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Liette Gidlow

@profgidlow.bsky.social
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Historian of US politics, voting rights, women, race, 19thA Wrote TheBigVote & Obama,Clinton,Palin Radcliffe Fellow@Harvard. Swam in RFK Sr's pool

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 17h
Editor Sophia Dasser and reporter Cereese Qusba of the Cornell Daily Sun are the reason we now know about the gang rape case at Cornell and the university’s shameful under-reaction. Nice work, ladies. (📸 Heather Ainsworth)
Two young women, one in a hijab, huddled over lap tops in a newsroom.
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 17h
www.metrotimes.com/uncategorize...
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Detroit’s first Black-led grocery store sends out a fundraising SOS amid financial struggles - Detroit Metro Times
Detroit People’s Food Co-op is turning to its members and the community for help as it works through cash-flow problems and rising operating costs.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Tracy Thomas @proftracythomas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Enjoyed speaking on the National Association of Women Lawyers' podcast about trailblazing legacies and transformations of the first woman judge and women in the law. You can listen here: nawlpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"A true trailblazer." Today's pre-orderable #history book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @herstoryprof.bsky.social & @nyupress.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fine work by #ohiouniversity history intern Imani Estrada on segregation and resistance in southern Ohio
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
historian says 💯
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cornell '97
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cornell '97
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Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Retired old lady here who likes teaching; if you know it's in my areas of expertise and scheduling works out, would be happy to do a couple of zoom dialogue/conversation gigs in your class this academic year. (Possibility in person Boston-ish.) Not looking for honorarium.
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
chef's kiss
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
not a convention Rather, The Republican Show
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
They put 1.2 MILLION voters on a secret suspense list in Texas. 300K in Houston alone. Most don’t know they’re on it. Deadline to fix it: October 5th. No online registration. No same-day registration. This is the cheat in real time. www.standingourground.us/p/12-million...
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Standing Our Ground | Harry Dunn | Substack
Girl Dad. Lifelong Democrat. Hip-Hop Lover. Former Capitol Police Officer. Believer of Good Trouble. Click to read Standing Our Ground, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of…
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Jacob Lawrence Yes for #MemoryDay #LaborDay #BlackSky Lawrence painted the exodus of African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities during and after WWI, when industry needed workers. As the son of migrants, he had a personal connection. alt-text: several Black men in line for work
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Jacob Lawrence. The labor agent who had been sent South by Northern industry was a very familiar person in the Negro counties. 1940-41 | MoMA
Jacob Lawrence. The labor agent who had been sent South by Northern industry was a very familiar person in the Negro counties. 1940-41. Casein tempera on hardboard. 18 x 12" (45.7 x 30.5 cm). Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy. 28.1942.14. Painting and Sculpture
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Durba Mitra @durba.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
next monday, I will be speaking about my book, The Future That Was, at Notre Dame. Thanks to the Critical Empire Studies Working Group for the invitation.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/09/2026
Breaking News: Robin Morgan, a prolific feminist writer, radical activist and former Ms. magazine editor, has died. She was 85.
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Robin Morgan, Voice of Radical Feminism, Dies at 85
She edited the landmark 1970 anthology “Sisterhood Is Powerful,” led Ms. magazine and helped build the institutions of the modern feminist movement.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/09/2026
🎉 WIN: A right-wing group tried to force Michigan to place a proposed constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to vote on the November ballot. The Supreme Court just denied the request. Here’s why the amendment is likely dead:
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Supreme Court denies right-wing group’s bid to force Michigan proof-of-citizenship measure on November ballot
The denial, issued by Justice Brett Brett Kavanaugh, likely means the measure is dead.
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Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
One of my all-time favorites: "I Was a Playboy Bunny," by Gloria Steinem, 1963. www.encyclopedia.com/social-scien...
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I Was a Playboy Bunny | Encyclopedia.com
I Was a Playboy BunnyArticle By: Gloria SteinemDate: 1963 Source for information on I Was a Playboy Bunny: Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources dictionary.
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Einav Rabinovitch-Fox @einavrfox.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem is featured heavily in my book because she was not only a fashion icon but a trailblazer who understood her power and used it. She surely going to be missed. What a life she had. Rest in Power.
Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes raising their fists
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Laura R. Prieto @laurarprieto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
WCVB reporter Leanna Scachetti interviewed me & Marta Crilly about our @maryelizaproject.bsky.social a while back; today the story aired. Happy primary day to Boston! Let’s use our hard-won rights and vote!
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 02/09/2026
DHS failed to back up its claims about noncitizens on voter rolls, and is doubling down by announcing more (sham) investigations. Let's be clear: this is another attempt to undermine public confidence in elections. The truth: only U.S. citizens vote in our elections. Repost to spread the word.
