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Amy Froide

@afroide.bsky.social
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History Prof.; Director Dresher Center for the Humanities at UMBC; early modern Britain, women's history, financial history

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Erin Rowe @erinkathleenrowe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨🚨 Job Alert: Johns Hopkins Dept of History is accepting applications in Mediev European and/or Mediterranean History, 400-1500, associate or advanced assistant rank: apply.interfolio.com/193938. 🚨🚨
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Elizabeth (Liz) Lehfeldt (she/her/hers) @lizlehfeldt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our new issue is out! Read through the thread for a sneak peek at what's inside. #earlymodern
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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Zero new NSF grants in sociology, anthropology, political science and economics. The agenda of this US govt is to stop documenting the society in which we live while they are destroying it. We will find other ways to track and explain our times and fight to restore our research funding.
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Lincoln County Indivisible Maine @lcimaine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social WE ARE ALL ON THE DECOY PLANE.🛩️ —-BOSTON N 93 Overpass
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 17/07/2026
You've finished the manuscript. Now what? Join our AHA Online webinar on July 28 at 12 p.m. ET exploring the nuts and bolts of book publishing, from acquisitions and contracts to marketing. With Mike Baccam, Levi Stahl, and Elizabeth Townsend Gard. Register now.
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Book Publishing 101: Acquisitions, Contracts, and Promotion for Historians – AHA
Book Publishing 101: Acquisitions, Contracts, and Promotion for Historians AHAOnline Tuesday, July 28, 12–1 p.m. ET You’ve written a dissertation or drafted a new manuscript and are in talks to publis...
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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Great piece from @hetanshah.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com on the future of the Humanities. Hope the new Cabinet will read this! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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We need humanities more than ever in the age of AI
Subjects like literature, languages and history are vital to a thoughtful and prosperous society
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
NCPH rejects authoritarian efforts to rewrite and simplify history; the Trump administration’s attempt to control knowledge; efforts to silence the voices of communities of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ individuals; and the dismissal of intellectual freedom, expertise, and collaboration.
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Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal @emwjournal.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We hope that lots of you will consider submitting a piece for our upcoming forum on early modern women and generations #EarlyModern
The editors of Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal invite submissions for the Fall 2027/Volume 22.1 Forum on the topic of Early Modern Women and Generations.
In keeping with the Journal’s tradition since its third issue (2008), this Forum will comprise short contributions on a single topic by scholars from a variety of disciplines. For Volume 22.1, we invite contributions on **women and generations in the early modern world**. Papers might include examinations of intergenerational relationships among and between women, how gender shapes the expression of generational knowledge and status, how women preserve and protect the generations ahead of and behind them, how representations of generations are gendered, etc. We particularly encourage submissions that appeal to readers across disciplinary and national boundaries. Articles may cover literature, history, art history, history of science, geography, music, politics, religion, theater, cultural studies, and any region of the early modern world. 
At least part of our selection process will be focused on assuring geographical, chronological, and disciplinary diversity across the essays ultimately published in this Forum.
Submissions are due October 1, 2026 and should be 3,500 words including footnotes; essays should follow the EMW Style Guide (www.journals.uchicago.edu/pb-assets/docs/journals/EMW-style-guide-CMOS18-1735857164913.pdf). Contributions will be peer-reviewed. 
If you have any questions about whether your proposed forum essay fits the scope of the journal, please contact us at emw@press.uchicago.edu.
Please submit contributions at https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/emw/about.
See Submissions and Instructions for Authors. For article type, select Forum
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berniemj.bsky.social @berniemj.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Get it straight:
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Patricia Goldsworthy @pgoldsworthy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
One of the two public universities in Oregon currently undergoing retrenchment published a report on which programs make the most $ for the university (which shouldn't be the primary factor in keeping or cutting them), and the answer by a LONG SHOT was History/Poli Sci
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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
DOGE’s Termination of Humanities Grants Is Ruled Unconstitutional “The humanities are not a luxury. They are how a democracy understands itself. Today’s decision is a step toward honoring the will of Congress and our mission as a nation.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/a...
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DOGE’s Termination of Humanities Grants Is Ruled Unconstitutional
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The JER Pano @thejerpano.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
On Dec. 1, 2025, all EDSITEment content a documentary and source initiative started under the Clinton admin was removed from the NEH site. Tracking changes and erasures to federal sites matters! View this and others on the #JERPano Early Republic Tracker: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/13/n...
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NEH Removes All Content from Popular EDSITEment Website
Visit the post for more.
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Lauren Donovan Ginsberg @laurenginsberg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
“I have a PhD in atmospheric physics. I spent a decade measuring greenhouse gases from satellites. The thing that made me good at it was reading poetry. It trained me to notice what was not being said in a dataset. Every critical decision I made as a scientist was interpretation, not computation.”
