NEW EPISODE! This week I'm talking with @michelechollow.bsky.social about fossil hunter Mary Anning. Learn about the dangers of the Lyme Regis cliffs, her beloved dog Trey, and what happened when lightning struck. Available now on all major podcast platforms. Visit jurassicgirl.com for resources

This week's Kickass Women of History, with special guest @historyhobbs.bsky.social , is included in the Scholar Sunday roundup

Thank you @kickasswomenof.bsky.social for such a fun conversation! (Not in the sense of “criminal conversation,” as features prominently in this episode.)

Scandal, politics, and feminism! Find out more about the infamous Caroline Norton on this week's Kickass Women of History, with @historyhobbs.bsky.social Available now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all good podcast platforms #womenshistory #history #19thcentury #politics #scandal

Listening to the latest @kickasswomenof.bsky.social episode, on Caroline Norton and you know I've to link everything to Limerick 😁 One of her friends mentioned was Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the bad guy in County Limerick born Rosina Bulwer-Lytton nee Doyle-Wheeler's story.

Did you know... Torres Strait Islands? #torresstraitislands #womenshistory #history #didyouknow #periods

Kickass Women of History is now, and will always strive to be, trans-inclusive. Given yesterday's UK High Court decision, we wanted to re-state this, and re-share these words from trans-activist and kickass woman April Ashley.

Spent today at the Tower of London. Behind me is Traitors Gate, where Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Lady Jane Grey, and many others were brought to the Tower to be imprisoned and executed.

The #genderpaygap is not new. Anatomist Anna Morandi Manzolini earned less than men in her field, in spite of her exceptional talent. Learn more about her life from @anatomicalcat.bsky.social from @surgeonshall.bsky.social Available now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all good podcast platforms.

We get a mention in @americanstudier.bsky.social 's #scholarsunday roundup!

Corpses in the dining room? Home-working was very different in the 18th Century! Learn more about Anna Morandi Manzolini in our latest episode with @anatomicalcat.bsky.social from @surgeonshall.bsky.social Available now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all good podcast platforms. #steminist

Absolutely adored this chat!

NEW EPISODE! @anatomicalcat.bsky.social from @surgeonshall.bsky.social joins Amy and Emma to talk about the life of 18th Century anatomist, Anna Morandi Manzolini. Available now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all good podcast platforms. #womenshistory #steminist #sciencehistory #surgeonshall

Was a pleasure to be interviewed for this episode! Thank you so much @kickasswomenof.bsky.social for having me on and letting me talk about gender, archaeology, and a very interesting burial! Be sure to check it out on all good podcasting platforms!!

NEW EPISODE! What do grave goods tell us about a person? What would you like to be buried with you? Amy talks with @owenexiehurcum.bsky.social from @york.ac.uk about the Suontaka Individual & how gender in archaeology(and life!) is not a straightforward concept On all good podcast platforms

Happy April Fools! What tricks have you fallen for today?

Did you know... Language? #language #janeausten #womenshistory

Kickass Women of History is... well... kickass! Bringing so many different perspectives and women's stories that need and deserve to be better known. Brava! 👏 #WomenOfHistory #Podcast

Bit of archaeology this morning - what was the Ishango Bone, and what possible reason could prehistoric people have had for tracking monthly cycles??? 😉🤣

An exciting #histsci PhD opportunity, with a great supervisory team and fabulous collections to work with

So looking forward to our first appearance at a #FamilyHistory fair. If you are in the area then come and say hello. Lots of the team will be there all eager to chat #ForgottenWomen

Good morning BlueSky! What are you up to today? (Our latest episode, Warrior Princesses, is available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all good podcast platforms)

Massive thank you to our #kickasswiki volunteers who have created this article on Wikipedia. Chris Bearchell was an incredible woman and we still can't believe she didn't have an article already! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_B...

Absolutely thrilled to have been interviewed by @europeana.bsky.social for #WomensHistoryMonth. It's a gentle summary of our experience ls over the last few months (and a far less gentle plug for #kickasswiki!) pro.europeana.eu/post/kickass...

