Modern, scientific man has written women out of history

Half of Japan’s samurai were women, groundbreaking new exhibition at British Museum says
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/british-museum-samurai-women-warrior-myth-b2913476.html

The Viking Woman Warrior of Birka, Sweden
https://www.history-channel.org/a-viking-mystery-the-woman-warrior-of-birka/

Early Women Were Hunters, Not Just Gatherers
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/early-women-were-hunters-not-just-gatherers-study-suggests-180982459/

‘Woman the hunter’: Studies aim to correct history
https://news.nd.edu/news/woman-the-hunter-studies-aim-to-correct-history/

The sports where women outperform men
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240731-the-sports-where-women-outperform-men

In one year, the dependence on #Microsoft #email among municipalities in the #Netherlands has increased from 60% to 73%.
🇳🇱 https://belibre.be/map/nl.html
🇧🇪 https://belibre.be/map/be.html

Eternal props to @jurgentje for turning “#resilience and #dependency” from abstract terms into a visual that makes the reality impossible to miss.

I should really do a talk about the abysmal state of opensource documentation and UX in general. It's unacceptably bad, for so many important projects.

All I have now is a rant with receipts but I feel this can be polished into a talk.

Liz Haywood, a sewing pattern designer who specializes in zero-waste patterns, has practical advice for sewing in bed. She has long Covid, so this advice is applicable to others who need to spend a lot of time in bed. https://lizhaywood.com.au/how-to-sew-in-bed/

#sewing #LongCovid

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. In it, she discusses blasting Trump and Musk deep into space and shares the message, "Don't lose hope"

#positivity #JaneGoodall #hope

Vigil outside the British embassy in den Haag, Netherlands. Sat 19/04, 1pm to 2pm.

Bring placards, banners etc protesting UK supreme court transphobia.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4HkEvJn1iFqKXN2bA