Happy Birthday Lily Tomlin! 🥳 Actress, comedian, writer & producer, Tomlin has been awarded/won: * 2 Tonys * 6 Emmys + 1 Daytime Emmy * Women in Film Crystal & Lucy awards * Mark Twain Prize for American Humor * Lifetime Achievement Award (SAG) Born #OTD in 1939. #LilyTomlin ❤️ #Comedy (1/2)

Excellent discussion of the U.S. media's complicity in the #genocide of Gaza. #Gaza #Israel #Media www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIrI...

Chef Jose Andres' message to the Israeli military officer who ordered the airstrikes on World Central Kitchen and to the people who bomb and smear humanitarians — and to the leaders who have the responsibility to stop it. #Gaza #Israel x.com/chefjoseandr...

T-minus 12 hours until the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman telescope! 🥳 Roman, the "Mother of Hubble" & #NASA's first Chief of Astronomy was the foundational architect who transitioned the concept of a large space telescope from "hopeful speculation" to a funded reality. #WomenInSTEM #astronomy 🔭

A kid has to spend his summer vacation with his elderly uncles.

Thank you for founding the Imagination Library and touching & enriching the lives of millions of children around the world. And thank you for your wonderful songs...we will always love you. Goodnight and godspeed, Dolly Parton. 🕯️

Eglantyne Jebb--horrified by the suffering of children after #WWI --founded Save the Children in 1919. She authored the 1924 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which later became the basis for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. She was born #OTD in 1876. #HistSky 🗃️ #Humanity

What a great story!

Historian Alison Des Forges was the primary author of Leave None to Tell the Story (1999). It is the definitive account of the Rwandan Genocide. She was born #OTD in 1942. #Nonfiction #BookSky #History

the bastards www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...

World Central Kitchen coordinated with the Israeli military re: their convoy, timing, coordinates--and Israel sent a drone that fired 3 individual precision missiles in a span of 4-5 minutes murdering every single member of the team. #Gaza

Tsuneko Sasamoto: Japan's first female photojournalist. Over >7 decades, she documented Japan’s transition from a pre-war totalitarian state to a post-war economic superpower. She remained an active, working photographer past her 100th birthday & died at age 107. #WorldPhotographyDay #FemalePhotogs

It's #WorldHumanitarianDay -- a celebration of people helping people. Designated in memory of the Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq #OTD in 2003 that killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including one of my personal heroes, Sergio Vieira de Mello, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. #ActForHumanity

"American Doctor" debuts in the US today in New York and in Canada in Toronto. Rolling out to other cities later in August and in September. Website (with trailer): americandoctorfilm.com #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

Potter & ceramicist Ladi Kwali is one of Africa's most culturally significant modern artists. Celebrated for elevating traditional Nigerian #pottery into an internationally acclaimed #art form, blending #indigenous hand-building methods w/Western studio techniques. She died #OTD in 1984. #Nigeria

Mary Golda Ross (b. #OTD 1908): first-known #NativeAmerican female engineer & a key pioneer of the American Space Race. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she spent >3 decades performing aerospace design & engineering work laying the groundwork for modern interplanetary exploration. #WomenInSTEM 🧵

Right from the horse's mouth (again): AIPAC isn't interested in funding candidates that will work in the interest of the US and the American people--just those who will work in the interest of Israel.

Thank you for your work as a shipyard welder during #WWII --for being one of the “Rosie the Riveters” -- and for spending your final years telling your story each Friday at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historical Park. Goodnight & godspeed, Jeanne Gibson.🕯️