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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

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An organization of historians fostering knowledge of U.S. history from the close of the Civil War through the 1920s https://www.shgape.org/

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Research Grant - SHGAPE Research Grant Funding Opportunity: SHGAPE Research Grant Theย Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Eraย  (SHGAPE) announces a grant of up to $1,500 to be awarded to a single recipie...

Funding opportunity! The SHGAPE #ResearchGrant awards $1,500 to one recipient. Any US #history topic, 1865-1920s. Limited to advanced PhD students, independent scholars, & contingent faculty who are SHGAPE members. Deadline is Oct 31. Full details: shgape.org/prizes-award... #Skystorians #HistorySky

30.07.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fishel-Calhoun Article Prize - SHGAPE Fishel-Calhoun Article Prize The Fishel-Calhoun Article Prize is awarded every two years for the best article dealing with any aspect of United States history between 1865 and 1917. The prize is open ...

Call for submissions! SHGAPE's Fishel-Calhoun Article Prize is awarded for the best article on any aspect of US #history, 1865-1917. Open to new scholars (grad students or w/in 6 yrs of PhD) who have not yet pub'ed a book. Deadline is Oct 31. Full details: www.shgape.org/prizes-award... #Skystorians

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Presidentsโ€™ Book Prize - SHGAPE Presidentsโ€™ Book Prize The Presidentsโ€™ Book Prize is awarded in even-numbered years for the best book treating any aspect of United States history in the period 1865-1920s. It must be the authorโ€™s sec...

Call for submissions! SHGAPE's Presidents' Book Prize is awarded for the best book treating any aspect of US #history, 1865-1920s. Must be authorโ€™s 2nd or subsequent scholarly book. Deadline is Oct 31. Full details: www.shgape.org/prizes-award... #Skystorians #HistorySky #GildedAge #ProgressiveEra

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Conference - SHGAPE Call for Papers The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is delighted to host its first stand-alone conference, June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. We we...

@loyolahistdept.bsky.social will be hosting @shgape.bsky.social's first stand alone conference next June, & the CFP is live! Please help spread the word!

www.shgape.org/shgape-confe...

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Conference - SHGAPE Call for Papers The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is delighted to host its first stand-alone conference, June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. We we...

SHGAPE is hosting its first stand-alone conference June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago! We plan to offer seminars, workshops, roundtables, & traditional paper panels. Submit your proposal by October 1st! Full guidelines here: www.shgape.org/shgape-confe... #skystorians #history #CFP

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Minding the GAPE โ€“ June 2025 - SHGAPE Blog Juneteenth historic sites, โ€œfemale husbands,โ€ a ghost fleet in the Potomac, the โ€œconvict clauseโ€ and the Panama Canal, the 19th-century origins of criminalizing abortion, a brief history of miasma the...

Juneโ€™s roundup of #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra posts & articles from around the web is here! #Pride month gave us new posts on #LGBTQ+ history, incl. same-sex romance in the Civil War era & โ€œfemale husbands.โ€ Plus read up on the history of #Juneteenth and much more: blog.shgape.org/minding-the-...

03.07.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era with Michael Patrick Cullinane

War. Peace. Food. Drinks. People. Labor. Politics. And more! Check out the Gilded Age & Progressive Era podcast, been around for a few years, doing some amazing stuff & now with new hosts! @shgape.bsky.social @oah.org @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @historians.org ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ shows.acast.com/gildedageand...

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Minding the GAPE โ€“ May 2025 - SHGAPE Blog "Wellness farms" and the eugenic history of confining young people with disability, how the U.S.-Canada border was shaped, parallels between the SAVE Act and the 1907 Expatriation Act, the real histor...

In our latest roundup of #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra posts & articles from around the web, find historical perspectives on #WellnessFarms & eugenics, the #US-Canada border, the #SAVEAct, #SinnersFilm, #PopeLeoXIV 's name choice, the #MetGala, & more. #skystorians blog.shgape.org/minding-the-...

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Minding the GAPE โ€“ April 2025 - SHGAPE Blog Tariffs and the income tax in historical perspective, the origins of the White House Easter Egg Roll, HBCU marching bands, epidemics and disability, primary sources from mass persuasion campaigns, why...

A new roundup of #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra posts & articles from around the web is here! #Tariffs & income #tax, origins of the Easter Egg Roll, HBCU marching bands, epidemics & disability, primary sources from mass persuasion campaigns, why we regulate milk, +more blog.shgape.org/minding-the-...

06.05.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Presenting the Past. 1865 - 1920s. Welcome to SHGAPE. The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is an organization of historians who study and promote knowledge of American history from the Reconstruction era through the aftermath of World War I. The society brings together academic, public, and independent historians, as well as scholars in other humanities and social-science disciplines interested in these decades and their issues.

Presenting the Past. 1865 - 1920s. Welcome to SHGAPE. The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is an organization of historians who study and promote knowledge of American history from the Reconstruction era through the aftermath of World War I. The society brings together academic, public, and independent historians, as well as scholars in other humanities and social-science disciplines interested in these decades and their issues.

The Society for #Historians of the #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra is on Bluesky! We'll share Society news, opportunities, & blog posts from the SHGAPE Blog (blog.shgape.org). Check out our recently refreshed website (www.shgape.org) & give us a follow! #history #skystorians #historysky #historiansky

04.05.2025 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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