Cat's out of the bag! I made a podcast, and it's coming soon – tune in to the first episode June 20. I never shut up about movies so I thought I'd put that energy to good use and combine it with my other love, history
Found this on the anniversary of the 19th Amendment's Ratification. Coincidence? In any case, sharing to highlight a resource I was begging for at the start of my DPhil: an interactive women's suffrage map! GREAT way to visualize the growth of wosuff! https://t.co/fOuTKG2w0n
Today we celebrate Women’s Equality Day!
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote. We honor the legacy of the countless women who worked tirelessly for equality, reminding us that their efforts continue to inspire new generations.
Sheryl Lee Ralph explains to PEOPLE why she and her husband have never lived together:
“He has his own life. I have my own life. He has his own real career, I have my own real career. He has his light to stand in, I have my light to stand in. He is not looking at me thinking about status or this or that. He’s doing his thing. I get to do my thing. When I go to see him, I love to see him. When it’s time to leave, ‘Bye bye. See you soon.’ I’m telling you, life is good… We will celebrate 20 years of marriage, thank you! And some people can’t even get through two.”
And our episode on THE PLAYER is out today — Hollywood star power expert Naomi Sutton joins to discuss the dynamics, gendered and corporate, of a changing film industry in the late 20th century
Associate Professor of History at Durham University joined us for THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY to talk the Civil War in the West — and the enduring appeal of both ideas in the American psyche https://t.co/Nfy6FfizFW
to get soppier in the replies — thank to all who have supported my podcast throughout its existence, from idea to DPhil-finishing hiatus. New episodes wouldn't be out if not for your support (and pestering for new episodes)
Jumping in to say hey! There are new Flashbacks out — and more to come in the coming weeks. Had to finish something called my "doctoral thesis" in the meantime, but I'm back at it again with more conversations on movies. I had fun recording this season, and can't wait to do more!
Some Flashback updates for this side of social media! Two new episodes are out now — we've gone classic Hollywood so far this season, covering an iconic western and our "favorite historian" itself — Sergio Leone's THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY, and Robert Altman's THE PLAYER
Carrie Chapman Catt once said, ‘The vote is the emblem of your equality, women of America.’ What does voting mean to you? Share your thoughts with us! #CattMuseum#ElectionDay#BeAVoter
Something to ponder as you head out to vote today, for free. In the Library's Rosa Parks Papers collection, there's a receipt for the poll tax she had to pay to vote in Alabama in 1956. Poll taxes, a Jim Crow-era voter suppression tool, were not abolished federally until 1964.
Halloween-themed editorial cartoons have long been common in America, partly due to the holiday's proximity to Election Day. But this charming, seemingly apolitical example from 1909 or 1910 by Clifford K. Berryman seems to simply note upon the aviation boom of that time. 🧵
Michaelmas, on 29 September, is not only an important festival in the church year but in England also historically the autumn quarter-day. It marked a moment of transition: the shift from the harvest season into later autumn, the start of new contracts and new school terms.
Some news on my end – first, I'm happy to say that I passed my viva last week!!! Big thanks to my examiners for such a great experience👩🎓and post-Dphil, I'm sticking around Oxford and the @RAIOxford as a Departmental Lecturer in American History – can't wait to start this autumn!