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Katherine Hobbs

@historyhobbs.bsky.social

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Nineteenth-century scholar. J.D. Candidate. Sometimes mistaken for a Victorian ghost. (she/her) https://www.historyhobbs.com

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Kickass Women of History @kickasswomenof.bsky.social · May 4

This week's Kickass Women of History, with special guest @historyhobbs.bsky.social , is included in the Scholar Sunday roundup

Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · May 4

Back in Charlottesville for a solemn yet celebratory occasion, but y’all know #ScholarSunday threads carry on, so here’s my 223rd of great writing, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 223

Shared on May 4, 2025

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Katherine Hobbs @historyhobbs.bsky.social · Apr 29

It was great to meet you too! I’ll come back to talk about my favorite kickass women anytime!

Katherine Hobbs @historyhobbs.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thank you @kickasswomenof.bsky.social for such a fun conversation! (Not in the sense of “criminal conversation,” as features prominently in this episode.)

Kickass Women of History @kickasswomenof.bsky.social · Apr 29

Scandal, politics, and feminism!

Find out more about the infamous Caroline Norton on this week's Kickass Women of History, with @historyhobbs.bsky.social

Available now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all good podcast platforms

#womenshistory #history #19thcentury #politics #scandal

Image shows a 19th Century sketch of Caroline Norton.

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Katherine Hobbs @historyhobbs.bsky.social · Apr 17

Come celebrate Charlotte Brontë’s birthday with me and @drclaireocall.bsky.social! Tickets still available at www.bronte.org.uk/events/celeb....

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Katherine Hobbs @historyhobbs.bsky.social · Jan 8

Holding space today for Wilkie Collins’s 201st birthday

🎨 John Everett Millais, Portrait of Wilkie Collins (1850)

Katherine Hobbs @historyhobbs.bsky.social · Nov 22

Absolutely! DM me or send me an email (website link in profile) and we can talk more!

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Katherine Hobbs @historyhobbs.bsky.social · Nov 17

Thank you!

Katherine Hobbs @historyhobbs.bsky.social · Nov 17

I’d love to join if there’s still room!

Katherine Hobbs @historyhobbs.bsky.social · Nov 17

I’d love to join if you have room!

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Katherine Hobbs @historyhobbs.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hello Bluesky! I’m a public historian and writer specializing in 19th-century women’s history, legal history, and literary history.

I enjoy freelance consulting for museums etc. and am currently working on my first book about marriage law in Victorian Britain.

Looking forward to connecting!

Katherine Hobbs stands at “Mina Edison in the Archives” exhibit

Katherine Hobbs in Old Calton Burial Ground

Shelf of archival boxes at Thomas Edison National Historical Park

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