Sara McDougall
@sarannmcd.bsky.social
Medieval gender, crime, & history prof. at John Jay College & CUNY Graduate Center, writing about a survivor in c.1470 France for PrincetonUPress, 2023-4 Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, New York Public Library, bylines Slate etc.
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Roughly 1 in 4 domestic violence homicide victims in Tennessee’s five biggest cities were allegedly shot by someone who was legally barred from having a gun. @paigepfleger.bsky.social @wpln.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger
Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died duri...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Roughly 1 in 4 domestic violence homicide victims in Tennessee’s five biggest cities were allegedly shot by someone who was legally barred from having a gun. @paigepfleger.bsky.social @wpln.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
more pubday fun from @sarahweinman.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
She Was a Victim. She Became a Headline. Here, She’s a Person.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
more pubday fun from @sarahweinman.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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When I talk about academic blogs that demonstrate the capacity of that form, I lead with @nursingclio.bsky.social. When I think of academics who model the potential of the para-academic pathway, I think of @lmansley.bsky.social. Anyway, read this.
I'm incredibly moved by this piece by @lmansley.bsky.social in AHA's Perspectives on History. I've watched Laura's professional track over the years and I've been proud to be a small part of her journey. Please read and share widely! I also think it's an important piece to share with grad students.
A Dream Realized – AHA
Leaving academia doesn’t mean leaving behind disciplinary dreams.
www.historians.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
When I talk about academic blogs that demonstrate the capacity of that form, I lead with @nursingclio.bsky.social. When I think of academics who model the potential of the para-academic pathway, I think of @lmansley.bsky.social. Anyway, read this.
New most highly recommended reading for PhD students by @lmansley.bsky.social
I'm incredibly moved by this piece by @lmansley.bsky.social in AHA's Perspectives on History. I've watched Laura's professional track over the years and I've been proud to be a small part of her journey. Please read and share widely! I also think it's an important piece to share with grad students.
A Dream Realized – AHA
Leaving academia doesn’t mean leaving behind disciplinary dreams.
www.historians.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New most highly recommended reading for PhD students by @lmansley.bsky.social
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Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Good longer read on Justice Jackson’s response to a very tricky situation tonight from @stevevladeck.bsky.social: www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Good longer read on Justice Jackson’s response to a very tricky situation tonight from @stevevladeck.bsky.social: www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
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www.gc.cuny.edu/events/certi... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social has so many advanced certificates! Come find out!
Certificate Program Open House
Learn more about these Certificate Programs:
www.gc.cuny.edu
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
www.gc.cuny.edu/events/certi... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social has so many advanced certificates! Come find out!
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
www.gc.cuny.edu/events/certi... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social has so many advanced certificates! Come find out!
Certificate Program Open House
Learn more about these Certificate Programs:
www.gc.cuny.edu
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
www.gc.cuny.edu/events/certi... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social has so many advanced certificates! Come find out!
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Great line up of classes in the fall for @bam-bio-mem.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
Spring 2026 Classes in the Biography and Memoir MA Program!
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Great line up of classes in the fall for @bam-bio-mem.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
hellgatenyc.com/voting-riker... “voting in DOC sustody” @hellgatenyc.com
Voting for Mayor From Rikers
It's way harder than it should be—but we talked to some voters who were able to overcome the obstacles this year.
hellgatenyc.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
hellgatenyc.com/voting-riker... “voting in DOC sustody” @hellgatenyc.com
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Un rapport du ministère de l’intérieur montre une hausse de 16% du nombre de personnes se disant victimes de violences sexuelles entre 2022 et 2023.
Une constante, en revanche : celles-ci portent toujours aussi peu plainte.
@mediapart.fr
Une constante, en revanche : celles-ci portent toujours aussi peu plainte.
@mediapart.fr
Toujours plus de femmes se déclarent victimes de violences sexuelles
La dernière enquête annuelle de « victimation » du ministère de l’intérieur, publiée jeudi 30 octobre, montre une hausse de 16 % du nombre de personnes qui se disent victimes de violences sexuelles e…
www.mediapart.fr
October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Un rapport du ministère de l’intérieur montre une hausse de 16% du nombre de personnes se disant victimes de violences sexuelles entre 2022 et 2023.
