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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thanks for inviting me to talk about #Women’sHistory with @andrealturpin.bsky.social

It was so much fun I think we could have kept talking all afternoon!

Baylor University @baylor.bsky.social · Mar 18

* Why study women's history?
* What kinds of unusual sources are used?
* How did higher ed change as more women enrolled?

Baylor History's Dr. Andrea Turpin & Amy Achenbach discuss these topics and more in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth:

youtu.be/yqbgeIaHAO4

Baylor Profs Talk Women's History for #WomensHistoryMonth

YouTube video by Baylor University

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Mar 18

Same. I’ve been looking forward to it since I started my PhD.

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Mar 5

Why am I *still* having nightmares about Midterms when I am the one *giving* the exams?

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Feb 20

Honored to have @cathleendcahill.bsky.social speak to my American Women’s History class today about her book, Recasting the Vote.

Thank you again for your important work and generosity, Dr. Cahill!

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Jan 14

had some excellent conversations at #AHA25 on my dissertation topic / chapter one

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

To be sure, I was incredibly lucky to have had such an awesome group of Baylor students this semester!

I’m also beyond thankful to the Texas Collection for accommodating us. 🗃️

(quotes shared anonymously with student permission)

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

“I now see historical documents as more than just words on a page but instead as emotions and the thoughts of real people at such transformative times.”

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

“It even made it more interesting when I actually reflected and thought about how [F. B.] Chilton was a real person and experienced and accomplished the things he did from these documents. I never thought I would enjoy something like this.”

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

“This experience has made me think about pursuing working in an archive in my future. Even though I am pre-med and plan to go to medical school, I would love to find a way to participate in historical archive work in some form.”

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

“Being an apprentice historian for three days really put into perspective how much fun being a historian can be. . . . Being able to read and physically handle firsthand accounts of something that took place over 50 years ago is an incredible experience.”

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

“Yet, this difficulty was also part of what made the experience rewarding. I learned to read carefully, look up terms, and piece together information. It felt like a form of detective work, where every detail contributed to a larger understanding of the [Mother Neff State Park’s] history.”

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

“I grew in admiration for Roxie [Henderson] and other nurses while working on the archives project, as they are faced with lack of resources and severe injuries.”

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

“I enjoyed every aspect of this archival project, as it has forced me to redefine what it means to be a historian, as it requires time, and often numerous hours, to determine what a document is conveying.”

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

“[This assignment] has given me a much greater appreciation for the complexity and time taken to preserve and understand historical sources and documents.”

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

“For the very first time in my life, I felt like a real researcher.”

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

Took my US History since 1877 survey to the Texas Collection earlier this semester.

Here’s what my *non-majors* thought about visiting an archive:

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 18

finished grading for the year

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Dec 9

Thought I’d plan a *fun* little lecture on the recent past for the last day of modern American history but . . . the early 21st century is objectively depressing. Sorry students 😅

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Baylor History @baylorhistory.bsky.social · Dec 4

Want more History?
Follow our Baylor Historians Starter Pack! 🗃️👥
go.bsky.app/4rX7HEg

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Nov 19

Can we PLEASE stop asking people to fill out forms for information already in a CV?

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Nov 16

Please add me! Thanks in advance

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Nov 15

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Nov 15

Talked all things social media at today’s Baylor History Brown Bag Colloquium (including BlueSky!)

Special thanks to Dr. @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social & our office manager Dianne for speaking & leading by example!

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Mar 2

Exciting start to Women’s History Month at U of Illinois’s Women and Gender History Symposium for emerging graduate scholars. 👩‍🏫

Special thanks to the grad students who organized this year’s conference.

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Amy Achenbach @amyachenbach.bsky.social · Jan 11

Archive Season 2024 is off to the races 🏇🏛️🧐
@ UPenn University Archives
@ Historical Society of PA

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