Wikithon Midpoint! Are you taking part in #kickasswiki ? Let us know what articles you've contributed to! More info available at : www.kickasswomenofhistory.com/post/kickass... #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #feministhistory #history

Forget Xena! This week on Kickass Women of History, we're learning about the "Warrior Princesses", Lady Trieu and Caterina Sforza. Available now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all good podcast platforms. #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #warrior #history #vietnamhistory #italianhistory

Did you know... Bertha Benz? Kickass Women of History is available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all good podcast platforms #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #history #feministhistory #steminist #womeninstem #mercedes

Did you know... Aphra Behn? #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth #history #spy #spyhistory #britishhistory

#OnThisDay, 22 March 1982, about 250 people blockade Greenham Common airbase in the UK. 34 are arrested. It was the first mass non-violent protest by the Greenham Common peace women. Photo: Paula Allen. Read more: carvehername.org.uk/...#OnThisDay, #WomenInHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #BritishHistory 🗃️

Banned books! Kickass Women of History is available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all good podcast platforms #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #history #russianhistory #russianliterature #19thcentury #podcast

Did you know... Henrietta Vansittart? #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #history #feministhistory #engineeringhistory #stemhistory #womeninstem

No wonder the bees are in so much trouble!!! 🐝 🐝 🐝

Tuesday is new episode day! Latest Kickass Women of History explores the life of C19th Russian feminist writer, Avodotya Panaeva #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #history #russianhistory #russianliterature #podcast #feministhistory #feminism

It's not all about Patrick!

Did you know... Pliny and Periods? I regularly spend a week a month dulling mirrors. How about you? #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #history #romanhistory #period #menstralcycle #romans #roman #facts

Janis Goodman, contemporary printmaker based in the UK #WomensArt

Interested in researching migration and refugee narratives? This online research training session will introduce participants to a wealth of resources and is free to attend. 🗓 20 March 2025 🕰 14:00-15:30 BST 🖥 Online Register today via: buff.ly/3ZgvjdC

Life as a Medieval anchoress didn't need to be lonely. Listen to Kickass Women of History on Spotify, Apple, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. #medievalhistory #Medieval #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #history #cathistory #cat #cats

Fantastic update, but they aren't saved yet. Can you help?

Please chip in to help the Vagina Museum. They are doing so much incredible work, discussing biology in a way few are willing to do so openly.

Listened to this on the way home, @lauray-archives.bsky.social has done such fab archival research on Isabel! And thank you for the name check 😊 @profaliceroberts.bsky.social you might be interested in this - Isabel's anchoress tenure has been pushed back considerably thanks to new info! #history

Can't wait to look through the material from their Women's Library collection!

Did you know... Le Monocle? New episodes of Kickass Women of History are available weekly on all good podcast platforms #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #lgbtqhistory #lgbthistory #lgbtqiahistory #lgbtqia #paris #parishistory

Busy putting the final organisational touches to these workshops in April - supported by a New Foundations grant from @researchireland.bsky.social - more details to come very soon. #speirgorm #queerhistories #queeractvism

I cannot comprehend what it must have been like, voluntarily being bricked up in a small room with only a small window as an anchoress

🚨We're Hiring!🚨 🗣️ Role: 'Project Archivist'🏛️🎓 📖 Project: 'The Jean Stone Collection: celebrating influential women in the Paralympic Movement'. ♿ 🗓️ Contract Period: June 2025 – Jan 2026 (8 months) 📝 Closing Date: Thursday, 3rd April 2025 For more details & to apply, visit: bit.ly/ProjectArchi...

Ceremonial "death" of a Medieval anchoress. Find out more about the extraordinary life of Isabel German by listening to this week's episode Available now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon etc. With @lauray-archives.bsky.social @uoyborthwick.bsky.social #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #Medieval

This #WomensHistoryMonth we once again acknowledge and reckon with Anarcha, Lucy and Betsey, the Mothers of Gynaecology. These enslaved Black women, along with nine other women whose names have been erased, were subjected to human experimentation without anaesthesia. We say their names.

Did you know... Gertrude Ederle? First woman to swim the British Channel! 🥇 #womenshistory womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #history #sportshistory #swimming