marionjabot5 mars 20192 min de lectureTaytu Betul, the light of EthiopiaOn March 2nd, Ethiopia celebrated “Adwa day”, which marks the victory of the Ethiopian army against the Italian coloniser. Ethiopian...
marionjabot13 févr. 20193 min de lectureDandara, Queen of the QuilomboDandara is a name which, in Brazil, is attached to black history, culture and resistance during slavery. There is a lack of documentation...
marionjabot6 août 20183 min de lectureSuzanne Noël and the birth of reconstructive surgeryA bit different from the previous posts, this one will focus on one woman in particular. She was not on the battlefront herself, however...
marionjabot27 févr. 20185 min de lectureViking WomenIn the previous post, we discovered portraits of pirate women who defied the laws prohibiting them from taking the seas. The Viking...
marionjabot27 févr. 20186 min de lectureWomen in PiracyTales of the sea are often narrated as metaphors of men taking over women. The sea and undiscovered islands are portrayed as women whom...