Maura
@mkarchivist.bsky.social
Archivist (women religious archives), historian, librarian. PhD (CUNY). Early modern history of archives ~ family record keeping and archives. she/her. Views my own, etc. Somewhere on the Hudson.
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Jacob Maris painted this so-called bluff-bowed ship on the beach in Scheveningen. Coastal villages didn’t have a harbour, so ships had to set sail straight from the beach and return there again. Horses helped them get in and out of the water. 🐴⛵
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028264
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028264
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Jacob Maris painted this so-called bluff-bowed ship on the beach in Scheveningen. Coastal villages didn’t have a harbour, so ships had to set sail straight from the beach and return there again. Horses helped them get in and out of the water. 🐴⛵
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028264
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028264
Really thankful for online talks as I got to see an excellent one by @huntingrebels.bsky.social in a different time zone!
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Really thankful for online talks as I got to see an excellent one by @huntingrebels.bsky.social in a different time zone!
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On #WorldBalletDay, meet ballerina Mrs Mabel Williams, here photographed in 1933. We don't know anything else about Mabel and would love to find out more, so do tell us if you know more about her life and career.
#1930s #dance
#1930s #dance
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
On #WorldBalletDay, meet ballerina Mrs Mabel Williams, here photographed in 1933. We don't know anything else about Mabel and would love to find out more, so do tell us if you know more about her life and career.
#1930s #dance
#1930s #dance
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Let's just cancel everything from now until the holidays. Everyone gets a six week sabbatical.
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Let's just cancel everything from now until the holidays. Everyone gets a six week sabbatical.
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Dick Cheney was a cruel bureaucrat who made corrupt institutions more abusive. Officials in those institutions then surrendered what was left of their morals to accommodate his evil vision. In time, those institutions became even more corrupt. What politicians say today will be revealing of the rot.
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Dick Cheney was a cruel bureaucrat who made corrupt institutions more abusive. Officials in those institutions then surrendered what was left of their morals to accommodate his evil vision. In time, those institutions became even more corrupt. What politicians say today will be revealing of the rot.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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I can't decide whose head in early modern England would explode the most watching this video.
King Charles III prayed with Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, marking the first time in modern history that the leaders of the Anglican and Catholic churches prayed together. Read more: nyti.ms/4o5fFwI
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I can't decide whose head in early modern England would explode the most watching this video.
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Historian here No Kings is the most American thing you could say and the people opposing it simply don’t believe in our republic or constitutional democracy.
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Historian here No Kings is the most American thing you could say and the people opposing it simply don’t believe in our republic or constitutional democracy.
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the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
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So do all those journalists and professors get their jobs back too or is it just the millionaire comedian whose cancellation ate into Disney's profits?
September 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So do all those journalists and professors get their jobs back too or is it just the millionaire comedian whose cancellation ate into Disney's profits?
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More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
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Guess it’s time for your periodic reminder that mentally ill people are actually statistically less likely to commit violent crimes; more likely to be victims; and more at risk of hurting themselves than others. If you want to curb gun crimes curb guns. Threading some studies here!
August 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Guess it’s time for your periodic reminder that mentally ill people are actually statistically less likely to commit violent crimes; more likely to be victims; and more at risk of hurting themselves than others. If you want to curb gun crimes curb guns. Threading some studies here!
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Applications are open for the Renaissance Society of America's short-term research fellowships, including many that give preference to contingent faculty and independent scholars -- apply by September 16th, applicants must be @rsaorg.bsky.social members: www.rsa.org/general/cust... #earlymodern
RSA Fellowships - Renaissance Society of America
New requirement: Beginning with the current cycle, applicants must have been an RSA member for at least 12 months immediately prior to application, in order to be eligible. This change, announced in mid-2024, consolidates the funding available for fellowships while recognizing that the number of applicants is only a portion of the membership. You can review your dues payments by signing in to the RSA website and going to Membership Info under the My Profile tab. It indicates the date through which your membership is current and you will see a list of all dues payments. If you are still unsure about your eligibility after checking your membership payments in your RSA profile, please contact [email protected].
www.rsa.org
August 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Applications are open for the Renaissance Society of America's short-term research fellowships, including many that give preference to contingent faculty and independent scholars -- apply by September 16th, applicants must be @rsaorg.bsky.social members: www.rsa.org/general/cust... #earlymodern
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Also, why the hell would I be mad at someone for living in a rent stabilized apartment??????? Everyone should be able to live in rent stabilized housing!!!! That’s the whole point!!!!! OMG!!!!! I’m going to snap!!!!!!
August 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Also, why the hell would I be mad at someone for living in a rent stabilized apartment??????? Everyone should be able to live in rent stabilized housing!!!! That’s the whole point!!!!! OMG!!!!! I’m going to snap!!!!!!
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Seriously, fuck off.
I say that with all due gravity.
I say that with all due gravity.
August 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Seriously, fuck off.
I say that with all due gravity.
I say that with all due gravity.
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IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS PLEASE MAKE A CALL RIGHT NOW
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
July 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS PLEASE MAKE A CALL RIGHT NOW
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
My voice shook but I called my 🤮 maga rep. Just went with it will kill small children and it is evil as I’m just so angry. 🤬 possibly should have added about making it my life’s mission to make sure he’s not reelected …
July 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My voice shook but I called my 🤮 maga rep. Just went with it will kill small children and it is evil as I’m just so angry. 🤬 possibly should have added about making it my life’s mission to make sure he’s not reelected …
Personal things during horrible times seem trite but … I have returned to my Alma mater after 30 years for a conference. Seems very strange.
June 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Personal things during horrible times seem trite but … I have returned to my Alma mater after 30 years for a conference. Seems very strange.
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so off that Supreme Court decision, we offer you a guide on how to advocate for trans rights in your community:
How to Advocate for Trans Rights in Your Community
Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions.
www.wired.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
so off that Supreme Court decision, we offer you a guide on how to advocate for trans rights in your community:
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Today is a particularly good day to support trans mutual aid as a concrete way to fight back against the fuckers trying to take their healthcare and other rights away.
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
June 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today is a particularly good day to support trans mutual aid as a concrete way to fight back against the fuckers trying to take their healthcare and other rights away.
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
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If you write abt 'the archive' but don't engage with or acknowledge archival studies literature
...
please know that your arguments
▪️have no to limited validity
▪️remain theoretical, oblivious to arch praxis
▪️lack understanding and depth
▪️don't account for the infrastructure/materiality of archives
...
please know that your arguments
▪️have no to limited validity
▪️remain theoretical, oblivious to arch praxis
▪️lack understanding and depth
▪️don't account for the infrastructure/materiality of archives
June 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
If you write abt 'the archive' but don't engage with or acknowledge archival studies literature
...
please know that your arguments
▪️have no to limited validity
▪️remain theoretical, oblivious to arch praxis
▪️lack understanding and depth
▪️don't account for the infrastructure/materiality of archives
...
please know that your arguments
▪️have no to limited validity
▪️remain theoretical, oblivious to arch praxis
▪️lack understanding and depth
▪️don't account for the infrastructure/materiality of archives
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Thei are goinge to put AI yn a toastere and it will tell lyes about bread
June 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Thei are goinge to put AI yn a toastere and it will tell lyes about bread
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URGENT: Please take a minute to comment on why Covid vaccines should continue to remain available for everyone under 65 years old. One day left to comment and you can do it anonymously www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
URGENT: Please take a minute to comment on why Covid vaccines should continue to remain available for everyone under 65 years old. One day left to comment and you can do it anonymously www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...