Kelly Therese
@feministkelly.bsky.social
Univ admin by day. Knitter & Podcaster by night. Feminist mom in Chicago always. Lover of mystery novels, espresso, sauv blanc & kittens. She/her.
Host, Unsung History. https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
Writing a transatlantic family history/memoir.
Host, Unsung History. https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
Writing a transatlantic family history/memoir.
I'm going to run to the yarn store to get yarn for this shawl in case we're really snowed in overnight (though I'm always dubious of apocalyptic snowstorm predictions).
What three colors should I use?
What three colors should I use?
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I'm going to run to the yarn store to get yarn for this shawl in case we're really snowed in overnight (though I'm always dubious of apocalyptic snowstorm predictions).
What three colors should I use?
What three colors should I use?
End of an era. This is almost certainly the last year I will get to walk a kid around trick-or-treating. This one almost went out with his friends this year, but I got to enjoy a final time out.
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
End of an era. This is almost certainly the last year I will get to walk a kid around trick-or-treating. This one almost went out with his friends this year, but I got to enjoy a final time out.
So is there a dress code for these No Kings protests?
October 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So is there a dress code for these No Kings protests?
During our ten days in the UK, we mostly tried to think about anything other than the shitshow in the US, but on the occasions that discussion of current events/new was unavoidable, it was apparent that every single person we talked to thought Trump was a clown who was making the US look terrible.
September 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
During our ten days in the UK, we mostly tried to think about anything other than the shitshow in the US, but on the occasions that discussion of current events/new was unavoidable, it was apparent that every single person we talked to thought Trump was a clown who was making the US look terrible.
Thanks, anonymous person on the Internet! I needed this today. 🥰
July 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thanks, anonymous person on the Internet! I needed this today. 🥰
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Big news! After a several-month hiatus, the Unsung History podcast is BACK!
New episodes every other week, starting Monday, July 14.
Be sure you're subscribed!
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
Big news! After a several-month hiatus, the Unsung History podcast is BACK!
New episodes every other week, starting Monday, July 14.
Be sure you're subscribed!
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Big news! After a several-month hiatus, the Unsung History podcast is BACK!
New episodes every other week, starting Monday, July 14.
Be sure you're subscribed!
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
Big news! After a several-month hiatus, the Unsung History podcast is BACK!
New episodes every other week, starting Monday, July 14.
Be sure you're subscribed!
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
The words of Frederick Douglass have always resonated but perhaps never more so than today. They are a reminder that from its very founding, the United States has excluded many human beings from its lofty ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
That never stopped being the case.
That never stopped being the case.
July 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The words of Frederick Douglass have always resonated but perhaps never more so than today. They are a reminder that from its very founding, the United States has excluded many human beings from its lofty ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
That never stopped being the case.
That never stopped being the case.
I'm writing about my grandmother, which means I am writing about jello salad. So I have to ask, what's everyone's favorite jello salad? I'm partial to pear and lime with marshmallows on top, although I liked it better before I learned that mayonnaise was one of the ingredients.
May 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I'm writing about my grandmother, which means I am writing about jello salad. So I have to ask, what's everyone's favorite jello salad? I'm partial to pear and lime with marshmallows on top, although I liked it better before I learned that mayonnaise was one of the ingredients.
53 years ago today my grandmother was robbed at gunpoint while at work. At the time she had three living children, the youngest of whom was then 17. None of her three children had any idea this had happened until I came across the newspaper clipping and told them this year.
May 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
53 years ago today my grandmother was robbed at gunpoint while at work. At the time she had three living children, the youngest of whom was then 17. None of her three children had any idea this had happened until I came across the newspaper clipping and told them this year.
I have clearly watched WAY too many British murder mysteries because I read this newspaper clipping from 1914 while doing book research (my great-granddad is P.C. Waterman) & immediately thought there's no way that was an accident. The vicar needs to start interviewing everyone & digging for clues.
