Annie Reynolds

Earlier this week I wrote to some Australian booksellers, pointing out that their curated collections of First Nations titles included few, if any, books by Torres Strait writers. Some had none at all.
But I've had a win...
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www.thenile.com.au/content/shop...
#booksky #Australian #FirstNations

screenshot of "From today's featured article" section of front page of English Wikipedia on a crab, Ovalipes cartharus

Good to see a NZ crab on the front page of English #Wikipedia @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovalipe...

Araceli Sánchez Urquijo in B&W photo, stood next to young man pointing something out to him on a plan. Complicated very large industrial metal structure in the background, wearing dark short sleeved dress with white polka dots and a white collar and frill. Young white woman with dark hair drawn back into bun

Araceli Sánchez Urquijo (1920-2010) 1st woman to work as civil #engineer in #Spain As a child during Spanish Civil War, was a Niños de Rusia, evacuated to #Russia for safety. Trained in cutting edge engineering in Moscow, returned to Spain after 20 yrs #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araceli...

Thank you for resharing last year's #WikiAdvent thread. They are a timeless pleasure to read.

Multiple flower illustrations

A botany related follow up #Wiki workshop will be held on 9 December at 3.30pm NZST. We'll be covering creating new species articles in #Wikipedia, changing plant image file names in #WikiCommons & giving links to #Wikidata tools. Anyone can attend!
Register at: tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Fay Gillis Wells in later life, sat smiling in front of a blown up picture of herself in a flying helmet and goggles when young. B&W image

Fay Gillis Wells US aviator. 1929 1 of 1st women pilots to bail out of plane to save life, a @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social founder. 1930s journalist in USSR, 1st US woman to fly Soviet civil airplane. Covered wars, White House correspondent 1963-77 d #OTD 2 Dec 2002 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Gil...

Record-breaking 75-year-old mother #bird prepares to nest.
Wisdom has been laying #eggs since the Eisenhower Administration. #Albatross #WorldsOldestBreedingBird #Bird

Link for more info, #photos & video: www.popsci.com/environment/...

I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe

Yes. A thousand times yes. The library board needs to be replaced.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Taking the "Free" out of Freedom. grrrrr

Hey #Dunedin we got measles. Check your status and if you aren’t sure you’re immune get a booster.

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

Kathleen's work on the bridge was extensive. Shame that her boss Bradfield received most of the credit, but possibly because she married and left before bridge opening in 1932, which she did attend.

I look forward to your daily question but don't think that I'll be able to help much. Definitely never my topic for Trivial Pursuit, let alone after AI has been to work.

It's a pleasure and a good collaboration.

Well worth a read. Thank you for sharing your 21 thoughts about #Wikipedia and being an editor. Interesting and insightful. @wmau.bsky.social @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social

Here's the evidence of the power of vaccines...

Good job! Last night we were talking about people adding new stations on new rail lines in Victoria in OpenStreetMap because they didn't know how long it would take Govt to update maps.

Congratulations to the 30 newly elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Of the 18 women, 5 have #Wikipedia bios, inc Honorary/Corresponding. 3 of the 12 men do. The articles and #wikidata entries have been updated. @humanitiesau.bsky.social @wmau.bsky.social w.wiki/GKda

Winifred Sawley Brown in photo by the Lafayette company in 1927

Winifred Brown, pilot, aviation pioneer author, adventurer. 1st (& for 50 years) only woman to win King’s Cup Air Race, entering against support of her aero club. Then explored Amazon by ship & canoe, followed by exploring Norwegian coast by boat. b. #OTD 26 Nov 1899 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifre...

Ruth Patrick collecting a water sample

11/26/1907 — b. Ruth Patrick, American limnologist, botanist, environmentalist, professor. A pioneer of pollution control; specialized in freshwater ecology and diatoms. Founder of several research facilities; Natl Medal of Science (1996) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PlantSky #HistSci #SciSky #BOTD

YouTube video by All About Introverts Why INFJs Have No Friends

New video on the All About Introverts YouTube channel!
Why INFJs Have No Friends 👇

My congratulations to Tamson Pietsch on election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) @capandgown.bsky.social @humanitiesau.bsky.social @wmau.bsky.social humanities.org.au/fellows/fell...

Kate Gleason in B&W headand shoulder portrait photo #WomenInSTEM

Kate Gleason engineer & businesswoman "Madame Curie of machine tools". 1893 toured Europe to expand company, 1 of 1st times US manufacturer tried to globalize their business. 1st woman elected to full membership American Soc of Mechanical Engineers b #OTD 25 Nov 1865 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Gl...

Why book browsing may be one of the biggest barriers to reading – and what we can do about it - Australia Reads Research shows that not enjoying or prioritising book browsing is a major barrier to reading for many people. So how do we make it easy and enjoyable for them?

Behavioural scientists at Monash Uni broke down the act of #reading into a series of behaviours.

Adrienne Bolland in headshot wearing leather flying helmet and smiling

Adrienne Bolland French aviator. Became pilot to pay her gambling debts. 1st woman to fly over #Andes Chile to Argentina. Women's record for loops in hour. Legion of Honor. Involved in left politics & #WWII French Resistance. On stamp in Argentina b. #OTD 25 Nov 1895 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienn...

Screenshot of my contributions to Wikimedia projects, including 500,009 edits to Wikidata

I just reached a #Wikidata milestone while working on adding IDs to Australian fauna, namely insects @wmau.bsky.social @wikidatacommunity.bsky.social

Peggy Hodges sat in front of early computer with tangle of wires on photo right #WomenInSTEM

Peggy Hodges, UK guided missile #engineer @ GEC Marconi. Read Natural Sciences @girtoncollege.bsky.social Consulted by labs, govt depts, missions to US. 1970 Prince Charles “could think of nothing worse than being...pursued by one of her weapons". b. #OTD 11 Jun 1921 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_H...

Agnes Pockels in B&W head & shoulders photo c. 1922

Agnes Pockels German chemist. Research fundamental in establishing surface science through observations of soaps & soapy water in her home while washing dishes. Defined "Pockels Point" minimum area single molecule can occupy in monomolecular films d. #OTD 21 Nov 1935 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_P...

A new one for our Women Engineers list @ninabake2.bsky.social !
Have you met @merryrobin.bsky.social - post some fascinating women from all walks of life 🦾