Archive for September, 2008
The Candidates’ Health: Does it Matter?
On the way home this evening, I listened to this report from NPR on the candidates’ health, in which my colleague Howard Markel from the University of Michigan was quoted. [if the name sounds familiar, you've probably seen his health articles in the New York Times]. Howard believes in the privacy of medical records but [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Scotland and SSHM, finally
Well, it’s been nearly a month and I’m finally getting around to writing up a report on the Society for Social History of Medicine conference I attended at the beginning of September. I’ll start with Catherine Kudlick’s excellent opening keynote address, “Disability History and History of Medicine: Rival Siblings or Conjoined Twins?” She started out [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Book Club: Half a Yellow Sun
This week’s announcement that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie won a prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius grant”, reminded me to make a quick post that our book club discussed her fabulous novel, Half a Yellow Sun last week (please note we selected this over a month ago — do we have great taste or what?) The fact that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Not quite the Seacoast Century
This past Saturday, I made my annual attempt at the Tri-state Seacoast Century sponsored by the Granite State Wheelmen. The ride starts in Hampton Beach, but because my parents’ summer house is right on the course as it goes through York, ME, I start there and do the course in reverse. This meant riding by [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sloppy Women’s History at History News Network
Could someone please explain to me why History News Network selected someone whose specialty is NOT women’s history to write this article about First Wave/Second Wave feminism? Let me point out some of the most glaring problems:
1. Not all women voted with the Republican party, nor did they join the KKK. Jane Addams, for example, [...]
First Digital History Class
I met with my digital history graduate seminar for the first time this week. [as you all know, I was at a conference across the pond. My substitute showed students how to do blogs, all the while saying she thought they were useless -- perhaps I should have her read this article?]
The first session went [...]
Why Women should vote
Many of you have probably already seen this “viral” message that’s making it’s way around the internets. I’ve already received two copies in the past 24 hours. So, I’m posting it here. Never forget what your foremothers did for you!
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WHY [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Why I Blog
This week, I’ve asked students in my digital history course to read and write a response to Dan Cohen’s article, “Professors Start Your Blogs.” Regular readers of this blog know that I’ve been invited to be part of a panel on women historians who blog for the “Little Berks” in October. My co-panelists are Clio [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Word to liberal bloggers: You take the high road, not the lowroad
I’m in an internet cafe in Glasgow (where I will be attending the Society for Social History of Medicine conference starting tomorrow). Since I’m in bonny Scotland, just wanted to post this message to those so-called liberal bloggers who are so gleeful that Sarah Palin’s daughter is pregnant out of wedlock — lay off, will [...]
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