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Louise Gardiner, UK textile artist and designer who produced unique pieces of embroidered art  #WomensArt

Was explaining to someone that men don’t have to touch women’s waists when they’re tying to get by them in crowded places. He went on to say “it’s not that serious” I said “Do you touch other men’s waists when you tryna get by?” He looked at me crazy. I said EXACTLY.

Dog Sees the Spirits, 1960 by artist of Inuit heritage Kenojuak Ashevak #womensart

'Self-Organization' by Courtney Brown, metal art bronze octopus and Underwood typewriter #WomensArt

This is what Jordan Peterson means by enforced monogamy. Women being shamed and bullied by society to be with men they don't want in order to "reduce" violence. Except the violence wouldn't end. Just hyper targeted to one person that he thinks should sacrifice themselves.

Hornet's nests on the outdoor patio were always a problem until 4 years ago when I crocheted and hung my fake one after reading that hornets are territorial. Not a single one since then! -Sandy Kendall Dennis

'The Woman Who Lives in the Sun' (1960) by Canadian Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak #womensart ♀ ❤️

Brittany, France early 20thc, women making 'picot bigouden' a form of intricate and complex crochet linking to Irish crochet #WomensArt

Stained glass artworks using recycled and repurposed glass, by artist Alison Fox #WomensArt

An interesting point about that new ITV drama, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, courtesy of Popbitch… #ThisMorning

Sarah Evans, contemporary Welsh landscape painter #Womensart

'Pixie' Colman Smith was an illustrator, writer, occultist, traditional storyteller and magician who illustrated/co-designed the Rider-Waite tarot, 1st edition (1909) #WomensArt

@ChopsyBristol Amazing* what people will say online on forums when they think they're private and anonymous. *in a frightening way...

Thank God Mumsnet isn’t spiralling towards eugenics this evening

Your regular reminder that 81% of new social housing lettings go to white British tenants and 90% go to UK nationals. At a dangerous political moment, please don't let the right establish one of their favourite narratives (lies): that immigrants get all the council housing.

@DmitryOpines Was there any discussion about the reciprocal agreement? Ie UK sends asylum seekers to Rwanda, and Rwanda sends asylum seekers to the UK? The second part has gone very quiet, no ones talking about it, but it's there in the original MOU.

Did I hear that right? Did the judge just say Rwanda has a 100% rejection rate for asylum seekers from, among other places, Syria? What the hell?

@WhenIsBirths I wish I could go back in time and unsee that headline....

my most feminist opinion is that mom should get as much leisure time as dad. sure, you can go golfing on saturday. she'll be going to brunch sunday for 5 hours 🤷🏻‍♀️

Embroidery by Nancy Nicholson, contemporary UK textile artist #womensart

Textile artist Britta Marakatt-Labba's embroidery of Sami culture, indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic #WomensArt