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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Rosalind J. Beiler, Early American Studies co-editor, remembers Susan E. Klepp (1943-2026) as “amazing role model who I always seek to emulate when mentoring my own students and peers.” Read more here: tinyurl.com/4amkj7ze

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Billy Smith admired the scholarship of Susan Klepp (1943-2026), “particularly her book Revolutionary Conceptions, which demonstrated her ability to uncover intimate details of family life, sexuality, and the demographic transition to smaller families.” Read more here: tinyurl.com/5fcynyez

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Why do you write the entire world in one sentence?,” Susan E. Klepp (1943-2026) once asked Jennifer Janofsky. Today, Jennifer still delivers the “same feedback word-for-word” to her own students. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4442shea

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Remembering Susan E. Klepp (1943-2026), Karin Wulf writes: “It’s a cliché to say that the historian’s life can be much too short, and we’re grateful for the work that lives on. But like so many cliches, it’s got just enough truth.” Read more here: tinyurl.com/3uksu5nh

The cover of a book featuring an image of a woman with an infant. The book is titled: Revolutionary Conceptions: Women, Fertility, and Family Limitation in Early America, 1760-1820.

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

EAS: Miscellany was saddened to learn of the death of Susan E. Klepp, a historian of early American women and an active member of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies. We offer this collection of tributes in her honor: tinyurl.com/3uksu5nh

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Did the US almost admit an Indigenous state to the union? James M. Greene's new essay on the 1778 Treaty of Fort Pitt and White Eyes's push for Delaware statehood argues it was a real, and missed, possibility — with echoes in today's sovereignty debates. Out now, EAS 24.3: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fauci's Fifth Amendment fight has an unlikely ancestor: Plymouth puritans. In 1642, William Bradford asked three ministers if colonists could be forced to confess under oath. Their answers seeded a right that's shaped SCOTUS rulings ever since. tinyurl.com/y2hdjpck

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Are you planning to attend the Omohundro Institute’s "For 2026: New Republic, New Worlds" Conference, hosted in Williamsburg, VA on Oct. 23-24, 2026. If so, apply to be a conference reporter for EAS: Misc: tinyurl.com/87xn8afk

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In case you missed it: Elena Rotzokou's new essay reads The Sugar-Cane (1764) through its botany — how the poem's plant management naturalizes plantation "health" while its own logic keeps disclosing the coercion underneath. She names this move "biocolonial poetics." muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In case you missed it: Everyone studies Massachusetts and Mosaic law, Israel Benporat asks why we've ignored Plymouth's. Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In case you missed it: Elena Rotzokou on why a 1764 plantation poem is stuffed with medical footnotes — and how that "explanatory" apparatus both masks and reveals plantation violence. A great companion read to her article in Summer 2026 EAS article: bit.ly/4zp0SmW

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In case you missed it: New issue of Early American Studies (Vol. 24.3, Summer 2026) is out now on Project MUSE — interdisciplinary work on early America before 1850, from The McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In case you missed it: The Summer 2026 issue of Early American Studies (24.3) is live — Plymouth law, Atlantic disease ecologies, a 1778 Delaware-American treaty, and enslaved women's labor on Maryland's Jesuit plantations. Full issue on Project MUSE. muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New on EAS Miscellany: Elena Rotzokou on why a 1764 plantation poem is stuffed with medical footnotes — and how that "explanatory" apparatus both masks and reveals plantation violence. A great companion read to her article in EAS 24.3. bit.ly/4zp0SmW

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Elena Rotzokou's new essay reads The Sugar-Cane (1764) through its botany — how the poem's plant management naturalizes plantation "health" while its own logic keeps disclosing the coercion underneath. She names this move "biocolonial poetics." Out now in EAS 24.3: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Everyone studies Massachusetts and Mosaic law, Israel Benporat asks why we've ignored Plymouth's. His new essay traces how Bradford charted a distinct, more moderate path than Cotton's, from 1642 clergy debates to the colony's 1658 law code. Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Summer 2026 issue of Early American Studies (24.3) is live — Plymouth law, Atlantic disease ecologies, a 1778 Delaware-American treaty, and enslaved women's labor on Maryland's Jesuit plantations. Full issue on Project MUSE. muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New issue of Early American Studies (Vol. 24.3, Summer 2026) is out now on Project MUSE — interdisciplinary work on early America before 1850, from The McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Heading to "For a New Republic, New Worlds" or SHA this fall? 📚 EAS Miscellany is looking for volunteer conference reporters to cover sessions and share what's happening with folks who can't be in the room. Grad students welcome. forms.gle/je69iGNCCV...

