'In Franklin’s day, sexism ran rampant in science. Her own father, judging science no career for a woman, actively discouraged her aspirations. Her doctoral supervisor at Cambridge, eventual Nobel Laureate Ronald G.W. Norrish, called her “stubborn and difficult to supervise” and offered little support. James Watson, whose Nobel Prize hinged in large part on her work, referred to her in his memoir as “Rosy” (against her preference), and stated that, because of her “belligerent moods,” colleagues knew she “either had to go or be put in her place.”
'In 1927, W. Somerset Maugham wrote “Ashenden: or, The British Agent,” about a writer who is recruited into British intelligence by a handler called R. During the war, Maugham had been a spook; he was recruited after “Of Human Bondage” came out. Writers make good joes (as Herron might say): they’re keen observers, and they tend to know languages. (Maugham had French and German.)'
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/05/is-mick-herron-the-best-spy-novelist-of-his-generation
“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.”
― Eugene Victor Debs
Hello,
My name is Jessica. I’ve been licensed in this incredible hobby since April 14, 2022. I attended my very first field Day this past June & loved it so much that I plan to get my, “general” soon. If you hear me on air, don’t hesitate to say, “Hey.” #introduction
browser plugins; public libraries
If you install the https://www.libraryextension.com/ browser extension, then when you're on a book's page on Amazon it'll show you if your local library has copies, and if so, let you place a hold. It's a beautiful example of a useful little tool.
Midjourney 4 AI Art
Experiments with animal sounds as prompts
1) "Growwwwlll" I'm confused about the birds
2) "Purrrrrrrrrrr" no surprise
3) "Peep peep peep" some nice weirdness
4) "quack quack quack" no surprise
#stablediffusion #dreamstudio #dalle2 #dalle #aiartist #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney
The label "Scientist" was coined because they needed a term for a **woman** who was doing science.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/12/27/scientist-is-a-gender-neutral-term/
Fort Lauderdale scared the everlasting hell out of the Proud Boys last night, taking them completely by surprise.
Miami, now it’s your turn! Come tell these fascists that the show shall go on!
#WeKeepUsSafe #FAFO #CommunityDefense #TheseQueersBashBack #TransLivesMatter #TheShowShallGoOn #Miami #AntiFascism #Dragdefenders #FortLauderdale #Dade #Florida
"I guess you can't help it," said the ghost of the mouse.
The cat swallowed the last of it. "How do you mean?"
"It's your nature. You just reacted."
"Like one of those?" The cat nodded at a Roomba trying to find its way out of a corner. "You insult me."
"You ate me."
"By choice."
#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic
Welcome new folks, and thanks for the follows.
Take a moment to tell the world about yourself. Add an #introduction, make two or three posts about your interests, put a picture in your profile.
You'd be amazed the difference it makes to your experience.
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I'm waiting to find out #GeorgeSantos is actually a hologram.
it is not lost on me one bit that the stories people deem to be less serious and less important are the ones that women enjoy
Angel of Greenwood is a retelling of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. It follows two young Black teenagers: Isaiah and Angel, as they enjoy their last few weeks on Black Wallstreet. It was written for a younger audience and manages to capture the horror of one of the most horrific attacks on Black America without the graphic details many comparable books offer. 5/5 ⭐️. #bookstodon #blackbookstodon #bipocauthors #writewithmichael#writingcommunity Grab a copy: https://bookshop.org/a/87137/9781250821294
I've been watching silent movies for quite some time and have published over 600 reviews on my website. Here's my alphabetical index.
Link to index:
#OnThisDay, 27 Dec 1935, Regina Jonas is ordained as a rabbi in Berlin, the first known ordination of a woman as a rabbi. After her arrest in 1942, she ministers in the Theresienstadt ghetto until she is transported to Auschwitz in October 1944. She dies there within 2 months.
#WomenInHistory #histodons #JewishHistory #EuropeanHistory @histodons
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
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