Vicki Valosik
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Vicki Valosik
@vickivalosik.bsky.social
Writer, editor, teacher, synchro swimmer

Author of SWIMMING PRETTY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF WOMEN IN WATER (@liveright.bsky.social)
A #NationalLearnToSwimDay shoutout to Commodore Longfellow, Red Cross pioneer & Shakespeare of Swimming, whose dazzling water pageants taught the public to swim, championed women’s swimming, welcomed kids of color during segregation, and set the stage for synchronized swimming. tinyurl.com/2s3n7jmz
Just When You Thought It Wasn’t Safe … - The American Scholar
How Wilbert Longfellow turned America into a nation of swimmers
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May 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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That’s Tammy Baldwin — not me. You can keep track of all the hundreds of white men but it’s the 28 women in the Senate that trips you up, Fox News?
February 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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"You can't disassociate. There's no disassociation allowed... It's the long fucking run with these people. You gotta stick in there."

@karaswisher.bsky.social has some important advice amid all the Trump and Elon chaos.
February 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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As Middle East spirals, some bright news from #Lebanon's 5 women in Gov. Meet them:
- Rima Karami
- Tamara ElZein
- Haneen Sayed
- Nora Bayrakdarian
- Laura Lahoud K.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Meet the 5 women in Lebanon's new government
Lebanon’s prime minister on Saturday announced the formation of a new government cabinet, including five women who will serve as ministers of education, environment, social affairs, tourism, and youth...
www.al-monitor.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm excited to be joining @doclb2.bsky.social and @maggiemertens.bsky.social on Feb. 21 for a great discussion about the intersections of writing, sports, and feminism sponsored by ‪@brownbaglit.bsky.social‬. Please join us! The event is virtual and free to register! www.brownbaglit.com/events
February 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM