Gerda Lerner (1920-2013) , former Robinson Edwards Professor Emerita of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Gerda Lerner (1920-2013) Women and History (excerpt)
-- A Thinking Allowed DVD w/ Jeffrey Mishlove
18 outubro 2014
exgynocraticgrrl: Gerda Lerner (1920-2013) , former Robinson...
Melotte 15 in the Heart
Cosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805. The clouds are sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars in the nebula's newborn star cluster, Melotte 15. About 1.5 million years young, the cluster stars are toward the right in this colorful skyscape, along with dark dust clouds in silhouette against glowing atomic gas. A composite of narrowband and broadband telescopic images, the view spans about 30 light-years and includes emission from ionized hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen atoms mapped to green, red, and blue hues in the popular Hubble Palette. Wider field images reveal that IC 1805's simpler, overall outline suggests its popular name - The Heart Nebula. IC 1805 is located about 7,500 light years away toward the boastful constellation Cassiopeia.
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metal heart / you’re not worth a thing: Io, moon of...
metal heart / you’re not worth a thing: Io, moon of Jupiter, photographed by Cassini, 29th December 2000.
I believe the bright spots are volcanic eruptions, for which Io is well known.
Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI. Animation: AgeOfDestruction. Title: Cat Power.
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October 18th 1679: Ann Putnam Jr. bornOn this day in 1679 Ann...
Ann Putnam Jr. makes accusations
Deposition of Ann Putnam against Tituba
Putnam house (around 1891)
October 18th 1679: Ann Putnam Jr. born
On this day in 1679 Ann Putnam Jr. was born to parents Thomas Putnam and Ann Carr in Salem Village, Massachusetts. 13 years later, Ann Putnam Jr. imprinted her mark on history by becoming one of the chief accusers during the Salem witch trial crisis of 1692. Putnam, along with Betty Parris, Mary Walcott and Abigail Williams, were the most prominent of the ‘afflicted girls’ who claimed they were being tortured by witches. The girls accused many local people of being witches, and in the ensuing panic twenty people were executed for witchcraft. It has been suggested that Putnam’s parents may have told her who to accuse in order to resolve personal vendettas. In 1706, Ann Putnam apologised to her local community for her role in the trials.
"it was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time, whereby I justly fear I have been instrumental, with others, though ignorantly and unwittingly, to bring upon myself and this land the guilt of innocent blood”
The Balmis Expedition
Smallpox ravaged the New World for centuries after the Spanish conquest. In 1797 Edward Jenner showed that exposure to the cowpox virus could protect one against the disease, but the problem remained how to transport cowpox across the sea. In 1802 Charles IV of Spain announced a bold plan — 22 orphaned children would be sent by ship; after the first child was inoculated, his skin would exude fluid that could be passed to the next child. By passing the live virus from arm to arm, the children formed a transmission chain that could transport the vaccine in an era before refrigeration and other modern technology was available.
And it worked! Over the next 10 years Spain spread the vaccine throughout the New World and to the Philippines, Macao, and China.
October 17th 1905: October Manifesto issued On this day in 1905...
Tsar Nicholas II (1868 - 1918)
'Demonstration 17 October 1905' by Ilya Repin
October 17th 1905: October Manifesto issued
On this day in 1905 Russian Tsar Nicholas II issued the October Manifesto. The manifesto was mainly the brainchild of Count Sergei Witte as a response to the Russian Revolution of 1905. The ‘revolution’ was a period of mass unrest against the government and due to general frustration with working conditions and poverty. The tsar’s manifesto promised civil liberties and an elected Duma (parliament). However, the provisions were not enough for many and civil liberties were still limited. This contributed to the success of the 1917 Communist Revolution.
On This Day in the History of Psychology (18th October...
On This Day in the History of Psychology (18th October 1995)
Roger N. Shepard, Professor of psychology at Stanford University was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Clinton.
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