September 2011
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Caitlin Moran fanclub
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reblog it & be counted.
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“As you are reading these words, you are taking part in one of the wonders of the...”
– Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct (via onenesswiththecosmos)
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“What is new in our time is the increased power of the authorities to enforce...”
– Bertrand Russell (via philphys)
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Archaeological News: Vodafone Foundation helps... →
archaeologicalnews:
Heritage Malta’s Ggantija Temples are offering an enhanced visitor experience thanks to a direct investment of €200,000 by the Vodafone Malta Foundation. The Vodafone Ggantija Project has consisted of incorporating two new lightweight walkways which will now take visitors straight into the…
I’m hoping to go and see this when we go to Malta for our Honeymoon...
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History to Herstory →
gaudynight:
Celebrating the lives of women in Yorkshire from the 1100s to the present day
These women were rich and poor, privileged and unfortunate, led traditional and pioneering lives and made a huge difference to their family, friends and wider society. We have digitised letters, diaries, medical case notes and much more. We hope you will enjoy exploring these fascinating sources.
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Archaeological News: 2,000-year-old Dead Sea... →
katelovesstuff:
archaeologicalnews:
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls went online for the first time on Monday in a project launched by Israel’s national museum and web giant Google.
The appearance of five of…
This is pretty great news. I reckon EducatingCharlene’ll be...
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Georgian Colchester - Social History →
I read my first article for my MA History this morning! It’s a fairly short article on Georgian Colchester. It’s interesting stuff - it’s amazing how many clubs and societies there were at that time. I also found it a good introduction for me in how historians use primary and secondary sources in local history study to create a piece of work like this.
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History of the Open University →
Established in 1969, The Open University (OU) has aimed from its inception to be open to people, places, methods and ideas but its story has never fully been told. A research project has been established to chart the history of the University and its impact on students, the world of education and wider society.
The project aims to draw on the collective experience of OU staff and students...
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“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is...”
– Bertrand Russell (via philphys)
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“Being born a woman is an awful tragedy… Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with...”
– Sylvia Plath, on rape culture (via lotus-eyes)
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“It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.”
– Voltaire (via latikaaaa)
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Recommendation: World Memory Project
coolchicksfromhistory:
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Ancestry.com have created the World Memory Project to transcribe millions of documents from the Nazi period. Anyone, anywhere in the world can participate using their keying software.
These documents will be searchable on Ancestry.com for free as the collections are completed.
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Roman Baths discovered under Thameslink site in... →
The remains of a major Roman bath house have been found near the Thames in Southwark on land being cleared by Network Rail for the Thameslink project.
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Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England in...
todayinwomenshistory:
Read more at Today in Women’s History.
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“you can tell whether some misogynistic societal pressure is being exerted on...”
– Caitlin Moran How To Be a Woman (via R. Kerfoot)
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10th September - Today in History
It’s my birthday today, so I thought I’d do a “this day in history” thing. All these are taken from wikipedia. Read the whole article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_10
Events
1846 - Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine
1919 – Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia...
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Lady Godiva →
Lady Godiva is thought to have died this month in 1067. This is a link to a short history of her life from Coventry City Council website.
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“It would be tempting to avoid using the term “feminism,” which so often serves...”
– Sarah Gwyneth Ross (The Birth of Feminism: Woman as Intellect in Renaissance Italy and England)
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Heritage Open Days 8th - 11th September →
Heritage Open Days are on 8th - 11th September this year. There will be lots of events including free entry to many museums around the country. Have a look at the website to find out what is happening in your local area.
