Diane C Wong

A historic black-and-white photograph of suffragist and physician Anna Howard Shaw in her later years, taken during a celebratory moment outside. She is wearing full academic regalia, including a dark doctoral gown with velvet panels and three velvet bars on the sleeves, and a mortarboard cap with tassel. Shaw, an older woman with short white hair and a warm, triumphant smile, is raising her right arm high in a joyful wave or victory gesture. The background shows a crowd of people and a large brick building, capturing her as a celebrated figure who overcame immense barriers to become one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the U.S., a medical doctor, and a leading voice in the fight for women's suffrage. The image radiates pride, resilience, and the spirit of achievement.

Anna Howard Shaw was born #OTD in 1847.

Pioneering American suffragist, physician, ordained minister & one of the most influential leaders in the #womenssuffrage movement.

Earned her MD (1886, only woman in her class) & one of the first women ordained as a Methodist minister in the US (1880).

A historic black-and-white photograph of pioneering American aviator Katherine Stinson (the "Flying Schoolgirl"), captured in the 1910s during the early days of aviation. She stands in front of the propeller of her open-cockpit biplane, one hand gripping the edge of the large wooden propeller, beaming with a wide, joyful smile. Stinson, a young woman in her 20s with long braided hair, wears a long woolen coat, gloves, and a distinctive checkered newsboy-style cap tilted at a jaunty angle. An inset close-up portrait in the lower left shows her in a smaller framed photo, smiling warmly in similar attire with a flying helmet or cap, highlighting her youthful determination and charisma. The image captures the daring spirit of one of the earliest female pilots in the U.S., who earned her license in 1912, became the first woman to fly mail, perform a loop-the-loop in America, and tour internationally in Asia—breaking barriers in a male-dominated field just a decade after the Wright brothers' first flight.

Aviator Kathrine Stinson was born #OTD in 1891.

✈️ 1st pilot to perform night skywriting, 1915
✈️ 1st American woman to "loop-the-loop"
✈️ Set non-stop distance record (606 mi, 1917), outperforming all previous US pilots
✈️ 1st woman appointed a US Air Mail pilot on a regular route

#AviationHistory

Trump is not someone you can trust. Don't be fooled by his promises. He only thinks of himself.

I found the year’s first Pipevine swallowtail!!

Sometimes hope is found in something as small as a butterfly.
When everything feels heavy, I walk along the creek near home. The sound of water over rocks, sighting fresh blooms, the call of birds, remind me that the world still hums with quiet life.

Nice sweater! And Kato is so cute.

Dog’s Sense of Smell is better than ours and the Tulips 🌷 are Wonderful #Wednesdayfeeling 🤗

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧬✨
We celebrate the brilliant female faculty in the Center. From groundbreaking research to inspiring the next generation of scientists, your work is at the heart of our progress. #WomenInScience #cardiosky

You have a beautiful cat!

Then why do you post?

Her wearing a cross is a disgrace and an insult to real Christianity.

As Trump continues to threaten cities, Wu, local officials play defense - The Boston Globe This confrontation has been brewing for months, given President Trump’s war on cities and their foreign-born residents. But it feels closer than ever.

Cities must stand together to defend our communities & our values. Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Chelsea, Lynn & Newton all issued Executive Orders protecting residents from unconstitutional & violent federal operations. Proud to stand alongside city & state colleagues, DAs & advocates 🙌

I am so sorry to hear that. He can eat whatever he wants.

Is fried chicken good for him?

When people are afraid to go to work, afraid to shop, or afraid to gather in their community, it hurts families, neighborhoods, and our entire economy.

If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.

Black-and-white vintage portrait photograph of Edith Clarke (1883–1959), the pioneering American electrical engineer, inventor of the Clarke Calculator (a graphical tool for solving power transmission problems), and the first woman to earn a master's degree in electrical engineering from MIT. She is shown in a close-up head-and-shoulders view against a dark, neutral background, gazing directly at the camera with a composed, intelligent expression. Clarke has distinctive curly hair neatly styled, and she wears thin, round pince-nez glasses perched on her nose with a thin bridge and side arms. She is dressed in a formal dark blouse or jacket. The classic early-to-mid-20th-century studio portrait style conveys her trailblazing role in electrical engineering and power systems innovation. #EdithClarke #WomenInEngineering #ElectricalEngineering #ClarkeCalculator #InventorsHallOfFame #MIT #MITAlum #PowerSystems

Edith Clarke, the first professional female electrical engineer in the US, was born #OTD in 1883.

+ Invented the Clarke calculator to solve electric power transmission problems faster
+ First woman to earn an MS in electrical engineering (EE) at MIT, 1919
+ First woman EE professor, US #WomenInSTEM

Maybe this should be called the Trump-Epstein Files.

If he can not accept facts and face history, he is a coward.

Canada Resists (@canresist)

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This Will Hold (@thiswillhold) Another win for humanity: "They found the coats on Thursday morning. Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary. No note. No explanation...

There is hope.

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On Minnesota - What Is Yours To Do? This is a moment for all of us across the nation, and we all can do something.

What we can do right now - from Bishop Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Washington DC.

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Work around too much snow

Hooman, your piano playing lulls me to sleep 💤

😸😽

"So is that a compliment or a critique? Zlatko, zlatko?!"

Croatian cat Zlatko being his ruthlessly honest self.

#cat #piano #sleep

That's hard. But Petra knew you loved her dearly. My cat died 8 months ago after 17.5 years, and I still miss him.

Today, construction on the nation’s largest infrastructure project came to a halt - with hundreds laid off - because Donald Trump is out of control.

The good news: political pressure still works, and we can use our voices to make sure he doesn’t have the last word.

Not to worry; Trump will pardon him very soon.

That's their mission. 😀

September 30th 2024
Cosmos

The SAVE Act would silence the voices of tens of millions of eligible voters 21.3 million people don’t have easy access to documents that prove citizenship like a U.S. birth certificate. The SAVE Act will make it harder for citizens to register to vote including millions of ma...

The SAVE Act is dangerous for democracy. Millions of eligible American citizens right to vote is at risk. SIGN NOW action.momsrising.org/sign/TheSave... via @momsrising.org #StoptheSaveAct

I hope they have already started gathering materials and evidnece, and continue to that even if they are not allowed to get control of Congress.