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Clara J Manasian Cook

@clarajeanmc.bsky.social
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Public historian. Tour guide, museum volunteer, podcaster and Londoner. Sci-fi fan and cat lover. Works for The Historical Association.

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) Autumn at Saruiwa, Shiobara, 1949. Coloured Woodblock.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. Day 1 results.... #WomensArt
Photo of uneven knitting with much larger amounts of red yarn than green
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rowan MacGregor, UK based artist making delicate copper sculptures #WomensArt
Flat copper artwork featuring a central tree with birds and a human figure either side of the trunk
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Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tonight’s webinar has begun! 👀
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“I’m a remarkable woman..always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”May Morris, English fine embroiderer, designer, feminist and socialist, dismayed by the lack of support for women artists founded the Women’s Guild of Arts, 1907 #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph of thd upper half of a sitting white woman and three more images of her embroidery depicting flowering plants
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Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us and @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social as she peels back the polished veneer of Britain's Georgian elite to reveal fortunes built on Caribbean slavery, and examines the women whose wealth and status were tied to the enslaved economy. Book here: www.history.org.uk/events/calen...
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it?
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
'Free to be' by contemporary US illustrator Ekua Holmes #WomensArt
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Other work of the Ladybird book artists. ‘Yorkshire fishing village’ Reader’s Digest, 1972 Artist: Ronald Lampitt
The fishing village of Staithes.  A cluster of houses, some small boats and a bridge across the river
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gail Brodholt, London Calling, 2023 UK printmaker #WomensArt #Monday #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Print featuring a covered grand railway station with commuters in silhouette on a platform betweem two trains, all bathed in early yellow light
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Marianne Seiman, contemporary crochet artist (via Instagram) #Womensart #September
Photo of twelve different and colourful toadstools and mushrooms created from crochet against a black background
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School of Advanced Study, University of London @sas-news.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The @ihr.bsky.social, @senatehouselib.bsky.social and SAS are excited to announce that bookings are now open for History Day 2026! 🥳 Save the date for Wednesday 18 November and join us in Senate House for this celebration of all things history. Book your free place: bit.ly/4yw4zWt
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 10/09/2026
The Radar Key grants access to public toilets and is a small but crucial part of the history of disabled people demanding rights and independence in modern Britain. Kirstie Stage explores the little-known history of this radical object.
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Radical Object: The Radar Key
The Radar Key is a small but crucial part of the history of disabled people demanding rights and independence in modern Britain. Kirstie Stage explores the little-known history of this radical object.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title above the first two panels reads, "Dog Toys".
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a bone shaped dog toy. She says, "Look!"
The second panel shows a dog wagging its tail. There is a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It squeaks!"
The title above the last two panels reads, "Cat Toys".
In panel three we see Sarah again. She says "Come, child."
Panel four shows a cat raising its paws in glee. We see Sarah's hands holding cat nip. We see a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It is time to do drugs".
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We had so much fun celebrating Star Trek’s 60th anniversary at the Science Museum yesterday ❤️🖖 #startrek #startrek60
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
English stained glass artist Tamsin Abbott, who is inspired by folklore and nature #WomensArt ##September
Stained glass artwork featuring a green hilly landscape with fields and a house, with a hare in the foreground and swallows flying in the sky
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Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Educator and Young Quills judge, Steven Kenyon explores the importance of historical fiction as part of good history education in his latest article in Primary History. www.history.org.uk/publications...
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Developing a love of history through historical fiction
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I’m ready for Star Trek Day! 🖖✨❤️ #startrek #startrek60
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TV's Greatest Seasons @tvsgreatestseasons.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
On 12th October, our one season wonders of #television continues as Baz is joined by @clarajeanmc.bsky.social to talk Netflix chess drama, #TheQueensGambit
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is the dream!
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I’m halfway through this book and while none of it is a surprise, it’s definitely making me very angry.
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Our tree gave us more apples this weekend, so I made apple cake! ❤️🍏
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sungi Mlengeya, born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a painter whose figurative portraiture is a commemoration of women who surround her #WomensArt
Black and white artwork featuring two Black women as if dancing and happy
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We should put this sign on every politician's desk
What would Dolly do?
