Robynne Rogers Healey
@rrhealey.bsky.social
Historian of Quaker studies, gender, and war and peace. Professor at Trinity Western University. Animal lover and caffeine addict. All views my own (she/her).
This semester I've had the privilege of teaching our upper-level History in Practice class (HIST 310). Each week, an alum has visited class to talk about how their studies in history have shaped their career trajectory.
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This semester I've had the privilege of teaching our upper-level History in Practice class (HIST 310). Each week, an alum has visited class to talk about how their studies in history have shaped their career trajectory.
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Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
July 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
We're a complicated people, and we embrace that.
What defines Canada?
We rule comedy because we are not predatory. We live on harsh terrain and were forced to compromise.
But we love hockey goons.
So watch out Mr. Taco, we aren't afraid to go from "sorry" to "you'll be sorry".
My latest on elbows up.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/whats-a-ca...
We rule comedy because we are not predatory. We live on harsh terrain and were forced to compromise.
But we love hockey goons.
So watch out Mr. Taco, we aren't afraid to go from "sorry" to "you'll be sorry".
My latest on elbows up.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/whats-a-ca...
What's a Canadian?
It's somewhere between John Candy and the Hanson Brothers
charlieangus.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We're a complicated people, and we embrace that.
@psupress.bsky.social is having a 2-week sale on its Christian studies books www.psupress.org/two_week_sal.... The New History of Quakerism books are in this sale. Get them while they're hot and relatively affordable! #Quaker #history
Christian Studies Sale
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June 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@psupress.bsky.social is having a 2-week sale on its Christian studies books www.psupress.org/two_week_sal.... The New History of Quakerism books are in this sale. Get them while they're hot and relatively affordable! #Quaker #history
Stó:lō historian Sonny McHalsie leaves an incredible legacy.
STORY: This month, legendary Stó:lō historian Sonny McHalsie retired. He's leaving having massively changed the way Fraser Valley residents understand their region's history. @gracekennwrites.bsky.social profiled Sonny:
fvcurrent.com/p/sonny-mcha...
fvcurrent.com/p/sonny-mcha...
Historian of shxwelalí: How one man's research transformed the Fraser Valley's understanding of place
Albert "Sonny" McHalsie spent more than 40 years researching Halq'eméylem place names in the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon. Now, he has finally retired.
fvcurrent.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Stó:lō historian Sonny McHalsie leaves an incredible legacy.
Yes, your *single* vote can make a difference. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote | CBC News
After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seat...
www.cbc.ca
May 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Yes, your *single* vote can make a difference. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Seeking input for a course I'm teaching this fall.
Have you purchased or owned an American Girl doll in the *historical characters* line? If you have, what doll and or books did you have? Did you like your doll and the books?
Have you purchased or owned an American Girl doll in the *historical characters* line? If you have, what doll and or books did you have? Did you like your doll and the books?
May 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Seeking input for a course I'm teaching this fall.
Have you purchased or owned an American Girl doll in the *historical characters* line? If you have, what doll and or books did you have? Did you like your doll and the books?
Have you purchased or owned an American Girl doll in the *historical characters* line? If you have, what doll and or books did you have? Did you like your doll and the books?
Today's the day fellow Canadians. #elbowsup #Canadastrong
April 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Today's the day fellow Canadians. #elbowsup #Canadastrong
Jasmine Mooney's story in her own words.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Jasmine Mooney's story in her own words.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is the daughter of a friend of mine.
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is the daughter of a friend of mine.
There is a difference between revising history and fabricating LIES about the past. All history -- by this I mean the work done by historians based on evidence -- is revisionist in some ways. Sometimes new sources come to light or we view traditional sources in new ways. 1/5
February 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
There is a difference between revising history and fabricating LIES about the past. All history -- by this I mean the work done by historians based on evidence -- is revisionist in some ways. Sometimes new sources come to light or we view traditional sources in new ways. 1/5
Canadians, please read and consider signing this pledge which calls on our leaders to work across partisan divides in the face of the threats our country is facing by the US. We can have political differences and still love the same country.
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
Pledge for Canada | Engagement pour le Canada
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
February 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Canadians, please read and consider signing this pledge which calls on our leaders to work across partisan divides in the face of the threats our country is facing by the US. We can have political differences and still love the same country.
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
A thoughtful take on Cdn nationalism/ patriotism. Most Canadians are not trying to get back to some golden age of Cdn greatness. We can be honest about our problematic history and the challenges we face today and still love this sovereign country.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/confession...
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/confession...
Confessions of a Reluctant Nationalist
I'd throw a punch to fight for Canada's sovereignty while reserving and exercising my right to criticize this country. That's a fine form of patriotism.
www.davidmoscrop.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A thoughtful take on Cdn nationalism/ patriotism. Most Canadians are not trying to get back to some golden age of Cdn greatness. We can be honest about our problematic history and the challenges we face today and still love this sovereign country.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/confession...
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/confession...
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Writing a short column for a monthly publication means a weird lag between writing and publishing which reveals how awfully (pun intended) history unfolds sometimes.
Anyway, I wrote this and I stand by it.
www.christiancourier.ca/honest-patri...
Anyway, I wrote this and I stand by it.
www.christiancourier.ca/honest-patri...
Honest patriotism
Donald Trump is a hard guy to ignore, even for us Canadians. Lately it’s been even tougher because he’s been talking about us. And featuring in Donald Trump’s bloviations is almost never a good thing....
www.christiancourier.ca
February 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Writing a short column for a monthly publication means a weird lag between writing and publishing which reveals how awfully (pun intended) history unfolds sometimes.
