Janette SpeyerThe Misunderstood Marie AntoinetteBy Janette SpeyerApparently Maria Antoinette never said “Let them eat cake”. It’s highly unlikely that the intelligent, well read and generous queen would ever say such a thing. She was foward thinking and supported Chevalier de Saint-Georges in his bid to became the first black director of the Paris Opera House. Why then was she so unpopular? Her lavish lifestyle led to the French revolution and her subsequent head roll. Here’s a storyboard with a roundup of articles. I hope to shed some light.
Janette SpeyerWorms Scientists Find 20 Million-Year-Old Giant Predatory Nightmare Worm verified_publisherVICE - Becky FerreiraTrace fossils reveal an “life and death struggle between predator and prey” that played in what is now Taiwan. It reads like a scene that might unfold on fictional planets like Arrakis or Tatooine: giant...
Janette SpeyerWhat is Bulbancha?By Janette SpeyerBulbancha is a Choctaw word which means “place of many tongues”. Before the French colonization it was a trading port for a diverse group of people, with different heritages and languages like the Chitimacha, Choctaw, Ishak, Tunica, and Natchez nations. I learned about Bulbancha from @Cmdla on TikTok (featured in this Storyboard) were he teaches us about this ancient culture that has been around for more than 3000 years. I was inspired to create this Storyboard to honor the Bulbancha legacy.
Janette SpeyerLiving Through Historic Times 101By Suzanne Rowan Kelleher“You know when you're living in the gristmill of history. You're feeling very viscerally that you're living through historic times.” - Anthea M. Hartig, Director of the National Museum of American History
Janette SpeyerRevolution How many French revolutions were there? Live Science - Benjamin Plackett It depends how you count, but at least three. How many revolutions did France have? It seems like that question should have a quick and easy answer, …
