Early Chicago: Hospital of Hope: Provident Hospital In 1891, Provident Hospital opened its doors as the first black hospital in Chicago. Located in the heart of the South Side at 29th and Dearborn, the new 12-bed facility was christened by a capacity c...

In 1891, Chicago became home to something revolutionary: Provident Hospital, the first Black‑owned and operated hospital in the United States.
It wasn’t just a building — it was a direct challenge to a medical system built on exclusion. (cont)
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A grid of nine individual images featuring artworks or artists featured in the Womensart account

It's the 10 year anniversary of the Womensart project so I just wanted to thank you ALL for your kind support and for ALL the wonderful artists featured, many of whom I've since met or worked with 🧡💛🧡 Cheers!!

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Better monitoring to support restoration of EU pollinators The Commission has adopted a new Pollinator Monitoring Scheme to help reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030.

The EU has published rules for the Pollinator Monitoring Scheme. Butterflies, moths, bees and hoverflies will all be monitored by every Member State. Target to reverse decline in Pollinators by 2030 and increase pops. A big step in conserving biodiversity environment.ec.europa.eu/news/better-...

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Thank you!

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Screenshot of a poem called 'Are you on your period | bullshit? You're acting like your mother | You're acting Gaia freed from her cage You seem a little crazy, just calm down | You seem a little feral, just let yourself rage You're cute when you're angry | You're powerful when you're angry You're strong for a girl | You're strong when you're unleashed You should try smiling | You should try unmasking your feelings You should try losing weight | You should try gaining some boundaries Sweetheart | Warrior Honey | Herione Just stand there and look pretty | Just keep fighting and be

Big Friday energy this week.

L.E. Bowman, from their book SHAPESHIFTER.

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Thank you for sharing all the steps! It's beautiful

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Destroy the myth that libraries are no longer relevant. If you use your library, please share. Picture of library aisle filled with books.

@goodwilllibrarian.bsky.social

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