Make your voice heard: IMO-WISTA survey opens to promote gender diversity in maritime. Take the survey here: tinyurl.com/ywzxjwx6 Français: tinyurl.com/2d27njd8 Español: tinyurl.com/59y3rmne #WomenInMaritime

My headline wouldn’t have been “pride in UK history falls” but “pride in UK arts & literature is at almost 80%, above sport, history etc” That won’t last without resource … if we go on closing public libraries for example!

"When union wages go up, everybody's wages go up. When union workplaces are safer, every workplace is safer." #JoinAUnion

#OnThisDay in 1964, the last cross-Forth car ferries sailed between South and North Queensferry, ending centuries of tradition. The@forthroadbridge would open the next day. You can read about the ferries unfortunate habits of running aground here: threadinburgh.scot/2023/04/30/the…

do any characters in The Rings of Power speak with a Welsh accent? maybe I'm forgetting someone, but I think all the Welsh actors are adopting a different accent for their role.

For years people have called out my categorising of green and blue and told me I was colour blind - but I can see the colours perfectly well, I just categorise them weird - and it's nice to be vindicated, but also weird to see it spelled out like this. ismy.blue

Reading grant applications and associated referees comments. I now hate 'passion for' even more than before.

📢 On September 12th Women's History Scotland's Vice Convener, Eleanor Peters and Nina Baker OBE, DL, PhD, FIES, HonMWES , are giving a talk on the history of the Electrical Association for Women in Scotland! ⚡ Discover how Scottish women changed the electrical industry #WomensHistory #HerStory

The Titanic's orchestra is said to have played 'Abide with me' as she sank. I draw your attention to the words of the 2nd verse: "Change and decay in all around I see". This was always going to be the end. It should be allowed to happen. Anything else is grave-robbing.

This, or anything like it, is the most appallingly cruel thing I have seen in a long time. And probably illegal under UK equalities and disabilities legislation.

Hanna Hammarström 1st person in Sweden to produce phone wires commercially. Worked out how to make phone wires after making wire ornaments. Started factory making wires for Swedish phone company Held monopoly 1880/90s. Employed only women b #OTD 4 Sep 1829 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_Ham…

Join Eleanor Peters and I on 12th Sept* for a free online talk about the Electrical Association for Women's activities in Scotland * NOT 11th as wrongly put in a previous posting. heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-eve…

Hello - any friends still out there? #writingcommunity #phosphaterocks #unbearablysmugboastingtomaskvulnerability

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A common World War One myth is that it led to most women entering the workforce for the first time. In fact, in pre-war Britain, a third of women were already in work. During the war that number grew by about 10% (from 4.2 million to 4.6 million). The real change was that women

Recreating scenes from the Mesolithic... By combining ancient crafts and period accurate clothing with modern camera and drone technology we worked together to bring these scenes of the past back to life for the Seven Seven Lochs Wetland Park near Glasgow. 📸 emmalouwynjones

Off to the Saarf for a week and I'm exhausted just thinking about all the travelling to do. Fortunately I just realised I do NOT have to get the first train out tomorrow morning. Which is something, considering I have 3 bags to lug.

Georgina Kermode #suffragette #metallurgist #engineer #entrepreneur holder of many patents. Invented vending machine for postage stamps w'ch detected counterfeit coins. Post Office bought machines & installed 1st 1 in Houses of Parliament d #OTD 5 Sep 1923 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgina_…

Marjorie Cottle 1920/30s 1 of best UK motorcyclists in reliability trials, male or female. 1926 1400 mile ride on 174cc Raleigh to show how good bike was for women. Route spelt "Raleigh" on map of UK. 1927 "most famous girl rider in 🌎" b #OTD 5 Sep 1900 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_…

#WCML 0936 ex Glasgow Avanti West Coast now running 50mins late. Connections missed, probably keynote I am travelling to hear probably also missed. I should have got the 0736. Grrr.