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Amy Erdman Farrell

@amyefarrell.bsky.social

professor of American studies and women's, gender and sexuality studies; writer; author of Yours in Sisterhood; Fat Shame; and the forthcoming Intrepid Girls: The Complicated History of the Girl Scouts of the USA

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My book was nominated, alongside so many wonderful books, as one of the 2025 Readers' Choice Awards for UNC Press. If you're so inclined, please vote by November 21! uncpress.org/readers-choi...

18.11.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Intrepid Girls: The Complicated History of the Girl Scouts of the USA -- An Evening with Amy Erdman Farrell Charis Books & More is the South's oldest independent feminist bookstore, celebrating radical and queer voices since 1974!

Last week I was in conversation with Tiya Miles at Harvard Book Store---tomorrow, Tuesday 11/12, with Robin Morris at Decatur Library, cosponsored by Charis Books, the oldest feminist bookstore in the South. Please join me! 7pm
charisbooksandmore.com/event/2025-1...

11.11.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry I didn't reply earlier--it's out!

27.10.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! And for all your deep engagement....

27.10.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to my press, Ferris and Ferris/University of North Carolina Press, I'm going on a book tour.
Times are all 7pm except Chicago (4pm) and Corte Madera (11am)-- I would love to see you in person and talk Girl Scouts, innocence, race, and girlhood. Please join me!

25.10.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My book is out! I am so thrilled that I'll be giving my first talk at the Handwerker Gallery at Ithaca College where the work of Mara Baldwin is being exhibited. Her exhibit, "Trust Fall," is exquisite. If you're in the Ithaca area, please join us! Tuesday, October 21 at 5:30pm

14.10.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was a fun day of answering interesting questions--couldn't even get to them all. Will return later to finish!

01.10.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So...I'm on Reddit today, r/AskHistorians, to answer questions related to Intrepid Girls and my research on Girl Scouts....or I presume anything related to my work. Very thoughtful questions so far! Never thought I'd be on Reddit except for landing there with some odd search....

01.10.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Intrepid Girls: The Complicated History of the Girl Sco… When eight-year-old Amy Erdman Farrell moved with her f…

Hey, everyone--Goodreads is doing a giveaway for signed copies of my book :)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

18.08.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I get this! Here’s my β€œwrite a book” badge🌞

17.07.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Her work on Josephine Holloway is very important!

09.07.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So thrilled to see this! Lindsay Starr did such an amazing job with the cover of Intrepid Girls--I agree!

09.07.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Those badges of mine even showed up on the cover of the fall 2025 catalog uncpress.org/fall-2025-se...! If you're interested in pre-ordering, you can get a 30% discount using the code 01SOCIAL30 on your order form--
I'm in amazing company in the fall line-up too--take a look.

02.06.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I bet they learned a lot of great stitches....

20.05.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you! And I agree that they did an amazing job with the cover!

20.05.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you!

20.05.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yes, my research includes details about Brownies....

20.05.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love your idea of having badges for real life--how true.

20.05.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So amazed to see this on the fall cover!!!

07.05.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so true.

07.05.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so horrible. And those kinds of improvements actually make it useful for so many people--

07.05.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am so very pleased to share the cover of my forthcoming book on the history of the Girl Scouts, forthcoming in October.

I think UNC Press did such a beautiful job with the cover. Those are actually my badges from when I was a girl. Even the stitching is my own.

07.05.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6

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