Anyway, I wrote this and I stand by it.
www.christiancourier.ca/honest-patri...
Anyway, I wrote this and I stand by it.
www.christiancourier.ca/honest-patri...
Reposted by Robynne Rogers Healey
If America thinks tariffs will crush the resolve of Canadians – they’re wrong.
We will not roll over.
BC is stepping up to do our part by:
❌ Pulling US liquor off shelves
❌ Excluding US products from government purchases
We will not roll over.
BC is stepping up to do our part by:
❌ Pulling US liquor off shelves
❌ Excluding US products from government purchases
February 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If America thinks tariffs will crush the resolve of Canadians – they’re wrong.
We will not roll over.
BC is stepping up to do our part by:
❌ Pulling US liquor off shelves
❌ Excluding US products from government purchases
We will not roll over.
BC is stepping up to do our part by:
❌ Pulling US liquor off shelves
❌ Excluding US products from government purchases
Interested in taking a course on almost any aspect of #Quakerism? Check out Woodbrooke's catalogue. Most of these courses are online. There is something for every type of interest. www.woodbrooke.org.uk/our-courses/
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January 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Interested in taking a course on almost any aspect of #Quakerism? Check out Woodbrooke's catalogue. Most of these courses are online. There is something for every type of interest. www.woodbrooke.org.uk/our-courses/
Each Dec 31, I try to get out for a bike ride to end the year well (barring a storm). It was a cool 4 degrees Celsius, but the sun was shining and the snow shone in the mountains. Wishing you all good health and good memories in 2025, and strength for the challenges of real life. #cyclinghistorians
December 31, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Each Dec 31, I try to get out for a bike ride to end the year well (barring a storm). It was a cool 4 degrees Celsius, but the sun was shining and the snow shone in the mountains. Wishing you all good health and good memories in 2025, and strength for the challenges of real life. #cyclinghistorians
A thoughtful op-ed reflecting on the life of the late Jimmy Carter. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o...
Opinion | Jimmy Carter Deserved Our Thanks and Respect, Not Our Sneers (Gift Article)
We in the media and chattering class jeered at a man who probably improved more lives over a longer period than any other recent president.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:02 AM
A thoughtful op-ed reflecting on the life of the late Jimmy Carter. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o...
A fascinating read about the ways that DNA science is helping us reconsider the narratives we have constructed about Pompeii. Gift article so not behind a paywall. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/s...
With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist (Gift Article)
In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic material suggests.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:17 PM
A fascinating read about the ways that DNA science is helping us reconsider the narratives we have constructed about Pompeii. Gift article so not behind a paywall. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/s...
Who said that Taylor Swift is the hottest ticket in town tonight? I have some little girls who say otherwise.
December 7, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Who said that Taylor Swift is the hottest ticket in town tonight? I have some little girls who say otherwise.
I interrupt my regular academic feed to share this beautiful female ruby-crowned kinglet that visited my #BirdBuddy yesterday. Younger academic me would never have guessed that birds would bring such pleasure to my life.
December 6, 2024 at 3:28 AM
I interrupt my regular academic feed to share this beautiful female ruby-crowned kinglet that visited my #BirdBuddy yesterday. Younger academic me would never have guessed that birds would bring such pleasure to my life.
A busy day for TWU's Gender Studies Institute yesterday. @katiesteeves.bsky.social's Intro to GS class hosted a fabulous gender cafe in the a.m. Then, in the late afternoon, one of our alumna and new PhD @sydneyharker.bsky.social spoke on Beauty & Belonging in late 19th-C Ontario Print Culture.
November 29, 2024 at 7:22 PM
A busy day for TWU's Gender Studies Institute yesterday. @katiesteeves.bsky.social's Intro to GS class hosted a fabulous gender cafe in the a.m. Then, in the late afternoon, one of our alumna and new PhD @sydneyharker.bsky.social spoke on Beauty & Belonging in late 19th-C Ontario Print Culture.
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Cutting majors doesn't save colleges. It's the standard playbook, I know, but it has never seemed to turn a college around. Every faculty member knows this, because if it ever worked administrators would constantly cite it as they browbeat your colleagues into firing you by cutting your program.
November 27, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Cutting majors doesn't save colleges. It's the standard playbook, I know, but it has never seemed to turn a college around. Every faculty member knows this, because if it ever worked administrators would constantly cite it as they browbeat your colleagues into firing you by cutting your program.
The San Diego waterfront is beautiful and, as these images show, San Diegans like huge things that make a statement. I didn't get a photo of the Convention Center, but it feels like you could get your 10,000 steps just going from one end to the other a couple of times.
November 25, 2024 at 9:09 PM
The San Diego waterfront is beautiful and, as these images show, San Diegans like huge things that make a statement. I didn't get a photo of the Convention Center, but it feels like you could get your 10,000 steps just going from one end to the other a couple of times.
Wanting to learn more about Margaret Fell? Check out this course.
A 6-week online course on the life and writings of Margaret Fell (27th February to 10th April 2025).
The Mother of Quakerism: The Life and Writings of Margaret Fell - Woodbrooke
In this course, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the early Quaker movement, and an appreciation of the vital role Margaret Fell played in
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November 25, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Wanting to learn more about Margaret Fell? Check out this course.