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Amulet of the Goddess Sekhmet

Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period (about 1069–664 BCE)

With the head of a lion and the idealized figure of a woman, this amulet depicts a powerful ancient Egyptian goddess. Ancient Egyptians—both living and dead—wore amulets of gods and goddesses to bring protection and health. These included depictions of deities in their human, animal, or mixed forms. This amulet represents one of several goddesses who appeared in a hybrid leonine-human form, likely Sekhmet, a goddess of pestilence and divine violence. In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet acted as the Eye of Re, the daughter and protector of the sun god, Re. She had the ability to make enemies fall sick or heal those who were afflicted, so she would have provided the wearer of this amulet with protection from disease and other dangerous forces.

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Cumann na mBan and the Irish Civil War

Despite the many challenges facing them, women were not passive observers of the Irish War of Independence or the Irish Civil War. Many women joined Cumann na mBan, a nationalist organization that worked closely with Sinn Fein and the IRA to achieve an independent Ireland. Cumann na mBan would be the first organization to reject the treaty and provide the anti-treaty side with its iron and…

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Episode 59 - Cumann na mBan During the Irish Civil War

Listen to the last episode of 2023! Learn the vital role Cumann na mBan played in resisting the treaty and assisting the anti-treaty forces. Join my Patreon Follow me on Tiktok and Instagram RSVP to Never Again Chicago’s Legends, Latkes, and Liberation Fundraising Event Donate to Refugee Community Connection Free, free…

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Women During the Irish Civil War

The study of women in Ireland, whether it be from a social or historical perceptive, is experiencing a renaissance. There are so many amazing historians such as Linda Connolly, Mary McAuliffe, Gemma Clark, Margaret Ward, etc. examining not just the role of famous women like Constance Markievicz or Mary MacSwiney or bad ass Kathleen Clarke and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, but also the role and…

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Episode 58 - Women During the Irish Civil War

In this episode, I discuss how the Irish Civil War affected the every day lives of women and their families. Please note this episode has the following content warnings: rape, sexual assault, and sexual violence. Join My Patreon Continue reading Untitled

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With all the information there is regarding Palestine and Isr@el, it could be overwhelming to learn about. There's so much history, so much information, real lives with real stories, and real homes being affected. I've made this document for you to aid you in your understanding on this issue, so you can feel better equipped to educate others.

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The Protestants of Ireland During the Irish Civil War

When we think of violence against Irish Protestants, we most likely think of Northern Ireland, but there were hundreds of thousands of Protestants who lived and live in what is now Ireland. Similar to their Catholic brethren in Northern Ireland, the Protestants were abandoned by all authorities to their fates. Join My PaTreon Respond Crisis Translation Linktree The number of Protestants in…

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Episode 57 - Protestants During the Irish Civil War

When we think of Irish Protestants, we must likely think of Northern Ireland and the Troubles, however, they were hundreds of thousands of Protestants who lived in the rest of Ireland during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. This episode discusses the troubles they ran into as they tried to adjust living in a new state that was descending into civil war. Join My…

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hey y’all, if you’re looking to do something to support palestinians as the current conflict breaks out, and if you can, please donate to any of the orgs linked here:

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Northern Ireland and the Irish Civil War

The treaty not only tore the future Irish Free State in two, but also poured gasoline on the raging sectarian and colonial violence in Northern Ireland. Because of British colonialism, the six counties that made up Northern Ireland were unionist and Protestant strongholds, where a minority held power because of wealth, land, and imperial might, and the majority of Catholics were discriminated…

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Episode 56 - Northern Ireland During the Irish Civil War

The Anglo-Irish Treaty may have formalized partition, but there were several factions in Ireland that didn’t want to recognize Northern Ireland as its own state and would do anything they could to undermine its independence. Meanwhile, James Craig and the Unionists did all they could to ensure that Northern Ireland would be “safely” in the hands of a majority Protestant and Unionist government…

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I just saw a post on Tumblr asking if you're "allowed" to do something in a story you're writing. (In this case, a POV shift.)

I just want to sing to the tune of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, "THERE ARE NO RULES. THERE ARE NO RULES. There are no rules there are no rules there are no rules..."

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today my wisdom is: the ecological crisis of our planet is not a thing that will Suddenly destroy us sometime in the next century—it has taken decades of continuous work for our biosphere to be preserved thus far, and it will take decades more of continuous work to continue preserving it.

The apocalypse is not a single event hovering in the future bearing down on us while we sit helplessly. We are at least 150 years into an ongoing "apocalypse."

Things will continue to steadily get worse without steady action, but "augh! it's already too late to stop climate change and mass extinctions!" is specifically the worst response

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hey, sorry to bother you with this, but do you have any knowledge of queer history in islam and/or modernish egypt? i'm having an extremely hard time reconciling my queerness with my religion and my nationality so i'm hoping any knowledge of islamic queerness and/or modern egyptian queerness might help. thank you.

I will be honest, more modern Egyptian queer history has not been well covered by our project yet, but we are keeping our eyes out for stories from there. But I think a great story for looking at queerness in Islam Maryam Khatoon Molkara's.

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Liam Lynch During the Irish War of Independence

Liam Lynch: leader of the anti-treaty IRA, the Provisional Government’s best hope at preventing civil war, and a nationalist hero who shone brightest during the Irish War of Independence. Lynch represented both the best of the Irish nationalist’s tendencies and the worst. But who was he and how did he become a key player during the Irish Civil War? Join My Patreon Protect CHNV Early Life Liam…

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Episode 55 - Liam Lynch and the Irish War of Independence

Liam Lynch: leader of the anti-treaty IRA, the Provisional Government’s best hope at preventing civil war, and a nationalist hero who shone brightest during the Irish War of Independence. Lynch represented both the best of the Irish nationalist’s tendencies and the worst. But who was he and how did he become a key player during the Irish Civil War? Join My Patreon Email for the Letters to…

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Ireland 1917-1918: Resurrecting a Rebellion

While Easter Rising was a failure, the surviving rebels used their time in prison organize a militant and political movement that would sweep Ireland during the parliamentary election. Join My Patreon Frongoch – prison life and the university of rebellion Easter Rising ended with a rebellion crushed, its leaders executed, and its participants were rotting in jail. The prisoners were originally…