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NYPD arrests pro-Palestinian protesters after Columbia University library takeover
Police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who took over part of Columbia University's main library on May 7.

Ahead of finals week at the Ivy League campus, student activists clashed with campus public safety offi
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#Columbia #NYPD #occupations #protests #students

neversleep.noblogs.orgNYPD arrests pro-Palestinian protesters after Columbia University library takeover – never sleep
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Women's #Occupations in #AncientRome

While a married #Roman woman was focused on the “functioning of complex Roman households” (Nagle, 103), women who had achieved independence could own and manage their own “property just like males” (Rawson, 84).

Women could also “apprentice” (Lefkowitz, 208) in certain occupations, become entertainers or prostitutes, or serve as priestesses – however, “lucrative trades (armaments, books, animals)” (Lefkowitz, 219) were dominated by men.

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Notable Women of #AncientEgypt: #Nebet

Nebet (“Lady”), a Priestess of #Thoth (#Tehuti) was the “first recorded female #vizier in Ancient Egyptian history” during the late Old Kingdom of Egypt in the #SixthDynasty (#2300BC).

The vizier was appointed by the Pharaoh, and the vizier’s “paramount duty was to supervise the running of the country, such as a prime minister, at times even small details of it such as sampling the city's water supply.”

“All other lesser supervisors and officials, such as tax collectors and scribes, would report to the vizier.“

#WomensRights #Autonomy
#Occupations #Education
#Histodon #AncientHistory #FamousAncientWomen

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Notable Women of #AncientEgypt: #Hatsheput

Hatsheput (1479-1457 BCE), claimed the throne because she was the daughter of the late king “Thutmose I by his Great Royal Wife” (Watterson, 101), and not “a concubine” (Watterson, 101). Hatsheput’s reign was known for “great achievements” (Watterson, 101) both “#architectural and commercial” (Watterson, 101). Her most successful commercial venture was “an expedition by sea to Punt, probably located in the east Sudan bordering on northern Eritrea/Ethiopia” (Watterson, 101).

#WomensRights #Autonomy
#Occupations #Education
#Histodon #AncientHistory #FamousAncientWomen #Hatsheput

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Women's Occupations in #AncientEgypt

“In ancient Egypt, formal education was not usually given to girls” (Watterson, 17). However, there is evidence that girls were formally educated, since women were “scribes and also priests, usually of a cult of a feminine deity” (Mark, 4).

Women could work outside the home, and were “employed as weavers, bakers, brewers” (Mark, 6), and many other professions, including “estate owners” (Mark, 6). They could also be concubines, who were “accomplished in music, conversation, sewing, fashion, culture, religion, and the arts” (Mark, 6).

Trust in #science down; trends worst in minorities, Republicans
Pew Research Center showed drop is most pronounced for self-identified #Republicans and those without #college education. Despite decline, however, #scientists rank among most trusted #occupations in #US. From 2016-2021, portion of US residents who felt science had a mostly positive effect on society hovered within three points of 70%. As of 2023, it dropped to 57%. 8% say science has mostly negative impact!
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