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Elizabeth (Liz) Lehfeldt (she/her/hers)
@lizlehfeldt.bsky.social
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Professor of History; author of Religious Women in Golden Age Spain; historian of #earlymodern nuns; journal co-editor; #highered consultant; runner, gardener, needlepointer, cocktail enthusiast; madrileña at heart

email me: llehfeldt at gmail dot com
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This got a bit of traction last week. Let's go again.

Who are you teaching this week? Bonus points if you can tag them here. And use #TeachingTuesday
Planner, some papers, and a cortado coffee on a wooden table.
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Looking forward to chatting about #nuntastic niño Jesús dolls tomorrow as part of the Early Modern Women and Religion seminar.

#earlymodern #materialculture #convents
An early modern figure/doll of the child Jesus from a Spanish convent.
June 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Great way to celebrate International Women's Day.
Cover of conference program for Leading Women in Medieval Religious Communities
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Spent the day at TNA, trying to sort out some of the finer points of administering convent households--interaction w/outsiders, between officers, etc.

#nuntastic
Paper cup of coffee on wooden table in the sunshine. Photo of 16th century archival document of convent accounts with several signatures, including the abbess'.
March 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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#earlymodern

Late notice, I realize, but DM me with your email if you'd like the link.
Flyer advertising a talk: Beyond Enclosure to be given by Elizabeth Lehfeldt on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 5pm EST
February 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Judith Bennett and Shannon McSheffrey, “Early, Erotic and Alien: Women Dressed as Men in Late Medieval London,” History Workshop Journal (2014): 1-25.
January 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Recently returned from the Archivo Histórico Nacional in Madrid. I have been working there on and off since 1992 (gasp!). Its vast collection of #earlymodern #nuntastic materials has been the backbone of my scholarly career and I keep finding new things! Very grateful for this amazing repository.
photo of the facade of the Archivo Histórico Nacional in Madrid, Spain.
December 27, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Today in the archives: unexpected little nugget about the social dynamics behind #earlymodern convents admitting lay women as boarders.

#nuntastic #archives
Photo of the facade of the Archivo Histórico Nacional in Madrid.
December 9, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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Sunday morning writing still life.
A desk with a laptop and piles of books and a mug of coffee. There is a view out of a window behind the laptop.
November 24, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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Long line to vote in Cleveland Heights, OH, (which typically breaks 99% blue).

Let's go!
Photo of people lined up outside a polling station.
November 5, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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Let's go, Thursday! Finishing up week 4 of the semester.
Photo of a cortado coffee and a planner.
September 19, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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So true about running meetings! I have an article and a workshop focused on running better meetings. My dog and I feel strongly about this 🙂
Picture of blonde dog with perky ears sitting on a patterned rug.
September 19, 2024 at 2:10 AM
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My article won a prize! Genuinely surprised and honored.
Screenshot of an email announcing an article prize for Elizabeth Lehfeldt's "Contrary to Reason"
August 7, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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So excited: my piece about some of the possible stories behind this #earlymodern tabla from a Valladolid convent will be in the September edition of AHA's Perpsectives.

Thank you, @lmansley.bsky.social , for the invitation and opportunity!

#everythinghasahistory #nuntastic #materialculture
A triptych of wooden boards with manuscript pages nailed to them.
June 13, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Week 10 of the semester.

#cortado #caffeinated
A planner and papers sit on a wooden table in front of a cortado coffee drink in a small glass.
March 26, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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Just gonna put this out in the universe: I would love to write a review of this from the perspective of someone who studies the history of nuns.

🗃
Cover of Catherine Colstream's book, Cloistered
March 19, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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I've been thinking about this #earlymodern "tabla" since I first saw it in 2017. Grateful for the chance to get back and take more photos. A memory/accountability device to help a convent keep track of the various masses they needed to observe for patrons and others.
#nuntastic
Wooden board with text in Spanish, recording the masses that a convent has to observe.
March 14, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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With apologies to Mary Oliver: what will you do with your "wild and precious" leap year day? 🙂
A cortado coffee drink and several notebooks on a wooden table.
February 29, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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Thursday morning: gearing up for a busy day of teaching. First class: public health in late medieval Europe. Second class: continuing to work w/capstone students on building their historiographical muscles.
Cortado coffee sits next to a blue notebook and pencil on a wooden table.
February 22, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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Gift from a student.
A sticker with a drawing of a crab and the caption "the patriarchy makes me crabby"
January 30, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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Highly recommend!
Photo of the cover of Tamara J. Walker's book, Beyond the Shores.
October 21, 2023 at 9:14 PM
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Fueling that Wednesday night teaching into Thursday morning teaching transition.

#teaching #cortado #isitfridayyet
An open planner and cortado coffee drink with heart-shaped foam in top sit on a wooden table.
October 19, 2023 at 12:32 PM
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New teaching week--let's go!

#teaching #cortado
Blank planner page and a cortado coffee drink on a wooden table.
October 17, 2023 at 12:42 PM
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Kicking off Year 29 of teaching!
A small cup holds a cortado with a heart design made of milk foam. There are several planners nearby.
August 29, 2023 at 12:12 PM
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#nuntastic news: page proofs!
#early modern
The photo is the first page of page proofs for a forthcoming article titled "'Contrary to Reason': the Absence of Enclosure in Early Modern Convents."
August 26, 2023 at 12:35 PM