#brave women

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[beccawise7]

Wednesday Wisdom!! 💜🖤💜🖤

Every shape. Every size. Every accent.

Every smile.Every curvy woman.Every thin woman.

Every color eyes. Every color hair. Every straight-haired woman. Every curly-haired woman.

There is nothing more beautiful than YOU, just as you are.

Stop limiting "real" women to one thing! We come in ALL shapes, sizes, colors, personalities and every one of us is beautiful.

Never forget it!

~beccawise7💜🖤

[radykalny-feminizm]

On the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, it's important to remember the remarkable role that women played in this tragic and heroic event. Thousands of women participated in the uprising, which began on August 1, 1944, taking on various roles, from frontline soldiers to medics and couriers.

The Roles of Women in the Warsaw Uprising:

Soldiers: Women fought on the front lines, often alongside men. They were members of regular units of the Home Army as well as spontaneously formed volunteer units. Many women, who had been involved in underground activities during the occupation, took up arms to fight for the freedom of the capital when the uprising broke out.

Medics and Doctors: Women made up the core of the medical staff. They worked in field hospitals, providing aid to the wounded, often under extremely difficult conditions. They frequently risked their lives to evacuate the injured from under fire. Their courage and dedication were invaluable, and some were posthumously honored for their heroism.

Couriers and Messengers: Couriers and messengers played a crucial role, carrying orders, messages, and supplies between units. They often moved through areas under fire, exposing themselves to great danger. Without their invaluable services, communication between units would have been significantly hindered.

Women in the Resistance Movement: Even before the uprising, many women were involved in the resistance movement, engaging in underground education, publishing activities, diversion, and sabotage. Their work was crucial for organizing the armed action.

Notable Women of the Uprising:

Among the women who fought in the uprising, several stand out, such as:

Krystyna Krahelska ("Danuta") - a poet, medic, and author of the song "Hey Boys, Bayonet on the Gun!". She was rescuing a wounded colleague when she was shot three times in the chest and died on August 2, 1944.

Anna Zakrzewska ("Biała Hanka") - served with the Polish underground army as a courier and a medical orderly. She was killed in the course of desperate combat during the Uprising.

Elżbieta Zawacka ("Zo") - one of the few female paratroopers of the "Silent Unseen" (a special forces unit), a courier, later a brigadier general. She survived the war and died in 2009 at the age of 99.

Wanda Traczyk-Stawska ("Pączek") - a marksman in the "Parasol" unit, later a psychologist and social activist. She is still alive and remains a prominent figure, advocating for historical memory and social justice issues.

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Freddie Oversteegen

Freddie Oversteegen was born in 1925 in Schoten, Netherlands. During World War II, Oversteegen joined the Dutch resistance at the age of 14. Along with her sister and another resistance member, she would lure German soldiers into the woods to kill them. They would also help to shelter Jews, gay people, and others who were persecuted by the Nazis. Oversteegen had a particular talent for following targets and keeping watch during missions. In 2014, she received the Dutch Mobilization War Cross in recognition of her work with the resistance.

Freddie Oversteegen died in 2018 at the age of 92.

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[littlebydigital]

🎤 

“God is something that needs rescuing from religion.”

To the absolute legend,

A woman whose brave prescience never wavered against abuse 

Hope you find all the peace that life stole from you.

Rest easy, Sinead O’Connor.

Shuhada Sadaqat, Inna Iillahi wa inna alayhi rajioon 🤲🏽

You will never ever be forgotten. 

[ritish16]

Veera Kanye

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[rosetyler42]

Had to draw Ericka in her action gear covered in dirt with messy hair and Drac staring at her with heart-eyes. XD He loves his deadly little lion fish. X3

@lovelylivelyv @black-ak9 @deathfangirl9 @serial-serializednovelreader @hotelt-resurrection @ssleeping-in-a-coffin @heartsong1994 @wingingfromthezing @ebevkisk @kittyball23

[photo-art-lady]

Fine Art Photography - Portrait Of A Female Warrior With Sword And Armor By Laura Sheridan

[an-elveinthesky]

I learned early

But accepted late,

A woman is praised to be convinient, Never brave.

Akshita

[haggishlyhagging]

Yet, despite [Marguerite Porète’s] death as a heretic, and even though the Inquisition declared that to retain a copy of her book made one subject to excommunication, the Miroir was widely read and cherished in succeeding centuries. One copy of the original in French was saved, but there were five medieval translations (two Latin, two Italian and one Middle English) in which the book survived. For a time, it was even ascribed to the celebrated male mystic Ruysbroeck, whose orthodoxy was unquestioned. Porète's work was always more acceptable than her person and her attitude toward authority. Other rebellious women affiliated with social movements considered heretical or revolutionary were savagely persecuted for such affiliation, but Porète represents a more solitary figure. Like Joan of Arc, and, much later, the Quaker Mary Dyer, she followed her inner voice and refused to cooperate with Church or state authority. The fact that, after a year and a half in jail, she remained silent during her trial and refused to obey all orders asking her to renounce and abandon her own writings makes her a heroic figure, braver than Galileo and many others, better known and more celebrated. Galileo, after recanting his theories under pressure from the Inquisition, is said to have stated on his deathbed, "And yet it [the earth] moves. . . ." Marguerite Porète, never recanting, anticipated her martyred death and, after listing all those who would say that she was wrong, defied the future with her proud assertion: "I am not [wrong]."

-Gerda Lerner, The Creation of Feminist Consciousness

[beccawise7]

Never apologize for building an empire and leaving a legacy.

Never apologize for your drive...

Or your intuition.

Never stop growing. Failing. Learning and Forgiving.

You can be a Queen and not be a dictator.

You can be a strong, independent woman and still dote on and adore your man.

These things are not mutually exclusive.

Turn your pain into power, but never allow yourself to become bitter from the hurt.

Love hard. Forgive easily. Learn fast and challenge yourself daily.

Be bold. Be brave.

Be a warrior goddess and build your empire... Like a lady.

~beccawise7💜🖤

[lone-nyctophile]

Watch "Real Women - Beauty Through The Decades The Realistic Way" on YouTube

This video shows the bravery of a common woman during those times.

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Shyima Hall

Author and activist Shyima Hall was born in 1989 in Alexandria, Egypt. At eight years old, Hall was sold into slavery, and her captors smuggled her into the United States when she was 10. She slept in a windowless storage room, and was denied education and medical care. Hall was rescued in 2002 at the age of 13. She has spoken to groups throughout the country about fighting human trafficking. In 2014, Hall published, Hidden Girl, a book about her experience as a trafficking victim.

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The Capture of the Onboard Thief 1

The big reveal by the triumphant air stewardess.

Flight Attendant Claire Rawlinson, as she pulls the sliding galley door open: “And here he is! The onboard thief captured and unmasked!”

Handcuffed Thief Barney: “B***h!”

Claire [laughing]: “He is so unhappy at being caught. And very rude!”

Sources: dreamstime and iStock by GettyImages

[heartandlead95]

“A woman's vengeful fury is directly proportional to the intensity of her stares as she is intent on taking down men who have dared to challenge her”