Une constante, en revanche : celles-ci portent toujours aussi peu plainte.
@mediapart.fr
Une constante, en revanche : celles-ci portent toujours aussi peu plainte.
@mediapart.fr
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The deadline to send in your proposal is Nov 3rd. We invite proposals to work with the editorial board to build on and expand WSQ’s intellectual scope and audience reach within and beyond the fields of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @feministpress.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @feministpress.bsky.social
Women’s Studies Quarterly invites proposals for new editors.
A forum for emerging perspectives on women, gender, and sexuality. The journal showcases scholarship, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and visual arts.
For more information:
centerforthehumanities.org/call-for-new...
A forum for emerging perspectives on women, gender, and sexuality. The journal showcases scholarship, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and visual arts.
For more information:
centerforthehumanities.org/call-for-new...
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The deadline to send in your proposal is Nov 3rd. We invite proposals to work with the editorial board to build on and expand WSQ’s intellectual scope and audience reach within and beyond the fields of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @feministpress.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @feministpress.bsky.social
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All that stucco, molding, and wood from the East Wing of the White House had to go somewhere. So @nancywalecki.bsky.social tried to find it.
My Quest to Find the East Wing Rubble
An entire part of the White House can’t just disappear.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
All that stucco, molding, and wood from the East Wing of the White House had to go somewhere. So @nancywalecki.bsky.social tried to find it.
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‘AI should not only be prohibited in the lower-level courses students most often take to fulfill their core requirements. These classes should also be restructured to make AI use functionally impossible.’
By the student newspaper for Notre Dame, Holy Cross, and St Mary’s:
By the student newspaper for Notre Dame, Holy Cross, and St Mary’s:
Editorial: AI-proof the Core Curriculum
The Core Curriculum is an essential part of a Catholic education that must be saved from AI.
www.ndsmcobserver.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
‘AI should not only be prohibited in the lower-level courses students most often take to fulfill their core requirements. These classes should also be restructured to make AI use functionally impossible.’
By the student newspaper for Notre Dame, Holy Cross, and St Mary’s:
By the student newspaper for Notre Dame, Holy Cross, and St Mary’s:
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The freshly stabilized Liberty Library I built for @indivisiblequeens.bsky.social tabling events will now reside (when we’re not tabling) at Loveday 31, thanks to the generosity of store owner Ivana. Which means you can actually grab a zine or ‘know your rights’ card anytime Loveday is open!
October 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The freshly stabilized Liberty Library I built for @indivisiblequeens.bsky.social tabling events will now reside (when we’re not tabling) at Loveday 31, thanks to the generosity of store owner Ivana. Which means you can actually grab a zine or ‘know your rights’ card anytime Loveday is open!
“We can stop. We can pause. We can demand something better. And we must. Because there is a body count.” @lollardfish.bsky.social
Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.
Perry: How can AI be used ethically when it’s been linked to suicide?
"It’s not on us, on you and me, to use AI ethically or responsibly. It’s on the companies to build safe, reliable, ethical products," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“We can stop. We can pause. We can demand something better. And we must. Because there is a body count.” @lollardfish.bsky.social
hellgatenyc.com/taxi-tv-news... thanks to @hellgatenyc.com for reporting this fresh hell
Taxi TV Is MAGA Now
New York City taxi riders are now served conservative news segments during their trips.
hellgatenyc.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
hellgatenyc.com/taxi-tv-news... thanks to @hellgatenyc.com for reporting this fresh hell
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In recent years, research has illuminated the ways that climate change is threatening pregnancies.
Now, a new pilot program is teaching doulas the skills they need to help their patients understand the growing risks and provide them the tools they need to adapt.
19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...
Now, a new pilot program is teaching doulas the skills they need to help their patients understand the growing risks and provide them the tools they need to adapt.
19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...
Doulas are crafting a climate disaster blueprint for pregnant people
In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis.
19thnews.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In recent years, research has illuminated the ways that climate change is threatening pregnancies.
Now, a new pilot program is teaching doulas the skills they need to help their patients understand the growing risks and provide them the tools they need to adapt.
19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...
Now, a new pilot program is teaching doulas the skills they need to help their patients understand the growing risks and provide them the tools they need to adapt.
19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...