women's past, present, future

what if...history had no men in it? what would the world look like? // honoring women's contributions to the world

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Self-portrait by Katarina Ivanović (1817 – 1882). 

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Albanian catholic girl from Prizren, Kosovo, late 19th century

[thebeautyofstills]

Still Processing | 2020 | Sophy Romvari

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Albanian mythology: Zana or Thana 

During the Illyrian times Thana was known as the goddess of hunting. Her name translates to “fairy”. Over the years, she became what Albanians know as “Zana e Malit.” In Northern Albania and Kosovo every mountain was said to have its own zana, who appeared as a fair maiden found bathing naked in mountain streams. The zana is believed to be extremely courageous, a formidable opponent, who can bestow her protection on warriors. Albanians even have an expression Ai ishte trim si zana, meaning, “He was as brave as a fairy”, this is used to refer to very courageous individuals. The zana is believed to have the power to petrify humans with a glance.

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Street Findings

Ohrid, Macedonia

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"A hajfonat koszorúba tevése" ("Putting the braid into a wreath").

Károly Kós, Judit Szentimrei, and Jenő Nagy (eds.), Szilágysági magyar népművészet. Öltözet (Bucharest: Kriterion, 1974)

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Folk hairstyles documented among ethnic Hungarian communities of the Szilágy region (Sălaj), Romania

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Folk hairstyles of the Moldavian Csángó, Romania

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Diadem uncovered in Ukraine, Scythian, circa 450 BC

[nora-e-kelmendit]

Albanian woman from Prishtina, Kosovo, 1927

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Handmade wooden window frames (nalichniki) in Irkutsk. Photos by Georg Oddner (1960s).

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Portrait of Zavaljana, an Albanian Tosk from a bey family. Bitola, Macedonia, 1908. Milton Manaki, The State Archives of the Republic of North Macedonia

[petrykora]

Meadow in the morning ☘️

Today I had to be at work at 6 am. When I arrived at my bus stop, this beautiful sunrise landing on the meadow delighted my eyes. Sometimes I really want to live a little longer.

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A found photo (Russia, 1970s)

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Скопје / Skopje