This is a very good way to celebrate International Women's Day. Which book(s) would you recommend? 🗃️

The weekly blog post is up just in time to remind those of you in participating areas to spring forward. theresakaminski.com/2026/03/07/d...

We talked about Dr. Mary Walker on last week's #HATM viewing of The Gray House! 🗃️

Please join me on YouTube on Tuesday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. Central for a live presentation/discussion of Dr. Mary Walker, a Civil War physician who received the Medal of Honor. Huge thanks to @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social for the opportunity. 🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtuB...

Fascinating presentation by Marc Stein and discussion with @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social about the 1976 bicentennial in the U.S. (So much part of my personal history, too.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSVF...

#skystorians! If you work on vast early America and want to develop your writerly and storytelling chops in community with other historians, please consider applying to the inaugural Craft Intensive sponsored by @oieahc.bsky.social (led by myself and Scott Heerman). For more details, visit:

I’m so thrilled that THE WESTERNERS made this list of Books to Read in March from @thebookmaven.bsky.social for @latimes.com! Thank you! 🥰📚

We're celebrating Women's History Month! Save 30% on select titles with code SWHM26 through March 31. Browse the sale at tinyurl.com/55v7n9k6. #womenshistorymonth #ReadUP

This series just entered my Currently Watching rotation.

In this week's What'SUP blog post, we take a look at some of the books available in our Women's History Month sale. press.syr.edu/celebrating-...

On this third day of Women's History Month, behold. (Thanks, @kevinmkruse.bsky.social)

OK Bluesky. Where are my fellow Humanities people at? Introduce yourself in my replies, plug your books, talk about your research, etc.

You always know when Women's History Month starts because of @pdtoler.bsky.social's annual blog series. Don't miss reading about the people who do the work of women's history. 🗃️ #WomensHistoryMonth www.historyinthemargins.com/2026/03/02/t...

Happy Women’s History Month! Did you know that like Black History Month, Women’s History Month originally started as a week-long observance of the contributions & impacts of women? President Carter signed a proclamation in 1980 designating the week of March 2nd… 1/2

Rabbit rabbit and happy #ScholarSunday!

Just ahead of the start of Women's History Month. 🗃️ theresakaminski.com/2026/02/28/d...

If you haven't done so already, today might be a good day to start reading Lorissa Rinehart's Winning the Earthquake, her biography of the great pacifist Jeannette Rankin. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

A groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read. Jefferson on Race, edited by @agordonreed.bsky.social, arrives March 31 (26 May UK pub). Learn more & preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #History #ThomasJefferson

The 2026 S-USIH Annual Conference will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, on November 12-14, 2026, on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The theme is “Intellectual Historians’ Toolkits: Methods, Theories, Practices.” Check out the CFP. s-usih.org/2026/02/s-us...

Authors, beware. Sigh.

Another overlooked woman artist. Alice Barber Stephens illustrated Alcott, Conan Doyle, and Hawthorne, fought for women’s life-drawing classes, and co-founded a women’s art club when the men said no. Once famous. Now largely forgotten. Read here:

@draftingthepast.bsky.social is a great podcast about writing history. I can't wait to listen to this episode on book publicity. Wonderful choice, @katecarp.bsky.social 🗃️

Neither travel nor snowstorms can keep my #ScholarSunday threads from their appointed rounds—so here’s my 264th of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

NBCC Vice President/Awards Iris Jamahl Dunkle writes about the forgotten and often dismissed work of Laura Riding Jackson in her latest post on her Substack newsletter, Finding Lost Voices:

As I'm working on that next draft....

Excited for this conversation, the third in our series about history & journalism. If you read abt the NEH, Park Service, or the AHA, or archives in the NYT-- or the anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald-- you've been reading Jenny Schuessler's work. So how did she come to this unique beat? Join us!

Adding to my watch list.

Yes! It's time for number 263 of #ScholarSunday, courtesy of @americanstudier.bsky.social. Happy Sunday, everyone, and good reading. 🗃️

Up on the blog today, a Valentine's Day post. Kind of. theresakaminski.com/2026/02/14/d...

Did someone say #Olympics? Every 4 years, the #WinterOlympics become a focal point for activism & resistance. Russell Field's collection charts the evolution of protest around the #WinterGames & illuminates anti-Olympic #activism www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... #MilanoCortina2026

Barbara Ransby, ELLA BAKER AND THE BLACK FREEDOM MOVEMENT

Caroline of Brunswick was loud, loving, scandalous—and Britain’s uncrowned queen. In her new book, Rebel of the Regency, Ann Foster tells Caroline’s story with wit and clarity. It’s a wild ride. 🗃️ I wrote about it here: https://www.historyinthemargins.com/2026/02/06/rebel-of-the-regency/

A stirring defense from Becca Rothfeld--just laid off from the Washington Post and hired by the New Yorker--of the democratic importance of the newspaper book review, which respects its audience as true readers: people "you hope to change, convince, and surprise" www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

i expect (but don't know) this is to replace andy mannix, who went to propublica, and did years of great stuff for the strib before. come be the next iteration. if you're from out of town, and interested, come over for dinner too.

Whether you’re most excited for the Super Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, or the Superb Owl, tailgate with my 262nd #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, team! 🗃️ blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

On today's blog I share about my progress on revisions. And some other things. 🗃️ theresakaminski.com/2026/02/08/d...

Who here works at/knows someone who works at the US National Museum of Health and Medicine? I have a podcast project to build and would love to have their input!

Ok fine let‘s gather together the existing remnants of professional book reviewing and figure out how to support what still survives/expand options.

What happens when a sharp-eyed woman refuses to look away? I joined the Sheela Na Gig podcast to talk about journalist Sigrid Schultz—one of the first to report on Hitler's rise. 🗃️ Listen here:

Last week I shared the story of parachuting pioneer Tiny Broadwick—and wondered what happened to her daughter. Thanks to the digging of my friend Nancy Kennedy, we now know: Verla Jacobs lived a grounded, proud life, and kept in touch with her remarkable mother. 🗃️ Read here:  tinyurl.com/37kkd4n9

As I'm revising, revising, revising.... #writinglife Helpful words from @jamiattenberg.bsky.social.

How did the writing life go this past week? Check out my latest piece. #writinglife #womenshistory #biography #nonfiction theresakaminski.com/2026/01/31/d...

On this first day of Black History Month, number 261 of @americanstudier.bsky.social's #ScholarSunday. 🗃️ #BlackHistoryMonth

You can order it now: presale link here: www.bloomsbury.com/us/perfect-b... What a journey this has been. I’m grateful to have traveled it with @avitalnn.bsky.social.

Teacups and ICE --An excellent essay on bearing witness and resistance open.substack.com/pub/ruthfran...

Out today: THE CROWN'S SILENCE I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Playing on an endless loop in my head today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVN8...

This is a fabulous thread by @jackiantonovich.bsky.social, I love this photo, and can't wait to read her book.

Recently on my blog, the start of a new series about the progress of my current book project on Jane Grant. 🗃️ #amwriting #writinglife #nonfiction #womenshistory theresakaminski.com/2026/01/24/d...

Extreme & dangerous ice out there, & a nasty winter storm too, so stay in with all the great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books in my 260th #ScholarSunday thread. Add more below, share widely, & stay warm & safe, all! 🗃️ blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...