The Words and Wisdom of Maya Angelou
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
Benfits of Lavender
How to use and benefit from Lavender
Lavender can be grown for protection
Lavender can be used in oil form for healing
You can drink Lavender tea to increase
psychic ability and for stress
Lavender can be burned to cleanse your home
Place Lavender under your pillow to help you sleep
Lavender is a great herb to have in every garden !!
Lavender can be used to attract earth spirits
and for baking
Lavender forms /uses
herb /plant
oils
tea
protection
love
stress
anxiety
acne
hair growth
magic
sleep
skincare
perfume
Gorgeous !
Place Lavender in a white pouch with
Chamomile for protection and luck
Friday, June 19, 2020
Queen Charlotte of England was Black
Queen Charlotte wife of King George the Third was Black
She was a German princess with African ancestry
that was white washed from history ; it is important
to recognize and acknowledge that she was a woman
of color ; that she was the first Black Queen of
England too who has living descendants including
Queen Elizabeth and her family !
The original painting on the right and
white washed paintings
The cap covering her natural hair
A full portrait of Charlotte
Came across this one and is more realistic
Another realistic portrait
Sadly this is white washed but she was pretty
I can see a resemblance to Queen Elizabeth the 2nd
Her natural hair without powder
A book about Charlotte
A close up of Charlotte with cap covering
her natural hair
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Friday, June 12, 2020
My love of Historical Clothing and Hair
Examples of Historical Clothing and Hair
featuring Women of Color
Victorian African American woman
wearing a jacket and scarf ; the sleeves
are nicely ruffled . Also looks like
there is some sort of floral detail
hair is done up with a long spiral
curl to one side
Mrs . Allwood /Alting : Simon Maris
Victorian Era
with a pretty bonnet and fan ; bonnet may
have a feathered detail
Hair is up and probably in a bun and
swept forward in front with curls
Dress looks evening with a floral pattern
Mother and child late 1890's
early 1900's ; both are in
white lace day dresses
Mother has the popular updo of the day
and the little girl is wearing a matching
white bow in her hair which looks braided
Josephine Baker in a long satin gown
Art Deco style with jeweled earrings
and bobbed hair
Her gown has a beaded detail and the
thin straps looked jeweled and her
makeup is very dramatic
African woman from the Renaissance
Dress has a beautiful gold lace detail
and ruffled collar and pearls ; she is
wearing a chemise underneath her
dress which looks reddish brown
her hair of course is pulled back into
a bun and she is wearing a red
and gold headwrap to match dress
18th century African woman in
a loose fitting white jacket and a
brown petticoat . She is wearing
red earrings and a necklace
and a gold ring . Her hair is
in an updo and she is wearing a
chemise underneath her jacket
Saturday, June 6, 2020
The Real Cleopatra
Cleopatra was a black woman
One of her great grandmothers was black
and her sister Arsinoe was black too .
Cleopatra is always portrayed as a white
woman but the truth is that she was black.
Here are some examples of what she and her
sister both really looked like ; as well as
other portrayals of Black Egyptians !
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Historical Women
Some remarkable and strong women from history
Frida Kahlo
Cleopatra
Rosa Parks
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Maria Tallchief
Nefertiti
Rani Of Jhansi
Anne Frank
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