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Katherine Massoth, PhD

@kmassotphd.bsky.social
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Historian. Educator. Associate Professor @ the University of New Mexico. 📚🌵Chair of the Coalition for Western Women's History (CWWH). *Keeping House* coming soon from the David Weber Series at UNC Press.

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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Chag Urim Sameach youtu.be/nOZRcH0VNEA?...
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Ocho Kandelikas: Sarah Aroeste (feat. Yehuda Shuky Shveiky)
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Great news for the ABQ Museum: www.cabq.gov/artsculture/...
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Albuquerque Museum Announces New Head Curator
Albuquerque native chosen to advance museum’s goals after national search.
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CWWH - The Coalition for Western Women's History @cwwh-west.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
#cwwhwha2025
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CWWH - The Coalition for Western Women's History @cwwh-west.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The Coalition for Western Women's History is looking forward to welcoming all the Westerners to the Albuquerque. #cwwhwha2025
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
@cwwh-west.bsky.social - Western Historians, Welcome to ALBUQUERQUE - from the Chair of the CWWH. #CWWHWHA2025
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
On Tuesday, October 14, the UNM Dept. of History and the Center for the Southwest is leased to host Dr. Omar Valerio-Jimenez for a talk on his most recent book, Remembering Conquest. @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social will speak at 5:30pm in the Frank Waters Room. See you there.
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Dr. Michelle M. Martin @drmartin1854.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I can't wait to reconnect with my @cwwh-west.bsky.social colleagues at the annual WHA conference! @kmassotphd.bsky.social @cathleendcahill.bsky.social
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CWWH - The Coalition for Western Women's History @cwwh-west.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Hello Historians - the CWWH is looking forward to seeing everyone in ABQ for the WHA Conference.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/10/2025
Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to exchange the remaining hostages in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners, potentially as soon as this weekend. Israel says 20 living hostages are held by Hamas. Here is what to know about the hostages.
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Who Are the Hostages Believed Alive in Gaza?
Israel says 20 living hostages are held by Hamas, set for release in a prisoner exchange together with the remains of those who died. Here’s what we know about them.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Go Lobos. Go Aggies. Go NM.
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Grammer: Students save the day, create hot new trophy for Rio Grande Rivalry
A group of UNM and NMSU students have come together to create "The Roaster" — a 30-pound, table-top chile roaster trophy with wooden stands on each side and team branding.
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Deb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Dolores Huerta is a Fierce fighter. From labor to civil rights, she used her voice to advocate for overlooked communities, stand up to big corporations, and those in power. I'm inspired by her and will always stand strong up to those trying to take advantage of New Mexico. ¡Si se puede!
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
L'Shana Tovah - to a good year, to a sweet year, and to a better year. To a new start for me.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Shana tova, peeps. May it be a year of health, of safety, and of collective liberation. ❤️‍
 'Shana Tova! Happy New Year! May it be a year of health, community, solidarity, inspiration, fortitude, vision, connection, growth, wisdom, mutual care, learning, unlearning, integrity, mobilizing for justice, and, yes: unmitigated joy.
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Mary E. Mendoza @mmendoza.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
I’m pleased to announce that my forthcoming book, _Deadly Divide_, will be out in spring 2026 with @uncpress.bsky.social with the help of my fabulous editor Cate Hodorowicz (@catehodorowicz.bsky.social).
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Apply for the CWWH’s Irene Ledesma Prize for the most outstanding graduate student research in gender & western women’s history in 2025. The prize is named in honor of Irene Ledesma's important contributions to the fields of Chicana & working-class history. Apps due September 1, 2025.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Y'all I am giving a talk on my next book & current grant project as part of the Tucson 250 years celebration - Tuesday, August 5 @ 6pm @ Arizona History Museum. See you all there. Register here: prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pag...
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
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Spanish Flamenco thrives in New Mexico, with its own unique flavor
A lot of folks know New Mexico for green chiles, the largest hot air balloon festival in the world, and the birthplace of the bomb. But it's also a global center of flamenco—the passionate dance, song...
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
If you or someone you know at @unm.edu is looking for a class for Fall 2025 - please check out my History of U.S. Women (both undergrad and grad).
