Mrs. O'Grady

Women’s History, AP Human Geography, and World History teacher

[Matt Delmont @mattdelmont]

There are so many good books on Black History to recommend for #WomensHistoryMonth, here are a dozen to get started with 🧵⬇️ 1/

[Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive]

This Women’s History Month, and every month, let us fight to build a nation in which every woman and girl has the opportunity to succeed.

[Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress]

“Who run the world…”
At the @librarycongress we celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth year round through our collection, resources, services, and programming.

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

#WomensHistoryMonth in the U.S. was born from the activism of historians intent on making sure women got their due https://t.co/BcTDtaKB2g

[Wikipatia @Wikipatia]

11/29/1919 — b. Pearl Primus, Trinidadian-American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, scholar, lecturer. The “Grandmother of African-American Dance”; became a professional dancer (1943). Influential role in the presentation of African #dance to U.S. audiences #womenshistory

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Four oceans or five? It's #WorldOceansDay🌊 and National Geographic is making a change to recognize the Southern Ocean as a fifth official ocean in our atlases and maps! https://t.co/HSHRUAyWuE

[National Museum of the American Latino @USLatinoMuseum]

Sylvia Rivera is one of the fundamental figures of the LGBTQ movement. Rivera, a transgender woman, started working from a very young age against discrimination and racism among the LGBTQ community and dedicated her life to this purpose. https://t.co/iJn37qJc5d #SmithsonianPride

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

Tom Hanks asks in a guest essay: "How different would perspectives be had we all been taught about Tulsa in 1921, even as early as the fifth grade? Today, I find the omission tragic, an opportunity missed, a teachable moment squandered."
https://t.co/bTrZcD40te

[Mr. O'Grady @WestPoShakes]

#KeepShakesStudiesAlive

[National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) @NCSSNetwork]

ATTN #socialstudies & #UShistory teachers! Women are vastly underrepresented in today’s curricula, so @Unladylike2020 is hosting a FREE virtual #WhereAreTheWomenSummit on 2/13 w. inclusive lesson plans to transform how history is taught today. RSVP: https://t.co/TA47esFI3A

[National Women's History Alliance @officialNWHA]

Mary Ann Shadd Cary (October 9, 1823 – June 5, 1893) was an anti-slavery activist, teacher, journalist, publisher, and lawyer. She edited the Canadian newspaper The Provincial Freeman

She was one of our 1987 #WomensHistory Honorees.

#BlackHistoryMonth #blackwomenshistory

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Imagine how much more advanced society would be today if women, who comprise half the world’s brain power, were socially & intellectually enfranchised from the beginning of civilization.

[Henry Tudor @KngHnryVIII]

You know that golden age, back in the mists of time, when neighbour agreed with neighbour, everyone believed in the same things, traditions were upheld & there was unity in the land? That never happened. If confused on this point pick up any book about any era in history ever.

[Mrs. O'Grady @LadyOGrady411]

#womenshistory

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

"Shrill" was once used as an insult against Hillary Clinton, during her 2016 Presidential campaign. With more women running for President in 2020, the targeted insult is back. https://t.co/p3mFskHDT8

[TED Talks @TEDTalks]

Being bilingual is actually healthy, not just convenient. Here's how it can help you ward off dementia — and make you a better multitasker.

Watch @JohnHMcWhorter's full TED Talk here: https://t.co/Ei4DJyUeDb

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Although the Sahel is not much drier on average than it used to be, its rainfall is becoming more erratic https://t.co/ChInnVHrzq

[Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten]

Astounding graph on Chinese loans to African states. China is now the single largest bilateral financier of infrastructure in Africa. Lends more than World Bank, IMF, and G8, European Commission combined. Real concern: when does this immense lending turn into political favour?

[Mrs. O'Grady @LadyOGrady411]

How will 9 billion or 10 billion people eat without destroying the environment? https://t.co/4JjboBC7mY

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

If the Indian workforce were gender-balanced the country would be 27% richer. But that's not the only reason more women should take jobs

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Coping with two million Venezuelan refugees https://t.co/l9N5fXptfl