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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
queen of hearts 💔
a stylized 3d render of dolly parton playing the banjo. the queen herself.
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Olaf is bamboozled by his pumpkin cone
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Hazel McNab, contemporary UK printmaker known for her linocut work often featuring the Cornish coast #WomensArt
Print featuring clear coastal water and a rocky shore
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This cat is cute beyond reason ❤️🐈‍⬛
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Liz Cooksey, UK textile artist who is inspired by natural habitats, hedgerows, garden boarders, meadows #WomensArt
Three dimensional textile artwork resembling a wreath of different coloured flowers on a white surface
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A glorious morning 🛶☀️❤️
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Local museums are always full of fascinating objects! #lowestoftmuseum
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Bathers, 1927 by painter Zinaida Serebriakova #WomensArt #SummerPaintings 🌞
Painting featuring two people in bathing costumes lying on a rocky shore near the sea
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Pauline Cumming, Scottish creator of quirky ceramics with feminist themes and humour #womensart
Rounded odd shaped white plate with blue painted image of the head and shoulders of a white woman surrounded by a text stating 'How did we let this shitshow happen'
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Amaze Amaze Amaze!
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/08/2026
Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Bauhaus weavers, circle portrait (c.1927) #WomensArt
Monochrome circular photograph featuring a number of people lying on the floor with heads together
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Had a lovely time chatting to @scattyscribbler.bsky.social this morning for the @histassoc.bsky.social I learned all about her new book which imagines the adventures of Shakespeare’s younger brother!
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Harriet Love, contemporary stained glass artist #Womensart #August
Stained glass scene of a rural landscape with fields and hills and a couple on a tandem bike in the forground cycling on  winding lane
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Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Introducing our new short course: The World of the Normans! This course offers a fresh perspective on one of the most influential periods in European history. Bringing together leading UK-based scholars to explore the wider Norman world. historical-association.cademy.io/ha-short-cou...
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Bees struggle in this weather 🥵 We find a lot of bees running out of fuel when perched on our sunflowers Use a water bottle & fine spray the flowers, fruit, seeds (what ever stage they are at) close to the bee, & they will hoover them up & regain strength
Sunflower and bee
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
During drought Ancient Woodland is a safe haven for everything that lives Shelter, shade, massively cooler, food, & even after no rain for weeks, the water table is not far from the surface We leave them to it, including the world’s supply of Bank Voles gorging on blackberries
Our ancient woodland
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Ann Sotheran, contemporary UK Stained Glass artist #WomensArt
Stained glass artwork featuring a hare sitting among tall green grasses
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 20/07/2026
This is Bruno and Rocket. Rocket insists on making a grand entrance. Bruno is happy to help with that. 13/10 for both (IG: bruno_da_doxie_doggie)
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
In the Shade (c.1900) By Portuguese painter Aurélia de Souza #womensart
Painting featuring three figures in the shade of a tree on a hot day, one woman in a white dress in a hammock in the foreground,  another sitting on a chair sewing and a child next her
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Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Join our free webinar series starting next week for children aged 7+ and their families. Ask authors questions! Learn how historical fiction books are written! Be inspired to write yourself! www.history.org.uk/primary/news...
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Oak with no name, or a name only known to other oaks - Vockerode, Germany Photo: Frank Gyssling
Massive oak tree
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Clara J Manasian Cook @clarajeanmc.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Should I wear this to see The Odyssey tomorrow?
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
That France v England 3rd place playoff is just gonna be both teams sitting on the grass and sharing a smoke.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Long before Michelangelo, long before Rembrandt, long before Picasso.....women were quietly and collaboratively creating their own masterpieces in Western art history.... #BayeuxTapestry !
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
You might need this little soapstone carving of a whale today… (1200-1600 CE, Chumash culture, California, held at Musée des Beaux Arts, Montreal)
A little smily soapstone carving of a whale by Chumash culture, circa 1200-1600 CE, California
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