Dr. Catherine Treesh

PhD in Early American History from @Yale | @WilliamsCollege '15

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

The US has had 130 mass shootings since the start of 2023 and 13 occurred at schools. In 86 days, 63 children have died from gun violence. To paraphrase Mandela, there is no keener revelation of the GOP’s soul than the way it treats its guns versus the way it treats its children.

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

I'm honored to kick off Encyclopedia Virginia's new series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution! My article on the Virginia Committee of Correspondence shows the revolutionary potential of community-building…https://t.co/Fn1gupoTQs https://t.co/AxbaOWPrkl

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

@Catherineoscopy Love these! I also include a question that makes students reflect on their effort: What can you do to improve your experience in the class? I like it because it gives them agency and frames the classroom as a partnership where teacher & student are responsible for learning

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

“Our tomorrow is the child of our today. Through thought and deed, we exert a great deal of influence over this child, even though we can’t control it absolutely. Best to think about it, though. Best to try to shape it into something good.”

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

One painting from every year of the 20th century, in chronological order.

1900: Sunbeams by Vilhelm Hammershøi

1/100

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

THREAD. One of the news outlets most subtly committed to spreading misinformation about police is NPR. Yesterday, NPR editors allowed one of their reporters to do something egregious.

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

I’m happy to share that I’ve started a new position as Associate at New Markets Advisors! I'm lucky to have found a consulting firm that has so much of what I loved about academia -- brilliant colleagues dedicated to rigorous analysis and thought leadersh…https://t.co/zovm7sxnFO

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

Highly recommend this story about an incredible woman - Betty Reid Soskin - from my little corner of the world. A woman who has lived "nine lives" with different identities, her thoughts on race, memory, and history are particularly interesting

[Berkeleyside @berkeleyside]

Betty Reid Soskin: The extraordinary life of the nation’s oldest park ranger https://t.co/QrnXubhHTS

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

⬇️ Similar situation to Jim Crow Era confederate statues, where the historical context of commemorating is crucial to understanding the depth of harm that they do & have done

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

I'm absolutely going to use this in my work as a writing tutor!

[Shira Lurie @ShiraLurie]

Teaching the passive voice today and using this example from Charlottesville to explain why it matters

[Green Mountain Club @greenmtnclub]

Check out out finalists in the Fall Foliage Photo Contest, and vote for your favorite to win Hikers' Choice! https://t.co/Nefv0gLDaz

[Age of Revolutions @AgeofRevs]

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay2021! Celebrate by reading pieces in our "Native American Revolutions" series! https://t.co/6IFyavIY0s

[Michael Hattem @MichaelHattem]

If anyone out there is in the NYC area in the coming months and interested in rare books or just early American history generally, you might find it interesting to check out this @nyhistory exhibit of rare 17c and 18c books on which I served as a consultant and writer.

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

@maddysquish Couldn’t have finished it without ya!!!

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

A special thank you to my own committee of correspondence, @jbf1755, @PincusSteven, Mark Peterson, & Patrick Griffin!

[Dr. Catherine Treesh @C_Treesh]

Beyond excited to say that I've submitted my dissertation, "Writing Union into Resistance: How Committees of Correspondence Forged a Continental Community"!

Thank you to everyone who helped along the way! I am a much better historian with the help of colleagues & friends

[Michael Hattem @MichaelHattem]

Here's the thing about the American Revolution. It is both everything you want it to be AND everything you don't want it to be.