Shirley Wajda
@stwajda.bsky.social
Historian, curator, knitter of the American experience, daughter & granddaughter of immigrants, waiting for Lefty & CLE World Series win. American material & visual culture, museum studies, craftivism, women's history, everyday life. Too many projects.
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If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
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Some good news for historical truth-telling: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Orders Slavery Displays Restored at George Washington’s Philadelphia Home
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Some good news for historical truth-telling: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Judge Cynthia Rufe ruled in favor of the President’s House’s slavery exhibit to be restored on Monday. There is no timetable when the 34 plaques and videos that told the story of enslaved Africans kept in George Washington’s residence at the exhibit will be restored. #PhillyTrib
February 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Judge Cynthia Rufe ruled in favor of the President’s House’s slavery exhibit to be restored on Monday. There is no timetable when the 34 plaques and videos that told the story of enslaved Africans kept in George Washington’s residence at the exhibit will be restored. #PhillyTrib
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Michael W. Twitty's cookbook celebrates the South’s complicated heritage : NPR share.google/oxz299PgIBA7...
A celebration of the South's rich — and messy — heritage, delivered on a plate
In a new cookbook, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty pays homage to the rich tapestry of cultures that have shaped Southern cuisine — and keeps a gimlet eye on the region's complicated history.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Michael W. Twitty's cookbook celebrates the South’s complicated heritage : NPR share.google/oxz299PgIBA7...
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Interesting bit here from Semper re the relation between stylistic development & the trades: the success of the Gothic-revival in the mid-19thc as a modern style depended on tradespeople working on the preservation of authentic medieval monuments and becoming proficient in craft-processes & forms
February 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Interesting bit here from Semper re the relation between stylistic development & the trades: the success of the Gothic-revival in the mid-19thc as a modern style depended on tradespeople working on the preservation of authentic medieval monuments and becoming proficient in craft-processes & forms
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Importantly, for the moment, Epstein’s circle is winning. Area studies and women’s and gender studies departments are being closed and outlawed. All the structures we put in place to compel the Lee’s of the world to do the right thing even when they don’t want to are being eliminated. 🧪
February 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Importantly, for the moment, Epstein’s circle is winning. Area studies and women’s and gender studies departments are being closed and outlawed. All the structures we put in place to compel the Lee’s of the world to do the right thing even when they don’t want to are being eliminated. 🧪
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I talked to BookToker, reader, and writer Josh Johnson (@joshreadsbooks.bsky.social) about my book and about how we remember George Washington's involvement in slavery. Happy Presidents' Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjcI...
Investigating George Washington's Legacy
YouTube video by Josh Reads Books
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February 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I talked to BookToker, reader, and writer Josh Johnson (@joshreadsbooks.bsky.social) about my book and about how we remember George Washington's involvement in slavery. Happy Presidents' Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjcI...
Assumes, of course, Guilty Whale.
Both have stories.
Both have stories.
February 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Assumes, of course, Guilty Whale.
Both have stories.
Both have stories.
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Omigoodness. If it turns out that suing the NEH yields a list of DOGE staff and contractors, that will be a happy day, indeed!
👀 A federal judge has ordered the disclosure of a roster of DOGE employees and affiliates, as well as a text message revealing a top NEH official’s views on “woke” and “progressive” grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Omigoodness. If it turns out that suing the NEH yields a list of DOGE staff and contractors, that will be a happy day, indeed!
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Bookmarking this to share with students in the Textile Dataviz class when they're struggling to get started on their final projects. Really appreciate how Kim lays out the struggles of a project like this: it's never just "stitch the color for the temperature". #DHmakes
2026 Temperature Project: A Cozy Garden (and a Chaotic January Catch-Up)
A whimsical garden cottage powered by sheer determination. January nearly broke me, but my 2026 temperature cross stitch project is officially underway. 🌱
A whimsical garden cottage powered by sheer determination. January nearly broke me, but my 2026 temperature cross stitch project is officially underway. 🌱
2026 Temperature Project: A Cozy Garden (and a Chaotic January Catch-Up)
A whimsical garden cottage powered by sheer determination. January nearly broke me, but my 2026 temperature cross stitch project is officially underway. 🌱
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February 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Bookmarking this to share with students in the Textile Dataviz class when they're struggling to get started on their final projects. Really appreciate how Kim lays out the struggles of a project like this: it's never just "stitch the color for the temperature". #DHmakes
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Today's the day!
@inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live. We kick off the series with former president George W. Bush on George Washington's willingness to surrender power:
inpursuit.substack.com/p/george-was...
We've also included an audio version of the essay read by Mr. Bush himself.
@inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live. We kick off the series with former president George W. Bush on George Washington's willingness to surrender power:
inpursuit.substack.com/p/george-was...
We've also included an audio version of the essay read by Mr. Bush himself.
February 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Today's the day!
@inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live. We kick off the series with former president George W. Bush on George Washington's willingness to surrender power:
inpursuit.substack.com/p/george-was...
We've also included an audio version of the essay read by Mr. Bush himself.
@inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live. We kick off the series with former president George W. Bush on George Washington's willingness to surrender power:
inpursuit.substack.com/p/george-was...
We've also included an audio version of the essay read by Mr. Bush himself.
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leaving out cookies and milk for george washington tonight
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 AM
leaving out cookies and milk for george washington tonight
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One of my fiber suppliers is giving this draft away.
You will have to give them information; as the delivery method uses their billing system.
What you get is four drafts, and four .wif files.
www.gistyarn.com/products/res...
You will have to give them information; as the delivery method uses their billing system.
What you get is four drafts, and four .wif files.
www.gistyarn.com/products/res...
Resistance is American
From the Homespun movement of the Revolutionary War to the abolitionist boycotts of cotton produced by enslaved labor, American textiles have always carried a rich history of resistance. "Resistance i...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:54 PM
One of my fiber suppliers is giving this draft away.
You will have to give them information; as the delivery method uses their billing system.
What you get is four drafts, and four .wif files.
www.gistyarn.com/products/res...
You will have to give them information; as the delivery method uses their billing system.
What you get is four drafts, and four .wif files.
www.gistyarn.com/products/res...
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Rubio’s tone deafness in making assumptions about what would strike a chord rather than nauseate … My Yiddish and German speaking relatives were among millions who arrived in America carrying the trauma of persecution by Christians.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Rubio’s tone deafness in making assumptions about what would strike a chord rather than nauseate … My Yiddish and German speaking relatives were among millions who arrived in America carrying the trauma of persecution by Christians.
Many years ago, the guy I thought I would marry broke up with me on Valentine's Day. Over the telephone.
Wow, was I lucky.
Wow, was I lucky.
February 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Many years ago, the guy I thought I would marry broke up with me on Valentine's Day. Over the telephone.
Wow, was I lucky.
Wow, was I lucky.
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lots of other abominations in this article but I think it's worth pointing out this undermining reference to Smithsonian Institution as "a group." Part of the project here is false equivalence between actual scholarship and partisan hackery
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
lots of other abominations in this article but I think it's worth pointing out this undermining reference to Smithsonian Institution as "a group." Part of the project here is false equivalence between actual scholarship and partisan hackery
Endorse!
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Endorse!
I know this isn't important, but who decided a vase of flowers needed to be on the table here?
Medical schools must be accredited for graduates to enter residency programs.
New front emerges in Florida GOP’s higher-ed overhaul: medical school accreditors
Medical schools must be accredited for graduates to enter residency programs.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I know this isn't important, but who decided a vase of flowers needed to be on the table here?
Helloooo, cheddar cheese and caramel popcorn mix Valentine.
February 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Helloooo, cheddar cheese and caramel popcorn mix Valentine.
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My friend and colleague Eladio Bobadilla will soon publish a new and timely book, *Dangerous Migrations: Mexican Labor and the Fight for Immigrant Rights* -- a labor history of migration and struggle from below. Pre-order with discount using the code below.
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
February 13, 2026 at 11:52 AM
My friend and colleague Eladio Bobadilla will soon publish a new and timely book, *Dangerous Migrations: Mexican Labor and the Fight for Immigrant Rights* -- a labor history of migration and struggle from below. Pre-order with discount using the code below.
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Dr. Jerry Lewis was a wonderful man who took seriously & humanely his role as a faculty member. As my friend Molly Merryman says: “He [held] himself accountable for the students he didn’t save.” Honored to work w/him on Kent State's May 4, 1970 commemorations. www.facebook.com/reel/7649047...
13K views · 451 reactions | Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., Kent State Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the May 4, 1970, campus shootings and later worked tirelessly to e...
Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., Kent State Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the May 4, 1970, campus shootings and later worked tirelessly to ensure that the legacy of...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Dr. Jerry Lewis was a wonderful man who took seriously & humanely his role as a faculty member. As my friend Molly Merryman says: “He [held] himself accountable for the students he didn’t save.” Honored to work w/him on Kent State's May 4, 1970 commemorations. www.facebook.com/reel/7649047...
I have the notes to prove it. And now I can have the tee shirt.
February 13, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I have the notes to prove it. And now I can have the tee shirt.
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everyone shut UP it's gromit's birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY GROMIT
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
everyone shut UP it's gromit's birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY GROMIT
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