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget. Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide. Interactive map and shareable report: scienceimpacts.org/fy26 a 🧵
Economic loss due to NIH budget cuts by congressional district, scienceimpacts.org/fy26
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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
This right here is what we’re up against. Closing Colorado’s rural hospitals so the ultra-wealthy can get another tax cut? Unacceptable.
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Iaia @keepingfaithnow.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Each state should do this
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
"I hate to be pessimistic, but I don't think it's any coincidence that just as we are casting doubt on the value of democracy or on the value of human rights." www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...
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80 years later, a Holocaust survivor meets an American soldier who helped free him
Andrew Roth survived the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald. Jack Moran helped liberate the camp while serving in the U.S. Army. Decades after liberation, the two met and shared their stories.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Don't forget to submit your books to the CWWH's Armitage-Jameson Prize. The book must be published in 2024 & address women and gender in the North American West, which includes the relevant geographic regions of Canada and Mexico, as well as U.S. territories, past and present.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Deadline in a week: Don't forget to submit your books to the CWWH's Armitage-Jameson Prize. The book must be published in 2024 & address women and gender in the North American West, which includes the relevant geographic regions of Canada and Mexico, as well as U.S. territories, past and present.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Deadline in a week: Don't forget to submit your books to the CWWH's Armitage-Jameson Prize. The book must be published in 2024 & address women and gender in the North American West, which includes the relevant geographic regions of Canada and Mexico, as well as U.S. territories, past and present.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.
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University of Nebraska Press @univnebpress.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
"The attention that GUARDIANS OF DISCOURSE devotes to underappreciated literary works adds a welcome new angle to the scholarship," writes Corinna Zeltsman for @hahr21.bsky.social Read the review: bit.ly/4mOd4ap
Cover of "Guardians of Discourse: Journalism and Literature in Porfirian Mexico" by Kevin M. Anzzolin
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Writers and Presses don't forget to submit your books to the CWWH's Armitage-Jameson Prize. The book must be published in 2024 & address women and gender in the North American West, which includes the relevant geographic regions of Canada and Mexico, as well as U.S. territories, past and present.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Writers and Presses don't forget to submit your books to the CWWH's Armitage-Jameson Prize. The book must be published in 2024 & address women and gender in the North American West, which includes the relevant geographic regions of Canada and Mexico, as well as U.S. territories, past and present.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Writers and Presses don't forget to submit your books to the CWWH's Armitage-Jameson Prize. The book must be published in 2024 & address women and gender in the North American West, which includes the relevant geographic regions of Canada and Mexico, as well as U.S. territories, past and present.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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See Pearl Jam Cover 'My City of Ruins' in Solidarity With Bruce Springsteen After Trump Tirade
Hours after Trump's tirade, Pearl Jam showed solidarity with Bruce Springsteen with a cover of "My City of Ruins" at their Pittsburgh concert Friday.
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
It is not the job of higher education to pay for national priorities such as biomedical, scientific, and engineering research. That is a goal of the nation as a whole. If you want a strong nation, you have to pay for a strong nation. It can't be outsourced.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
An example of dedication to journalism and informing the public: www.weku.org/the-commonwe...
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Kentucky NWS office in Jackson was staffed amid severe weather, despite shortages.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky, was fully staffed overnight as tornadoes descended on London and Somerset, despite staffing shortages.
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Congratulations to IEHS Member @kangborderlaw.bsky.social : Dr. Kang is the inaugural recipient of the @oah.org 's Service Award for Contributions to Public Policy. Heartfelt congratulations from all the IEHS officers and board members!
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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Immigration officials terminate some UNM international student records
The federal government terminated the records of several University of New Mexico international students amid reports of the revocation of hundreds of student visas across the country. The Student &am...
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Geraldo Cadava @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
In the new episode of Writing Latinos, we talk with @aranama about her book "LatinoLand," out now in paperback! Podcast from @publicbooks.bsky.social, book from Simon & Schuster.
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Rebecca Brückmann @historleans.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Keep in mind: the NEH’s budget is 0.01% of the entire federal budget. This is not about savings - it is about the destruction of the Humanities and the critical thinking abilities that they teach. 🗃️
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
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What basic rights do people have if ICE stops them? A lawyer explains
A Turkish student living and studying lawfully in the U.S. was arrested by federal immigration officers. A lawyer explains to NPR some of the basic rights people have in such a situation.
