Archive for May, 2009
Knitting Clio’s grades are done, now time for some blogging
Oh my, how time passes — my last post was over two weeks ago! Sorry folks, I’ve been recovering from a minor bike crash and trying to get grades and other end-of-semester stuff done. Hopefully you all were satisfied with the swine flu article. Here’s a round up of some recent articles related to swine [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )My serious article on swine flu
Is now up at History News Network. Enjoy!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )History of Mother’s Day
Via.
Given the following possibilities, how many of us could pick the right answer?
Mother’s Day began:
* In 1858, when Anna Jarvis, a young Appalachian homemaker, organized “Mother’s Work Days” to improve the sanitation and avert deaths from disease-bearing insects and seepage of polluted water.
* In 1872, when Boston poet, pacifist and women’s suffragist Julia Ward Howe [...]
Wesleyan Murder and Violence Against Women
I’m speechless, except to say I’m glad everyone at Wesleyan is okay. Tenured Radical, aka Claire Potter in the History Department at Wesleyan, has very insightful commentary here.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Twisted Flu Humor
Very twisted — warning, not for children (or some adults either).
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Blogging Against Disabilism, One Day Late
Things have been quite frantic in Knitting Clio land, so I plumb forgot to write a blog post yesterday. Here is a round up of on-time posts from Diary of a Goldfish.
My contributions will be brief. I’m excited about NAMI-CT’s Keep the Promise blog. This Tuesday, May 5th, is Mental Health Awareness Day at [...]
