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March is

Women's History Month

 

Women's History Month from the Library of Congress

Women's History Month 2024 from history.com

History of Women’s History Month from the

National Women’s History Museum

Our own Women's History section

 

 

March 19th is the Equinox!

Spring Equinox north of the Equator
Fall Equinox south of the Equator

 

Earth's Seasons from Enchanted Learning. Find out about the Equinox,
the Solstice, and the seasons of the year at this fine offering.

 

equinox graphic

 

Every place on earth experiences a 12 hour day and a 12 hour night
twice a year at the Spring and Fall Equinox.

Learn about Summer and Winter Solstices, and more about the
Spring and Fall Equinoxes, below:

 

https://www.livescience.com/31264-season-season-earth-equinoxes-solstices-infographic.html

Source:OurAmazingPlanet

 

 Equinox: Sun rises due east and sets due west from EarthSky
Also it's one of only two days a year when day and night are 12 hours each.
Another good, fact-filled equinox page with good graphics.
You just can't get enough knowledge!

 

 


 


 

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Please join us in honouring Section Officer Phyllis Latour Doyle for a lifetime of dedicated service. Lest We Forget.

WWII uncovered: Women's History Month: Honouring Phyllis "Pippa" Latour Doyle Heroine of the SOE
Born in South Africa on 8 April 1921, Phyllis "Pippa" Latour was an orphan by the age of 3 years old. Adopted by her French father's cousin, Pippa relocated to England in 1939 to finish her education. In November of 1941 she joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) as a flight mechanic for airframes.
"They took a group of about 20 of us away for training. It was unusual training – not what I expected, and very hard. It wasn't until after my first round of training that they told me they wanted me to become a member of the SOE. They said I could have three days to think about it. I told them I didn't need three days to make a decision - I'd take the job now." - Phyllis "Pippa" Latour Doyle - Stuff New Zealand November 25, 2014 interview
Latour officially joined the Special Operations Executive on 01 November 1943 and was commissioned as an Honorary Section Officer.
According to the New Zealand Army News: "She parachuted into Orne, Normandy on 01 May 1944 to operate as part of the Scientist circuit, using the codename Genevieve. Pippa worked as a wireless operator with Resistance member Claude de Baissac, or “Denis,” who was also a southern-African, and of Mauritian origin, and his sister Lisé de Baissac (the courier). Denis had to plug gaps in the SOE’s northern France operations caused by double agents and lay the groundwork for an anticipated Allied landing. For Pippa’s cover story, De Baissac had forged papers showing she had left Paris to study painting. Within days of dropping into France, Latour made contact with London, using a safe house belonging to a doctor, before shifting to de Baissac’s farmhouse headquarters."
"Word got back to the network that an informer was among the resistance group who collected Pippa and that the Germans had discovered her parachute. Forced to move, Pippa, who by now was working closely with de Baissac’s sister Lise, known as “Odile,” fled on a bicycle and set up in a barn. Using radio sets hidden round the countryside, Latour sent a stream of coded reports to London." - Squadron Leader Beryl E. Escott, Mission Improbable: A salute to the RAF women of SOE in wartime France
"Small of stature, Latour, who was fluent in French, posed as a teenage girl whose family had moved to the region to escape the Allied bombing. She rode bicycles around the area, selling soap and chatting with German soldiers. When she obtained any military intelligence, she encoded it for transmitting using one-time codes that were hidden on a piece of silk that she used to tie up her hair. At one point, she was brought in for questioning, but the German authorities did not think to examine her hair tie, and she was released." (Beryl E. Escott et. al)
Following the war, Phyllis married Patrick Doyle, an Australian engineer. The couple relocated to Kenya, then Fiji, Australia and eventually settling in Auckland New Zealand. Pippa and Patrick had four children.
A highly decorated veteran of World War II, Phyllis Latour Doyle was honored with the Member of the Order of the British Empire, Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, France and Germany Star, Defense Medal and on 25 November 2014 she was awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest military honor.
Pippa passed away on 07 October 2023 at the age of 102 years old.

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Total Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024

This NASA site explains eclipses and how to watch them safely.
You will also want to look at Eclipse Explorer! and its detailed,
interactive graphics.

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The Emirate of Sicily ruled Sicily from the 800s,
after chasing the Byzantines out.
In 1071, Norman adventurers conquered
southern Italy, Sicily, and Malta. They liked
the Muslim artists who carved ivory horns
like the one above and patronized the arts.
Count Roger I of Sicily owned this horn.

Going in Art and History

 

Yasuke, the Samurai from Mozambique!

from Ancient Origins and Archeology

Yasuke, a tall African man, arrived in Japan
in 1579 and made history as the first
foreign-born man to become a samurai warrior.
Yasuke was originally a slave from
Mozambique and was brought to Japan
by Portuguese traders. The powerful Japanese
warlord Oda Nobunaga was fascinated
by Yasuke's tall stature and dark skin, and
upon seeing him, ordered his servants to
try and rub the "black ink" off his skin.
Despite this strange encounter, Nobunaga
took Yasuke into his service, granting
him a sum of money, a house, and a
katana. From then on, Yasuke loyally
served Nobunaga as an honored samurai,
fighting alongside him in fierce battles.
He went from being a piece of
Portuguese property to a member of
the Japanese elite.

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Stories Onboard Slave Ships

"The slave trade lasted for almost four hundred years. This saw over 12 million slaves being transported across the Atlantic ocean on American and British ships in the greatest forced migration history has ever seen. This article tells the stories of four slaves. Captain Tomba, The Nameless Man, The Boatswain, and Sarah are just a few of the millions of slaves traded as commodities. These human commodities are transported to work as field laborers in plantation and factories. From Hub Pages

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Hi, kids! I'm Dakota! I am one of the Brittanies here at
Good Sites for Kids! I'm a retired hunter and a mama.
My fur-sister Lily and I are American Brittanies, both
rescues, and both South Dakota natives. When we're not
helping out on the site, we patrol the property,
chase rabbits and squirrels, say hi to the kids at the school
playground and the dogs next door, rack out on our beds, ask
for treats, and hang out with our humans!
American Brittany Rescue (Lily) National Brittany Rescue (Kodie)


 

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