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Rebecca DeWolf, PhD

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Historian. Author of Gendered Citizenship: The Original Conflict over the Equal Rights Amendment, 1920-1963. (UNP, 2021) posts=my own thoughts. #ERA www.rebeccadewolf.com

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We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality

We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality

On this day in 1787, thirty-nine male delegates signed the U.S. Constitution. I am delighted to be giving a Constitution Day lecture today @UCincinnatiLaw. I will be discussing my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. #WeTheMen

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Phyllis Schlafly

Phyllis Schlafly

On this day in 2016, Phyllis Schlafly died. She blocked ERA ratification in the 70s & 80s, in part by denying the persistence of discrim against women. Here’s an article where I explore how Schlafly created a playbook that anti-feminists have followed since. #WeTheMen
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05.09.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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History of Vaccines – AHA The American Historical Association (AHA) will host a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on vaccines.Β The briefing will take place on Wednesday, November 5, at 3:00 p.m. ET in Ray...

Rockstar panel, IMO. I hope they air it on CSPAN.

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Pauli Murray

Pauli Murray

On this day in 1963, the National Council of Negro Women hosted a conference to reflect on the previous day’s March on Washington and plan for the future. Lawyer Pauli Murray criticized the lack of female speakers at the March. The women agreed on the need to fight both racism and sexism. #WeTheMen

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Awesome. Thank you so much! Will check out White’s work.

09.07.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice! Thank you! What secondary sources did you find helpful for divorce history? I am in the middle of Cott's Public Vows and Hartog's Man and wife. Also have Basch's work on divorce. Is there another work that I should look through?

09.07.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah! Got it! That makes much more sense. I was thinking they would have a part where she moves to Indiana for a divorce. I am usually doing chores when I have the show on and I missed that part of the storyline where she wants to move to RI. Thank you!

09.07.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I am in the middle of researching New York's divorce legal history for my current book project on the criminalization of abortion and the married women's property rights. So that is why this issue is popping up for me. (4)

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I haven't finished episode three, so maybe that discrepancy will be cleared up. But if Charles Fane wants his wife, Aurora, to sue for divorce in New York based on his adultery, then he would most likely not be permitted to marry his mistress after the divorce. (3)

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New York had one of the most restrictive divorce statutes. It permitted divorce only in the case of adultery. If that was established, it usually meant that the offending party could not remarry until the former spouse had passed away. (2)

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Watching the Gilded Age. love it, but having an issue with the divorce storyline. (1)

09.07.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the Supreme Court has ruled to uphold Tennessee's ban on youth gender affirming care in the case U.S. v. Skrmetti.

18.06.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 14

It is amazing to watch my youngest child fall in love with history. He is home sick today and all he wants to do is talk about the American Revolution. He is 9 and already eager to understand cause and effect relationships. Watching a child grow into their sense of self is wonderful.

28.05.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help

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23.05.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Margaret Fuller

Margaret Fuller

On this day in 1810, Margaret Fuller was born. She became a woman’s rights advocate and America’s first female war correspondent. Her influential 1845 book, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, was one of the first American publications to call for sex equality and female enfranchisement. #WeTheMen

23.05.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
William Gaynor

William Gaynor

On this day in 1913, NYC Mayor William Gaynor offered his thoughts on suffrage. He asked: β€œIs there any suffragette in the world who would not give up her principles for a nice man?” Harriot Stanton Blatch and other suffragists disagreed, noting the many married women in the movement. #WeTheMen

16.05.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rich or Poor, who's better off?...🧐

Rich or Poor, who's better off?...🧐

15.05.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Legal historians Kristin Collins, Gerald Neuman, and Rachel @rosenbloom.bsky.social amicus brief shows that a 1952 (and 1940) law establishes β€œa person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” shall be a β€œcitizen[] of the United States at birth.” 8 U.S.C. Β§ 1401(a)."

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07.05.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory In his 2021 book vilifying Anthony Fauci, RFK Jr. lays out support for an alternate theory.

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01.05.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ ICYMI: WPI's @betsyfischermartin.bsky.social moderated a Vital Voices LIVE conversation with Dina Powell McCormick on her new book, "Who Believed in You: How Purposeful Mentorship Changes the World,” co-authored with Sen. David McCormick.

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30.04.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much. Feeling much better.

29.04.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had a huge, giant panic attack. Several hours. Have not had one that bad in a long time. Completely lost it. Starting to come back to feeling okay. Lots of tears. Horrible headache now. Amazing how my brain can switch to utter self-destruct mode when it is triggered by something.

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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

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Action Alert: Ask Oklahoma State Legislators to Pause Implementation of Social Studies Standards - AHA Action Alert: Ask Oklahoma State Legislators to Pause Implementation of Social Studies Standards The American Historical Association (AHA) encourages Oklahomans invested in quality history education t...

The AHA encourages Oklahomans invested in quality history education to contact their state legislators and ask them to return the newly revised Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies to the State Board of Education for further review. Read our action alert for more information πŸ—ƒοΈ:

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