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TarkabarkaHolgy

@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social

Professional storyteller and author from Hungary. MA in Archaeology, MA in Storytelling, PhD in Culture Studies. I write about folktales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games, and nerdy things. She/her
#ttrpg #folklore #mythology #storytelling #archaeology #fedi22
Hobbies and interests include #crochet, #beading, #archery, #travel, and #geology

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Crowdsource: name movie (or TV) scenes where someone assumes a person will be unattractive / horrible, and then the person walks in and turns out to be stunning.

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Finally watched #Damsel

And it hurt me both as a #DnD player and as a storyteller at the same time

THAT DRAGON TALKS, ROLL YOUR PERSUASION CHECK

#ouch #storytelling

TarkabarkaHolgy, to books
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8.
Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary - by Anita Anand

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last Maharaja of the Punjab, born and raised in England as the goddaughter of Queen Victoria. The book traces Sophia's life and that of her siblings, seeking their place between two worlds. Sophia became a suffragist, standing up for women's rights, and caring for war victims, displaced workers and children.

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@JoeMcConn Yes, she was also a show dog breeder :D

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7.
Medical ​Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris - by Asti Hustvedt

The book explores the lives of 3 women - Blanche, Augustine, Genevieve - who were hospitalized in 19th century Paris with "hysteria". They became famous case studies for Jean-Martin Charcot and his theories of neurology. The book discusses who these women were, what they might have suffered from, and how they were framed as victims or frauds depending on the agendas of others

TarkabarkaHolgy, to random Hungarian
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"Hopefully I will be less busy starting next week" will be written on my tombstone

TarkabarkaHolgy, to books Hungarian
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6.
Born to rebel: The Life of Harriet Boyd Hawes - by Mary Allsebrook

The life of a curious, fascinating, unstoppable woman, written by her daughter. HBH was an archaeologist (among other jobs such as war nurse and appliance mechanic) who discovered the Minoan settlement of Gournia - the first woman to run a dig in Greece. The book paints a vivid and amusing picture, somewhere between Mrs. Maisel and The Durrells... She deserves her own TV show.

TarkabarkaHolgy, to books Hungarian
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5.
Portrait of Myself - by Margaret Bourke-White

Autobiography from a pioneering photographer who was present, camera in hand, for several important moments of the 20th century. Like honestly, this woman was everywhere, from Black Tuesday to WWII to Gandhi's death. She also writes passionately about industrial photography, which I never thought I'd care about.
Plus she kept alligators on her balcony in the Chrysler Building.

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#WomensNonfiction 4.
A warrior of the people: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America's First Indian Doctor - by Joe Starita

In 1889, Susan La Flesche became the first Native American doctor to earn a western medical degree. She spent the rest of her life working for her community and standing up for equality. The book tells her life story, that of her family, and that of American women in medicine.

#WomensHistoryMonth #women #books #bookstodon #Indigenous

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Bonus for this one:
Do you know this viral photo of three women doctors, from India, Japan, and Syria?

They were also the first women doctors (with a western degree) in their respective countries. Dr. Anandabai Joshee, Dr. Kei Okami, and Dr. Tabat M. Islambooly.

They were Dr. Susan La Flesche's classmates.

How is this girl squad not a high profile HBO show yet?!

#TVshows #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM

TarkabarkaHolgy, to blogging
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People keep telling me blogging is dead / dying / for old people, but I'm still enjoying it a lot.

If you'd like to join the April A to Z Challenge, here are some reasons:

🌞 A lot of bloggers join, and we all visit each other through April (and beyond)

🌞 People do fascinating themes

🌞 I always come across a lot of blogs I would not have found otherwise, and topics I didn't know could be so interesting

More on the main blog:
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2024/03/theme-reveal-atozchallenge-2024-bloghop.html

TarkabarkaHolgy, to books Hungarian
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3.
Ada ​Blackjack: A true story of survival in the Arctic - by Jennifer Niven

Ada was an Iñupiaq woman who joined an arctic expedition in the 1920s. The expedition got stranded on Wrangel Island, and slowly all the (somewhat foolishy unprepared) explorers died or disappeared, leaving Ada to fend for herself for almost two years. She survived, and the book uses her diary among other sources to tell her story.

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TarkabarkaHolgy, to blogging
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The theme reveal for the A to Z Blogging Challenge starts today. People are sharing what theme they will be blogging about through April.

I have polled Mastodon several times and spent weeks trying to come up with a folklore-related theme that inspires me.

In the end, I went with the one that is just dumb fun 😆

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-2024-to-z-blogging-challenge-theme.html

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2.
The Five: The untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper - by Hallie Rubenhold

In this fascinating book the author researches the lives of Jack the Ripper's five victims. She does so to reframe the whole narrative: why are libraries written by the criminal, but nothing about the women who died? Why is there so much misinformation about who they were and how they lived?

Surprisingly detailed and touching book.

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@abendgules .... that's an actual thing??....

TarkabarkaHolgy,
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@abendgules The pushback

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@abendgules I mean I can kinda see it. One thing I liked about the book was that it tore down the "mastermind criminal genius apex predator in the night" myth. Ripper was just a coward who liked to attack sleeping women.

TarkabarkaHolgy, to books Hungarian
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1.
My great, wide, beautiful world - by Juanita Harrison

Juanita Harrison (1887-1967) was an African-American woman who published her travel memoirs in 1936. She spoke several languages and was determined to see all kinds of interesting places and meet interesting people. She took on various jobs along the way to finance her journeys.

I love this book because it is cheerful and funny and filled to the brim with love for life. Also, best title ever.

TarkabarkaHolgy, to books Hungarian
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In honor of I decided to do a toot a day with the hashtag . Just because I love talking about books, and my favorite genre is (auto)biographies, memoirs, and journals of interesting women through the ages. And of course I want to see what you all have to add to the list 😊 📚📚📚

Since I am a bit late, I'll be catching up for the first few days 😅

@bookstodon

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And we have a winner!
There were some close votes, but in the end, Platypus emerged as the most popular unusual animal 😊😊
Thank you all for voting and chiming in! It was silly and fun. You are all great 😄

TarkabarkaHolgy, (edited ) to nature
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And it's time for the FINAL ROUND!
Vote away :)

TarkabarkaHolgy, (edited ) to folklore
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Happy !
I once again made a compilation of folktales for the occasion.

This time, it's tales where women save themselves. Because they DO EXIST. 😉 (cough cough)
Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/03/folktales-about-women-who-save.html

TarkabarkaHolgy,
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@bhahne oh there are lots but I focus on folklore

TarkabarkaHolgy, (edited ) to nature Hungarian
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Semifinals round two! Kakapo vs Platypus!
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