National Pink Day

 23 June is National Pink Day. Here is a bit about the history of pink. 

Gussie Moran

 On 20 June American tennis player Gertrude 'Gussie' Moran caused a sensation at Wimbledon when she wore a short skirt that revealed her frilly panties. Very daring in 1949! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbNg1v9cuqk

Tudor Watches

 19 June is National Watch Day. The first watch was made in Germany c. 1504. In Elizabethan England, they were popular with the nobility. In 1571, Queen Elizabeth I was given a wristwatch as a gift. (At the time, it was called an arm watch). This is my history of clocks. 

Persian Women

 In the Persian Empire the king hired women as labourers, skilled workers and supervisors. They were given rations of food and wine. Female labourers were given less food rations than male ones (not sure why) but female skilled workers were given the same. Pregnant women were given extra rations.

The Scarlet Shoes

 Chloe Annabel is the mother of two young children. She is also a budding author. She has written a children's book called The Scarlet Shoes 

Treaty of Tordesillas

 On 7 June 1494, Spain and Portugal divided the world between them by the Treaty of Tordesillas. An imaginary line was drawn from Pole to Pole 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands (which are off the west coast of Africa). All newly discovered land west of the land belonged to Spain. All newly discovered land to the east belonged to Portugal.

A History of Women's Rights in Iran

 I found an interesting video: a history of women's rights in Iran