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The Humanities Are the Moat
Twenty years of defunding the disciplines that teach judgement. Now we are surprised nobody can tell when AI is wrong.
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Jennifer Aston @drjenniferaston.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The paperback of 'Deserted Wives & Economic Divorce' is out, and I am delighted to celebrate with an online book event. I'll be in conversation with the fabulous @afroide.bsky.social about the book and how it was written, in an event hosted by @thenacbs.bsky.social. 📅 April 30 ⏰ 12 noon ET / 5pm BST
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
📢Online book event! Join us next week to hear more about Deserted Wives and Economic Divorce in 19th Century England and Wales. @drjenniferaston.bsky.social in conversation with @afroide.bsky.social 📅April 30 ⏰12pm noon ET Free and open to the public Info and RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
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Deserted Wives and Economic Divorce in 19th-Century England and Wales with Jennifer Aston | NACBS
Join NACBS for a discussion of Deserted Wives and Economic Divorce in 19-century England and Wales. Amy Froide will join author Jennifer Aston in conversation.
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deborahhamer.bsky.social @deborahhamer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Dream positions: 3 (!!) PhD placements at the Prize Papers with emphasis on finding students with the following language skills: French, Spanish, Dutch, and Scandinavian languages. (Of course, I emphasize the Dutch language!) www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional...
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Exploring the Prize Papers, a global early modern archive
Using language skills, examine previously unknown records from the Prize Papers collection and produce descriptions to support digitisation.
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Bethany Mannon @drbethany.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
If everyone got a receipt for their taxes breaking it down like this, I think our country would look totally different
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Tesla paid $0 in federal income taxes in 2025, despite making $5.7 billion. This Tax Day, remember that you have paid more in taxes than a multi-billion dollar company—all thanks to corporate tax breaks from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Michael F. DuBois @michaelfdubois.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I wrote and posted this to Instagram a couple of days ago and it became my most-read poem ever. I’m honored I get to feel big feelings alongside you all. I’m posting it here too and want to use this space more consistently. Hello friends ❤️
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 06/04/2026
so, fellow historians, this is a 12-alarm fire if "learn about history" is the top use of AI (related to the Humanities). this should be an all-hands-on-deck conversation with @historians.org and every history department to work K-16 to get us away from history as just "names and dates"
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Susan Amussen @sdamussen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
In the spirit of yesterday‘s discussions, here is a reminder that my new book about why Shakespeare was Shakespeare is out in the world!
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/03/2026
Over eight million Americans took to the streets today, which makes No Kings 3 the biggest single day of protest in the history of our country. #NoKings
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The Philly #NoKings march has no end.
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Charm City Indivisible ❌👑 @charmcityindvsbl.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#nokings #baltimore
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Keegan Lannon @keeganlannon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The meme of Principal Skinner: in the top panel he looks down with hand on chin considering an idea: “Have the bloated admin salaries and the expensive consultants been the problem the whole time?”
Bottom image: he looks up and beyond the frame with more confidence: “No…no, it must be the humanities programs.”
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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Powerful stuff from our students: "AI cannot coexist with education — it can only degrade it.... With our own university leading the charge, AI is now corrupting those few sacred spaces and leaving us with nowhere to engage in true scholarship."
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Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
You ever think you could use a few strategies for balancing writing/publishing when you have a demanding teaching schedule? Come for the strategies, stay for the community. MLA is committed to helping you thrive professionally, no matter where you are in your career.
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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 16/03/2026
New research from School of Humanities @uofgartshums.bsky.social shows 90% of Humanities alumni now work in mid–senior roles across 24 sectors, with 91.7% reporting high career fulfilment. Read More: gla.ac/3Nr1Ewf
Pictured at the McMillan Reading Room, University of Glasgow Library - Jodie Pike (report author and Humanities student intern) 
Dr Tanya Cheadle (event co ordinator and Director of Learning, Teaching and Student Experience at the School of Humanities) and Tessa Carroll (Humanities student intern). Photo Credit: Martin Shields
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
This story is generating lots of reaction. Which is good! I think it's an important story. But also a nuanced one. And so a few points I think it's worth making, in a Saturday evening 🧵: #EconSky
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Someone just posted about how they don't care if their students use AI as long as the text conveys the ideas the students meant to convey. The thing is, you don't know exactly what you think until you write it. And if some prefab thing pops up, you're liable to decide that was what you thought.
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Modern Language Association @modernlanguage.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @historians.org have filed a motion for summary judgment in our lawsuit to restore the NEH. Discovery documents reveal that DOGE rather than the acting chair led grant terminations and targeted grants using ChatGPT. More at mla.org/NEH-Lawsuit
MLA, ACLS, and AHA lawsuit reveals use of ChatGPT in illegal termination of grants by DOGE. Motion for summary judgment asserts violations of the First Amendment; violations of the Equal Protection Clause; and violation of the separation of powers. mla.org/NEH-Lawsuit
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/03/2026
(around photos of Jeff Bezos and an Amazon employee) Jeff Bezos made $90 billion in profit... because of their hard work.

