Recommended listening: Lenape Spirits - Wind Spirit Drum​

The Sisters of Aakawaxung Munahanung

Join me today in Lenapehoking to learn more about what New York City was like for Munsee girls (and their dogs!) in the year 1000. Lenape beliefs that dogs are the guardians of children's health are reflected in the prehistoric burials of dogs with wampum shells in coastal New York.

In other Women of 1000 news...

Trip to York

In March, I visited the medieval city of York in England! There was a meetup of some of the winners of last year's HistoryExtra: 30 Under 30 award. It was great to meet some of my fellow award-winners and experience the beautiful city of York. It was International Women's Day, which we celebrated by checking out the Shrine of Margaret Clitherow in the Shambles.

If you'd like to learn more about the other winners pictured here, check out the Cloak and Dagger Podcast, Lady of the Mercians, History with Jackson, Catherine Warr, and The History Magpie!

Eid Mubarak!

This week was the end of Ramadan, so more than a billion Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al Fitr. If you'd like to read a Women of 1000 story relevant to the holiday, check out Karīma al-Marwaziyya, a hadith scholar who lived and taught in Mecca.

New Section on Website

I've added a new section to the Women by Theme page of the website: Children! This page is great for comparative reading.

Coming Up Next

I've been researching Steinunn Refsdóttir, an Icelandic skald who protested the conversion of the island to Christianity; Maria Candiano, the dogeressa of Venice who helped her husband's anti-pirate campaign; and the wife of Joseph Rabban, a local Indian woman who converted to Judaism. We'll see who I draw next!

Thanks for reading, and see you next time!