DHS data on noncitizen voters in Nevada is disputed. Initially estimated at 15,903, the revised estimate is 185. Verified noncitizens = 0 because DHS refuses to provide matching data and methodology on the list of 185 voters making verification of claims impossible.
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Durba Mitra @durba.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
thanks to the generosity of colleagues, i will speaking about my work and my book, The Future That Was, this fall. Come through if you can! Sept 14 - Notre Dame Gender Studies Sept 28 - University of Toronto WGSI Oct 5 - Reed College Oct 15 - UChicago RDI Oct 26 - London School of Economics
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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Lauren Duval (our new book review editor)! Dr. Duval's book, The Home Front, was recently awarded the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic's Mary Kelley Prize in Gender and Women’s History. Her work was also co-awarded the SHEAR Book Prize. Amazing work!
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Historian here. 💯 this. "We're seeing the largest attack on Black political representation since the end of Reconstruction."
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I think it might be helpful for leaders in other states to tune in to these as well. Perhaps coordination can happen at multiple levels across states.
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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The deadline for proposals for the next round of @xroadproj.bsky.social grants is approaching. Spread the word!
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
watch the busted robot get more attention paid to its well-being than many people
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ProfKori @profkori.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Amen!
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“I get mad about all the monuments. We commemorate secession, and we shouldn’t be commemorating that. I want a plaque there, something [like] ‘At this door, over 400 people were separated from their families and auctioned off against their will. ... [W]e acknowledge the suffering that went on.’”
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
One common thread since Callais: Black voter turnout in the South skyrocketed
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
To help get out the vote and protect elections, we’re encouraging teachers to focus on voting rights & the Constitution this fall. Help send free voting rights toolkits — with lessons, posters, stickers, infographics, & more — to educators nationwide. More: www.zinnedproject.org/news/send-fr...
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Send Free Voting Rights Toolkits to Classrooms
To contribute to national efforts to get out the vote and defend the elections, we encourage middle and high school teachers to focus on voting rights and the Constitution in September and October. We...
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Evergreen, and I don't mean Nixon
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🔥 worth your time
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
💯
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm a historian. I don't know much about meteorites, aortic events, or ancient chemical secrets. This will be Exhibit A in my periodic reminder to students of "reasons why you should not trust AI."
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Guess I'm a hallucination now
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Audra Wolfe @audrajwolfe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Excited about this!
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
When we talk about "civil rights," it's important to keep in mind that the right of women and girls to access the public sphere without being subjected to sexual violence or harassment is usually considered less important than the free speech rights of men to harass them.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Here we are in 2026 and this song is just as relevant now as it was when it was created. ‘Stop, Hey What's That Sound’ Buffalo Springfield Released December, 1966
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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Well…isn’t this a little gem. @jenpsaki.bsky.social did you know about this?
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Paul Renfro @renfro.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
While many US historians and ordinary folks have been fixated on the semiquincentennial this year, the upcoming twenty-fifth anniversary of 9/11 may very well be the more significant milestone—at least when it comes to understanding our present national crises. The past quarter-century has been 🗃️ 1/
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
i was 1 of 650,000,000
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 16/07/2026
Gov. Whitmer’s hot mic comment confirmed what we already suspected: Our voices and opposition are flat out ignored in favor of destructive corporations.
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Whitmer’s Data Center Push Isn’t Just Bad for Michigan—It’s Bad for the World
Data center development depends on imported critical conflict minerals and massive amounts of electricity generated by fossil fuels, which contribute directly to US-backed conflicts and war.
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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Book Bans Are Surging In Iowa. So Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Bringing Banned Authors to the State for a Free Read-In open.substack.com/pub/michaelh...
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Book Bans Are Surging In Iowa. So Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Bringing Banned Authors to the State for a Free Read-In
For the second year in a row, "The 1619 Project" author returns to her hometown to host Black authors whose books have been targeted by Iowa's anti-DEI laws.
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Mason B. Williams @masonbwilliams.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Some book news: -- I'll be on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social on @wnyc.org starting around 11:10 a.m. to discuss it -- The @nytimes.com review is out: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/b... This generous review focuses on the role of conservatives; the book discusses liberals & the left at equal length
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Conservatives Tried to Fix New York City. Here’s What Happened.
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 24/06/2026
Four years after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, we're revisiting a #AHAPerspectives article by Karissa Haugeberg. As a historian of antiabortion movements, Haugeberg argues that the decision is part of a broader movement to contract American civil liberties. Read more:
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Dobbs v. Jackson, One Year Later – AHA
Historian Karissa Haugeberg reflects on the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Watch the vid of Whitmer pandering to Oracle's CEO. It's like she's trying to impress him with how bad she can f*ck voters over. Also, I write from Saline.
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The new voter suppression bill—called the "Save America Act"—would require 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates to register to vote. Most don't have these documents. This is a poll tax by another name. #HandsOffHerVote
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Contact Your MOC
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