Carve Her Name
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow us to get daily posts on what women have done #OnThisDay. 🗃️
We check replies on weekdays, but not always at weekends.
https://carvehername.org.uk/ and https://linktr.ee/CarveHerName
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Women and history
Here's a few accounts to get you started. Plus Cats of Yore, because everyone needs historical cats in their feeds.
@fakehistoryhunter.net
I hunt fake history and correct it, but also post amazing real history stuff. Rude, obscene, vulgar, racist people who can't act like grown-ups get blocked. https://fakehistoryhunter.net/
@justamorgan.bsky.social
A few years ago I realized I had very few women I admired so I have been on a journey to read and learn about all the invisible, powerful, inspiring women who invented, taught, and shaped our world.
@nmvandy.bsky.social
MD at Bookshop.org in the UK, formerly Etsy. American living in London, usually reading and speaking bad French. 📚 The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
@annettef24.bsky.social
Senior Journalist & Presenter at France 24. Also creator & host of The 51 Percent. Talks a lot about #equality and #feminism. And yes, I do have an Australian accent. https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/51-percent/
@shortbiteshistory.bsky.social
Welcome to **Short Bites of History**—where the past comes alive in bite-sized videos! 🏛️⚡ We deliver quick, engaging history shorts that reveal fascinating moments in time. Occasionally, we stitch them together to paint a bigger picture.
@carolina-topini.bsky.social
Postdoc Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender History, University of Glasgow. Global and European history of feminisms, women's health movements, feminist critique of population control, repro justice (but also queer history).
@lucycann.bsky.social
PhD @BirkbeckHCA looking at intersections of race and sex work in late twentieth century Britain. AHRC funded. she/her.
@drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social
ND Scientist & Writer:SWAY, (M)OTHERHOOD, HYSTERICAL/Writing a new book coming early 2026 and spending a lot of time in libraries and archives. FRSA FRGS. V Prof at Loughborough. Fellow at Newnham College-Cambridge, Fulbright, Oxford etc. Talks about bias.
@hannahbyron.com
🌹WWII Resistance & Espionage—Uncovering the Past to Inspire the Present🕵️♀️ Churchill’s secret war, SOE, & real Resistance women📚Research behind Resistance Girl & Timeless Agents🎥 Blog & videos 🔎Follow for deep dives 🔗 www.hannahbyron.com
@clarajeanmc.bsky.social
Public historian. Tour guide, museum volunteer, podcaster and Londoner. Sci-fi fan and cat lover. Working at the Historical Association.
@kristingjesdal.bsky.social
Philosopher at Temple University | Modern European Philosophy | Women in the History of Philosophy https://liberalarts.temple.edu/academics/faculty/gjesdal-kristin
@mrtimdunn.bsky.social
Historian, geographer, part of #Railway200 team, presenter @UKTV’s #TheArchitectureTheRailwaysBuilt & #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground, Trainspotter, 🏳️🌈, and always an enthusiast. Own views, obv.
@thehistorybits.bsky.social
Historian of Medieval & Women's History. FRHistS. Mum. Yorkshire lass. New book Jan 2025: Scotland's Medieval Queens Blog: Historytheinterestingbits.com Podcast: A Slice of Medieval https://viewauthor.at/SharonBennettConnolly
@politicdormouse.bsky.social
Historian Curator Wikimedian 🤓🏴🇪🇺 🗃️Hic Sunt Dracones 🐑🍬 “Wiki Medium” ☠️ (you need to be dead before I write about you) History of #WomenInSTEM Every month is #WomensHistoryMonth here
@clio2.bsky.social
Student of #polycrisis, with detours into history, nature, oddments. Degrees in philosophy, history of science. Former teacher, writer, editor, public communicator, journalist, contract researcher. Occasional fictioneer. No AI. ;-)
@womensprize.bsky.social
Charity changing the world through books written by women📚 Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction supported by Audible, Baileys, Findmypast 🔗 linktr.ee/womensprize
@shonacookto.bsky.social
@sweetbitterpod.bsky.social
A queer women's history podcast S1: Sappho S2: Pirates S3: the Bible www.sweetbitterpodcast.com
@glamreadytolead.bsky.social
Girls Leadership Academy Meetup (GLAM) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded in 2016 offering STEAM education & leadership development programs for girls & young women. Visit https://glam-readytolead.com or https://linktr.ee/glamreadytolead to learn more!
