Mastodawn

"United Air Lines produced this 1957 flight attendant employee pamphlet that introduces potential applicants to the profession. "You, as a United Air Lines stewardess, will have many of the same duties and responsibilities as if you were entertaining in your own home – making advance preparations, greeting guests and doing all possible to make them welcome. Your “guests” will include a wide variety of interesting people, possibly a business man from Bombay, a military family moving from New York to Seattle, even your next-door-neighbor. Visiting with passengers aloft, you will soon realize your position as a stewardess offers new opportunities to increase your knowledge of the world. As you say goodbye to your passengers when they reach their destinations, you will have a deep feeling of satisfaction and pride in your career as a stewardess." Image: United Air Lines employee pamphlet, stewardess, 1957. Gift of Eric Barclay. 2016.028.003" This was posted to our Instagram account on March 22, 2017 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729359685/

DoomsdaysCW Oct 29

Tomorrow is the last day of #WMPG's Fall #Begathon! Support #CommunityRadio! Where you'll hear #DemocracyNow, #CommunityVoicesForChange, #LeftOfTheDial (with my buddy #DJShaxx -- a blend of resistance commentary and great music), #InterculturalInsights, #TheWeavers, #ReturningTheLand (with Dr. #DavidLowry), #AlternativeRoute (with #DJHope) and so much more!

Begathon – we are at $42,000 as of Tuesday eve

"Begathon is here! From October 23rd–29th, WMPG will celebrate a week of fun, music, and community as we raise $50,000 to keep your favorite community and college radio station thriving.

We live in a time when so much of what we hear is driven by algorithms and automation but WMPG is proudly human. Every show on our airwaves is created by volunteers who share their own voices, stories, and music choices, not for faceless crowds, but for real people who listen and care. That connection builds trust and belonging, both on and off the air. You can hear it in the conversations, the friendships, and the community that grows around this station. When you give to WMPG, you’re helping keep that human connection strong, keeping real voices and local stories on the air."

FMI - https://www.wmpg.org/begathon-23-29th-october/

Donate - https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/52763/donations/new?a=10955392

#WMPGFM #WMPGScience #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio #IndigenousVoices #GBLTQ #CommunitySupportedRadio #BlackHistoryMonth #Pride #WomensHistoryMonth #Diversity #Maine #MaineRadio #MaineVoices #Resistance #MaineResists #IndependentRadio

Heritage House Publishing Oct 25

October is #WomensHistoryMonth in Canada! Join us in celebrating all the trailblazers we know, admire, and tell the stories of, this month and beyond!

https://heritagehouse.ca/collections/womens-history-month-1

Rainbow Diversity Institute Oct 1

We celebrate the incredible achievements and contributions of women throughout Canada's history.

From trailblazers in science and politics to champions of social justice and the arts, women have shaped our nation in countless ways.

Let's honour their legacy and continue to support gender equality and empowerment for all.

#WomensHistoryMonth #Equity #Diversity #Inclusion #GenderEquality #Empowerment #RDI #RainbowDiversityInstitute

SFO Museum's Instagram Bot Jun 29

"North Carolina native Elizabeth Cotten (1895–1987) first picked up her brother’s banjo at the age of eight. Left-handed, she taught herself to play the right-handed guitar upside down. As a teenager, she was persuaded by the Baptist church to give up her “devil’s music.” In the 1940s, she began housekeeping for Ruth Crawford Seeger, a composer and stepmother of the famous folk singer Pete Seeger. Cotten got acquainted with their son, Mike Seeger, and began playing the guitar again. Cotten won a Grammy in 1985 at the age of ninety for best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording for her Arhoolie LP recording, which she recorded in her late eighties. Her finger-picking guitar style has been emulated by numerous folk-guitar players. "Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/StoryofArhoolie" This was posted to our Instagram account on March 21, 2019 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1763566609/

GuyC59 Jun 28

👏Many thanks to the @internetarchive for your tireless efforts to preserve our history against redaction. Examples:

Information about U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) former Inspector General June Gibbs Brown:
- https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/employee-feature-june-gibbs-brown-legacy/(missing);
+ https://web.archive.org/web/20250322064243/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/employee-feature-june-gibbs-brown-legacy/ (preserved) #WomensHistoryMonth 🤔

- https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/june-gibbs-brown/ (missing);
+ https://web.archive.org/web/20250619112056/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/june-gibbs-brown/ (preserved).

SFO Museum's Instagram Bot Jun 19

"Ndidi Ekubia is a graduate of London’s Royal College of Art. She employs traditional silversmithing techniques to push sheet silver to its working limits in her Manchester studio. Of Nigerian descent, Ekubia cites inspiration from her African heritage to create flowing, sculptural, and highly expressive forms that range from small, domestic items to stunning centerpieces. The form of Ekubia’s Flamingo vase, hand-raised from a single sheet, appears liquid, as if the silver is flowing upward from the eye of a cyclone. Examples of Ekubia’s silver are held in such prestigious collections as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford. Special thanks to The Pearson Silver Collection. "A Sterling Renaissance: British Silver Design 1957 to 2018" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/BritishSilver" This was posted to our Instagram account on March 26, 2019 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729356761/

SFO Museum's Instagram Bot Jun 13

"In 1973, Bonnie Tiburzi became the first woman pilot hired by a major U.S. commercial airline since Helen Richey was briefly hired by Central Airlines in 1934. She began at American Airlines as part of its Boeing 727 flight crew, and in 1988 was promoted to captain. She retired in 1999, after 26 years at American Airlines. Image: American Airlines Flight Officer Bonnie Tiburzi, c. 1973. SFO Museum Collection. 1994.37.01" This was posted to our Instagram account on March 31, 2018 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729358409/

SFO Museum's Instagram Bot Jun 8

"What did flight gear look like in 1932? Protective clothing was developed to mitigate harsh conditions, and aviator equipment was marketed to a growing number of private, commercial, and military flyers at home and abroad. Head coverings, eyewear, facemasks, jackets, pants, one-piece coverall suits, gloves, and boots were all designed to accommodate the human side of the flying equation. Such full-body gear became standard on pilots’ checklists, and much of it remained in use up to and during the World War II period of the 1940s. Image: San Francisco Airport, woman pilot and child, 1932. SFO Museum Collection. 2011.032.0122" This was posted to our Instagram account on March 30, 2017 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729359667/

Early Modern Diplomacy Apr 10

A few weeks ago one of editors @LenaOetzel visited Versailles for the first time. Listening to the audioguide she felt the strong need to talk about #earlymodern female diplomatic/political actors and how they are represented in popular culture (or at least in this audioguide...).
True to the motto that every month is #WomensHistoryMonth, here is a thread about the women of Versailles - or at least two of them. (1/7)

#emdiplomacy #emdiplomats #Versailles #earlymodern
#France #EarlyModernEurope
@histodons @historikerinnen @earlymodern