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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Sep 30

One of the best parts of my "job" is that male professors/archivists/librarians are often forced to say "obstetrics" and almost never succeed

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Sep 26

Skeletons in the river, 1861

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Sep 24

Psychic Dexter finds missing person, 1856

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Sep 23

"The Clairvoyant Family Physician," Mrs Lucina Tuttle, 1855: Nightmares can KILL and you should take some syrup.

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Aug 30

Having the best time as a fellow at the Christian Science archives, in the Mary Baker Eddy Library. Thanks to Boston for the warm welcome!

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 31

Book recommendations in the Staatsbibliothek Berlin: “Kill the Mockingbird”

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 23

Irregular periods? Worms.

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 23

Full ad

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 23

Bad breath? Stomach Pain? Nose picking? It's probably WORMS (ad in the Jeffersonian, 1853)

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Éireann @eireannmor.bsky.social · Jul 20

For the past 10yrs or so I've tried to explain to students how keyword searching trains us to see looking at the world as seeking a known target. By contrast, being in a library, archive, gallery asks us to make a network of connections, questions, possibilities. Which one makes thinking more free?

Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Jul 17

Seems to me an increasing amount of bad history is based on the idea that you can just keyword search terms (esp. 21st c. terms) to locate origins & relative usage. It's totally unimaginable to these keyword searchers why folks in the past would use diff terms or not mention common practice at all.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jul 17

"the term doesn't appear therefore the concept didn't exist" is genuinely very dumb?

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Jul 17

Seems to me an increasing amount of bad history is based on the idea that you can just keyword search terms (esp. 21st c. terms) to locate origins & relative usage. It's totally unimaginable to these keyword searchers why folks in the past would use diff terms or not mention common practice at all.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jul 17

"the term doesn't appear therefore the concept didn't exist" is genuinely very dumb?

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 17

During my Monday night run I saw the 14 Juillet fireworks, and my lunch breaks take me to the boulangerie and market cheese stand. No complaints

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 17

Working from home is a lot more bearable when housesitting in Paris

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 16

This book is so incredibly well-written, dissecting a topic that I was a bit apprehensive about with a bold and engaging writing style that I absolutely envy

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 15

No, Adobe, I do not want your AI summaries, leave me alone

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 14

"Do you want whiskers? Do you want whiskers? Do you want a mustache? Do you want a mustache?" Banner of Light, 1861.

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 14

Magnetic medicated paper and hair clips, advertisement in "American Spiritualist," 1869.

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 9

it pays off

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 9

Proud to announce my unprecedentedly fast ascent to the position of university chair

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 9

And now: running around - only somewhat frantically - as a volunteer at BSHS (hist of sci) conference in Cambridge. More snacks!

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 9

Photos are in. The conference was a success, snacks were great, people were lovely!

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thank you so much!!!!

Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 7

Massive personal win: after 2.5 years and an ungodly amount of lessons, I finally passed my driving test today!! Silly as it may sound, it might be the hardest thing I've ever done.

Nienke sitting behind the steering wheel of the instructor's car with a goofy smile and glasses.

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 6

Sterkte! Laat het weten als je tussendoor nog in Londen of Cambridge te vinden bent

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Nienke Groskamp @nienkegroskamp.bsky.social · Jul 3

I was thinking/hoping you might be there too! So many good panels

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