Stories of remarkable heroism by women in Ukraine have captured the imagination of the world over the past few weeks. How have women warriors shaped conversations over gender, violence, and heroism over the course of United States history?

Heather and Joanne discuss the Revolutionary War figures Molly Pitcher and Deborah Sampson, Harriet Tubman’s Civil War spying raids, and Ukrainian sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko’s 1942 tour of the U.S.

Source: Women Warriors: Ukraine & Beyond

As the war in Ukraine drags on, with no clear-cut Russian victory in sight, we are seeing important parallels with the conflict in Myanmar, which has fallen from the headlines.

The Russian offensive in Ukraine has faltered, and there has been a heavier reliance on indiscriminate air attacks with non-precision guided munitions and artillery. The Russians don’t have sufficient forces to capture and hold cities, so they surround them and use long-range artillery fire.

They are intentionally targeting civilians, apartment blocks, and hospitals. Like Myanmar’s military, Russian forces have laid siege and prevented humanitarian convoys from reaching civilians. There can be no pretense that this is simply collateral damage.

The Tatmadaw, as the Myanmar military is known, has razed villages, burning down at least 6,700 homes, according to the group Data for Myanmar. It’s a punitive act because they cannot hold territory. And yet their ruthless “Four Cuts” strategy – employed for decades to deny insurgents support from local people – has not deterred the public from supporting the shadow National Unity Government since last year’s coup.

Source: Shades of Kharkiv: Parallels between the conflicts in Myanmar and Ukraine — Radio Free Asia

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What Happens When Children Are Aware of the Need For Environmental Care — FunWritings

The first I heard of Marina Ovsyannikova was in a post by our friend, rawgod.  My curiosity piqued, I went in search of more information.  In the world of courageous people, Ms. Ovsyannikova stands out, is at the top of my list.  What did she do? She was an editor/producer at Russia’s state television Channel…
— Read on jilldennison.com/2022/03/15/marina-ovsyannikova-say-her-name/

The ice-covered area in Norway decreased 14% in the last sixteen years, and this consequence of climate change it is yielding several discoveries to archaeologists: as glaciers melt, objects left by people who lived nearby thousands of years ago appear.

The mountainous region of Sandgrovskardet it’s an example. The first findings took place there in 2013, but a major research expedition only took place in 2018 – because the team involved had to prioritize other places with melting glaciers

Source: 1,700-year-old arrows are revealed by melting glacier in Norway – Magic Mixture を