Ida B. Wells-Barnett Born: July 16, 1862 Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA Known For: Teacher, Journalist, Civil Rights and Women's Rights Activist I would like to add Ida B. Wells to the long list of people I feel like I should have learned about in school but didn't. We love...
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón Born: July 6, 1907 Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Known For: Painter and Political Activist Though Frida Kahlo is now one of the most well-known women painters, that wasn't always the case. She gained fame within the art community throughout her careers in the 1930s...
Hey, ya'll! It's Dr. Hinson back with my 5 Friyays! I'm back from holiday, back in America, and finally over my jet lag. I've got a pretty happy list for my Friyays this week. We're getting a little America with a video about one of...
Good day, dear readers! Today's Friyays are brought to you by pain killers and a round of steroids as I was put in emergency dental surgery yesterday to fix an abscess I didn't know I had. Lesson of the day? Something hurts in your mouth,...
Lozen Born: c. 1840 - Died: June 17, 1889 Died at the Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama, USA Known for: Famed Apache warrior. medicine woman, and prophet We know little about the Chihenne Chiricahua Apache warrior known as Lozen. She seems to fall into the stereotypical category of heroicized female...
Happy Friday, everyone! It's Dr. Hinson back with my 5 Friyays. Dr. Donnelly is away on her holidays and I'm away next week, so it's a potted and quick Friyays for me - let's get going! Hail To The Queen of Jeopardy (for now) It amazes me...
The Good Doctors are wrapping up their coverage of art you should stream! Today's video reviews the Netflix original film 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.' They talk through the beautiful simplicity of the story and Dr. Donnelly shares her experiences working in Malawi.[embed]https://youtu.be/sJ_zAYDztwI[/embed]You can...
Hey all! It's Dr. Hinson back with my 5 Friyays for the last full week in May! Still not sure where 2019 has gone - but we keep marching on into the Summer. Some really cool things happened this week, so it wasn't too difficult...
Betty Williams Born: May 22, 1943 Belfast, Northern Ireland Known For: Co-Winner of Nobel Peace Prize After witnessing the death of 3 children in a shooting incident in Belfast in 1976, Betty started organizing a movement for peace during the height of the conflict in Northern Ireland. She eventually...
Tamara de Lempicka Born: May 16, 1898 Warsaw, Poland Known For: Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka lived a fascinating life, one that a short blog cannot hope to do justice to. Much like every other historical field, art history is dominated by stories of its famous male painters....
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