Amazon's profits went UP 45%, but its taxes went DOWN 87%.

Thanks to Trump's "Big Ugly Bill," Amazon paid just $1.2 billion in taxes (down from $9 billion last year).

Hardworking Americans are struggling, while Republicans hand massive tax breaks to the Epstein class.
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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We are hiring postdoc researchers to join our #WrittenWorlds project at Birkbeck, with Sue Wiseman, @mdpowelldavies.bsky.social, @richardjansell.bsky.social and I. 0.5FTE, 13 months, focus on women's or provincial non-elite writing #EarlyModern 🗃️ cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Birkbeck, University of London, is looking for a talented researcher to join a project focused on expanding our understanding of non elite writers and writing in seventeenth century England.
As Postdoctoral Research Associate you will join 'Written Worlds in Seventeenth-Century England', an exciting Leverhulme Trust–funded project. The role is offered on a 13 month, part time (17.5 hours a week) contract with a salary of £22,124 rising to £25,189 per annum (pro-rated £44,247 to £50,379 per annum).
In this role, you will carry out dedicated research on non elite textual production, working closely with the Principal Investigator, Professor Sue Wiseman, and the Co Investigator, Dr Brodie Waddell. You will have the opportunity to work extensively with manuscripts and printed sources, visit archives, investigate datasets, develop the project database, and contribute to shaping the project’s scholarly outputs - and you may also be involved in textual editing.
As Research Associate, you will focus on one of two thematic strands:
1.	Non elite writing produced in the provinces, or
2.	Writing produced by non elite women.
Further details via link
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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
NEW EPISODE - The #Moscow Playbook: How #Sovietunion & #Russia Used, #Abused, and Transformed #Sports in the Hunt for #Power Listen here 🎧 coldwarconversations.com/episode443 #olympics #doping #sportsscience #Coldwar
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 09/02/2026
What can you do with a history degree?
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IHR Women @ihrwomen.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Join us live at the IHR and online. Free registration. tinyurl.com/229on2w7 @lauragowing.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social
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Amy Froide @afroide.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I call this ‘weird trick’ intentional patriarchy.
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Jim Ambuske @jimambuske.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
We cannot escape the fact that George Washington enslaved people, and he knew he could not escape that fact either. Signs may come down (for now), but good history is out there, starting with: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
History Podcast · Updated Weekly · Intertwined tells the story of the more than 577 people enslaved by George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon. Told through the biographies of Sambo Anderson, Dav...
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Friends, I hope you’ll share this widely. The @jcblibrary.bsky.social is hiring 2 3-yr research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas. Info is here and I’m happy to take questions offline: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...
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Research Associate
Job Description: The John Carter Brown Library, located on the campus of Brown University, has one of the world’s most significant collections relating to the history of the early Americas, particular...
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Here's the moment slowed down. Watch the men in front of the car.
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Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
A big reason we can’t just let the events and insurrection of January 6, 2021 go? Because it wasn’t an isolated event; it was part of an anti-democracy onslaught that is still happening. Please read this excellent contextualization from @hcrichardson.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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January 5, 2026 (Monday)
Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, more than 2,000 rioters stormed the U.S.
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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
it is fairly amazing how clear it was, at the time, what was happening. so much chaff has been thrown into the air since then, of course, that most coverage takes a "whomst amongst us can say what happened that day?" approach (stole this image from @joshsternberg.com's post)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 24/12/2025
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 19/12/2025
When I'm feeling particularly hopeless about the future of professoring as a profession, I try to remind myself: That's what they want. They want us to not want to be professors anymore.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns. The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Having read through those ratification debates when preparing our amicus brief in the immunity case, the unanimity over the question of presidential accountability was striking. No one. Not one. Not in newspapers or manuscript discussions, argued for immunity. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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15 Historians File Amicus Brief in Trump v. US Debunking Immunity Claim
Historians show that history doesn’t support presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.
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Joseph M. Adelman @jmadelman.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime. Teach a man the best AI prompts to get a fish, and he'll always depend on an algorithm someone else has written to decide whether the statistically most probable response is to give him a fish.
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