Cookie Woolner

Historian, professor, and author of The Famous Lady Lovers: Black Women and Queer Desire before Stonewall (UNC Press, 2023). she/her

[Cookie Woolner @CookieWoolner]

Looking forward to talking about the queer blues women in a speakeasy setting, with live performances of their songs! It’s free on Thursday at 7pm at Culture Lab in Queens! 🌈@LGBTQ_Museum @UNC_Press

[NYC Cultural Affairs @NYCulture]

Culture Lab and @LGBTQ_Museum team up to present “Reverb: The Famous Lady Lovers,” an exploration of queer Black singers and the Blues on June 19 at 7pm.
https://t.co/sV3qC5XP50

[Cookie Woolner @CookieWoolner]

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[ABWH Truth @ABWHTruth]

@abwhtruth Honorable Mention 2024 Letitia Woods Brown Book Prize @CookieWoolner The Famous Lady Lovers: Black Women and Queer Desire before Stonewall (@UNC_Press)

[Charles W McKinney, Jr. @CharlesWMcKinn2]

Memphis! Come out tomorrow and hear one of the best in the business do her thing! @CountessCanuck has written a powerful book, and her musings on slavery are illuminating. Come out if you can!

[Princeton University Press @PrincetonUPress]

This Tuesday (11/12) at 6 pm CST: Please join @novelmemphis in welcoming @EvaBPayne, in conversation with @CookieWoolner, to celebrate the release of her new book Empire of Purity.

For more details, visit: https://t.co/jpaqMx394e

[Katherine Rye Jewell, Ph.D. 📻🎙🎧 @katisjewell]

New review by a scholar I’ve been anxious to read thoughts from. It’s a real privilege to have your work engaged with and appreciated!! https://t.co/iYWBSS5UeQ mccoy-on-katherine-rye-jewells-live-from-the-underground-a-history-of-college-radio/

[Gotham Center for New York City History @GothamCenter]

ICYMI: for the blog, Katie Uva @K80Uva recently interviewed Cookie Woolner @CookieWoolner about her recent work, The Famous Lady Lovers. Read more about Woolner's work on the lives and communities of queer Black women in the 1920s and 1930s here: https://t.co/TDL63MIUgl

[Adam X. McNeil, PhD (aka Metaphors & Memes) @CulturedModesty]

The Department of History at The University of Memphis, seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Public History beginning in August 2025.

https://t.co/S5cyA7EIrA

[Cookie Woolner @CookieWoolner]

Thanks to @K80Uva for interviewing me about The Famous Lady Lovers for @GothamCenter! @UNC_Press https://t.co/r1hUTop4JG

[Eric Gonzaba @EGonzaba]

Did you finish a dissertation on US LGBT history between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024? Submit your dissertation for consideration of the John @The_OAH D’Emilio LGBTQ History Dissertation Award. Due October 1, 2024. SHARE WIDELY! More info here: https://t.co/VGBkeJyo0T.

[Cookie Woolner @CookieWoolner]

Thank you for assigning my book @KeishaBlain! Honored to be in this fabulous stack.

[UNC Press @UNC_Press]

🙏🏽👇🏽
@CookieWoolner THE FAMOUS LADY LOVERS
@CountessCanuck THE VICE PRESIDENT’S BLACK WIFE

[Emma Amador @xEmmaAmador]

🎉 Very excited that my book, “The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice,” has been listed on the @DukePress website!

[Cookie Woolner @CookieWoolner]

@nshibley @UNC_Press Exciting, congrats!! 🎉

[Paul Renfro @paulmrenfro]

The LGBTQ Committee of @The_OAH is accepting submissions for the John D'Emilio Dissertation Award. Anyone who completed a dissertation between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 is eligible. The deadline is October 1. Please circulate widely. More info here: https://t.co/qOvYGTc0b8

[ACLS @ACLS1919]

Apply now for a 2025 ACLS Fellowship, supporting scholars in the humanities and interpretive social sciences! Awards of $30-60k + additional funding for independent scholars, adjunct faculty & faculty in teaching-intensive roles. Deadline Sept. 25, 9PM EDT https://t.co/hb9NzzZhpJ

[Cookie Woolner @CookieWoolner]

@JenniferVEvans Gorgeous photo 🥹

[dr. alicia andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz]

apropos of nothing, a gorgeous collection people should check out before making blanket statements about people from Appalachia.

proud to say my student ⁦@MaxwellCloe⁩ is a contributor.

[Cait McKinney @caitmckinney]

Today is the official publication day for my new book, I Know You Are, but What Am I? On Pee-wee Herman from @UMinnPress. You can pick up a copy here or read the ebook for free: https://t.co/DRduMZzgt0. Get 40% with code MN91270