Melissa Johnson, PhD
@ladyhistorian.bsky.social
Historian. Associate Professor. Community College enthusiast. Researching 17th-c gossip. Weighs more than a duck. Employed by George and Gracie. She/her.
As a working class kid who found myself among people from moderately wealthy families, I discovered that the blue collar values of hard work and honesty were completely absent among the upper classes. They learn how to get over and value getting away with it
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
As a working class kid who found myself among people from moderately wealthy families, I discovered that the blue collar values of hard work and honesty were completely absent among the upper classes. They learn how to get over and value getting away with it
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OH THAT IS INTERESTING
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
OH THAT IS INTERESTING
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December 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
Oh, give me a reading list. I'm here for this
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Oh, give me a reading list. I'm here for this
I need this information. NEED it. (How else can I possibly get students to care about him?)
December 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I need this information. NEED it. (How else can I possibly get students to care about him?)
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The first school I worked at started calculating profits and losses for departments. They quickly dropped it when they discovered that history (etc.) were highly "profitable" (cheap profs, little overhead, and huge classes) whereas STEM degrees were not.
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The first school I worked at started calculating profits and losses for departments. They quickly dropped it when they discovered that history (etc.) were highly "profitable" (cheap profs, little overhead, and huge classes) whereas STEM degrees were not.
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If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
Wrecks me every time
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Wrecks me every time