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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Author scam (one of many): ignore invites to the "Kansas City Liberal Minded Book Club" made by Dan O'Connor. The book club is real, the invite is an AI scam trying to get authors to pay for an appearance.

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thrilled to see this article coming out! In addition to exploring the power of noncooperation in the long civil rights movement it offers a sneak preview of my new book on one of those activists, Eroseanna Robinson. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Struggle at the Margins: The Elkton Three and the Power of Noncooperation | Modern American History | Cambridge Core

Struggle at the Margins: The Elkton Three and the Power of Noncooperation

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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

no one put the lie to the myth of the nightmare genius artist quite like dolly parton

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Claire Schen @profclaire.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Of course NYC and downstate results take up a lot of air around election talk. But if you wonder about a smaller rust belt city in New York State, the DSA candidate won the state assembly primary (and therefore like the seat) over a Democratic candidate supported by online sports betting PACs.

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Austin McCoy @austinmccoy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Does anyone know of any grassroots radical political groups that focus on organizing disabled folks/disability justice? Could also be support groups too. Would be great if they were based in Philly, NYC, or NJ, but they don’t have to be. Please share!

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

📑 Help us to create a pool of syllabi for which scholars and teachers can draw upon for their courses. If you would like to include a syllabus from one of your courses that covers some aspect of women’s and gender history check out our website for more details: jwomenshistory.org/syllabi/

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Syllabi – Journal of Women’s History

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Rejections used to be more elegant (c. 1957)

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Wondering if protests actually work? Here is one that did (with a now working link).

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Excited to visit University of Detroit Mercy on February 5 to talk about my book Freedom Enterprise! www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

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Book Talk w/ Kendra Boyd

Kendra Boyd, Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University-Camden, discusses Freedom Enterprise!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I've asked several lawyers and legal historians this and keep coming up empty, so I'm going to throw it out to the internet in desperation. When exactly did U.S. lawyers first start conducting background checks on potential members of a trial jury, as part of their prep for void dire?

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Mike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

This is sickening. UB scientist being held by ICE despite valid visa and no criminal history. Just for making a wrong turn. www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/14/w...

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Wrong turn on Peace Bridge lands UB researcher in ICE detention

University at Buffalo research scientist Shovgi Huseynov made a wrong turn on the Peace Bridge & was arrested. He's now in ICE detention.

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

New article now up-exploring the history of the hunger strike in the U.S. context through the lens of gender. If you are interested in this topic I'd also recommend Nayan Shah's "Refusal to Eat," a global history of hunger strikes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Resistant Bodies: Gender and the Hunger Strike in Modern American History

This essay examines the gendered legacy of the hunger strike in modern American history, first in the trans-Atlantic suffrage movement and then in the linked pacifist and civil rights movements. Hung...

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Infinite Women @infinite-women.com · 08/12/2025

This week on the podcast, @vwidgeon.bsky.social tells us about her book The Embodied Resistance of Eroseanna Robinson: Athleticism and Activism in the Cold War Era. Listen: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... Transcript: www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/u...

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Dr Victoria Wolcott on Eroseanna Robinson by Infinite Women

Dr Victoria Wolcott, Professor of History and Director of the Gender Institute at the University at Buffalo. Dr. Wolcott is currently working on The Embodied Resistance of Eroseanna Robinson: Athletic...

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...

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Opinion | I Am a Drug Historian. Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way.

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Jake Casella Brookins @casella.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Hey Buffalo, possible ICE activity at Hutch Tech & surrounding in the Chippewa/Elmwood area, multiple unmarked trucks/SUVs with non-uniformed but geared up (vests etc) people going in.

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Mark Poloncarz @markpoloncarz.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🧵 I am proud to announce our Erie County Dept of Health will be offering 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinics in October, available for any resident age 6 months and older. Erie County is following the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations put forth in September 2025 by the NE Public Health Collaborative... 1/4

I am proud to announce Erie County, NY through our Erie County Department of Health will be offering 3 community COVID-19 vaccine clinics in October, available for any resident age 6 months and older.

Erie County is following the scientific COVID-19 vaccine recommendations put forth in September 2025 by the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

📍 Clinic Dates & Locations:
Wed. Oct. 8 | 2-6 PM – Bowmansville Fire Company (36 Main St., Bowmansville)

Mon. Oct. 13 | 2-6 PM – Elim Christian Fellowship (70 Chalmers Ave., Buffalo)

Tue. Oct. 16 | 2-6 PM – Chestnut Ridge Casino (6121 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Orchard Park)

🌐 A full and updated schedule with registration options is available at www.erie.gov/vax walk-ins are welcome, appointments are strongly encouraged.