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Yvonne Seale @yvonneseale.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
SUNY Geneseo is hiring a Special Collections Librarian to oversee the SCs/archives in our recently and beautifully renovated Milne Library. I'm on the hiring committee, so happy to answer general questions about the position. #jobfairy jobs.geneseo.edu/postings/5137
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Special Collections Librarian
SUNY Geneseo is pleased to accept applications for a Special Collections Librarian. Milne Library has a well-established culture of innovation and excellence in library services. The Library is commit...
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
TODAY: For Women's History Month, UNM's Department of History is hosting @drlmmurillo.bsky.social on March 13 @ 4pm in the Frank Waters Room (Zimmerman Library). Open to the public and everyone!
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🪬Lina-Maria Murillo @drlmmurillo.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Thank you to my friend David-James Gonzales, host of New Books in Latino Studies, for this amazing conversation about my book! Check out the link: newbooksnetwork.com/fighting-for...
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Lina-Maria Murillo, "Fighting for Control: Power, Reproductive Care, and Race in the US-Mexico Borderlands" (UNC Press, 2025) - New Books Network
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
ABQ: On Thursday, March 13 @drlmmurillo.bsky.social will be delivering the Women's History month talk for UNM History Department @4pm in the Frank Waters Room. So excited. See you there.
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
As a historian and as a CA girl, such a good read. Made me think of K-Dot's words, "But now we here now, centuries you manipulated man with music...The more light that I can capture, the more I can feel I'm using words for inspiration as an ideal" @kendricklamar.bsky.social @austinmccoy.bsky.social
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Brandon Morgan @brandon-morgan.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
My book talk has been rescheduled for January 29 at the UNM Latin American and Iberian Institute at UNM in #Albuquerque. I hope to see you there! @univnebpress.bsky.social #Mexico #borderlands #PanchoVilla #columbus #MexicanRevolution #USMexicoBorder
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Kristin Wilson @kristin-wilson.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Four years ago right now. This was our evacuation team that got us out of the Capitol. When they knocked on our hiding place door, they had a code word & we had a response word so we knew they were actual USCP. You can see them holding back rioters. The “Join Us!” chant to cops was stomach turning.
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Abigail Swingen @abigailswingen.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
A lovely remembrance of a friend from grad school, José Hernandez, who passed away earlier this month. He was a professor of history at the University of Houston. 🗃️ uh.edu/class/news/a...
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Remembering José Angel Hernández
Remembering José Angel Hernández
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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Job Opportunity ! This two-year postdoctoral position is open to early career scholars (no more than five years from the PhD) and independent scholars who work on any region of the globe between c.1250 and c.1750. careers.historians.org/jobs/2086202...
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Hallgring Visiting Professorship in New Brunswick, NJ for Rutgers University
Exciting opportunity in New Brunswick, NJ for Rutgers University as a Hallgring Visiting Professo...
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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 07/12/2024
Holly Miowak Guise’s book details that Alaska Natives, far from being passive participants in a war brought to them, actively protected their lands and cultures — leading to strengthened tribal connections and greater equality.
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Book review: A scholarly book provides a new perspective on the roles of Alaska Natives in World War II
Holly Miowak Guise’s book details that Alaska Natives, far from being passive participants in a war brought to them, actively protected their lands and cultures — leading to strengthened tribal connec...
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Julia Jorati @juliajorati.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
If you're a professor working on slavery in Canada or the US North, please consider applying for this fellowship at UMass Amherst! I'm currently a fellow at this initiative and it's been wonderful. #slavery #academicsky
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Fellowship Opportunity: Visiting Research Professor 2025-26 - Slavery North
Applications are now open for the Visiting (Open Rank) Research Professor Fellowship at Slavery North for 2025-26 academic year. Visiting (Open Rank) Research Professor APPLY NOW Job no: 525795 Work t...
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Katherine Massoth, PhD @kmassotphd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Dallas Magazine article featuring my bestie, Holly Karibo, and her amazing new book *Rehab on the Range*. And a photo I took of her holding the book hot off the press. www.dmagazine.com/healthcare-b...
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Rehab on the Range: What Can the Fort Worth Narcotic Farm Teach Us Today?
Professor and author Holly Karibo's new book analyzes the impact and legacy of the progressive and controversial drug treatment facility.
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