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#OnThisDay, 25 Mar 1941, the first WRNS arrive at Bletchley Park in the UK. They operate the Bombe machines used for decoding German Enigma machine messages. Their work helps shorten World War 2.
At its peak, 75% of the workforce at Bletchley were women.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #WorldWar2 #History #BletchleyPark #Histodons
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#OnThisDay, 15 Mar 1927, the inaugural women's boat race between Oxford and Cambridge takes place on the Isis.
In 2015, the women’s race was finally held on the same day, and over the same course, as the men’s race.
Watch silent newsreel of the 1927 race here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J6kqhJGOWI
More: http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2015/03/women-making-waves-newton-womens-oxford.html
#WomenInHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #History #BoatRace #ThisGirlCan #BritishHistory #Histodons
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#OnThisDay, 6 Oct 1911, Beatrix de Rijk becomes the first Dutch woman to hold a pilot's license.
Her demonstration flights across Europe led to a form of sponsorship from French fashion houses and to perfumes named after her.
At the outbreak of WW1, she offered her pilot services to both the French and Dutch governments. They both turned her down.
#WomenInHistory #FurtherHigherFaster #WomenInAviation #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
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#OnThisDay, 1 Oct 1553, Mary Tudor is crowned Queen of England: the first queen of England to get as far as a coronation and to rule in her own name.
During her reign, 280 religious dissenters were burned at the stake by her order, earning her the nickname ‘bloody Mary’ by her Protestant opponents.
We’ve written about her predecessor and why Mary may have signed her death warrant: https://carvehername.org.uk/lady-jane-grey-history-a-tudor-succession/
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #EnglishHistory #Tudors #Histodons
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#OnThisDay, 6 Oct 1911, Beatrix de Rijk becomes the first Dutch woman to hold a pilot's licence.
Her demonstration flights across Europe led to a form of sponsorship from French fashion houses and to have perfumes named after her. At the outbreak of WW1, she offered her pilot services to both the French and Dutch governments. They both turned her down.
#WomenInHistory #Histodons #FurtherHigherFaster #WomenInAviation