The ITPS (Institute for Thomas Paine Studies)
@theitps.bsky.social
At Iona University, the #ITPS studies the worlds of early American and Atlantic history, past and present. Supports #DH #PublicHistory and #archives with programming, publications, digital media, events, fellowships, internships, and more. www.theitps.org
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Hello BlueSky! The #ITPS has been a quiet on social media for a while as we focused our efforts on our newsletter, Page of Reason, and other projects. We’re excited to reconnect here, so please look out for some updates over the next few weeks, and we’d be grateful if you’d share the word too!
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It was wonderful to talk Tom Paine and climate change last night—thank you @theitps.bsky.social and @noraslonimsky.bsky.social !
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It was wonderful to talk Tom Paine and climate change last night—thank you @theitps.bsky.social and @noraslonimsky.bsky.social !
The brilliant @joycechaplin.bsky.social delivering the second annual Lapidus Lecture in Paine Studies!
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The brilliant @joycechaplin.bsky.social delivering the second annual Lapidus Lecture in Paine Studies!
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Terrific "Taking Stock and Setting Agendas" meeting this past weekend @theitps.bsky.social centered on early American studies and digital history. Thanks to @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, @ben-wright.bsky.social, & Mark Boonshoft for the chance to present "Hard of Hearing: Podcasting Early America."
September 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Terrific "Taking Stock and Setting Agendas" meeting this past weekend @theitps.bsky.social centered on early American studies and digital history. Thanks to @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, @ben-wright.bsky.social, & Mark Boonshoft for the chance to present "Hard of Hearing: Podcasting Early America."
Thank you to our friends at RW250 for including the ITPS in the planning at the beautiful Wainright House for exciting upcoming #Rev250 events next autumn! Keep a look out for “Revolution on the Sound” in October 2026.
September 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Thank you to our friends at RW250 for including the ITPS in the planning at the beautiful Wainright House for exciting upcoming #Rev250 events next autumn! Keep a look out for “Revolution on the Sound” in October 2026.
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Teaching about the military occupation of Boston in 1768 and the subsequent Boston Massacre of 1770 for the umpteenth time next week...but this time around it hits a little different. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Engraved, printed and sold by Paul Revere Jr. - The Boston Massacre, or, The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regiment - The Metropolitan Muse...
<strong>Inscription:</strong> in plate above image: "THE BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King-Street BOSTON on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Reg-t."<br/>in plate, within image, lower right: "En...
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September 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Teaching about the military occupation of Boston in 1768 and the subsequent Boston Massacre of 1770 for the umpteenth time next week...but this time around it hits a little different. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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Happy Labor Day! Today, we're honoring the library workers across the country whose dedication and expertise keep our libraries and our communities strong. Libraries work because library workers do!
ALA offices are closed in observance.
ALA offices are closed in observance.
September 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Happy Labor Day! Today, we're honoring the library workers across the country whose dedication and expertise keep our libraries and our communities strong. Libraries work because library workers do!
ALA offices are closed in observance.
ALA offices are closed in observance.
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Labor Day | noun | a day set aside for special recognition of working people
September 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Labor Day | noun | a day set aside for special recognition of working people
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On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified, giving women the Constitutional right to vote. After Congress sent the Amendment to the states 15 months earlier, the National Woman’s Party would sew a new star on this flag whenever a new state ratified it. 🧵
August 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified, giving women the Constitutional right to vote. After Congress sent the Amendment to the states 15 months earlier, the National Woman’s Party would sew a new star on this flag whenever a new state ratified it. 🧵
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Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, marks 104 years since the 19th Amendment was certified, recognizing women’s constitutional right to vote.
Women’s Equality Day: Celebrate the Victories. Confront the Backlash.
Women’s Equality Day: Celebrate the Victories for Women and the Right to Vote. Confront the Backlash—like to the Equal Rights Amendment.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, marks 104 years since the 19th Amendment was certified, recognizing women’s constitutional right to vote.
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Its #InternationalDogDay, and I usually share some #DisHist posts, and this is one of the earliest pieces I wrote about the First World War and dogs, for @nursingclio.bsky.social.
They're all good dogs.
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They're all good dogs.
nursingclio.org/2018/11/15/t...
“The Joy of My Life”: Seeing-Eye Dogs, Disabled Veterans/Civilians and WWI
On December 13, 1933, Captain A. J. C. Sington, then Chairman of the British Guide Dogs for the Blind, read a letter from an unnamed veteran of the Great War to the Northern Counties Association fo…
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August 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Its #InternationalDogDay, and I usually share some #DisHist posts, and this is one of the earliest pieces I wrote about the First World War and dogs, for @nursingclio.bsky.social.
They're all good dogs.
nursingclio.org/2018/11/15/t...
They're all good dogs.
nursingclio.org/2018/11/15/t...
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Interested in learning more about our current exhibition, Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature?
Check out this article:
www.brown.edu/news/2025-06...
Elemental is on view until Dec. 15, M-Th, 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and F 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Photo credit: Rythum Vinoben.
Check out this article:
www.brown.edu/news/2025-06...
Elemental is on view until Dec. 15, M-Th, 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and F 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Photo credit: Rythum Vinoben.
Beyond the pages: John Carter Brown Library exhibition celebrates the making of rare books
“Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature” is an ode to the physical book, exploring thousands of years of practical knowledge and natural resources that led to the production of books.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Interested in learning more about our current exhibition, Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature?
Check out this article:
www.brown.edu/news/2025-06...
Elemental is on view until Dec. 15, M-Th, 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and F 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Photo credit: Rythum Vinoben.
Check out this article:
www.brown.edu/news/2025-06...
Elemental is on view until Dec. 15, M-Th, 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and F 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Photo credit: Rythum Vinoben.
At last week’s @shearites.bsky.social conference, the new #ITPS series made an appearance at the @uvapress.bsky.social table!
July 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
At last week’s @shearites.bsky.social conference, the new #ITPS series made an appearance at the @uvapress.bsky.social table!
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So the London reprints of Common Sense from 1776 CENSORED extra mean and snarky comments about the king but the Edinburgh reprints did NOT —- i repeat: the SCOTTISH reprints KEPT all the very mean and snarky comments about the king, the ROYAL BRUTE OF BRITAIN. 🏴🥇
July 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
So the London reprints of Common Sense from 1776 CENSORED extra mean and snarky comments about the king but the Edinburgh reprints did NOT —- i repeat: the SCOTTISH reprints KEPT all the very mean and snarky comments about the king, the ROYAL BRUTE OF BRITAIN. 🏴🥇
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Great talk!
Paine and “Common Sense” make an appearance in @shearites.bsky.social President Manisha Sinha’s address⬇️
July 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Great talk!
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Congratulations Meg! Check out Meg’s article in the Journal of the Early Republic.
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muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/artic...
July 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Congratulations Meg! Check out Meg’s article in the Journal of the Early Republic.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/artic...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/artic...
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So excited to have most of my responsibilities discharged and be able to relish sessions this morning at #SHEAR2025!
July 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
So excited to have most of my responsibilities discharged and be able to relish sessions this morning at #SHEAR2025!
Paine and “Common Sense” make an appearance in @shearites.bsky.social President Manisha Sinha’s address⬇️
July 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Paine and “Common Sense” make an appearance in @shearites.bsky.social President Manisha Sinha’s address⬇️
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This event is going to be so cool! And the idea, cooked up with @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, is to do this format again in 2026. We're excited about it! And super grateful to this awesome line-up of scholars.
July 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This event is going to be so cool! And the idea, cooked up with @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, is to do this format again in 2026. We're excited about it! And super grateful to this awesome line-up of scholars.
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Great batch of new manuscript collection finding aids at the Clements Library! Wonderful opportunities for research.
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New Manuscripts Finding Aids, June 2025 - UM Clements Library
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July 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Great batch of new manuscript collection finding aids at the Clements Library! Wonderful opportunities for research.
clements.umich.edu/mss-finding-...
clements.umich.edu/mss-finding-...
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Still unsurpassed as the best close reading of a non-literary text in my field.
Robert A. Ferguson, “The Commonalities of COMMON SENSE.” William and Mary Quarterly (2000)
Robert A. Ferguson, “The Commonalities of COMMON SENSE.” William and Mary Quarterly (2000)
July 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Still unsurpassed as the best close reading of a non-literary text in my field.
Robert A. Ferguson, “The Commonalities of COMMON SENSE.” William and Mary Quarterly (2000)
Robert A. Ferguson, “The Commonalities of COMMON SENSE.” William and Mary Quarterly (2000)
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Submissions are open for the 2026 Eccles Institute & Hay Festival Global Writer’s Award!
The prize grants £20,000 annually to two writers for a yet-to-be-published book relating to the Americas, as well as a unique research residency at the Library.
Find out more & apply: bit.ly/BL-WritersAw...
The prize grants £20,000 annually to two writers for a yet-to-be-published book relating to the Americas, as well as a unique research residency at the Library.
Find out more & apply: bit.ly/BL-WritersAw...
June 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Submissions are open for the 2026 Eccles Institute & Hay Festival Global Writer’s Award!
The prize grants £20,000 annually to two writers for a yet-to-be-published book relating to the Americas, as well as a unique research residency at the Library.
Find out more & apply: bit.ly/BL-WritersAw...
The prize grants £20,000 annually to two writers for a yet-to-be-published book relating to the Americas, as well as a unique research residency at the Library.
Find out more & apply: bit.ly/BL-WritersAw...
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Happy Juneteenth! nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is an often overlooked event in our nation’s history. On June 19, 1865, Union troops freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas some two and a half years after Presi...
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June 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Happy Juneteenth! nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
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OAH has partnered with @volckeralliance.bsky.social to capture oral histories! Read about the project here: ow.ly/ww9h50Wbmsb
OAH | OAH Partners with Volcker Alliance on Oral History ProjectOAH | OAH Partners with Volcker Alliance on Oral History Project
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June 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
OAH has partnered with @volckeralliance.bsky.social to capture oral histories! Read about the project here: ow.ly/ww9h50Wbmsb
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This is cool. I always explain to students that broadsides were kind of like an early modern blog post!
Big news from the #ITPS! We are thrilled to share a new series with @uvapress.bsky.social! Here are more details about "From Pamphlets to Podcasts" and if you're working on relevant themes (this is an intentionally 'big tent' series), consider sending them our way upress.virginia.edu/news/new-boo...
New Book Series Brings the Spirit of Paine’s “Common Sense” and the Founding Era into the 21st Century
<p>The University of Virginia Press is pleased to announce “From Pamphlets to Podcasts: An Institute for Thomas Paine Studies Series,” a new series th
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June 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is cool. I always explain to students that broadsides were kind of like an early modern blog post!