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Did you visit a museum or exhibit or library? Consider sharing your adventures with us by contributing an exhibit review to EAS Miscellany and share your insights with a wider audience: tinyurl.com/5n76u2jv #AmRev #PublicHistory

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For women caregivers in Revolutionary New England, healing wasn't just labor — it was survival strategy. Contributing to the "Nursing the Revolution" roundtable, Sarah Pearlman Shapiro recovers the "communities of care" women built to navigate wartime violence. bit.ly/4gDc48b

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration—and of the Muhlenberg family's ties to Trappe, PA. An interview Lisa Minardi & Emily Sneff unveils "Window to Revolution: PA Germans and the War for Independence" plus the newly restored Speaker's House. bit.ly/3QY0XMW

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I know what exhibit you visited this summer... 👀 EAS Miscellany wants to hear about it! Consider contributing an exhibit review and share your insights with a wider audience: tinyurl.com/5n76u2jv #AmRev #PublicHistory

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

What did "overthrowing tyranny" have to do with the wet nurse? More than you'd think according to Lilith Todd. Part of the "Nursing the Revolution" roundtable, Todd traces how revolutionary language of independence was shaped by debates over who gets paid for care. bit.ly/4eMvBkl

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Congrats to Caylin Carbonell, winner of the 2026 Gordon-Eastman-Hart Prize! Her article "Fraught Forms" reveals how indenture contracts in colonial New England were as powerful as material objects—torn, hidden, or carried—as they were as legal texts. bit.ly/4wSMbGC

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Big news for early career historians: EAS & the Journal of the Early Republic have launched the G.E.H. Prize — $500 for the best article by an emerging scholar, alternating journals each year. First winner announced at SHEAR! bit.ly/4b5wYcF

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Ever wonder how "all men are created equal" actually got written? Nicholas Miller reviews Princeton's new digital exhibit tracing every draft, edit & crossed-out word behind the Declaration of Independence — from Jefferson's pen to the final text. bit.ly/4eYyfVn

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

How do archives shape the story of a nation? Aaron Michael Hoggle reports from the 29th Omohundro Institute conference, where scholars & archivists debated defining "revolutionary America" for the Declaration's 250th — from keynote roundtable to plenary. bit.ly/3RuiP29

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Before it closes for renovation in Aug 2026, catch "Revolutionary Things" at the State Museum of PA where you will find Revolution-era relics, a 7-ft carved eagle, Bicentennial art & visitor Post-its answering "What Would You Celebrate About PA Today?" Read the exhibit review: bit.ly/4wbDkzJ

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

America's 250th is resonating abroad too. Northern Irish filmmakers Steve Douds & Jane Magowan discuss their new documentaries: "Freedom Founder: Thomas McKean and the American Revolution" and "Declaration," bringing the Revolution to Irish and UK audiences. bit.ly/4wqj0dC

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

As America marks 250 years of independence, former APS Director Michelle Craig McDonald reflects on five years of preparation: the new exhibit "These Truths," featuring Paine's Common Sense and a Jefferson Declaration draft, plus a digital portal of 6,500+ documents. bit.ly/4y8PtH7

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy 250th! EAS Miscellany is launching a new interview series to showcase the experiences, challenges, and aspirations of museum professionals, public historians, & librarians, as the US celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Read more here: shorturl.at/pITP4

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Betty Woodby, a free Black woman, ran a smallpox hospital out of her Boston home decades before the Revolution — and the city paid her for it. Elise Mitchell recovers her story in our new roundtable, "Nursing the Revolution." bit.ly/3SJhzbA

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"Nursing the Revolution: Care Work in Revolutionary America," guest-edited by Meg E. Roberts, opens with a striking archival puzzle: amid thousands of soldiers' names in Continental Army hospital records, Roberts has found fewer than one hundred nurses listed. bit.ly/3SKHxLT

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The tradwife isn't new, she's a revival. Sara Rambold traces the surprisingly deep roots of a familiar assumption: that women's intellect finds its highest value when directed toward domestic life. From the early republic to Harrison Butker, some debates never really ended. bit.ly/4ve5w4k

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Historians, archivists, and curious minds: your summer travels count as research. If you're visiting a museum, exhibit, or library this season, consider turning that experience into an exhibit review for EAS Miscellany. Your perspective matters and so does sharing it. tinyurl.com/5n76u2jv

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

What if the critic's job isn't to repair a text but to attend to it? If you missed our interview with John M. Murrin Essay Prize winner Lloyd Sy, it's well worth the read. He talks methodology, close reading, and what we owe neglected texts. bit.ly/3QyKzSy

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

What does the modern tradwife have in common with early republican debates about women's education? More than you'd think. Sara Rambold traces a cultural logic that's older, and more persistent, than Harrison Butker's commencement speech. bit.ly/4ve5w4k

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Our latest exhibit review, by Aaron Michael Hoggle, examines the Library of Congress’s new exhibit, “The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution.” Read more here: shorturl.at/wMgnJ #ExhibitReview #PublicHistory

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

If you missed it, check out our Nathan Motulsky’s new blog, which traces the unexpected and fascinating connections between Central Park’s recent coyote “invasion,” Haitian land crabs, nocturnal ecologies, and environmental history: shorturl.at/ULew2

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Early American Studies @easmisc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

If you missed it, check out our latest featured author interview with Alisa van de Haar on EAS Miscellany! We discuss early modern print culture and multilingualism in New Netherland. Read more: shorturl.at/8wgqR #PrintCulture

Three old books opened and displayed on cushioned supports. Each book features intricate black-and-white prints and ornate text.

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