A Comic Strip I Made Showing The Difference Between People Who Get Star Trek And Those Who Don’t.

Women In History

I grew up believing that women had contributed nothing to the world until the 1960′s. So once I became a feminist I started collecting information on women in history, and here’s my collection so far, in no particular order. 

Lepa Svetozara Radić (1925–1943) was a partisan executed at the age of 17 for shooting at German soldiers during WW2. As her captors tied the noose around her neck, they offered her a way out of the gallows by revealing her comrades and leaders identities. She responded that she was not a traitor to her people and they would reveal themselves when they avenged her death. She was the youngest winner of the Order of the People’s Hero of Yugoslavia, awarded in 1951

23 year old Phyllis Latour Doyle was British spy who parachuted into occupied Normandy in 1944 on a reconnaissance mission in preparation for D-day. She relayed 135 secret messages before France was finally liberated. 

Catherine Leroy, War Photographer starting with the Vietnam war. She was taken a prisoner of war. When released she continued to be a war photographer until her death in 2006.

Lieutenant Pavlichenko was a Ukrainian sniper in WWII, with a total of 309 kills, including 36 enemy snipers. After being wounded, she toured the US to promote friendship between the two countries, and was called ‘fat’ by one of her interviewers, which she found rather amusing. 

Johanna Hannie “Jannetje” Schaft was born in Haarlem. She studied in Amsterdam had many Jewish friends. During WWII she aided many people who were hiding from the Germans and began working in resistance movements. She helped to assassinate two nazis. She was later captured and executed. Her last words were “I shoot better than you.”. 

Nancy wake was a resistance spy in WWII, and was so hated by the Germans that at one point she was their most wanted person with a price of 5 million francs on her head. During one of her missions, while parachuting into occupied France, her parachute became tangled in a tree. A french agent commented that he wished that all trees would bear such beautiful fruit, to which she replied “Don’t give me any of that French shit!”, and later that evening she killed a German sentry with her bare hands. 

After her husband was killed in WWII, Violette Szabo began working for the resistance. In her work, she helped to sabotage a railroad and passed along secret information. She was captured and executed at a concentration camp at age 23. 

Grace Hopper was a computer scientist who invented the first ever compiler. Her invention makes every single computer program you use possible. 

Mona Louise Parsons was a member of an informal resistance group in the Netherlands during WWII. After her resistance network was infiltrated, she was captured and was the first Canadian woman to be imprisoned by the Nazis. She was originally sentenced to death by firing squad, but the sentence was lowered to hard lard labor in a prison camp. She escaped. 

Simone Segouin was a Parisian rebel who killed an unknown number of Germans and captured 25 with the aid of her submachine gun. She was present at the liberation of Paris and was later awarded the ‘croix de guerre’. 

Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman to have ever won an American Medal of Honor. She earned it for her work as a surgeon during the Civil War. It was revoked in 1917, but she wore it until hear death two years later. It was restored posthumously. 

Italian neuroscientist won a Nobel Prize for her discovery of nerve growth factor. She died aged 103. 

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jinxedinks added: Her name was Rita Levi-Montalcini. She was jewish, and so from 1938 until the end of the fascist regime in Italy she was forbidden from working at university. She set up a makeshift lab in her bedroom and continued with her research throughout the war.  

A snapshot of the women of color in the woman’s army corps on Staten Island

This is an ongoing project of mine, and I’ll update this as much as I can (It’s not all WWII stuff, I’ve got separate folders for separate achievements). 

File this under: The History I Wish I’d Been Taught As A Little Girl

Spring is coming closer ^^ We had great weather today so I decided to go out and take some pictures.

THROUGH A RAPIST’S EYES” (PLS TAKE TIME TO READ THIS. It may save a life, It may save your life.)

An Article from Neena Susan Thomas

“Through a rapist’s eyes. A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interview…ed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1] The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun! , braid, or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2] The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who’s clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.

3] They also look for women using their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.

4] The number one place women are abducted from / attacked at is grocery store parking lots.

5] Number two is office parking lots/garages.

6] Number three is public restrooms.

7] The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don’t have to worry about getting caught.

8] If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn’t worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9] These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas,or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

10] Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you’re not worth it.

POINTS THAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER:

1] If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk: can’t believe it is so cold out here, we’re in for a bad winter. Now that you’ve seen their faces and could identify them in a line- up, you lose appeal as a target.

2] If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell Stop or Stay back! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they’d leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

3] If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent.

4] If someone grabs you, you can’t beat them with strength but you can do it by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh – HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it really hurts.

5] After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy’s parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you’ll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause him a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he’s out of there.

6] When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

7] Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don’t dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel little silly at the time, but you’d feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

FINALLY, PLEASE REMEMBER THESE AS WELL ….

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do it.

2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans : if a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side,put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU CLOSE the DOORS , LEAVE.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

a. Be aware: look around your car as someone may be hiding at the passenger side , peek into your car, inside the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. ( DO THIS TOO BEFORE RIDING A TAXI CAB) .

b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

c. Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked “for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better safe than sorry.

