@historygoddess.bsky.social
Patriarchy Smasher. Historian. Knitter. Wannabe Yogi.
I want to believe the ghost of Kristie Noem’s dog stole her purse and donated the money to an animal shelter.
April 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I want to believe the ghost of Kristie Noem’s dog stole her purse and donated the money to an animal shelter.
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Check out this interview with historian @profmsinha.bsky.social on the parallels between today and the nineteenth century. 🗃️ www.salon.com/2025/04/04/f...
From the Confederacy to The Gilded Age: Manisha Sinha on the "sorry history" that inspires MAGA
Manisha Sinha spoke to Salon about Donald Trump's 19th-century vision and America's history of radical resistance.
www.salon.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Check out this interview with historian @profmsinha.bsky.social on the parallels between today and the nineteenth century. 🗃️ www.salon.com/2025/04/04/f...
NEW: The Trump administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves.
With @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
With @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural…
propub.li
March 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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At the request of the Trump Admin, the Ntl Park Service removed references to trans people in this essay w/o consulting the writer, historian @wendylrouse.bsky.social.
Read it here as Prof Rouse intended (and as the NPS published/maintained it until now). 🗃️
drive.google.com/file/d/1p-rQ...
Read it here as Prof Rouse intended (and as the NPS published/maintained it until now). 🗃️
drive.google.com/file/d/1p-rQ...
The Very Queer History of the Suffrage Movement (U.S. National Park Service).pdf
drive.google.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
At the request of the Trump Admin, the Ntl Park Service removed references to trans people in this essay w/o consulting the writer, historian @wendylrouse.bsky.social.
Read it here as Prof Rouse intended (and as the NPS published/maintained it until now). 🗃️
drive.google.com/file/d/1p-rQ...
Read it here as Prof Rouse intended (and as the NPS published/maintained it until now). 🗃️
drive.google.com/file/d/1p-rQ...
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What could go wrong?
January 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What could go wrong?
Bernice King reminds the crowd that her father said, one of the great liabilities of history is that too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change.
She adds “to be woke is to be aware of oppression and be committed to justice.”
She adds “to be woke is to be aware of oppression and be committed to justice.”
January 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Bernice King reminds the crowd that her father said, one of the great liabilities of history is that too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change.
She adds “to be woke is to be aware of oppression and be committed to justice.”
She adds “to be woke is to be aware of oppression and be committed to justice.”
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(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
January 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
👇🏽🤔
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
President Jimmy Carter has passed away. As a historian, I recognize the problematic policies and decisions he made. However, he was a truly decent human.
December 29, 2024 at 9:15 PM
President Jimmy Carter has passed away. As a historian, I recognize the problematic policies and decisions he made. However, he was a truly decent human.
Kids of all ages! I know not everyone celebrates Christmas but if you do, it is always fun to watch the Santa tracker. www.noradsanta.org/en/map
Official NORAD Tracks Santa
www.noradsanta.org
December 24, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Kids of all ages! I know not everyone celebrates Christmas but if you do, it is always fun to watch the Santa tracker. www.noradsanta.org/en/map
Oof. Hard to be a Bama fan today!
December 8, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Oof. Hard to be a Bama fan today!
Am I the only one who misses watching the news with a cup of tea/coffee first thing in the morning?
December 4, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Am I the only one who misses watching the news with a cup of tea/coffee first thing in the morning?
Putting together a talk on the history of women’s rights and I just don’t know if I can even discuss contemporary (a few weeks ago!!) events without losing my shit!
November 20, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Putting together a talk on the history of women’s rights and I just don’t know if I can even discuss contemporary (a few weeks ago!!) events without losing my shit!
The Taliban congratulated Trump. One leader said they are pleased that the US did not hand over its country to a woman. That’s not distressing at all!!
November 12, 2024 at 5:38 PM
The Taliban congratulated Trump. One leader said they are pleased that the US did not hand over its country to a woman. That’s not distressing at all!!
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum
November 7, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum