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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 22h

No idea, I have yet to leave campus because I immediately drive back to the superior metro area

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 22h

It took until week 7, but it finally happened: I said “water” in front of my non-Philadelphian students

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Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society @signsjournal.org · 22d

New Short Takes! @rhartholder.bsky.social, Katrina Kimport, and @kellyodonn.bsky.social discuss @rebeccaggrant.bsky.social's Access: Inside the Abortion Underground and the 60-Year Battle for Reproductive Freedom!

Rebecca Grant’s Access

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 26d

I'm currently working on a spring semester event, which MAAAAY just be reading the iconic 1960s novel Valley of the Dolls together over winter break and then discussing it book club style (with some history of pharmacy context) in January. Stay tuned! And join the working group to get updated.

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 26d

In November we'll host @lmacthompson1.bsky.social, newly announced OAH Lecturer, who will present even newer and more exciting stuff than is listed on her already very impressive OAH bio: www.oah.org/lectures/lec...

OAH | Lauren MacIvor ThompsonOAH | Lauren MacIvor Thompson

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 26d

Interested in the history of pharmacy? Or just hanging out with me and some cool scholars periodically on Zoom? You are cordially invited to join the Pharmacy History working group that I am co-convening at the Consortium for History of Sci/Med/Tech: www.chstm.org/group/pharma...

Pharmacy History | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine

www.chstm.org

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 28d

I need to submit something this year, but no idea what. If anyone has panel or roundtable ideas, please DM me :)

American Association for the History of Medicine @aahmhistmed.bsky.social · 28d

The call for papers for the 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine is live now! We hope you will join us in Buffalo!

histmed.org/buffalo-2026/

Buffalo 2026

Join us in Buffalo! Call for Papers 2026 The American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) (https://histmed.org) invites abstracts for papers in any area of the history of health, healing,...

histmed.org

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · 28d

I am driving two hours each way to/from work on my teaching days, and it is very apparent a few weeks in that I need to up my audiobook listening game. So, what are your favorites? I especially enjoy multiple narrators / full casts.

Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Aug 30

🎶 Pink Peter Coat 🎵🎶

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Aug 30

"It took her nearly two decades to find a permanent academic position. She found occasional work as a visiting professor, filling in for someone on leave for a year or two. She earned grants to fund her research... but she was often living on unemployment benefits"

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...

Margaret W. Rossiter, 81, Dies; Wrote Women Scientists Into History

www.nytimes.com

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Aug 20

damn I was hoping for some dirt

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Aug 13

oooh this is such a great example to talk about AI use during syllabus day for my 1960s class

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Aug 4

She is so going to brag about your book to her new college friends or perhaps professors.

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Jul 25

there is a thought piece in my brain about getting a tenure-track job at the weirdest/worst possible time for higher ed, but I am so thoroughly burnt out by the decade-long process of trying to get said job and then starting it next month, that it will probably stay in there.

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Jul 22

when I had some work done on my car a few weeks ago that took all day, and then I needed to bring it back a week later when a part he ordered came in, my mechanic was very apologetic. I was like bro it's SUMMER 😎

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Jul 21

thanks Sarah :)

Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Jul 21

now that I am no longer using it for alt ac job search purposes, I just posted on LinkedIn about how I want to connect with former students so I can like all their posts and be proud of them

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