May 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I have clearly watched WAY too many British murder mysteries because I read this newspaper clipping from 1914 while doing book research (my great-granddad is P.C. Waterman) & immediately thought there's no way that was an accident. The vicar needs to start interviewing everyone & digging for clues.
I'm just saying, we have better options for President.
April 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'm just saying, we have better options for President.
This week was difficult in so many ways, but one of the true highlights was getting to meet @marthasjones.bsky.social and being able to tell her in person how her work inspired the family memoir I am now writing.
Thank you so much for your incredibly moving work, Prof. Jones!
Thank you so much for your incredibly moving work, Prof. Jones!
April 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This week was difficult in so many ways, but one of the true highlights was getting to meet @marthasjones.bsky.social and being able to tell her in person how her work inspired the family memoir I am now writing.
Thank you so much for your incredibly moving work, Prof. Jones!
Thank you so much for your incredibly moving work, Prof. Jones!
How are you doing, Kelly? Great. I'm totally not sublimating my rage into obsessively cleaning up my family tree on Ancestry.com or anything.
April 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
How are you doing, Kelly? Great. I'm totally not sublimating my rage into obsessively cleaning up my family tree on Ancestry.com or anything.
Okay, historians/genealogists, can anyone tell me what this says? This is from my great-great grandfather's baptismal record in Essex, England, in 1856. The column is for his father's occupation. Everyone else on the page is a labourer, except for one farmer. This looks like something servant?
March 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Okay, historians/genealogists, can anyone tell me what this says? This is from my great-great grandfather's baptismal record in Essex, England, in 1856. The column is for his father's occupation. Everyone else on the page is a labourer, except for one farmer. This looks like something servant?
Today's research find is a poem placed in the newspaper in memory of my great uncle, who died on the first day of fighting in the Battle of the Somme.
March 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Today's research find is a poem placed in the newspaper in memory of my great uncle, who died on the first day of fighting in the Battle of the Somme.
I honestly don't understand how the Democrats haven't figured out how to capitalize on this better.
February 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I honestly don't understand how the Democrats haven't figured out how to capitalize on this better.
I promise you that whatever portion of the population thinks this is cool, we outnumber them by a lot. This is going to all come crashing down. I am appalled at the pain and suffering that is being caused along the way, but we will prevail as long as we don't give in to despair and keep fighting.
February 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I promise you that whatever portion of the population thinks this is cool, we outnumber them by a lot. This is going to all come crashing down. I am appalled at the pain and suffering that is being caused along the way, but we will prevail as long as we don't give in to despair and keep fighting.
According to @listennotes.com, the Unsung History podcast "is one of the top 2.5% most popular shows out of 3,468,286 podcasts globally, ranked by Listen Score (the estimated popularity score)."
So if you're not listening yet, clearly you should be. 😉
So if you're not listening yet, clearly you should be. 😉
December 21, 2024 at 4:03 PM
According to @listennotes.com, the Unsung History podcast "is one of the top 2.5% most popular shows out of 3,468,286 podcasts globally, ranked by Listen Score (the estimated popularity score)."
So if you're not listening yet, clearly you should be. 😉
So if you're not listening yet, clearly you should be. 😉
Sneak peek of the subject of next Monday's Unsung History episode. 👀
December 21, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Sneak peek of the subject of next Monday's Unsung History episode. 👀
Galadriel says when it's cold you should just fold yourself in half to stay warm.
December 12, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Galadriel says when it's cold you should just fold yourself in half to stay warm.
Once again, a cat is thwarting my productivity.
December 4, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Once again, a cat is thwarting my productivity.
The American people are hungry for someone to fight for them. We need more Democrats to act like Elizabeth Warren and loudly proclaim that they're staying in the fight.
December 3, 2024 at 3:24 AM
The American people are hungry for someone to fight for them. We need more Democrats to act like Elizabeth Warren and loudly proclaim that they're staying in the fight.
Well, gosh. I want to follow me now!
December 1, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Well, gosh. I want to follow me now!
Behold Galadriel, Lady of Light.
December 1, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Behold Galadriel, Lady of Light.