Betsy Friauf
@betsyfriauf.bsky.social
Co-author of the forthcoming book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.”
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I'm starting to lose students from class because they're working extra hours because their military spouses aren't being paid.
October 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm starting to lose students from class because they're working extra hours because their military spouses aren't being paid.
Check out a convo about my new book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.” These dangerous ideas are back.
youtu.be/Qsv8rEIVmL8?...
youtu.be/Qsv8rEIVmL8?...
The Troubling History of Texas Eugenics w/ Dr. Michael Phillips and Betsy Friauf
YouTube video by Green and Red Podcast
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Check out a convo about my new book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.” These dangerous ideas are back.
youtu.be/Qsv8rEIVmL8?...
youtu.be/Qsv8rEIVmL8?...
What's the Matter With Fort Worth? Part II
A Western City and Its Violent Southern Past
substack.com
August 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Happy publication day to @drmphillipsut.bsky.social and @betsyfriauf.bsky.social!
I am proud of the extraordinary archival research that went into the new @oupress.bsky.social book "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas."
Book preview here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
I am proud of the extraordinary archival research that went into the new @oupress.bsky.social book "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas."
Book preview here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
June 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy publication day to @drmphillipsut.bsky.social and @betsyfriauf.bsky.social!
I am proud of the extraordinary archival research that went into the new @oupress.bsky.social book "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas."
Book preview here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
I am proud of the extraordinary archival research that went into the new @oupress.bsky.social book "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas."
Book preview here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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@betsyfriauf.bsky.social and I are proud to have contributed a chapter to this book which just won the Texas State Historical Association’s Gail and Chuck Swanlund Award for Best Texas History Anthology.
www.tamupress.com/book/9781648...
www.tamupress.com/book/9781648...
Steeped in a Culture of Violence
The Texas shooting at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018, which killed ten and injured thirteen, prompted public debate over the causes and potential solut...
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February 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
@betsyfriauf.bsky.social and I are proud to have contributed a chapter to this book which just won the Texas State Historical Association’s Gail and Chuck Swanlund Award for Best Texas History Anthology.
www.tamupress.com/book/9781648...
www.tamupress.com/book/9781648...
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One reason I am excited to be at the Alliance for Texas History conference is to offer a sneak preview of "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas" by @drmphillipsut.bsky.social & @betsyfriauf.bsky.social
The pub date is in June—get a preorder at 30% off!
#ATxH2025
The pub date is in June—get a preorder at 30% off!
#ATxH2025
May 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
One reason I am excited to be at the Alliance for Texas History conference is to offer a sneak preview of "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas" by @drmphillipsut.bsky.social & @betsyfriauf.bsky.social
The pub date is in June—get a preorder at 30% off!
#ATxH2025
The pub date is in June—get a preorder at 30% off!
#ATxH2025
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In June, we will publish “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas” by @drmphillipsut.bsky.social and @betsyfriauf.bsky.social, a book that shines a powerful light on the state’s past as well as its future.
January 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In June, we will publish “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas” by @drmphillipsut.bsky.social and @betsyfriauf.bsky.social, a book that shines a powerful light on the state’s past as well as its future.
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If you are in Oklahoma or know others that are with school age children, please pass this along to them. Defense of Democracy created opt-out forms for Ryan Walter’s forced bible instruction. Let’s keep getting in good trouble!
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
Non-profit creates opt out forms against State Superintendent Ryan Walters
A non-profit called Defense of Democracy has created opt-out forms for parents who want their child to have no interaction with Ryan Walters in any capacity, which includes the recent prayer video.
kfor.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:48 PM
If you are in Oklahoma or know others that are with school age children, please pass this along to them. Defense of Democracy created opt-out forms for Ryan Walter’s forced bible instruction. Let’s keep getting in good trouble!
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
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The investigative reporter @stevanzetti.bsky.social and I recorded a podcast episode on the history of the racist Great Replacement Theory and its bloody legacy:
open.spotify.com/episode/0tbW...
open.spotify.com/episode/0tbW...
Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
It Could Happen Here · Episode
open.spotify.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:41 PM
The investigative reporter @stevanzetti.bsky.social and I recorded a podcast episode on the history of the racist Great Replacement Theory and its bloody legacy:
open.spotify.com/episode/0tbW...
open.spotify.com/episode/0tbW...