If u have compassion reblog this post. ‘Helping hands are better than Praying Lips’ – give us your helping hand.

REBLOG THIS AND LET EVERY GIRL KNOW AT LEAST PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD. So please reblog this….Your one reblog can Help to spread this information.

THIS COULD ACTUALLY SAVE A LIFE.”

Trank you so much for telling me all of this! I'm actually really happy with my decision. Right now I'm in my third semester of Japanese studies. At my university we are required to pass our Japanese language courses by a certain time in our studies (especially the first one) and I've come to realize that I would just need more time to really learn this language than I have at University. I'm still going to keep studying Japanese but just for myself and with the help of a friend of mine, but it's really not going to work out for me as a subject to study at University. So that's basically why I've decided that a change was necessary, even when some people in my life (for example my father) don't understand at all that sometimes the first thing you choose to do may not be the right thing for you in the end.

I'm sooooo happy for you for passing those tests! Great job ^^ I'm still really far away from graduating university, especially since I decided to change my subjects with the beginning of my next summer semester. So I'm always really excited for people who've made it through their studies because it's kind of a sign for me that I, too, will eventually get through it. :D

Thank you very much, and you know what?! I spent and wasted three years at a university pursuing a degree that I just couldn’t get. I ended switching completely and starting over with court reporting. Honestly, I feel a lot of people switch their degree plans. Sometimes what you thought you wanted to do at 18 isn’t what you feel like doing anymore at 21. Don’t feel bad at all for changing things. Ultimately what matters is that you’re happy doing what you’re doing. And if it’s what you WANT to do, then do the shit out of it. You know, one of my court reporting mentors said she did so bad in court reporting school that her teacher told her to give up and find something else to do, that she was wasting her time, not learning the skill fast enough. And guess what, she ignored that teacher and kept at it, and she graduated and ended up becoming the president of the Texas Court Reporter’s Association, which are the people who administer the CSR examination. So she took longer than some, she ended up being bad ass anyway :)

Renovating my room ... and absolutely in love with it.

Break a prop? Just put it back and walk away… ha ha!!

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The Public: No Quentin Tarantino Involvement in Star Trek

Please. 

Hello everyone!

Sooo, this is going to be my first post and just to warn everyone: I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing here. And to be honest, right now is probably the worst time ever to start posting something. Because right now, I'm sitting at my desk (I've been sitting here the entire day actually), learning for a Japanese Language Test that I will have to take next week and I'm really, really tired. Am I Japanese? No, I'm a student from Germany, currently in my first semester of Japanese studies at the University of Heidelberg. My second subject is English Literature.

Also I'm a huge fan of Star Trek, especially of the Original Series and the new movies from J.J. Abrams. I guess my mom kind of infected me with her love for it. When she was young, it was a real appointment for her, her parents and her brothers to gather in front of the TV every afternoon to watch Star Trek on German TV. She often jokes that this passion has to be something that you can genetically pass on to your child. 

Now, what else is there to know about me? Hm, I like horses, although I had a pretty bad accident two years ago and I'm currently just trying to overcome my fear of actually riding horses, because I really love spending time in the stables and I also think that it's extremely important to try and battle your fears or else they will always restrain your life in some ways.

I really don't think, my posts are going to be that interesting, but hey, it's something new, that I've never tried before and I'm certainly going to try to have fun. So, yeah, I think that's it basically. We're going to see, where this path leads to. :D

Time for another giveaway! This time I’m doing coinciding Vulcan Script Themed Giveaways with itreallyisthelittlethings​ at To Boldly Hold! Pendants and rings are up for grabs by reblogging this giveaway. (see below) Totes, pillows, and notebooks are available by rebogging her giveaway.   Like/Reblog BOTH posts for the best chance to win awesome Vulcan merch!!

PRIZE: Your choice of ONE Vulcan script ring (in steel or polished brass) OR pendant (in steel) from my store, Trekkie Treasures. Word/phrase and color are entirely up to you! (Jump rings and chains will NOT be included for pendants. Rings WILL be fitted to your specified ring size.)

TWO WINNERS: I’ll select two winners and each person will get their choice of ring or pendant. (See the winners of my last giveaway [x] [x])

TO ENTER, like and/or reblog this post. Each person is only allowed one of each, BUT a ‘like’ will earn you ONE entry, and a reblog earns TWO. So your name can be entered up to THREE times.

You are not required to follow me nor the Trekkie Treasures blog to win, but if you like what you see, I promise there’s more where it came from. :3

Giveaway closes at midnight MST on SUNDAY, JULY 12th. Winners will be tagged in a post and contacted via ask, so be sure you’re available. The winners will have 24 hours to respond. If I don’t hear back within 24 hours, I will select another winner.

PLEASE NOTE - SHIPPING: Shipping within the U.S. is free, but anyone participating outside of the U.S. may have to pay international shipping fees.

Good luck! And LLAP!

Absolutely in love with this!!!

Here’s a bit of joy for your day—

—The Goede Hoop Marimba Band playing Vivaldi!

(Have a listen: https://href.li/?https://youtu.be/k-Pn4usTSi8)