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admirablewomen.bsky.social
Dorothea Dix transformed the treatment of people w/mental illness in the 19th century.

+Exposed inhumane conditions in prisons/poorhouses
+Successfully lobbied for the 1st major expansion of US public mental asylums
+Union Army Superintendent of Nurses US #CivilWar

Born #OTD in 1802. #WomeninSTEM
An engraving of Dorothea Dix in a three-quarter profile, looking toward the left. She is a woman with a fair complexion, a serious expression, and dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back into a large, intricate bun. She wears a dark, textured dress with a white high-collared shirt fastened at the neck by a small, dark rectangular brooch. The background is a light, neutral grey with a soft vignette.
April 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM
butterskatz.bsky.social
Guys I just got home what I witnessed tonight was pure evil & hatred❌ met some new #Resisters from #Cambodia & #Japan we are heading towards a #CivilWar ‼️
March 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
admirablewomen.bsky.social
Mary Ann Bickerdyke was a nurse, lawyer, and lifelong advocate for #veterans.

She worked tirelessly to improve conditions for wounded soldiers during the #CivilWar, responsible for establishing 300 field hospitals during the war. She was born #OTD in 1817.
A black-and-white studio portrait of Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke (1817–1901) in her later years, looking directly forward with a calm, resolute expression. The head-and-shoulders composition features Bickerdyke with parted white hair combed back smoothly, round-rimmed eyeglasses, and a faint, wise smile. She wears a dark, structured dress or jacket accented by an oversized, bright white lace bow tied elegantly at her collar. The stark contrast between the intricate white lace and her dark clothing draws focus to her face and composed demeanor. The background is a soft, dark gradient studio backdrop, creating an intimate, dignified, and historic mood. This portrait emphasizes her enduring legacy as a fiercely determined, compassionate Civil War hospital administrator, lawyer, and lifelong champion for military veterans.
July 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
robertfietzke.bsky.social
Trumps Rede zu den Generälen ist eine echte, unverklausulierte Kriegserklärung an die eigene Bevölkerung, an alle, die nicht folgen wollen. Das ist es, was #Faschismus im Kern bedeutet: Permanenter Krieg. Erst nach innen, dann nach außen.

#CivilWar
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 30
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
stemfem.bsky.social
12/8/1805 — b. Adeline Blanchard Tyler, American nurse, Episcopal deaconess. The first Union Army nurse + a #CivilWar hospital administrator; later the “lady superintendent” of Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA(1869–72) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #MedSky #PedsSky #HistNursing #HistMed #BOTD
Adeline Blanchard Tyler standing
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
richrizzo.bsky.social
From the archives..

Battlefield.
Gettysburg Pennsylvania (1997).
Pentax K1000, Kodak film.

#EastCoastKin #Scapes
#filmphotography #filmisnotdead 🎞️ #battlefield #Gettysburg #Pennsylvania #vintagephoto #landscape #farmland #cannon #civilwar #PentaxK1000 #Pentaxphotography #Pentax #historicplaces
January 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
feministory.bsky.social
7/15/1806 — b. Almira Ambler, American nurse, social activist, commentator, folk figure. #CivilWar Union nurse; early member, Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic. One of the first women to receive a U.S. #gov pension for her service #womenshistory #military #MedSky #NurseSky #WomenInSTEM
Almira Ambler
July 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
stemfem.bsky.social
11/24-25/1863 — Union hospital administrator, Mother Bickerdyke, is the only wmn to nurse wounded soldiers at the battle of Lookout Mountain + Missionary Ridge,TN during the #CivilWar. Est 300 field hosps; later an advocate for vets #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistMed #HistNursing
Mary Ann Bickerdyke | Ohio Historical Society
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
stephscythes.bsky.social
Elect a #centrist 🔵🐀🔵 in 2028 & #accountability will NOT happen. They'll do as was done after 1860s #CivilWar & allow 2026 #ConfederateNazis to get away with their #treasons. This is 1 of the main reasons for #Nixon's #SouthernStrategy & why we have ☢️45/47☣️: No #Accountability
May 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
feministory.bsky.social
3/31/1823 — b. Mary Boykin Chesnut, American author, confederate diarist. One of the most respected ladies of Charleston, South Carolina; she is noted for a book based on her extensive #CivilWar diary, final version published posthumously (1905) #WomensHistoryMonth #womenwriters #WriterSky #BookSky
Mary Boykin Chesnut
March 31, 2026 at 10:51 PM
richrizzo.bsky.social
A 3-inch ordnance rifle stands its ground at the Gettysburg National Park.
Gettysburg, PA (1997).
Pentax K1000.

#EastCoastKin #Scape #Photography #FilmPhotography #ClassicMono #CivilWar #Battlefields #Gettysburg #Pennsylvania #PentaxK1000 #Cannon 🎞️

