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Dikh He Na Bister means "Look and don't forget" in Romani.

Born into a Romani family in Austria, Ceija Stojka was one of the 1.17 million Roma living in Europe circa 1939. At only 10 years old she, her mother, and siblings were deported to Auschwitz Birkenau. A survivor of not only Auschwitz, but Ravensbrück and Bergen-Belsen, Ceija was liberated from the camps on April 15, 1945. At 55, Ceija began to process her pain into art, writing, and activism.

Come along with us as we cover the first Romani woman in Austria to speak out about the Porajmos, the under-told story of the Romani Genocide, through history and astrology.

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Sources

Books:

• We are the Romani People by Ian Hancock

Digital Media:

• Ceija Stojka — A testimony of a Roma holocaust survivor (https://tinyurl.com/4jw2a4zu)
• Ceija Stojka film trailer (https://tinyurl.com/5y3cmnhf)
• Hitler's Circle of Evil on Netflix
• Roma Genocide Rememberance Day: For Those Who Lost Their Lives in Auschwitz (https://tinyurl.com/5n93bm6u)
• "to open myself, to scream" - A Musical Portrait Artwork on Roma Artist Ceija Stojka (https://tinyurl.com/tpznyyfh)
• Virtual Exhibition of the Block 13 exhibition on the genocide of the Sinti and Roma at the Auschwitz Museum (https://tinyurl.com/2va7xh3a)
• Women of Ravensbrück: The Forgotten Camp (https://tinyurl.com/3zr9uh3j)

Primary Sources:

• The Green, Green Grass Beneath (https://tinyurl.com/3b4en22b)
• The Memoirs of Ceija Stojka: Child Survivor of the Romani Holocaust by Ceija Stojka, translated Lorely E. French
• Roma Artist Ceija Stojka: What Should I Be Afraid Of? edited by Stephanie Buhmann, Lorely French, Carina Kurta, et. al.

Websites:

• Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum (https://tinyurl.com/2wachx8d)
• "Ceija Stojka" (https://tinyurl.com/3dve9rdd)
• "Ceija Stojka: Biography" (https://tinyurl.com/4vfms627)
• Ceija Stojka International Association (https://tinyurl.com/2n35de6b)
• "Ceija Stojka: A Roma Child in Auschwitz" (https://tinyurl.com/3ruatc7n)
• "Margarete "Ceija" Horvath Stojka" (https://tinyurl.com/3pwsmd89)
• "The Porajmos: The Nazi Genocide Forgotten by the world" (https://tinyurl.com/5yuz62sk)
• "Porajmos: The Roma Holocaust" (https://tinyurl.com/58nx2ahz)
• "We are reclaiming the Sunflower as a Symbol for the Life and Resistance of Roma!" (https://tinyurl.com/2s3cv9pv)

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IT'S ALIVE!!!

Born to a radical philosopher and early feminist, Mary Shelley has been immortalized through her 1818 work Frankenstein. Not only did she invent the genre of science fiction, but she also explored themes of human rights, being unsheltered in the world, and social isolation. Truly embodying 'peak goth', she kept her late husband Percy Shelley's calcified heart in a drawer until her death in 1851.

Come along with us as we discover Mary's intellectual pursuits and personal exploration in a world defined by radical thinking through history and astrology.

Sources

Books:

• In Search of Mary Shelley by Fiona Sampson
• Mary Shelley by Miranda Seymour

Digital Media:

• "10 Shocking Facts About Mary Shelley" (https://tinyurl.com/mr3h4y2a)
• "Frankenstein (1910)" (https://tinyurl.com/zf3v4hw5)
• “Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - the Birth of Gothic Horror” (https://tinyurl.com/5n86kcvc)
• The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
• "Mary Shelley" (https://tinyurl.com/256be346)
• "Mary Shelley: A Biography" (https://tinyurl.com/59whrdv4)
• “Mary Shelley and the Creation of Frankenstein” (https://tinyurl.com/58eb6zrz)
• "Mary Shelley: Writing Frankenstein" (https://tinyurl.com/52xtpcua)
• "The Strange, Tragic Life of Mary Shelley" (https://tinyurl.com/yfvdxujz)

Primary Sources:

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• The Life & Letters of Mary Wollenstonecraft Shelley, Vol I & II

Websites:

• "Astronomers have determined the exact hour that Mary Shelley thought of Frankenstein" (https://tinyurl.com/2rauz43a)
• “Birthing Frankenstein, Part 2: Earning a Living by Her Pen” (https://tinyurl.com/kuyse7ur)
• "The Death of Shelley" (https://tinyurl.com/myhr4jz4)
• "Famous Bis: Mary Shelley" (https://tinyurl.com/4d6p6kxe)
• "Love & Tragedy - The Stirring Saga of Mary and Percy Shelley" (https://tinyurl.com/4h29nwwn)
• “Manifestations of Trauma and Madness in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” (https://tinyurl.com/ye2a8bd4)
• “Mary Shelley’s Grief” (https://tinyurl.com/ywetswwh)
• "Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley" (https://tinyurl.com/5fymrum6)
• “Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley: extraordinary mother and daughter” (https://tinyurl.com/5hdtpkum)
• "The Tragic Unsolved Mystery of Percy Bysshe Shelley's Love Child" (https://tinyurl.com/yvrb8scn)

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Society's rules? Who needs them! A queen of reinvention, Lola Montez was a woman ahead of her time. Captivating audiences with her famous Spider Dance, Lola earned admirers, enemies, and more than a few scandals as she conquered Europe, America, and Australia. In her short life, she became a Countess, convinced a king to abdicate, and rubbed elbows with Europe's brightest talent.

Come along with us as we explore Lola's journey to define a life on her terms, no matter the odds, through history and astrology.

Sources

Books:

• Divine Lola: A True Story of Scandal and Celebrity by Cristina Morató
• Lola Montez: A Life by Bruce Seymour
• The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle

Digital Media:

• The Courtesan Who Almost Overthrew the Kingdom of Bavaria - The Story of Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/y8vjk49d)
• Lola Montez by Volbeat (https://tinyurl.com/3cejsbxd)
• Lola Montez: Actress, Courtesan, and Adventuress (https://tinyurl.com/4v4ad99j)
• Stuff You Missed in History Class: Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/3x3xc7bz)

Primary Sources:

• The Arts of Beauty or Secrets of a Lady’s Toilet with Hints to Gentlemen on the Art of Fascinating by Lola Montez
• Autobiography, Part I & II by Lola Montez

Websites:

• Alexandre Dujarrier (https://tinyurl.com/4z5fybpc)
• Astroseek.com
• From Bavaria to Ballarat: wild times with Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/yapnsjsn)
• Home of Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/4jjwd9a5)
• Lola Montez (https://tinyurl.com/538ab2e8)
• Lola Montez: Beauty and Song in the Old West (https://tinyurl.com/tkzhx35y)
• Lola Montez Denies Conventions in Her Image by Julia G. Cohn (https://tinyurl.com/57ppu6zh)
• Lola Montez: The Fascinating Life of A Queen of Reinvention (1821-1861) (https://tinyurl.com/4fxva7ja)
• Today In History: King Ludwig I of Bavaria Abdicates His Throne During the Revolution (1848) (https://tinyurl.com/2cs7ey2h)
• The Top Ten Loves of Franz Liszt’s Life by Emily E. Hogstad (https://tinyurl.com/ttjwy3tb)

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