The Shining Knight

November 8, 2011 6:01 am

jhameia:

nervous-hiccups:

DYING.

I’ll never not reblog this.

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October 31, 2011 3:09 am
kat8cha:

kat8cha:

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3:04 am
mediumaevum:  Jane de Belleville ~ alias Jeanne de Montfort, Jeanne de Clisson, Jane de Belleville, “The Flame” and ”The Lionesss of Brittany”  Year Active: 1343Country of Origin: FrenchA French noblewoman who turned against her country when her beloved husband was executed by the French as a spy. With vengeance in her heart, she sided with the English in the 1345 invasion of Brittany. Seeking to enter the fray herself, she purchased and prepared three ships with money from the sale of her possessions. She was a ruthless mistress of revenge at sea and on land, and no ship or town near the coast of Normandy was safe from her wrath. With a flaming torch in one hand and a sword in the other, she must have been a fearsome sight to behold, as she burned whole Norman villages to the ground. 

mediumaevum:

 Jane de Belleville ~ alias Jeanne de Montfort, Jeanne de Clisson, Jane de Belleville, “The Flame” and ”The Lionesss of Brittany”

 
Year Active: 1343
Country of Origin: French

A French noblewoman who turned against her country when her beloved husband was executed by the French as a spy. With vengeance in her heart, she sided with the English in the 1345 invasion of Brittany. Seeking to enter the fray herself, she purchased and prepared three ships with money from the sale of her possessions. She was a ruthless mistress of revenge at sea and on land, and no ship or town near the coast of Normandy was safe from her wrath. With a flaming torch in one hand and a sword in the other, she must have been a fearsome sight to behold, as she burned whole Norman villages to the ground. 

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October 29, 2011 2:11 am
fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Rosalind Franklin, who was the woman responsible for much of the research and discovery work that led to the understanding of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA.

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Rosalind Franklin, who was the woman responsible for much of the research and discovery work that led to the understanding of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA.

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October 28, 2011 6:26 pm
Medieval Thedas: Female Rulers (France)

medievalthedas:

It’s interesting that French-ish Orlais is ruled by Empress Celene, since France went to great lengths to avoid putting a woman on the throne.

Indeed, Salic Law, the laws put into effect by 6th century king, explicitly stated that no woman could inherit — nor could her heirs.

I’ve included a…

October 27, 2011 8:37 pm
"Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles Darwin discovered evolution, and that Albert Einstein discovered the relativity of time. But when it comes to the composition of our universe, the textbooks simply say that the most abundant atom in the universe is hydrogen. And no one ever wonders how we know."

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Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate)

Professor Cecilia Payne, ladies and gentlemen.

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This is a great example of how the education we receive focuses around the discoveries and perspectives of men.

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Woah. PUTTING ON A HAT AND THEN TIPPING IT TO YOU, COSMIC QUEEN CECILIA PAYNE!

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October 26, 2011 8:33 pm
thetatteredendsofautumn: madamethursday: [Image: A photo of Laleh Seddigh, an Iranian woman, standing in her racing uniform, a scarf over her head and shoulders and a racing helmet held in one arm against her side. She is smiling. Behind her coming off a ramp is a racing car. Below is a quote that says: “I like competition in everything. I have to move whatever is moveable in the world. Laleh Seddigh.”] mariumarrr: amschel: Laleh Seddigh, Iranian Formula 3 race car driver. She is recognized as the best female racer in the country. I shall forever reblog this bamf. Congratulations on your ENTIRE LIFE, madam.  oh my god BABE you are so COOL

thetatteredendsofautumn:

madamethursday:

[Image: A photo of Laleh Seddigh, an Iranian woman, standing in her racing uniform, a scarf over her head and shoulders and a racing helmet held in one arm against her side. She is smiling. Behind her coming off a ramp is a racing car. Below is a quote that says: “I like competition in everything. I have to move whatever is moveable in the world. Laleh Seddigh.”]

mariumarrr:

amschel:

Laleh Seddigh, Iranian Formula 3 race car driver. She is recognized as the best female racer in the country.

I shall forever reblog this bamf.

Congratulations on your ENTIRE LIFE, madam. 

oh my god BABE

you are so COOL

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