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Internet Archive @archive.org · 22/09/2026

Care work is often invisible and undervalued, leaving history at risk of disappearing. Amanda Gray Rendón examines how social media can preserve caregiving work and the communities that support it in VANISHING CULTURE. 📚 Read for free or purchase in print: archive.org/details/vani... 🧵

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 22/09/2026

Rendón looks at a Facebook community where caregivers shared experiences, empathy, and support, showing how online spaces can become part of care labor history, and considers the challenge of preserving these ephemeral spaces. @Archive.org #Books #VanishingCulture #DigitalMemory #InternetArchive

Vintage black-and-white photograph of Vintage photo of the author's great-grandmother picking beets in a field while caring for the author's two-year-old grandmother, both standing near a barbed-wire fence. Farmland stretches into the background with a distant building.

Screenshot of a social media photo post by Cindy Ann, showing two women posing together framed by heart and Valentine's Day sticker overlays, including an 'I Love You' balloon and a rose. Cindy Ann's caption reads she always made a point to buy her Mom Valentine's Day flowers and balloons and misses her so much. A comment below shows a red heart emoji.

Screenshot of a social media post by Cindy Ann dated October 20, 2018, captioned 'How I miss you Mom.. today I walk in memory of you!! You faught till the end..' with purple heart emoji. The post includes Alzheimer's awareness graphics reading 'I Wear Purple For My Mom' next to a purple ribbon, and a collage of three photos, including one of an older woman holding a doll. The post shows 82 reactions, 10 comments, and 1 share.

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