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Women Who Defied Traditional Gender Roles
One lesser-known historical woman who defied traditional gender roles and changed history was Enheduanna, a Sumerian priestess and the worldβs first known author, who lived around 2300 BCE in ancient Mesopotamia. Enheduanna was the daughter of King Sargon of Akkad and was appointed the high priestess of the moon god, Nanna, in the city of Ur, an incredibly powerful position for a woman in that era.
What Happened on September 25th
September 25, 1987
IBM Announces "Micro Channel Architecture"
IBM announces plans to develop a new design for transmitting information within a computer, called Micro Channel Architecture, which it said could transfer data at 160 million bytes per second or eight times faster than the fastest speed at the time.
Racial #History
On this daySep 25, 1913
Baltimore Law Requires Black and White Residents to Live on Separate Blocks
On September 25, 1913, the Baltimore City Council passed an ordinance requiring Black and white residents to live on separate blocks.
Pacific Ocean sighted by Balboa
On this day (or two days later) in 1513, Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco NΓΊΓ±ez de Balboa, standing βsilent, upon a peak in DariΓ©n,β on the Isthmus of Panama, became the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean.
William Faulkner
American author
born
September 25, 1897
New Albany, Mississippi
(Born on this day)
died
July 6, 1962 (aged 64)
Byhalia, Mississippi
One of the dark and spooky folklore stories that may not be commonly known comes from West Africa, particularly among the Ashanti people of Ghana, and it is the legend of the Adze. The Adze is a malevolent spirit or creature that terrorizes communities by taking the form of a firefly or human, attacking individuals in the dead of night.
Women Who Defied Traditional Gender Roles
One lesser-known historical woman who defied traditional gender roles and changed history was Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th-century German abbess, composer, writer, and mystic. Born in 1098, Hildegard was sent to a convent at a young age, a common path for women of noble birth who were not expected to participate in public life.
Federal troops sent into Little Rock, Arkansas
On this day in 1957 racial desegregation took centre stage when federal troops were dispatched to Little Rock, Arkansas, to maintain order and enforce the right of black students to attend the local public high school.
Jim Henson
American puppeteer
born
September 24, 1936
Greenville, Mississippi
(Born on this day)
died
May 16, 1990 (aged 53)
New York City, New York
