Ask me questions! Get excited for next summer's SHEAR!

For the finale of our #GRWS series, President Carolyn Eastman will be hosting an Ask Me Anything livestream on Friday November 7 at 1:00pm EST on our YouTube channel. Join us and ask any questions you may have about the #SHEAR2026 Call for Papers. www.youtube.com/live/TjP2Y0R...

Are you wondering what you can do to make your #SHEAR2026 proposal stand out? For our last #GRWS video, Shayna Murphy packs her bag for #SHEAR2026 while offering some tips to make your proposal stand out to the Program Committee.

Anyone want to put together a @shearites.bsky.social panel on politics in the 1850s? Or religion, parties, and abolition more generally? I think I want to do a paper on Theodore Parker and the Know Nothings.

Are you struggling to find other people for your #SHEAR2026 panel proposal? Here is a teaser for Program Committee Co-Chair @noraslonimsky.bsky.social’s full video offering advice, which can be found on our Facebook/Instagram pages. #GRWS

Join us on Tuesday 10/28 at 3:30EDT/12:30PDT on Zoom for our first SHEAR Tea Time, organized by the SHEAR Community Building Committee. Connect with fellow SHEARites and discuss "what is an underrated book in our field that more people should know about?" Register via the QR code/link below.

The latest character in the SHEAR cinematic universe is program committee member Kevin Waite. Kevin, following up on Rachel Walker’s amazing advice, adds additional tips for getting the most out of presenting at #SHEAR2026. #GRWS

Program committee member Rachel Walker is outside of the American Philosophical Society to tease her full video on submitting a panel proposal for #SHEAR2026. Head over to our Instagram to get all the details. #GRWS

Are you feeling Eel at ease about what you should include in your CV and Diversity Statement for #SHEAR2026? Program Committee Co-Chair Mark Boonshoft is here to give you tips on luring in the Program Committee. Check this space weekly for more tips and tricks for a successful proposal. #GRWS

It is time to enter the “MANOSHEAR” with Program Committee Co-Chair @benwright.bsky.social to read and get jacked for the #SHEAR2026 Call for Papers. And don’t forget to join us every Wednesday for even more in-depth tips on best practices for putting together a successful proposal. #GRWS

Are you struggling with your proposals for #SHEAR2026 and looking for tips on how to make those proposals stand out? President @carolyneastman.bsky.social introduces our new weekly video series: Getting Ready with SHEAR - #GRWS. Join us weekly for a new video sharing tips for a successful proposal.

Reminder: The #SHEAR2026 CFP is open! During the semiquincentennial of American Independence the Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers considering this epochal event in the early American republic. Deadline: December 1. CFP details: shear.org/annual-meeti... 📸:Timothy Brown

@shearites.bsky.social Thanks to the generosity of @robynlilyphd.bsky.social, we have renamed this annual prize the SHEAR Robyn Lily Davis Dissertation Prize. Now it'll come with a $1000 prize as well as a book contract and ms. workshop. Thank you, Robyn & Bill! shear.org/shear-book-p...

The @thejerpano.bsky.social Conference Paper-to-Article Workshop is a favorite summer event. Thank you @shearites.bsky.social President @carolyneastman.bsky.social for joining us. The state of early US history scholarship is strong!

The #SHEAR2026 CFP is open! During the semiquincentennial of American Independence the Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers considering this epochal event in the early American republic. Deadline: December 1. CFP details: shear.org/annual-meeti...

SO thrilled, honoured and grateful to have received this prize for my JER article - especially from SHEAR, which has become my home conference over the last few years. If anyone wants to read the article, you can find it here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/artic...

Our “Clothes Make the Man” panel was standing room only at the SHEAR conference in Providence, RI this weekend! Plus, my attempt to cite the contemporary relevance of the sartorial legacy of George Washington got the biggest laugh of the conference 💅 #SHEAR2025

The #SHEAR2025 conference is over, but we wanted to highlight some of the great moments of this year’s conference: from the President’s Plenary and Address to the Book Exhibit and Early Career Mentorship Reception. SHEAR would like to thank everyone who attended and participated this year!

So #SHEAR2025 was memorable, being President a great honor. Shout out to our conference coordinator Erika Huckestein and @kawulf.bsky.social for making this conference such a success. Kabria and Peter put together a great program. 470 attendees, 10 ex and current students from UMass and UConn!