@sownow.bsky.social
A daily podcast about writing and writers that made history. https://storyofwriting.com
@joannascutts.bsky.social
London -> NYC -> Paris. Literature, history, feminism. PhD gone public. Out now! FIREBRANDS: 25 PIONEERING WOMEN WRITERS TO IGNITE YOUR READING LIFE. Previously: HOTBED (NYC bohemian feminists) THE EXTRA WOMAN (30s spinster glamour) www.joannascutts.com
@reproutopia.bsky.social
Philadelphia immigrant writer • ENEMY FEMINISMS: TERFS, POLICEWOMEN & GIRLBOSSES AGAINST LIBERATION • patreon.com/reproutopia • Full Surrogacy Now • Abolish the Family • essays @ LRB, Harper's, The Drift, Lux • octopus essay n+1 mag • "recovering academic"
@joolia.bsky.social
senior reporter at the guardian us / julia.wong@theguardian.com / juliacarriewong.11 on Signal
@goingmedieval.bsky.social
That one medieval historian you've heard of. Co-host We're Not So Different and Gone Medieval podcasts. Author of The Once and Future Sex. (Out now!) George Michael stan. Cutie. https://eleanorjanega.com/
@fxmc1957.bsky.social
Historian of Germany 1918-1945. On X as @FXMC1957 with This Day in History at 8.30 AM (GMT). Website: http://proffrankmcdonough.com
@womenshistscot.bsky.social
Women's History Scotland exists to promote study and research in women's and gender history, particularly for those working in Scotland or on Scottish themes. https://womenshistoryscotland.org/
@amdial7.bsky.social
@bashaoberg.bsky.social
✎ Composer ♬ ♬ ♬ ✎ Freelance artist ᒡ◯ᵔ◯ᒢ ✎ Amateur women's history researcher
@sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social
Our fight is not just for ourselves, but for future generations; we must leave a better world for those that come after us. Sylvia Pankhurst - the only family member that wasn’t a Champagne Socialist and fought for women no matter their status in life
@dgb-history.bsky.social
Academic books, journals and news from the History department at De Gruyter Brill @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Posts by our editors.
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
Epidemiologist. Professor Emerita. Blue in Arizona, forged in the Burgh. When you’re going through hell, keep going. (Churchill) 1elizabethtjacobs1@gmail.com Defend Public Health
@lmharrison1536.bsky.social
Historian researching WRAF (1918-20), WAAF, SAWAAF & women's roles in the military. Living Historian/reenactor. Civilian Instructor (CI) with RAFAC. FR & DE Bilingual.
@betsybradley.bsky.social
New York history, unvarnished. Author of KNICKERBOCKER and NEW YORK: CITYSCOPES. Washington Irving whisperer. Museums, libraries, teaching primary documents, wholeheartedly supporting K-12 educators: these are a few of my favorite things.
@factsandfiles.bsky.social
Historians in Berlin, in charge of Transcribathon.eu, among other things. Established in 1999. Our motto is: Think History! www.factsandfiles.com #History #Archives #Provenanceresearch
@lumagoo.bsky.social
Director of Research for nationally syndicated radio show and podcast Philosophy Talk www.philosophytalk.org philtalkradio.bsky.social Childfree dog mom, crazy plant lady, queen of puddings, master of disguises, alchemist Éireannach i gCalifornia
@natlibscot.bsky.social
Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
@priyaatwal.bsky.social
Historian of empire, monarchy & cultural politics in UK/S Asia. Community History Fellow @ Oxford Uni. Views are my own. Book & contact info here: https://linktr.ee/drpriyaatwal
@brigitdublin.bsky.social
A city-wide celebration of women past & present inspired by the Celtic goddess Brigit, Fri 31 Jan - Mon 3 Feb 2025. #BrigitDublin
@drolibetts.bsky.social
National Railway Museum Research Lead. Historian of industrial working-class worlds 1850-1950. Passionate about connecting museums and universities.
@helenantro.bsky.social
📚 Curator & historian working for a big conservation charity, nattering about 20th c women, political and landscape histories (sometimes all at once). 🎧 Presenter and giddy kipper of #BackWhen, the National Trust's history pod: https://shorturl.b
@elsabebrits.bsky.social
Science and medical journalist|Freelance.🇿🇦 Researcher, consultant at The Story of Emily Museum in Cornwall | Biographer of Emily Hobhouse. https://thestoryofemily.com/stories-of-emily
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social
Journalist, writer (new book, The Irish in the Resistance) and collector of stories. Posts about women from history.
@flsjournal.bsky.social
Feminist Legal Studies is committed to an international and interdisciplinary perspective and to the promotion of feminist work in all areas of law, legal theory and legal practice. https://link.springer.com/journal/10691
@susannahwalker.bsky.social
Author + campaigner for gender equality and safety in public space + post-war graphics + other stuff. Rants about stately homes here: https://susannahwalker.substack.com Co-founder of @makespaceforgirls and formerly @QuadRoyal
@liberatinghistorys.bsky.social
Liberating Histories: Women's Movement Magazines, Media Activism and Periodical Pedagogies | funded by the AHRC | Northumbria University UK | Women's Library LSE
@thewildgees.bsky.social
On a mission to seek out women's histories, prehistories and mythologies and share our adventures. Interested in under-told stories of all women 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Check out our blog: http://thewildgees.com/
@wes1919.bsky.social
Inspiring women to achieve their potential as engineers, scientists, and leaders and assisting educators, managers, and employers in making this happen.