Sacred Heart University History Department
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Explore, Discover, Learn, Become! Study abroad in Dingle, Ireland! ☘️ https://www.sacredheart.edu/academics/colleges--schools/college-of-arts--sciences/departments--schools/history/
Come visit!
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Come visit!
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Such a great talk today with writer and speaker Alex Myers!
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Such a great talk today with writer and speaker Alex Myers!
Annual History Department Tree Decorating Party! 🎄
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Annual History Department Tree Decorating Party! 🎄
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Happy Halloween!
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October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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#OnThisDay, 25 Oct 1996, the last “Magdalene laundry” in Ireland closes.
In 2013, the Irish government issued a formal state apology to the women forced to work in the homes.
#IrishHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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In 2013, the Irish government issued a formal state apology to the women forced to work in the homes.
#IrishHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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October 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
#OnThisDay, 25 Oct 1996, the last “Magdalene laundry” in Ireland closes.
In 2013, the Irish government issued a formal state apology to the women forced to work in the homes.
#IrishHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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In 2013, the Irish government issued a formal state apology to the women forced to work in the homes.
#IrishHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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Congratulations to Dr. Anna Kouremenos on her recent research project and grant! 🎉 www.sacredheart.edu/news-room/ne...
Grant Funds Research at Ancient Greek Site
Glen R. Dash Charitable Foundation award provides professor with 21st-century tools to enhance research
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October 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Anna Kouremenos on her recent research project and grant! 🎉 www.sacredheart.edu/news-room/ne...
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Just in time for spooky season, my latest #CommonThreads column for the @satevepost.bsky.social is a reminder that a witch is not just a costume but a powerful political statement. Check it out 🗃️
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Common Threads: When Women BeWITCHed Wall Street | The Saturday Evening Post
Feminists have used the figure of a witch to protest the patriarchy, beauty pageants, the president, and even public transportation costs.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Just in time for spooky season, my latest #CommonThreads column for the @satevepost.bsky.social is a reminder that a witch is not just a costume but a powerful political statement. Check it out 🗃️
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/10/comm...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/10/comm...
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We have a fun #EverythingHasAHistory article up today at #AHAPerspectives! Grant Wong (@sc.edu) digs into Punk magazine. 🗃️
Punk Magazine – AHA
Punk magazine embodied—and helped define—the DIY ethic of punk culture in the 1970s.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We have a fun #EverythingHasAHistory article up today at #AHAPerspectives! Grant Wong (@sc.edu) digs into Punk magazine. 🗃️
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Happy Sunday!
October 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Sunday!
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This should be required reading in every historical methods and social studies classroom. Something very important is being lost. 🗃️🗺️
Marian Wilson Kimber: It’s painful to realize the people in charge of Iowa’s history apparently have no idea how history works. If they did, they'd know there is no way to predict what parts of the collection will be of interest 5, 20, or 100 years from now. www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/10/10/t...
The theft of history
Marian Wilson Kimber: I have wondered if the box of women’s club programs that changed my life will end up in the dumpster.
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October 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This should be required reading in every historical methods and social studies classroom. Something very important is being lost. 🗃️🗺️
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When I began History in the Margins, I thought I was chasing small stories.
Fourteen years later, I’ve learned those “small” stories open the biggest windows on the past.
The margins aren’t the edges of history — they’re where the truth hides. 🗃️
Fourteen years later, I’ve learned those “small” stories open the biggest windows on the past.
The margins aren’t the edges of history — they’re where the truth hides. 🗃️
October 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
When I began History in the Margins, I thought I was chasing small stories.
Fourteen years later, I’ve learned those “small” stories open the biggest windows on the past.
The margins aren’t the edges of history — they’re where the truth hides. 🗃️
Fourteen years later, I’ve learned those “small” stories open the biggest windows on the past.
The margins aren’t the edges of history — they’re where the truth hides. 🗃️
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As we wait for the announcement tonight, let's unpack how the awards work. #awards #prizes #world #politics #history
Who decides the Nobel Peace Prize?
As we wait for the announcement tonight, let's unpack how the awards work. #awards #prizes #world #politics #history
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October 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Congratulations!
Look what came in the mail today, @uncpress.bsky.social @simpsonvos.bsky.social @profsommerville.bsky.social! 🗃️
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Congratulations!
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TODAY IN HISTORY: October 8, 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire and the Evolution of Modern Policing
🔥 Out of Chicago’s ashes rose more than new buildings — it birthed a new idea of power.
The fire gave rise to modern policing built on fear and control.
#History #ChicagoFire #Policing #Brewminate
🔥 Out of Chicago’s ashes rose more than new buildings — it birthed a new idea of power.
The fire gave rise to modern policing built on fear and control.
#History #ChicagoFire #Policing #Brewminate
October 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: October 8, 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire and the Evolution of Modern Policing
🔥 Out of Chicago’s ashes rose more than new buildings — it birthed a new idea of power.
The fire gave rise to modern policing built on fear and control.
#History #ChicagoFire #Policing #Brewminate
🔥 Out of Chicago’s ashes rose more than new buildings — it birthed a new idea of power.
The fire gave rise to modern policing built on fear and control.
#History #ChicagoFire #Policing #Brewminate
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When egos clash only pettiness remains! #feuds #history #pettiness #writing #blog #writingblog #article #wit #humour
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History’s Pettiest Feuds: When Egos Changed the World
History pretends to be noble. It wants us to believe it is all about destiny, empires, and the march of progress. But if you squint a little closer, you begin to see a very different story. Behind …
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October 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
When egos clash only pettiness remains! #feuds #history #pettiness #writing #blog #writingblog #article #wit #humour
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Happy October 1st!
October 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Happy October 1st!
Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Viggiano on the publication of his new book (volume 1 of the series) and forthcoming presentation at the American Historical Association’s Annual Meeting in January! www.bloomsbury.com/us/cultural-...
A Cultural History of War
What role has war played in the historical and contemporary formation of societies across the globe? How have different classes and communities been impacted, a…
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September 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Viggiano on the publication of his new book (volume 1 of the series) and forthcoming presentation at the American Historical Association’s Annual Meeting in January! www.bloomsbury.com/us/cultural-...
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A little something for the end of the week:
The story of how Paris conjured lightning from choux and cream, turning a fragile baton of pastry into a jewel of desire, a proclamation of modernity, and an edible hymn to fleeting splendour.
Let me know what you think!
#food #history #pastry
The story of how Paris conjured lightning from choux and cream, turning a fragile baton of pastry into a jewel of desire, a proclamation of modernity, and an edible hymn to fleeting splendour.
Let me know what you think!
#food #history #pastry
Parisian Lightning: A History of the Eclair
How a choux pastry treat became a jewel in the vitrine of the French capital.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM