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she’s still alive, but garnered many a mention in my Irish history class: bernadette devlin mcaliskey, youngest female MP in the british parliament, ever.
born and raised in northern ireland, she won the mid-ulster parliament seat in 1969, when she was 21 and still studying psychology at university. where lots of irish nationalists refused to take a seat in parliament, devlin (also a nationalist) straight up said “i will take my seat and fight for your rights,” and that’s what she did: an hour into her tenure she made her first speech in parliament. she had just turned 22.

in the summer of 1969 she served a short jail term for her participation in the bogside riots, but was re-elected to parliament in 1970. in 1972, after the events of bloody sunday, she slapped the home secretary across the face for suggesting that the british army had opened fire in self defense, for which she was suspended from parliament for six months.
but, because bernadette devlin is awesome, she came back with a vengeance and continued to hold her parliament seat until 1974.
also, she did all of this while raising the daughter she had when she was 23. yeah, she’s awesome.

she’s still alive, but garnered many a mention in my Irish history class: bernadette devlin mcaliskey, youngest female MP in the british parliament, ever.

born and raised in northern ireland, she won the mid-ulster parliament seat in 1969, when she was 21 and still studying psychology at university. where lots of irish nationalists refused to take a seat in parliament, devlin (also a nationalist) straight up said “i will take my seat and fight for your rights,” and that’s what she did: an hour into her tenure she made her first speech in parliament. she had just turned 22.

in the summer of 1969 she served a short jail term for her participation in the bogside riots, but was re-elected to parliament in 1970. in 1972, after the events of bloody sunday, she slapped the home secretary across the face for suggesting that the british army had opened fire in self defense, for which she was suspended from parliament for six months.

but, because bernadette devlin is awesome, she came back with a vengeance and continued to hold her parliament seat until 1974.

also, she did all of this while raising the daughter she had when she was 23. yeah, she’s awesome.

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thefirstwaltz:

King George VI of the United Kingdom, father of the current Queen, Elizabeth II.

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fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829)

His face made chemistry a bit more bearable.

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the-absolute-funniest-posts:

When people say “it’s not classy for a lady to curse”

BITCH THIS LADY IS THE EPITOME OF CLASS

LOOK AT HER CURSE. LOOK AT IT.

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Harrison Ford Won’t Answer Star Wars Questions [x]

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ho-rrific:

“the fuck you going to do about it”

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“No!” I cry, and spring forward. It’s too late to stop the arm from descending, and I instinctively know I won’t have the power to block it. Instead I throw myself directly between the whip and Gale. I’ve flung out my arms to protect as much of his broken body as possible, so there’s nothing to deflect the lash. I take the full force of it across the left side of my face.

“No!” I cry, and spring forward. It’s too late to stop the arm from descending, and I instinctively know I won’t have the power to block it. Instead I throw myself directly between the whip and Gale. I’ve flung out my arms to protect as much of his broken body as possible, so there’s nothing to deflect the lash. I take the full force of it across the left side of my face.

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buzzfeedanimals:

Meet the comfort dogs, a team of five golden retrievers that are dispatched to different areas in the aftermath of a tragedy. They’re currently in Boston visiting victims of Monday’s marathon attack.

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