Ceryl

politicdormouse.bsky.social

17 October 2026 21:18

Mae Carol Jemison US engineer, physician, NASA astronaut. 1st Black woman to travel into space as astronaut aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-47 mission, orbited Earth for nearly eight days in Sep 1992. b. #OTD 17 Oct 1956 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jem...

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cheryl2877.bsky.social

17 October 2026 21:13

PLUS … this POS crippled Ukraine’s vital Starshield service with NO warning to Kyiv 🇺🇦

Ceryl

politicdormouse.bsky.social

17 October 2026 20:57

Nancy Bird Walton #Australian #aviator. 1930s qualified as commercial pilot age 19. Bought 1st aircraft, ran barnstorming tour, 1935 created a flying medical service & became known as "The Angel of the Outback". 1950 founded Australian Women Pilots' Association. b. #OTD 16 Oct 1915 bit.ly/3rHJ6tg

Dr. Todd Arrington

btarrington.bsky.social

17 October 2026 20:53

Abolitionist/author/poet/activist/suffrage advocate Julia Ward Howe (b. May 27, 1819) died OTD in 1910. Best known as author of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” lyrics during the Civil War but wrote many other essays & articles. She also wrote 1872 “Mothers’ Day Proclamation.” Image: Public domain.

Admirable Women

admirablewomen.bsky.social

17 October 2026 20:51

OTD in 1992, Rigoberta Menchú won the #Nobel Peace Prize for "her work for social justice & ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of #indigenous peoples." She used the prize money to establish her foundation to champion Indigenous rights in #Guatemala & across the globe.