Olivia Ard
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writer. pro-labor HR. bi wife to a gamer dude and working mom of 2. episcopal mystic. feminist killjoy. bread witch. trekkie. the means of existence and production belong to us all. ask me about my stardew valley farm.
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PSA: In the 19th century, could be white, profess Christianity, and be anti-slavery while still being racist. Many white Christians advocated for the abolition of slavery but not the “social equality” of Black people.
January 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
PSA: In the 19th century, could be white, profess Christianity, and be anti-slavery while still being racist. Many white Christians advocated for the abolition of slavery but not the “social equality” of Black people.
As someone who studied history in college, I was frequently asked why history. "It's too boring," some would say, while others chimed in with, "I'm just not good at it."
With talk of U.S. hegemony and Manifest Destiny filling the headlines like its 1904, I can safely say: This. This is why history.
With talk of U.S. hegemony and Manifest Destiny filling the headlines like its 1904, I can safely say: This. This is why history.
January 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
As someone who studied history in college, I was frequently asked why history. "It's too boring," some would say, while others chimed in with, "I'm just not good at it."
With talk of U.S. hegemony and Manifest Destiny filling the headlines like its 1904, I can safely say: This. This is why history.
With talk of U.S. hegemony and Manifest Destiny filling the headlines like its 1904, I can safely say: This. This is why history.
🧵: Julia Chester Emery was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1852. In 1876, she succeeded her sister, Mary, as Secretary of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Board of Missions, which had been established by the General Convention in 1871.
January 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🧵: Julia Chester Emery was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1852. In 1876, she succeeded her sister, Mary, as Secretary of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Board of Missions, which had been established by the General Convention in 1871.