Erin Luckett
@eluckett.bsky.social
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Tennis addict, wine enthusiast, Ohio native who travels the world.....
Did I care about mixed curling before the Olympics? No. Have I now scheduled a "meeting" during tomorrow's gold medal match so I won't be interrupted by work calls? Yes, yes I have.
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Readex
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Readex's blog authors have captured moments from the rich history of Black Americans. May these articles inspire you to explore primary sources and draw out the depth and complexity of Black history:
https://ow.ly/3JmS50Y4sF4
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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Readex
12 days ago
"...it is not the United States who makes citizens...they make themselves citizens" Rep Livermore (NH) Now Available! Immigrant Life in America. In 1790, Congress debated naturalization but agreed "...they therefore ought not to make their terms of admission difficult." 👉
https://ow.ly/Cykn50Y51sE
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Just landed in Toronto and am jealous at their snow removal. 20+ inches of snow from Fern and the streets are pretty clear. Meanwhile, my street in Delaware has yet to see a plow 🙄
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Readex
about 1 month ago
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published #OTD in 1776. Do thoroughly studied revolutionary documents have more to tell us? Research revolutionary America with Readex text analysis tools. Read more on our blog:
https://ow.ly/ekoY50XS7XQ
#OTD
#Revolution250
#Rev250
#PrimarySources
#DigitalHumanities
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Come visit
#Readex
at Booth 312 during
#AHA26
and learn about our primary source collections for your research and teaching needs!
about 1 month ago
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Alt National Park Service
about 1 month ago
Please spread the word and join us. Vigil scheduled for 5:00 today at E. 34th Street and Portland Ave S. in Minneapolis for woman murdered by ICE agents.
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Women in the Revolution acted as spies, political influencers, laborers, and soldiers—often simultaneously. Early American newspapers show how contemporaries understood women as “useful, valuable, and precious to the good cause,” even within restrictive gender norms:
https://ow.ly/aiOa50XL7Cw
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Joanne Freeman
about 1 month ago
Folks: The attempted coup of 1/6 is screamingly w/us 5 years on—in reality, spirit, & implication. Here are my thoughts over recent years. I’ll never forget the shock of that day. Nor can we all.
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I'm Not Over January 6: Here's Why
YouTube video by National Council for History Education
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j2W-xwwobxM
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Finishing Christmas shopping for my oldest niece and she requested actual vinyl records. I have not flipped through records in DECADES and forgot how fun it was and am now considering getting my own record player....
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@batsinthebrittfry.bsky.social
did you see Romania is planning to build a Dracula theme park?? Opening in phases between 2026 and 2027....
about 2 months ago
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Readex
3 months ago
"She is one of the best representations of the educated Indian": Zitkála-Šá and her Early Years. Read about an extraordinary woman who's diverse experiences culminated in activism for Native American citizenship
https://ow.ly/5nfJ50XrNR7
#NativeAmericanHistory
#WomensHistory
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Readex
3 months ago
From the Readex Blog - Throw the Book at Them: The Perilous Project of Indian Education in the 19th Century
https://ow.ly/KN2s50XrL7B
#NativeAmericanHistory
#IndigenousHistory
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This Day (A History Podcast)
5 months ago
Announcing a good ol’ fashioned Teach-In in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 26th. We’ll convene for a series of lectures, stories, and conversations to celebrate and stand up for the work of history and museums. Shoutout to
@natedimeo.bsky.social
for bringing this idea to us. See you in DC!
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Last day of ALA and the highlight was another successful
#Readex
breakfast by the FANTASTIC
@kawulf.bsky.social
. Such a joy to meet in person after following her on social media for a few years. Cannot wait until we meet again!
8 months ago
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Readex
8 months ago
🤔 What do the early writings of Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini tell us about current events? 📚
#PrimarySources
like Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports reveal the ideological origins of today's regime:
bit.ly/45TLaE3
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Readex
8 months ago
🎉✨ Happy Juneteenth! Today we celebrate freedom, resilience, and the rich heritage of our Black communities. 🧵
#Juneteenth
#FreedomDay
#PrimarySources
#USHistory
#BlackHistory
#AfricanAmericanHistory
#CivilWarHistory
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Readex
8 months ago
📜 You are invited to subscribe to our new quarterly newsletter delivering shareable, thought-provoking stories and rare historical finds to spark curiosity and enrich the curriculum at your institution. 👉
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Readex
8 months ago
🗓️ June 13, 1866: The House passed the 14th Amendment, moving it to the states. While it reshaped citizenship & equal protection, Section 3 remains one of its most debated parts. How did we read the insurrection clause through the centuries? 👉
bit.ly/4l4zVgc
#LegalHistory
#USHistory
#OTD
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Readex
9 months ago
🎥 In just over one minute, learn how Indigenous Life in America supports meaningful research and teaching across disciplines. ▶️
youtu.be/UY_44IhEJjg
#IndigenousHistory
#AmericanHistory
#PrimarySources
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1-MINUTE VIDEO: Indigenous Life in America
YouTube video by Readex
https://youtu.be/UY_44IhEJjg
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Readex
9 months ago
🏦 "In books alone can be found the history and the philosophy of national growth. There is no book so insignificant that it does not influence or illustrate that growth." 📚 Tracing the evolution of America’s libraries and the Library of Congress through primary source documents:
bit.ly/3GUWVQ8
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Kevin M. Levin
9 months ago
I am excited to announce that a rally will take place in support of the National Park Service at the Gettysburg National Military Park on Monday, June 16 from 4-7PM. We are still working on securing the permits. All are welcome. Details will be forthcoming in the coming days.