As always thank you for any likes and shares. ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
coopspeak.bsky.social
Imagine using tasers on your constituents at Townhall meetings. How long until American citizens start disappearing off the streets at these meetings? Because this is where this madness is headed. They want to declare martial law and send in the military on their own citizens. #CivilWar
altnps.bsky.social Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Apr 16
At a GOP town hall last night, heckling from constituents was apparently too much to handle—so they used police force and even stun guns on their own constituents. What are they so afraid of? Someone disagreeing with their views?
April 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
laurajg.bsky.social
Photograph (ambrotype) of an African-American woman, 1860’s, in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. #vintagephotography #PhotographyHistory #BlackHistory #civilwar
From the museum: “The woman pictured in this ambrotype is believed to be a washerwoman for Union troops quartered outside Richmond, Virginia. There is a hand-painted flag on her dress. Whether it was her choice to include this symbol of freedom, in unknown. It is espcially curious as she was denied many rights due to her gender and race. However, as a washerwoman for the Union Army, one was required to be approved by the quartermaster with a letter of good character. The importance of a clean uniform was such that a soldier's pay might be docked if the washerwomen was not paid. Additioanlly[sic], she would have had to supply her own pots, soaps, and other tools for her trade, which meant that she was also something of a business woman.”
July 24, 2026 at 2:01 PM
wirobooks.bsky.social
Recalling a Union officer fueled (at least partly) by a belief in abolition. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @uncpress.bsky.social @civilwarmemory.bsky.social #agloriousfate #robertgouldshaw #54thmassachusetts #booksky #bookreview #civilwar #union
A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
richrizzo.bsky.social
From the archives..

Standing Ground.
Gettysburg National Military Park.
Pennsylvania (1997).
Pentax K1000 50mm, 35mm Kodak IR film.

#filmphotography 🎞️ #filmisnotdead #bwphotography #infraredfilm #monochrome #travel #battlesite #civilwar #gettysburg #pennsylvania #pentaxK1000 #cannon #trees #nature
December 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM
geotone.bsky.social
Antietam National Battlefield

RV Road Trip
Or Was It Just A Dream?

#blueskyphotos
#dream
#photography #eastcoastkin #naturephotography #thewildimages #art
#travel
#historicplaces
#iphone
#filter
#battlefield
#maryland
#civilwar
April 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
tastinghistory.bsky.social
At the first Battle of Bull Run, citizens came from Washington to watch the fighting as they enjoyed sandwiches and cake. It did not go well. youtu.be/Yh06B9GsvUc?... #tastinghistory #civilwar
When Civilians had a Picnic at the Battle of Bull Run
YouTube video by Tasting History with Max Miller
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
admirablewomen.bsky.social
Dr. Mary Walker, a trailblazing figure in US military/medical history, died #OTD in 1919.

+ 2nd woman in the US to earn a medical degree, 1855
+ Volunteer surgeon in the Union Army during the US #CivilWar
+ Captured & held as a POW (4 months)
+ Only women awarded the Medal of Honor, US #WomenInSTEM
Black-and-white photo of Dr. Mary Walker. Her right hand is resting on a piece of furniture where there is also a book and an ornate clock. She is wearing a long dress, a hat, and the Medal of Honor is pinned to her left upper chest. Obverse of the 2022 U.S. American Women Quarters Program 25-cent coin honoring Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (1832–1919). The silver proof coin shows a portrait of Walker in Civil War-era attire with her Medal of Honor prominently displayed, the only woman ever awarded the nation’s highest military honor for valor as a Union Army surgeon and POW. Text reads “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “DR. MARY EDWARDS WALKER,” “MEDAL OF HONOR 1865,” “25 CENTS,” and “PH” (designer initials).
February 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
robertrowley.bsky.social
The Brown Shirts fired rubber bullets at Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi while she was reporting live from Los Angeles today.

Appalling and unjustified.
#California #TrumpsAmerica #BrownShirts #OfficialTerrorism #CivilWar
June 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
anniekostyk.bsky.social
#library #libraries #civilwar #publiclibrary #booksky 📚🧡
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
heathermoandco.bsky.social
I am scared to death at the number of people who don’t recognize what is happening. The Trump regime has no intentions of leaving. They don’t care about election results. They are building a well-funded militia & robbing taxpayers to pay for it. #CivilWar #RIPAmerica #ProudBoys #DOJ #J6 #J6.20
joshgerstein.bsky.social Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · May 23
JUST IN: Justice Department moves to dismiss most serious criminal case filed over #Jan6 Capitol Riot: seditious conspiracy prosecution of Proud Boys. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2023/05...
ProudBoysDisMot052226.PDF
www.documentcloud.org
May 23, 2026 at 4:10 AM
opsnowcrash.bsky.social
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Professor Barbara Walter, a renowned political scientist and contributor to the CIA’s Political Instability Task Force, has dedicated her career to uncovering the root causes of civil wars.⬇️

#Trump #ElonMusk #oligarchy #DOGE #USA #CivilWar

Restore #democracy with #WealthTax & #Limitarianism.
Is the US Headed Towards Another Civil War? | Barbara F. Walter | TED
YouTube video by TED
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March 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
dearsusanbranch.bsky.social
Can you image right-wing media reaction to the demise of Trump, even from natural causes? It would provoke the biggest conspiracy theory EVER. The entire MAGA world would believe anything Charlie Kirk, Musk, or RW fake doctors said: “DEMS DID IT!”😳 #Foresight #Trump #CivilWar #BeyondStupid
January 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
atlasboscrispa.bsky.social
Dr. William Brownell House (b.1853)
Utica, Macomb County Michigan.

He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1852. Enlisted as a surgeon for the 2nd Michigan Cavalry in 1861.

#photography #architecture #victorian #italianate #oldbuildings #houses #village #civilwar #utica #macomb #michigan
August 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
yollybsky.bsky.social
The #Minnesota House had 67 Democrats and 67 Republicans. The Senate was 34 D, 33 R. Now we know why a fascist #MAGA thug shot one Dem from each chamber to murder their way to a majority. #Republicans must immediately announce they will not contest replacement elections. #GOP #Fascism #CivilWar
June 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM