Dr. Evan Hart
@historianhart.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History. Working on a history of abortion in Missouri. Everything here reflects my thoughts/opinions alone.
Abortion case from 1927, a husband is on the stand exclaiming that his wife should be alive for their 3 kids and he's heartbroken. I'm thinking about those babies and how they likely would have had their mom if abortion were legal at the time. This research just breaks your heart into tiny pieces.
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Abortion case from 1927, a husband is on the stand exclaiming that his wife should be alive for their 3 kids and he's heartbroken. I'm thinking about those babies and how they likely would have had their mom if abortion were legal at the time. This research just breaks your heart into tiny pieces.
Looks like RFK is going to announce that Tylenol usage and folate deficiency during pregnancy "causes" autism. There's so much wrong with this I don't even know where to begin....
September 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Looks like RFK is going to announce that Tylenol usage and folate deficiency during pregnancy "causes" autism. There's so much wrong with this I don't even know where to begin....
Super proud to be included in this amazing reader with such awesome scholars. Public-facing scholarship is the future! @nursingclio.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Super proud to be included in this amazing reader with such awesome scholars. Public-facing scholarship is the future! @nursingclio.bsky.social
Is there anything out there regarding miscarriage lawsuits pre-Roe? Like injury lawsuits. I've seen some tort discussions, but they're all later. American context preferred.
August 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Is there anything out there regarding miscarriage lawsuits pre-Roe? Like injury lawsuits. I've seen some tort discussions, but they're all later. American context preferred.
Advice please: in this historical case there is a minor SA victim. She is fully identified in the court transcript. I don't plan on using her name. Is it okay to use initials for the other folks in the case? All these folks are long deceased (case from 1908), but I want to be ethical...
July 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Advice please: in this historical case there is a minor SA victim. She is fully identified in the court transcript. I don't plan on using her name. Is it okay to use initials for the other folks in the case? All these folks are long deceased (case from 1908), but I want to be ethical...
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the basic message of the republican party is “fuck you, you’re on your own.”
Mike Johnson on Texas floods: "In a moment like this, we feel just as helpless as everyone else does ... all we know to do at this moment is pray."
July 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
the basic message of the republican party is “fuck you, you’re on your own.”
Just reading a case from 1912 of a 13 yo r**e victim who died after an abortion. And they're debating in court if her r**ist promised marriage or if she was just promiscuous. I'm going to go cry and think about this poor girl.
July 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just reading a case from 1912 of a 13 yo r**e victim who died after an abortion. And they're debating in court if her r**ist promised marriage or if she was just promiscuous. I'm going to go cry and think about this poor girl.
Other than James Mohr, any scholars looking at physicians testifying in the US? Particularly in abortion cases. Up to Roe.
May 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Other than James Mohr, any scholars looking at physicians testifying in the US? Particularly in abortion cases. Up to Roe.
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“The pope will be from Chicago” sounds like an 1880s Republican’s dire prediction for if we don’t stop Irish immigration
May 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“The pope will be from Chicago” sounds like an 1880s Republican’s dire prediction for if we don’t stop Irish immigration
Does anyone know of any American histories of male partners suing providers after performing an abortion on their female partner? Pre-Roe
May 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Does anyone know of any American histories of male partners suing providers after performing an abortion on their female partner? Pre-Roe
Historians: any work you know on discussions of abortion in divorce proceedings before 1973?
March 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Historians: any work you know on discussions of abortion in divorce proceedings before 1973?
I received sabbatical leave in the fall to work on my legal history of abortion in Missouri. I am ready to revive my "dissertation writing" style. Robe? ✅️ Fuzzy socks? ✅️ Charlie's bulletin board from IASIP mapping out chapters in the most chaotic way possible? ✅️✅️✅️
February 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I received sabbatical leave in the fall to work on my legal history of abortion in Missouri. I am ready to revive my "dissertation writing" style. Robe? ✅️ Fuzzy socks? ✅️ Charlie's bulletin board from IASIP mapping out chapters in the most chaotic way possible? ✅️✅️✅️
Lot of bad stuff happening right now. But Kendrick calling Drake a p**o on live TV at the biggest show in the country? Makes me feel a little better.
February 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Lot of bad stuff happening right now. But Kendrick calling Drake a p**o on live TV at the biggest show in the country? Makes me feel a little better.
I live in the KC area. I don't have to watch the game to know how it's going. My neighbors are very clear. And very loud. 😬
February 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I live in the KC area. I don't have to watch the game to know how it's going. My neighbors are very clear. And very loud. 😬
Am I stress shopping? Yes, yes I am.
January 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Am I stress shopping? Yes, yes I am.
Historian hive mind: I need a new documentary for class. I used to show "Berkeley in the Sixties," but I've seen it so many times I can no longer stand it. I want a good doc, no longer than 160 minutes, that gives a good look at the anti-Vietnam war movement in the US. Any ideas?
January 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Historian hive mind: I need a new documentary for class. I used to show "Berkeley in the Sixties," but I've seen it so many times I can no longer stand it. I want a good doc, no longer than 160 minutes, that gives a good look at the anti-Vietnam war movement in the US. Any ideas?
Non- historians can write excellent histories. But too many have no idea of historical methodologies and produce interpretively... not great.... work. What we do AND HOW WE DO IT matters a great deal.
December 6, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Non- historians can write excellent histories. But too many have no idea of historical methodologies and produce interpretively... not great.... work. What we do AND HOW WE DO IT matters a great deal.
Almost everyone I work with has been short tempered, sad, and defeated since last week. It's hard not to feel that way. But a student from one of my surveys came up after class and wanted a LGTBQ+ book list to "know my history." These little moments are beautiful and we need to hold onto them.
November 14, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Almost everyone I work with has been short tempered, sad, and defeated since last week. It's hard not to feel that way. But a student from one of my surveys came up after class and wanted a LGTBQ+ book list to "know my history." These little moments are beautiful and we need to hold onto them.
Academia is a weird place. Today I had a colleague all but yell at me via email because they forgot something they said in June, worked on an abortion chapter, graded, agreed to do a podcast about ghosts with a student at a different university, and am now reading a romance novel.
November 13, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Academia is a weird place. Today I had a colleague all but yell at me via email because they forgot something they said in June, worked on an abortion chapter, graded, agreed to do a podcast about ghosts with a student at a different university, and am now reading a romance novel.
Hello new followers! I have nothing profound to say today. I spent much of it crying. But tomorrow I will go to a meeting where we'll discuss social studies teacher preparation (I love it!) Then I'll go be secretary of our Faculty Senate. Because our students deserve an education.
November 7, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Hello new followers! I have nothing profound to say today. I spent much of it crying. But tomorrow I will go to a meeting where we'll discuss social studies teacher preparation (I love it!) Then I'll go be secretary of our Faculty Senate. Because our students deserve an education.
Reproductive rights are on the ballot in Missouri for November. As one of the only historians researching abortion in the state, please contact me if you are a reporter wanting to write something. So many folks get the stories of abortion wrong, unfortunately.
August 14, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Reproductive rights are on the ballot in Missouri for November. As one of the only historians researching abortion in the state, please contact me if you are a reporter wanting to write something. So many folks get the stories of abortion wrong, unfortunately.
I had a dream that a friend was on a historian version of "Behind the Music." The crisis moment? She brought in a pen to the archive.
March 1, 2024 at 4:06 AM
I had a dream that a friend was on a historian version of "Behind the Music." The crisis moment? She brought in a pen to the archive.
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Daughter tells me she heard today that if you wear a band T-shirt (especially as a young woman) and a man says to you “name five of their songs”, the correct response is “name five women who trust you”, so I pass this on in case any of you need it
February 20, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Daughter tells me she heard today that if you wear a band T-shirt (especially as a young woman) and a man says to you “name five of their songs”, the correct response is “name five women who trust you”, so I pass this on in case any of you need it
I'm sitting on my first promotion committee as a newly minted Associate Professor. Can I just say that your colleagues at small regionals like mine are doing amazing work with little recognition? Teaching 4/4, usually in overload, and with HUGE service commitments they still do the thing. Amazing.
November 3, 2023 at 6:07 PM
I'm sitting on my first promotion committee as a newly minted Associate Professor. Can I just say that your colleagues at small regionals like mine are doing amazing work with little recognition? Teaching 4/4, usually in overload, and with HUGE service commitments they still do the thing. Amazing.
Post-P&T blahs are very real. I am so privileged and lucky to be in this position. But in a state with no tenure protections at a school with no history major it just feels.... blah.
September 24, 2023 at 10:20 PM
Post-P&T blahs are very real. I am so privileged and lucky to be in this position. But in a state with no tenure protections at a school with no history major it just feels.... blah.