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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have never been happier to be tagged in a post

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

growing up this only made me love the cartoon even more

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"Are you enjoying Duo Mobile?" not really, no

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I have not written anything this summer because Clover keeps pawing at me and asking for pets. The pawmodoro method?

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It's like raaaaiiiiinnnnn on America's birthday

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This piece was profoundly important because it gave that outside perspective on the work and security of adjunct professors. The conversation around Rachel's work has revealed how much the general public also needs an outside perspective on what that work entails.

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Ground Operations

I had already completed my freshman year when I first learned what an adjunct was.

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

And I will publish the fuck out of it for you!! xoxo your EIC, History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

At one point, trying to write my book about birth control (still in progress), I realized that I may have to write a history of the concept of “side effects” in general. But that’s like at least 10+ years down my to do list of other things to write, so someone else in histmed please do it thanks

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I never wanted to be one of those "come work with me!!" people, but here we are... yo, early Americanists 👋

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

👀 how can HoPP be of service to you / if this is particularly juicy please do tell

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Today at **12 Eastern**: @lucrichert.bsky.social & I are doing a meet the editors session for the Consortium's Pharmacy History group. Are you working on anything pharmacy, pharmaceutical, or vaguely drugs/medicines related? Or just want to hang out with us? Come chat! www.chstm.org/group/pharma...

Pharmacy History Working Group: Meet the History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals Editors
May 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm CDT
Speakers: Kelly O’Donnell, Towson University, & Lucas Richert, University of Wisconsin-Madison & American Institute of the History of Pharmacy

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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Pictured here with @vedaniel.bsky.social, @kellyodonn.bsky.social, and Amanda Mahoney. We had a great time at these Dittrick events on contraception histories last week!

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

regular people who have ALSO made poor life decisions! academics, they're just like us

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

You can adjust more - chin is not fully and comfortably on forearm

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Just a reminder that @contingent-mag.bsky.social would absolutely love to run a mailbag on the dumbass arguments about "low enrollment majors" and other things contained in this nested thread if there's a NTT historian out there who wants to pitch it.

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Lucas Richert @lucrichert.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP) recently appointed Dr Kelly O’Donnell to the role of Co-Editor in Chief of its journal. Welcome! #pharmacy #history Thrilled to have you on board! @kellyodonn.bsky.social @uwiscpress.bsky.social www.aihp.org/kelly-odonne...

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Kelly O’Donnell Appointed New Editor-in-Chief of History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals | American Institute of the History of Pharmacy

Advancing knowledge and understanding of the history of pharmacy and medicines.

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Yessss. It is so good! But also somehow so bad!

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Jenna Healey wrote this one when we were in grad school, and I had the pleasure of helping with edits muse.jhu.edu/article/6130...

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Project MUSE - Rejecting Reproduction: The National Organization for Non-Parents and Childfree Activism in 1970s America

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

This is always the archive / stacks I visualize when I am thinking about (lack of) digitization. It's so much! Everywhere!

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

just move to Philly and there will be things named after you

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Look I don't know why Canva doesn't think it can't be both fun and educational and squished those two words together when the image saved, but dammit it WILL be both fun and educational

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

In break mode yet? Looking for something trashy and mindless to binge now that classes are done? Read with me over break! Grab a copy of Valley of the Dolls & put my #pharmhist book club discussion on Jan 21st in your calendar. Info and Zoom link here: www.chstm.org/group/pharma... #histmed

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

not to be too much of a downer, but I have always been skeptical of the "unessay = fun!" slant that folks on social media have taken for years. Integrative higher-order creative thinking is actually far more difficult for students to pull off well. I am really not surprised by this turn of events.

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Excited for @lmacthompson1.bsky.social 's epic new history of birth control? She has shared her latest chapter, "Prescribers," with the CHSTM Pharmacy History working group. We're meeting TODAY at 12. Please join us! www.chstm.org/group/pharma...

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Pharmacy History | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

CAMPUS VISIT WITH THE VAMPIRE TEACHING DEMO WITH THE VAMPIRE SIT-DOWN WITH THE DEAN WITH THE VAMPIRE APOLOGETIC EMAIL THAT THE SEARCH WAS CANCELED WITH THE VAMPIRE

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

No idea, I have yet to leave campus because I immediately drive back to the superior metro area

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

It took until week 7, but it finally happened: I said “water” in front of my non-Philadelphian students

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Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society @signsjournal.org · 16/09/2025

New Short Takes! @rhartholder.bsky.social, Katrina Kimport, and @kellyodonn.bsky.social discuss @rebeccaggrant.bsky.social's Access: Inside the Abortion Underground and the 60-Year Battle for Reproductive Freedom!

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Rebecca Grant’s Access

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I'm currently working on a spring semester event, which MAAAAY just be reading the iconic 1960s novel Valley of the Dolls together over winter break and then discussing it book club style (with some history of pharmacy context) in January. Stay tuned! And join the working group to get updated.

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

In November we'll host @lmacthompson1.bsky.social, newly announced OAH Lecturer, who will present even newer and more exciting stuff than is listed on her already very impressive OAH bio: www.oah.org/lectures/lec...

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OAH | Lauren MacIvor ThompsonOAH | Lauren MacIvor Thompson

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Interested in the history of pharmacy? Or just hanging out with me and some cool scholars periodically on Zoom? You are cordially invited to join the Pharmacy History working group that I am co-convening at the Consortium for History of Sci/Med/Tech: www.chstm.org/group/pharma...

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Pharmacy History | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I need to submit something this year, but no idea what. If anyone has panel or roundtable ideas, please DM me :)

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I am driving two hours each way to/from work on my teaching days, and it is very apparent a few weeks in that I need to up my audiobook listening game. So, what are your favorites? I especially enjoy multiple narrators / full casts.

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

"It took her nearly two decades to find a permanent academic position. She found occasional work as a visiting professor, filling in for someone on leave for a year or two. She earned grants to fund her research... but she was often living on unemployment benefits" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...

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Margaret W. Rossiter, 81, Dies; Wrote Women Scientists Into History

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

oooh this is such a great example to talk about AI use during syllabus day for my 1960s class

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

She is so going to brag about your book to her new college friends or perhaps professors.

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