By Tim Lambert Buildings in Catal Huyuk Catal Huyuk was one of the world’s first towns. It was built in what is now Turkey about 6,500 BC not long after farming began. Catal Huyuk probably had a population of about 6,000. In Catal Huyuk, the houses were made of mud brick. Houses were built touching… Continue reading Catal Huyuk
Prehistoric Jericho
By Tim Lambert Jericho is the oldest walled town in the world. Its walls were first built around 8,000 BC – just after the start of agriculture. (Jericho has had many walls throughout its long history and several different cultures have lived there). Before Jericho was founded people lived by hunting and also gathering wild… Continue reading Prehistoric Jericho
A Brief Biography of Catherine Parr
By Tim Lambert Her Early Life Catherine Parr is famous for being the sixth wife of Henry VIII. Catherine was born in 1512 (the exact date is not known). Her father was Sir Thomas Parr and her mother was called Maud. Her father died in 1517. As was normal for an upper-class girl in the… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Catherine Parr
A Brief Biography of Mary Seacole
By Tim Lambert Mary Seacole was a famous woman of the 19th century. She was born Mary Jane Grant in Kingston, Jamaica in 1805. (At that time Jamaica was part of the British Empire). Her father was a white Scottish soldier in the British army. Her mother was of mixed race. Her mother ran a boarding house… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Mary Seacole
A Brief Biography of Mary Shelley
By Tim Lambert Mary Shelley was a famous woman writer of the early 19th century. She is famous for her novel Frankenstein. Mary Shelley was born on 30 August 1797 in Somerstown, London. Her father was William Godwin and her mother was the famous writer Mary Wollstonecraft. Unfortunately, her mother died 11 days after Mary… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Mary Shelley
A Brief Biography of Mary Wollstonecraft
By Tim Lambert Mary Wollstonecraft was a famous woman writer of the late 18th century. Mary was born in Spitalfields, London on 27 April 1759. She was the second of 7 children. Mary had an older brother called Edward or Ned, on whom, she claimed her mother lavished affection. Ned was also well educated while… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Mary Wollstonecraft
A Timeline of Women Writers
By Tim Lambert Women Writers in the Ancient World Enheduanna 2295-2250 BC was a priestess and writer in what is now Iraq Sappho c 600 BC was a Greek woman poet Telesilla of Argos c 500 BC was a renowned poet Anyte of Tegea c 250 BC was a famous poet Julia Balbilla c 130… Continue reading A Timeline of Women Writers
A Timeline of Women Scientists
By Tim Lambert Early Woman Scientists c 546 BC Theano of Crotona a great woman mathematician is born c. 150 BC Aglaonike a woman astronomer lives 415 AD Hypatia a woman astronomer and mathematician dies c. 1100 Trota of Salerno, a famous woman doctor lives c. 1200 Rebecca Guarna another famous woman doctor lives 1326… Continue reading A Timeline of Women Scientists
A Timeline of Women’s Rights UK
By Tim Lambert 1135-1154 Matilda claims the throne of England but there is another claimant called Stephen and the two fight a long civil war 1553 Mary Tudor becomes queen of England. She is the first woman to rule England in her own right. 1637 Amye Everard Ball is the first woman in England to… Continue reading A Timeline of Women’s Rights UK
A Timeline of Women’s Rights in the USA
By Tim Lambert Women’s Rights in the 19th Century 1815 American campaigner for women’s rights Elizabeth Cady Stanton is born 1820 American campaigner for women’s rights Susan B Anthony is born 1839 Mississippi is the first state to allow married women to own property 1841 In the USA three women gain bachelor degrees from Oberlin College. They are… Continue reading A Timeline of Women’s Rights in the USA