Margot Mifflin
@mmifflin.bsky.social
Lehman/CUNY English prof, journalist, author: books on women’s history, tattoo history, pageantry. Now writing Brazen Infidels: Radical Quaker Women and the Fight for Civil Rights (Beacon Press, 2028) NBCC member
People are often stunned to learn I was raised Quaker and was married in a Quaker meetinghouse. My next book gives me an opportunity to
convey what Quaker history is all about: radical reform, civil disobedience, and from day one (in 1652), the importance of women’s voices. #quakers
convey what Quaker history is all about: radical reform, civil disobedience, and from day one (in 1652), the importance of women’s voices. #quakers
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
People are often stunned to learn I was raised Quaker and was married in a Quaker meetinghouse. My next book gives me an opportunity to
convey what Quaker history is all about: radical reform, civil disobedience, and from day one (in 1652), the importance of women’s voices. #quakers
convey what Quaker history is all about: radical reform, civil disobedience, and from day one (in 1652), the importance of women’s voices. #quakers
Finally! Summer weather’s here just in time for this Zoom panel on the history and politics of the swimsuit via the #HistoryMiami Museum. Join us this Thursday. #miami #swimwear #bikini #burkini #fashionhistory #womenshistory #annettekellerman #ahedazanetti
June 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Finally! Summer weather’s here just in time for this Zoom panel on the history and politics of the swimsuit via the #HistoryMiami Museum. Join us this Thursday. #miami #swimwear #bikini #burkini #fashionhistory #womenshistory #annettekellerman #ahedazanetti
Mike Lawler’s Town Hall in Rockland County got off to a great start tonight: booed before he even hit the stage, then pelted by questions (picked lottery style) from (all but one) furious dems. I highly recommend attending the one in Westchester next month. You’ll feel a little less hopeless. #NY17
April 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Mike Lawler’s Town Hall in Rockland County got off to a great start tonight: booed before he even hit the stage, then pelted by questions (picked lottery style) from (all but one) furious dems. I highly recommend attending the one in Westchester next month. You’ll feel a little less hopeless. #NY17
Super peaceful NYC rally #indivisible
April 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Super peaceful NYC rally #indivisible
For colleagues who missed the (mind-blowing) ICE raids briefing at yesterday’s general faculty meeting—and any CUNY profs/students. I have (sloppy) notes if anyone wants them; video was prohibited.
February 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
For colleagues who missed the (mind-blowing) ICE raids briefing at yesterday’s general faculty meeting—and any CUNY profs/students. I have (sloppy) notes if anyone wants them; video was prohibited.
Update: 12:30-12:45 today)The rally will address the administration's proposal to abolish the DOE and cut funding for public schools. We will have some signs for people but also encourage people to bring their own homemade signs and ask that they focus on these attempts to cut education.
February 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Update: 12:30-12:45 today)The rally will address the administration's proposal to abolish the DOE and cut funding for public schools. We will have some signs for people but also encourage people to bring their own homemade signs and ask that they focus on these attempts to cut education.
Poorly promoted, happening soon:
February 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Poorly promoted, happening soon:
What beauty pageant requires that contestants butcher a live sheep? Find out Monday when the spring semester of the Feminist Lecture Program kicks off with my talk on pageants and national identity. Monday 20th January, 18:30 (UK time). Book your PAY WHAT YOU CAN ticket via the link below.
January 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What beauty pageant requires that contestants butcher a live sheep? Find out Monday when the spring semester of the Feminist Lecture Program kicks off with my talk on pageants and national identity. Monday 20th January, 18:30 (UK time). Book your PAY WHAT YOU CAN ticket via the link below.
One of my favorite artist’s books (and not just bc Olive Oatman's in it): Allison Pebworth's "Beautiful Possibility" (intro by Rebecca Solnit). I’d love to own all these paintings addressing America's "curse and its dreams." Next best thing: Pebworth has a show opening at Mass Moca on Feb. 22.
January 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
One of my favorite artist’s books (and not just bc Olive Oatman's in it): Allison Pebworth's "Beautiful Possibility" (intro by Rebecca Solnit). I’d love to own all these paintings addressing America's "curse and its dreams." Next best thing: Pebworth has a show opening at Mass Moca on Feb. 22.
In what national pageant did contestants recite statistics about violence against women in their country instead of sharing their measurements?
Find out on 1/20 at 1:30 (Eastern US) or 6:30 (UK), in my Zoom lecture "Beauty Pageants and National Identity," courtesy the Feminist Lecture Program.
December 30, 2024 at 10:59 PM
In what national pageant did contestants recite statistics about violence against women in their country instead of sharing their measurements?
Find out on 1/20 at 1:30 (Eastern US) or 6:30 (UK), in my Zoom lecture "Beauty Pageants and National Identity," courtesy the Feminist Lecture Program.