Tag: history
Stockholm Syndrome Is a Misogynistic Lie
Stockholm Syndrome is a misogynistic lie that a police psychiatrist told to discredit a woman who was outspoken about her fear and distrust of the…
Knitting With a Roman Dodecahedron
This post about knitting with a Roman dodecahedron, which was mistaken as a “religious object”, goes perfectly with the Women Helping Archaeologists Figure Things Out…
Library of Human History – Comic
LOL! Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal drew this amusing “Library of Human History” comic. And I think we’ve all heard from these guys on the internet unfortunately. I…
The Imperial System
Here’s an interesting post about the imperial system. Not bashing metric or imperial! Just showing some context and history for anyone who is interested: (via:…
Women Grew Up on Star Wars Too
Just a friendly reminder that women grew up loving Star Wars too! It’s so stupid when people say stuff like “Star Wars is only for…
The Real Life Inspiration for Princess Tiana
Harriyanna Hook posted this wonderfully informative story about how Leah Chase, the Queen of Creole Cuisine is the real life inspiration for Disney Princess Tiana in…
Medieval Medicine and Bald’s Leechbook
This post on medieval medicine is super interesting and informative. It gets really good when elfpen weighs in with tons of info about Bald’s Leechbook,…
The Gay Escapades of King James
King James VI and I (yes, the King James Bible guy) was a well documented homosexual and here is a quick look at some of…
Cleopatra Talks to Mark Antony and Julius Caesar
LOL! Anne Thériault tweeted this genius sarcastic historical thread about Cleopatra VII Philopator, queen of the Ptolemaic Empire talking to Mark Antony and Julius Caesar: Source: Anne…
Hardback Books Would Not Exist Without Cheese
Incunabula tweeted this crazy thread about how hardback books exist because of cheese, snails, Jesus, underwear and spectacles. If even one of these things was…