Patients should bring their health insurance card and photo ID. People without insurance will be able to receive a vaccine at no cost. Children under 18 years old will need a parent or legal guardian with them. Please contact your doctor with specific questions about your health and risks for COVID-19 illness.

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Are we calling this the third red scare, with all the caveats of how it differs from the first two?

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Looking forward to digging into this new book! If Korea is the forgotten war, then the protests against it are even more forgotten.

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

All of the lessons that The Biggest Loser taught—from disordered eating to ruthless self talk—all of that came because we culturally thought it was beneficial & entertaining to abuse fat people. Anti-fat bigotry was the spoonful of sugar that helped the medicine go down. It was a feature, not a bug.

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

this is the entire trajectory, as the history of ed-tech partnerships reveals. grifter-welfare at mostly public expense is why faculty, staff, and students need to fight tooth and nail, through collective bargaining language and more, to make such deals subject to the community they must serve

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Working on a short piece about civil defense protests in the 1950s. This Catholic Worker flyer (1955) spoke to me.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 29/06/2025

Every cut that the government makes to social services is effectively a tax on women. Because they're the ones who will be expected to fill in the gaps.

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Rob Townsend @rbtownsend.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

"The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget proposes to terminate the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and provides $38 million to conduct an orderly shutdown of the Agency." bit.ly/4kEnEPo

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William C. @williamcson.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Love and honor to Miss Geraldine. “What happened to Geraldine Pointer and Martin Sostre reminds us never to underestimate the lengths to which the state will go to violently attack dreams of Black liberation and the power of everyday people.” hammerandhope.org/article/gera...

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Who Is Geraldine Pointer?

A former political prisoner in Buffalo seeks to clear her name so she can finally "feel free."

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 15/04/2025

The AHA seeks to collect information about the working conditions of historians employed as contingent faculty. We hope the survey results will empower faculty to engage in evidence-based negotiations about their working conditions. 🗃️

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AHA Surveys: Historians Teaching Off the Tenure Track - AHA

Goals of the Surveys The Professional Division of the American Historical Association seeks to collect and collate information about the working conditions of historians employed as contingent faculty...

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Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Sometimes, a single moment captures everything we stand for. Tonight, at Niagara Falls, we are shouting with lights: DON’T TRUMP CANADA! Join the movement >> act.gp/42pGl3b

Projection of Trump and Poilievre on Niagara Falls with the text "DON'T TRUMP CANADA"

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Teaching Mario Savio and the free speech movement in my Post-45 class today. Sadly relevant.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/03/2025

SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING! To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎

List of Stand Up for Science events—official events in red, solidarity events in blue.

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AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Its #AMA time for #Skystorians! We have the brilliant Dr. Jake Newsome on AskHistorians to discuss the Nazi Persecution of LGBTQ+ People, and answer all your questions on this important topic. Don’t miss out, come join in!

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From the AskHistorians community on Reddit: Dr. Jake Newsome on the Nazi Persecution of LGBTQ+ People - Ask Me Anything!

Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community

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Michelle Nickerson @micnick.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

My book “Spiritual Criminals is the lead story in the National Catholic Reporter.” This is a fantastic review by religious journalist Renee Roden www.ncronline.org

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Front page

The Independent News Source

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 20/02/2025

Historians have the right to expect that discussion of their work be conducted in a civil manner—but that right can be violated by hate speech and online threats. The AHA has developed a guide for historians encountering harassment on social media. 🗃️

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Guide for Dealing with Online Harassment - AHA

Guidelines to AHA members and historians who fear that they may become or have become targets of online harassment.

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Victoria W. Wolcott @vwidgeon.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

A 15% cap on indirect/overhead costs (plus the demographic cliff) may be the end of the modern research university. But I suppose that was the point.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/02/2025

do i roll my eyes at a lot of DEI stuff? yeah, i wrote a whole essay about why i thought it was bullshit back in 2020. but trump et al aren’t saying, “corporate DEI policies mainly exist to protect corporate interests from discrimination lawsuits.” they’re saying “get the blacks out”

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