Johanna @johannarlee - Bluesky Profile

A cross-stitched piece framed in a hoop, green aida with green leaves around the green text 'There is good in this world, and it is worth fighting for.' A rainbow splashes through the light.

I caught some rainbows while I was framing this one - it's so good I might cry.

Pattern coming soon? I haven't decided if I want to do it as a freebie or a drop.

#crossstitch #stitchsky #lotr

11.03.2025 20:56 — 👍 681 🔁 80 💬 9 📌 2

Raising Nature Girls: How 18th Century Botanist Catharina Helena Dörrien Created Girls' Science Education. Pondering the Enlightenment, one's thoughts tend to turn Frenchwards. The verbal barbs of Voltaire, the neuroses of Rousseau, the literary experimentation of Diderot, all culminating in the paroxysms...

Botanist and girls' science education pioneer Catharina Dörrien was born 308 years ago today. Her 1756 work on the importance of science as an element of a girls' upbringing and 1777 botanical magnum opus were key texts of the era.

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#WomenInSTEM #HistSci #Botany #EduSky 🧪🌱

01.03.2025 16:58 — 👍 44 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 1

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

28.02.2025 15:56 — 👍 25218 🔁 6031 💬 479 📌 319

My dream: you failed 8th grade, you have to repeat the year.

Me in my dreams: But I graduated college a decade ago?

My dream: Sorry, it doesn't matter.

28.02.2025 17:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Loveeee goauche!

03.02.2025 17:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A black and white photo of two young boys. One is covered in the tell-tale pustules of smallpox while the other boy is not. This photo is courtesy of the Dr. Jenner House Museum.

Photo of two boys - one vaccinated against smallpox, the other not - published in 1901 by Dr. Allan Warner.

Smallpox killed over half a billion people in the 20th century alone. On 8 May 1980, the WHO announced its eradication, which was achieved through #vaccines, surveillance, and containment.

02.02.2025 13:48 — 👍 993 🔁 345 💬 25 📌 27

A not particularly clear picture of a crescent moon with a bright dot of Venus to the upper right. The sky behind is a deepening blue.

Venus and the Moon are gorgeous tonight 😍

02.02.2025 00:41 — 👍 32254 🔁 1724 💬 772 📌 115

Hi friends, it’s fundraiser day! I’ve got some stickers available if you want to support NNAF with me! Message me for prices listed, or head to isabelbumpartobjects.etsy.com/listing/1861... if you want to buy through a platform

20.01.2025 20:07 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Flowers once. Flowers still.

19.01.2025 16:06 — 👍 111 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend them...

“All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home.”

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18.01.2025 14:28 — 👍 70 🔁 31 💬 2 📌 3

A pigeon standing on a barn roof

Time for a pigeon, I think. #pigeons #birds #nature #photography

18.01.2025 15:33 — 👍 434 🔁 25 💬 8 📌 0

If you can put yourself into the environments (nature, gallery nights, figure drawing etc) that naturally inspire you, I think the rest has the opportunity to follow.

19.01.2025 00:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sending you all the love and compassion until those feelings are uprooted over time 💞

18.01.2025 06:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0