Archive for June, 2008
Cycling and Punditry
It’s not often I write about cycling and politics in the same post, but I just had to report on the exchange about Barack Obama over at the Eastern Bloc Cycling Club forum. It all started with a link to an AP story and photo of the senator riding his bike along Lake Michigan. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Hendrik Herzberg needs a History Lesson
This morning, I read Hendrik Herzberg’s article, “Exhilaration” in the comment section of the New Yorker, in which he describes the historic primary battle between Barack Obama and Hilary Rodham Clinton. In general, it’s a pretty fair treatment, but he sure needs a more nuanced history of gender and race in the United States. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Book Club: Unaccustomed Earth
This month’s selection was the critically-acclaimed Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. I didn’t like The Namesake as much as I liked Interpreter of Maladies, but a Pulitzer prize winning book is tough to follow-up. So, I was hopeful that the return to short story form would fulfill the earlier promise and I certainly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Knitting at the Berks
Those of you who attended this year’s Berkshire Conference may have noticed a small cadre of us knitting while listening to sessions. I had intended to bring my digital camera to capture all the creativity that was going on around me, but since I’m an air-head, on Lamictal which makes me more of an [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Knitting at the Berks
Some of you who attended the Berkshire conference noticed that there are a few of us, including yours truly, who like to knit during sessions. I was overjoyed to see that the number of fiber freaks is steadily growing. I had intended to bring my digital camera so that I could capture some of us [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Berkshire Post-mortem
After I got transferred to a suite at the Holiday Inn, my conference experience got much better! I got to meet Historiann in person — very nice outfits, H! I would agree with her post that the sessions I attended emphasized a need to return to the archives to capture women’s lived experience, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Off to a Bad Start
Well, everything was going so well — my flight was on time, got my bag right away, got to the hotel quickly, saw lots of friends, nice dinner. I’m staying in the Holiday Inn for the Berkshire Conference since the U. is paying for the trip and because it’s quieter — except [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Off to the Berks, with an advance contract
I’m all packed and ready to go to Minneapolis for the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women. Too bad my flight isn’t for another 3 1/2 hours! Historiann has a nice post that gives a brief history of the organization. Tenured Radical wrote some interesting recollections of the recent history of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Sticking up for OBOS
Fellow women’s history blogger, Historiann, has had a couple of recent posts on C-sections on her blog. Since those who read Knitting Clio may or may not read this one as well, I’m bringing the discussion over here. Also, I know some of you are members of the Women in the History of Medicine [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )MS Ride
Here are some pictures of Team Bauer before/after the Multiple Sclerosis Society of CT’s BKM/Steelcase Bike Ride yesterday. It was a beautiful day and we did a pretty fast ride — slightly over 3 hours for 50miles. I managed to keep up most of the way but was pretty tired by the end.
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