"[I]f you're afraid of people in the future evaluating your choices, placing you in the broader context of your historical moment, and finding that you were...not quite brave enough to make different choices, well, maybe you've just discovered one of the reasons we do history"
"Looking to the past for examples of things that we think were wrong or right, good or bad, is one of the reasons people engage with history, both as lay people and as professionals." https://t.co/J31U3Ow0G9
Hey folks.
Tonight is the start of Rosh Hashanah.
How about if we send a massive group prayer for the coming year out into the universe at 7:00 PM (sunset)?
Let's fill our Twitter feed with some #WomenAlsoKnowHistory positivity! ♀️ Let us know what #WomenAlsoKnowHistory books you're reading, teaching, or recommending and we will RT to #amplify the work of women and nonbinary historians. 📘 Photos of books and purchase links welcome!
Charles Guiteau also belonged to the Oneida Community, a communalist religious society that practiced free love. Unfortunately, there clearly wasn't much in the way of free love for him as his nickname was "Charles Gitout"
Charles Guiteau, who shot President James Garfield #OTD in 1881, is one of the main characters of Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins." Listen to the "Ballad of Guiteau" here, and then check out our list of other historical musicals: https://t.co/BXG3jLJLyc https://t.co/XFPK6TVccS
Grad school time commitments are the main things inhibiting us from producing new eps. This week, @MJJAlbani is at #AHA19 getting some much needed advice from @Saniya1, Devin McGeehan Muchmore, & @ddyrlihermeling, some of the grad students behind @sexinghistory & @TWOILHPodcast
We are still building our correspondent's team for the 2019 meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago. Write for us! https://t.co/dcxdER5Oos @AHAhistorians#twitterstorians#aha2019#aha19
@oneHumanist Many thanks for taking the time to comment! Yes, we have lots of ideas for new episodes, and time constraints are the the only thing preventing us from bringing them to fruition. Nevertheless, we truly appreciate your understanding and continued support!
#SectsEd's @MJJAlbani is in Boston this weekend, and you can bet he's taking time out to see some of the city's artifacts and sites of religious significance #OnTheRoad#ResearchTrip