#SHEAR2025 presidential plenary kicks off! Slavery emancipation in the early American republic. @profmsinha.bsky.social introducing Mia Bay, Lin Fisher, @sethrockman.bsky.social ventriloquizing @adamrothman.bsky.social, Jim Oakes.

Big #SHEAR2025 audience for @profmsinha.bsky.social’s presidential address on an alternate genealogy of the first American republic. Super interesting in context of her work on rise and fall of the second, and global context of alternative visions and govts.

Many highlights of @shearites.bsky.social #SHEAR2025 but elated by the tremendous (3 minute!) talks at “10 Things to Know about the American Revolution” spotlight at the Providence Public Library! So grateful to have worked on this with the inimitable @kawulf.bsky.social & @jcblibrary.bsky.social

Thank you for attending the #SHEAR2025 Conference! We hope to see you all next year at #SHEAR2026 in Philadelphia.

Our final sessions of the #SHEAR2025 conference are about to begin!

We have a fantastic group of sessions to start our final day of the #SHEAR2025 Conference!

In the need for coffee? Stop by the Narragansett Ballroom A for coffee and snacks. Coffee will be served from 8:30-11:00am.

Paine and “Common Sense” make an appearance in @shearites.bsky.social President Manisha Sinha’s address⬇️

We’re running late but please make your way to the John Carter Brown Library for the Awards Reception to continue celebrating our winners and the #SHEAR2025 conference.

SHEAR is pleased to announce and congratulate the winners of the SHEAR prizes which will be announced here in this 🧵.

The Presidential Address and SHEAR Awards Ceremony will be taking place at 6:30pm at Brown University (same location as the Plenary). There will be a shuttle service taking conference attendees from the Omni to the destination.

SHEAR is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 SHEAR elections. Congratulations to SHEAR’s newly elected officers! In addition, SHEAR would like to thank all of the candidates in this year’s election as well as the Nominating Committee, co-chaired by James Ambuske and Jennifer Dorsey.

Are you at that Mid-Career moment? Come to this fantastic @thejerpano.bsky.social roundtable occurring soon.

We’ve got an exciting group of sessions to kick off this afternoon!

We have another fantastic group of sessions for this morning!

We’re kicking off this Saturday morning with some terrific sessions!

In need for a morning coffee? Stop by the Providence Ballroom for coffee, snacks and the wonderful book exhibit! Coffee will be served from 8:30am-11:00am.

Our final grouping of incredible sessions will be starting momentarily!

Our first afternoon sessions are just minutes away.

This session has been AMAZING. Ten Things to Know! Thank you @shearites.bsky.social scholars! What an exceptional team. 🤩

So looking forward to this session, Ten Things to Know about the American Revolution. #SHEAR2025 @kawulf.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @joycechaplin.bsky.social @jimambuske.bsky.social @zacharyconn.bsky.social @samsnyder8.bsky.social @profmsinha.bsky.social

Good morning @shearites.bsky.social! The University of Missouri Press is open for business @ the 46th annual meeting of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic in Providence! Stop by our booth and say hi to Editor in Chief Andrew Davidson & browse our incredible books! #SHEAR2025

We are all set up at @shearites.bsky.social's annual meeting! Come visit us in the book exhibit if you're attending, or head to our #SHEAR2025 virtual exhibit store for 40% off great books like these with code SHEAR25 (through 8/20) plus special discounts on journals! site.pennpress.org/shear-2025/

We have another exciting grouping of sessions for the latter part of this morning!

Starting off this morning with a great collection of sessions!

Do you need your morning coffee? Head into the Providence Ballroom to grab a coffee starting at 8:30am and running until 11:00am.

Hey @shearites.bsky.social looking for WiFi at the conference hotel? Stop by registration for particulars!

Okay @shearites.bsky.social and inspo for all conferences?! Yesterday's Library Crawl was so fun, a great way to introduce folks to the exceptional special collections in Providence, and there are now self-guided brochures at registration! PLUS STAMPS. Yep just like fab Natl Parks passports.

Hey #SHEAR2025 attendees! Want a Worlds Turned Upside Down or Your Most Obedient & Humble Servant sticker? Stop by our friends @uvapress.bsky.social in the book room to pick one up AND buy a great book by many contributors to both series. @shearites.bsky.social

The President’s Plenary is taking place at 5pm at Brown University. There is a shuttle service (picture #2) taking conference attendees to the destination between now and the start of the Plenary. Just head down to the ground floor lobby and someone will guide you to the shuttle.