Kate O'Connor
kateoco.bsky.social
Kate O'Connor
@kateoco.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @ UMich
Queer, disabled academic, historian, reproductive rights activist, public health (repro health) activist

Any pronouns
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Intro:
PhD Candidate in American Culture at #UMich, defending in Dec
Research: eugenics, disability history, DisCrit, youth history, Great Lakes history
MPH in HBHE, reproductive health

#Queer, #disabled - lupus & RA, parent, activist

Pic: my rescue pitbull Fi "helping" me work on my dissertation
I defend my #dissertation today

My dissertation is on eugenics in Michigan, especially how it impacted young people

Then hoping to find a job in #education, criminal #justice reform, or anything related to #disability as these are my fields. Wish me luck.
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Alt: a cartoon rooster screaming
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December 4, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Intro:
PhD Candidate in American Culture at #UMich, defending in Dec
Research: eugenics, disability history, DisCrit, youth history, Great Lakes history
MPH in HBHE, reproductive health

#Queer, #disabled - lupus & RA, parent, activist

Pic: my rescue pitbull Fi "helping" me work on my dissertation
November 12, 2024 at 2:37 PM
I'm supposed to defend my dissertation in 3 weeks. It's not done and I'm also job hunting at the same time.

And now all the election bs on top of it.

I'm tired 😫
November 10, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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If the world disappears and all that is left of human civilization, somehow, is this microblogging site, I would like the aliens reading this to know that a large number of us thought Cybertrucks were the dumbest shit ever
November 9, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Anyone who thinks "this isn't what America is about" has never opened a history book

Trump is America, saying the quiet parts out loud

The rest of the world that we consider our peer nations are disappointed but not surprised

Pretending the US is something it's not doesn't help anyone
November 7, 2024 at 7:32 PM