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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · 18m

Got delicious Greek food today and took over 2000 pictures in the archives. 🔎

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · 10h

Arrived at the motherland for research! 😍

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · 1d

So excited to be able to see this!

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Amy J. Rutenberg @amyjay401.bsky.social · 5d

This should be required reading in every historical methods and social studies classroom. Something very important is being lost. 🗃️🗺️

Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 5d

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.

www.bleedingheartland.com

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 7d

Born on this date in 1823: Mary Ann Shadd. She was an anti-slavery, pro-suffrage publisher & journalist, taught in DC Public Schools for 15 years, & graduated from Howard Law School at age 60, only the second Black woman in the US to do so. She died & is buried in Washington, DC.

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Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 8d

Look what came in the mail today, @uncpress.bsky.social @simpsonvos.bsky.social @profsommerville.bsky.social! 🗃️

Printed copy of Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis held by the author in the background

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 15d

The Suffrage Oak on a junction box on Derby Street in the west of Glasgow.

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#glasgow #streetart #tree #trees #glasgowhistory #kelvinway

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · 13d

I have a forthcoming article that I also dedicated as I started it as a student in her class.

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · 13d

connecticuthistory.org/ida-tarbell-... My students are making a little collaborative book about Tarbell this semester!

Ida Tarbell: The Woman Who Took On Standard Oil - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project

Ida Tarbell became one of the most famous "muckraking" journalists in 19th century America, thanks largely to her investigation of the Standard Oil Company.

connecticuthistory.org

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Lorissa Rinehart @lorissa.bsky.social · 14d

For anyone who thinks change is impossible, here's Jeannette Rankin. In 2 years, she flipped MT from against to for women’s suffrage. Then she ran for Congress - and won in 1916 -despite 1 corporation that controlled MT's economy, politicians, & media.
#WomensHistory #Democracy #WomensRights

Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress|Hardcover

The first major biography of Jeannette Rankin, a groundbreaking suffragist, activist, and the first American woman to hold federal office.“Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while bein...

www.barnesandnoble.com

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Ana Stevenson @dranastevenson.bsky.social · 18d

I'm excited to be speaking at the Lines in the Sand festival in Maryborough in October!

This talk draws on my Camera Obscura journal article about Mary Poppins and The Suffrage Postcard Project, a digital archive of women's suffrage postcards.

Find out more ⬇️
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/lines-in-t...

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Sacred Heart University History Department @shuhistorydept.bsky.social · 20d

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…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · 22d

Book mail! Thank you Norton! Maybe I’ll adopt for the spring semester!

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · 24d

I’m letting my students play 20 minutes of the Oregon Trail game online today to begin the conversation about some of the dangers faced by settlers moving West.

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National Council for History Education @historyed.bsky.social · 24d

If you had an unlimited budget for your classroom, what would you buy first?

Image from the Library of Congress: buff.ly/59EJDU0

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 25d

Illustrated postcard depicting a man wearing an apron while washing clothes in a wooden tub. In the floor sits a baby and a brown tabby cat is staring at it. Writing at the top reads “everybody works but mother, she’s a suffragette”. Writing at the bottom reads “I want you to vote but my wife won’t let me.”

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · 27d

At the Big E Fairgrounds!

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UBC Press @ubcpress.bsky.social · 28d

"Our Voices Must Be Heard" examines the ideals and failings of Ontario’s suffrage history, its daring supporters and thunderous enemies, and its blind spots on matters of race and class. bit.ly/4nyVOW1

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us on 8 October for a fascinating webinar looking at the history and legacy of votes for women!

Find out more: ow.ly/H2Ch50Wqnov

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Worn fabric banner with green text reading 'Votes for Women in 1912' advocating women's suffrage.

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · Sep 11

My students went outside to help this morning! Proud!

Sacred Heart University History Department @shuhistorydept.bsky.social · Sep 11

History 115 students helping to put up flags to honor 9/11 victims!

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · Sep 10

🗃️ Still needing nominees! #academicsky #history

Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · Aug 30

We’re preparing the ballot for the New England Historical Association and seeking people to run for a variety of positions within the organization! Please email me if interested: [email protected] 🗃️

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · Sep 9

Congrats to the @nursingclio.bsky.social team! My local independent bookstore tells me my pre-ordered copy is ready for pickup.
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Nursing Clio @nursingclio.bsky.social · Sep 9

Our book is out!! Happy publication day to our fantastic team of editors and authors.

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Sacred Heart University History Department @shuhistorydept.bsky.social · Sep 9

Great day at SHU! Hosting Dr. Berkin to hear her talk on women and the Revolution!

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · Sep 7

I’m teaching modern US history survey in-person in the spring for the first time in six years. What are the new cool supplemental books to assign students? 🗃️

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The Story of Writing @sownow.bsky.social · Sep 6

It is the birthday of the Nobel laureate who wrote,
“True peace is not merely the absence of war, it is the presence of justice.”
American sociologist and author Jane Addams was born on this day in 1860.
#BookSky #WriterSky #History #Suffrage #ACLU #SocialWork #BOTD

She wanted the world to be better and kinder. So she became an activist, reformer, public administrator, philosopher, and writer. She is considered a founder of social work, a leading voice for women's suffrage, and co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, one of the nation’s most influential settlement houses. It provided extensive social services to poor, largely immigrant families. In 1920, she was also a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union. Addams was also a prominent figure in securing an eight-hour working day for women, factory inspections for worker safety, and workers’ compensation if injured on the job. Addams’ speeches and books inspired generations of women and men to take action and give voice to their aspirations, aimed at making a better world.

A painted portrait of Jane Addams, circa 1906, by George de Forest Brush.
Image source: Smithsonian | National Portrait Gallery

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