#NationalParks
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I'm sorry, what just happened?!?! An American pope?!!
9 months ago
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Readex
10 months ago
George Washington was inaugurated
#OTD
in 1789, but it was the second president John Adams that crafted many of the precedents that served as essential scaffolding for democratic institutions, most importantly the peaceful transfer of power. Learn more ⏯️
youtu.be/yJ9Xaj-ejI4
#EarlyAmerica
#History
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Making the Presidency: How John Adams Created Presidential Customs for the Twenty-First Century
YouTube video by Readex
https://youtu.be/yJ9Xaj-ejI4
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I'm going to have this song playing in my head all day....
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10 months ago
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Rachel Maddow
10 months ago
ONE IF BY LAND TWO IF BY D.C. the north end church in boston it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
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Readex
10 months ago
🏆 Big news! BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts has been named a 2024 Best Reference by
@libraryjournal.bsky.social
! This vital resource offers unparalleled real-time reporting on global events—from the outbreak of WWII through the early 2000s. 🔗https://bit.ly/42oNzUN
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Readex
10 months ago
New Readex video! Discovering Historical Text and Data Trends with Readex Text Explorer. ⏯️
youtu.be/TiVvEr6Lcfk
#History
#DigitalHumanities
#HumanitiesResearch
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Discovering Historical Text and Data Trends with Readex Text Explorer
YouTube video by Readex
https://youtu.be/TiVvEr6Lcfk
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Johann Neem
10 months ago
@oah.org
Please help us! The Journal of the Early Republic has launched a "history tracker" to document how the Trump Admin is changing/hiding history. We need your help- if you've seen a change that has not (yet) made the news, please write in. More info:
thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
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The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
https://thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/the-early-republic-tracker/
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Preeti Chhibber
10 months ago
Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much???
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
10 months ago
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill.
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Adam Parkhomenko
11 months ago
Reminder in Wisconsin: polls close at 8pm; you can same-day register if you bring your photo ID and proof of address; if you’re in line, stay in line; any questions, call WisDems VoPro hotline at 608-336-3232
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Drew McKevitt
11 months ago
Very excited to say something I haven't been able to say in a decade: we are hiring a tenure-track historian at Louisiana Tech. We're casting the net wide, basically any field outside of North America. Happy to answer any questions
ulsltu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LATECH...
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Assistant Professor of History
Thank you for your interest in employment with Louisiana Tech University. POSITION: Assistant Professor of History. The School of History and Social Sciences at Louisiana Tech University invites appli...
https://ulsltu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LATECHCareers/details/Assistant-Professor-of-History_R-1570-1
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📚Melissa Amateis 🦊
11 months ago
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Readex
11 months ago
How did “improving the human race” become a justification for sterilization, segregation, and immigration bans? This Readex blog traces the roots of American eugenics—and its disturbing legacy: 🔗
bit.ly/4hW3GOm
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Readex
11 months ago
⚾ Amid "great excitement" Boston beat the Philadelphia Athletics on the *first* Opening Day, April 22, 1876. 🧢 Find the play by play in Early American Newspapers and search American Broadsides & Ephemera to dig deeper into
#baseballhistory
. 👉
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#SportsHistory
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Readex
11 months ago
"Indeed people were amazed to hear that a young girl had so far forgotten her womanhood as to desire to study dentistry. This was the bitter opposition and foolish objection Mrs. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, the first woman graduate in dentistry, had to meet and overcome."
#histstm
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Cheers to a successful
#ISA2025
! My reward for surviving over 28 hours of exhibit duty. A long conference but always interesting to hear what is being researched in the international relations field. See you next year in Columbus!
11 months ago
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
12 months ago
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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Mueller, She Wrote
about 1 year ago
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Aaron Rupar
about 1 year ago
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
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Happy to be back in Toronto for the OLA Super Conference! Looking forward to catching up with my Canadian librarians and getting my fill of Tim Horton's....#olasc25
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Very excited about this new collection Readex has just launched...
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about 1 year ago
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Joanne Freeman
about 1 year ago
Yup.
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Adam Parkhomenko
about 1 year ago
Mike Luckovich gets it right as he always does
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Mueller, She Wrote
about 1 year ago
🚨🚨🚨🚨HOMEWORK🚨🚨🚨🚨 I think the Jack Smith draft report is finished. Write to Merrick Garland and ask him to release the Jack Smith report. You can do it here. Select “Messages to the Attorney General” from the drop down menu
www.justice.gov/doj/webform/...
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Bummed to miss
@mkn.bsky.social
at AHA but thrilled to finally meet
@profgabriele.com
@lollardfish.bsky.social
and
@parisnoire.bsky.social
in person as well as catch up with
@thetattooedprof.bsky.social
. Until next time AHA!!
about 1 year ago
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Elaine Maisner
about 1 year ago
From
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Letters from an American, 1-5-25
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Readex
about 1 year ago
In this June 2024 interview,
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social
discusses the precedents that George Washington set as president, including the peaceful transition of power from one president to the next. 🗃️
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George Washington and the Peaceful Transition of Power: A Conversation with Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky
YouTube video by Readex
https://youtu.be/7W51Iwt9fo8?si=lA_tNGc0geoBBYPG
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