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ProfessorMeredith

@professormeredith.bsky.social

Historian, writer, and podcaster blending humor and insight. Host of Bitchy History, where irreverence meets historical deep dives. Author of a forthcoming book exploring 1950s media and its impact on American politics and culture.

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Today there's a special episode of Bitchy History! Interview with Dr. Gigi Berardi on her book โ€œBiancaโ€™s Cure.โ€

The book is out today as well!

10.02.2026 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to Be a Woman (Victorian Edition) Women's History, Arc 3: Pretty Cages - Episode 2

New episode out today! I tackle the Victorian "angel in the house" and talk about Henrik Ibsen, Mary Wallstonecraft, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, AND Oscar Wilde all in one episode.

08.02.2026 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you canโ€™t see how this absolute queen fits that designation, that says more about you than it says about anything else.

Grow up.

03.02.2026 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œHelen of Troy wouldn't have looked likeโ€ฆโ€

Helen of Troy wouldn't have looked like ANYTHING. SHE'S A FICTIONAL CHARACTER, CHAD.

She was the face that launched a thousand ships. The most beautiful woman in the world. That is subjective to every time and culture

03.02.2026 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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02.02.2026 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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01.02.2026 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New episode of Bitchy History is out in 35 minutes. Meanwhile I am off to consume way too much cheese at a secret location in London.

01.02.2026 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Matilda Joslyn Gage and the Politics of Being Unrespectable Matilda Joslyn Gage should be one of the most recognizable names in the history of American womenโ€™s rights.

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25.01.2026 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TV Only Lets You Have an Abortion If Youโ€™re Dying Authorโ€™s note:

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21.01.2026 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heresy, Sedition, and Other Names for Women Talking Listen now | Quaker Women and Why Feminism Isn't a Side Quest in History

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05.01.2026 01:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's not at all a grammatically correct tweet. I'm so mad at the audacity of men that I can't parse sentences correctly.

30.12.2025 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There's just something so infuriating about seeing a mediocre white man getting praised for doing the bare minimum publicly while you know he's a jackass privately that makes me so fucking mad.

30.12.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boldly Going Nowhere: Star Trek's Nostalgia Addiction And Why It's Anti-Star Trek

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26.12.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's wild that so many people follow me on this app, where I only remember to post once in a blue moon.
You all should really subscribe to my substack...

19.12.2025 03:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inconceivable: A Field Guide to the Worst Men Youโ€™ve Ever Met How The Princess Bride Predicted the Manosphere

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19.12.2025 03:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is There Room in Feminism for Assholes? Or: how โ€œbe decentโ€ gets reframed as โ€œauthoritarianismโ€ the second women stop coddling you.

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17.12.2025 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œAs You Wish": In Which Love Is More Than Romance The Many Loves Inside The Princess Bride

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15.12.2025 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Problem With โ€œI Was Thereโ€ Your Lived Experience Is a Primary Source, Not a Verdict

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01.12.2025 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From Witch Hunts to TikTok, Same Script, New Platform Notes from the trenches of a Gender Studies MA

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21.11.2025 13:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I had managed to avoid all major spoilers for Why Women Kill until it went on sale and I bought it. Wow. That was amazing work.

11.03.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Education Secretary to shutter agency after 'final mission' email. Podcast Episode ยท FIVE MINUTE NEWS ยท 03/05/2025 ยท 10m

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We're so fucked.

06.03.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ Repugnant #loathsomePOS sent VIP invite to return to the US. Only the best people

03.03.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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5th graders are the single most overstimulating age of children I've ever dealt with. The sheer amount of repetitive annoying noises they make ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ™ƒ

03.03.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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t-minus 5 minutes until the Star Trek Enterprise lecture starts! I'll be uploading the video as well, but if you want to participate live: my-gcu-edu.zoom.us/j/93795617...

02.03.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ–– Warp Speed Woke Lecture 5 is live! After some delays (blame temporal anomalies), weโ€™re diving into Star Trek: Enterpriseโ€”the Trek that went full post-9/11.

โšก Xindi War & War on Terror
โšก Starfleet gets militarized
โšก Did Enterprise reflect society or just chase ratings?

02.03.2025 04:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you are going to use AI in your academic work at ALL you need to use it smart. I know literature reviews suck to write, but you MUST do the research yourself. If you do use AI, use it to brainstorm and nothing more.

19.02.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trying to listen to The New Abnormal, but every episode is now sending me into a near panic attack. So that's fun. @andylevy.net @daniellemoodie.bsky.social

18.02.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Project 2025 Tracker Track the progress on Project 2025

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18.02.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hot take: fidget toys should NOT make crunchy, crackly, whistling, or otherwise annoying sounds. Please please please find an alternative.

11.02.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When you combine a substitute teacher with misophonia and kids with verbal and motor stimming, you get me...overstimulated and BEGGING for the whistling and pen tapping to please, for the love of God, stop.

11.02.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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