Wendy Rouse

Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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We don't talk enough about toxic masculinity and the glorification of violence.

Women's History Month is the perfect time to listen to this series I designed about the overlooked and underrated contributions of women in philosophy.

From Hypatia to Hildegard, Mary Wollstonecraft to Mary Midgley, learn about philosophy's unsung heroines!

#WomensHistoryMonth #Philosophy #PhilSky

See also part 2 here, which I had to start when part 1 was full

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Follow these historians of women and gender history this #womenshistorymonth

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Suffrage historians to follow this #womenshistorymonth

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Black and white image of women workers.

Join us this #WomensHistoryMonth in amplifying women’s voices past and present.

Our website is a wonderful place to start learning more. Spread the word!

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#WHM2026 #WomensHistory #GenderHist

Image: Pit girl brow workers, Wigan, 1900. COPY 1/445, The National Archives.

If you thought their historical erasure was bad, you most definitely are not going to like their historical revisionism.

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Another historical analogy: AFAB people in the 19th c. who transgressed gender norms by wearing men's clothing asked for letters from doctors (medical necessity) to show police when questioned about their attire. They did this to thwart local anti cross-dressing laws & avoid arrest. #HATM

"The Mary Eliza Project has a website" imposed on a page from the New Women's Boston Registries from 1920 with the website address

We have a website [sites.google.com/view/maryelizaproject/]! Our website brings together all of our work and resources: links to the dataset and research materials, the story of our project and our team, and maps and data visualizations. We'll also update the site with any upcoming events!

Gross but not surprising

If you thought their historical erasure was bad, you most definitely are not going to like their historical revisionism.

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Update to this story.

Scouting America says its policies haven’t changed towards trans scouts.

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Now they are saying they ALWAYS intended the application reflect assigned sex at birth.

Clear as mud.

This timeline we are living in is so weird.

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

Home Save Our Signs Let's Build the People's Archive of National Park Signs

You can help document the changes through the Save Our Signs project here:
sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...

Great podcast by Resistance Rangers describing the effort to document changes in signs at National Park sites.

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@resistancerangers.altgov.info

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

If you have yet to speak out and organize against the Rainbow Panic, the continued attacks on trans and queer people and their history, now would be a good time to step up.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

They are attempting to eliminate trans people by erasing them from both the past and the present.

It won't work. It never has.

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period." ERIN REED FEB 25, 2026 88 5 21 Share Kansas Sate Capitol // farzinvousoughian

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.

Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.

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As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

9. As a result of this extreme anti-transgender law, the state of Kansas has seen its status deteriorate to a "Do Not Travel" warning in the EITM Trans Risk Map. Transgender people should exercise extreme caution when traveling through the state.

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow

It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker

This was never about woman's sports

Interesting podcast covering Kelly Marino's important research on college suffragists. @kmarino1.bsky.social
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A professor challenged the Smithsonian. Security shut the gallery. As President Donald Trump seeks to reshape museums and other cultural institutions, historian James Millward has been “guerrilla teaching” visitors about changes that have been made.

What resistance looks like. 🗃️

Gift link:
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Love this!

Old Women, Race, and Power Conference - The Huntington

“What does the history of aging, power, and agency look like when we center the diverse experiences of women?” 🗃️

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Great episode with useful tips for authors.

Episode 88: Sonya Bonczek Gives Us the Scoop on Book Publicity Kate Carpenter interviews Sonya Bonczek, director of publicity at UNC Press, about how book publicity works and what authors can do to promote their books.

Usually, I chat with historians about writing. But this week we're pulling back the curtain on book publicity! @sonyabonczek.bsky.social, dir of publicity at @uncpress.bsky.social, joined me to demystify the work of publicists and give some advice to authors. Listen: tinyurl.com/sonyabonczek 🗃️ 📚