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Some facts about Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawai'i (thread)
1. She tried to found a women's bank.
2. She tried to come up with a microlending program for women.
3. She believed in the right to vote for everyone including women.
4. At her death, all her lands and personal belongings were sold to found a trust for orphans and indigent kids.
2. She tried to come up with a microlending program for women.
3. She believed in the right to vote for everyone including women.
4. At her death, all her lands and personal belongings were sold to found a trust for orphans and indigent kids.
5. As Queen, she used the Throne Room to provide lectures to women about history, law, and science by other women.
6. When pastors tried to ban Buddhist priests, she lobbied against them.
7. She was refused service in 4 NYC hotels for being "colored".
6. When pastors tried to ban Buddhist priests, she lobbied against them.
7. She was refused service in 4 NYC hotels for being "colored".
8. The Queen was fluent in Hawaiian and English, but also been tutored in German.
9. She was a fan and patron of Peeking Opera in Honolulu.
10. She sue the US for her Crown Lands but lost.
9. She was a fan and patron of Peeking Opera in Honolulu.
10. She sue the US for her Crown Lands but lost.
11. She was the first Hawaiian woman to write a book--Hawaiiʻs Story by Hawaiiʻs Queen.
12. She composed over 120 songs including Aloha ʻOe.
13. She met most of Europeʻs rulers during Queen Victoriaʻs Jubilee.
14. She was imprisoned in her own palace and guards had to....
12. She composed over 120 songs including Aloha ʻOe.
13. She met most of Europeʻs rulers during Queen Victoriaʻs Jubilee.
14. She was imprisoned in her own palace and guards had to....
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15. She experienced antiBlackness and racism first hand with King Leopald III of Belgium (yes the butcher of the Congo) and while in the US.
16. She intervened in a domestic violence case by helping the woman flee to another city.
15. She experienced antiBlackness and racism first hand with King Leopald III of Belgium (yes the butcher of the Congo) and while in the US.
16. She intervened in a domestic violence case by helping the woman flee to another city.
Correction:Leopald II
