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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
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An organization of historians fostering knowledge of U.S. history from the close of the Civil War through the 1920s https://www.shgape.org/
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · 5d
Writing group alert!! Our popular program is back! Check out all the details of the SHGAPE-Sponsored Writing Groups! If interested, please fill out this Google form before Oct. 10! urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · 13d
The October 1st deadline is approaching! Remember to submit your proposals for SHGAPE's first stand-alone conference! www.shgape.org/shgape-confe... #Skystorians #History #CFP #HistorySky #GildedAge #ProgressiveEra
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · Jul 23
SHGAPE is hosting its first stand-alone conference June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago! We plan to offer seminars, workshops, roundtables, & traditional paper panels. Submit your proposal by October 1st! Full guidelines here: www.shgape.org/shgape-confe... #skystorians #history #CFP
Conference - SHGAPE
Call for Papers The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is delighted to host its first stand-alone conference, June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. We we...
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Cathleen D. Cahill @cathleendcahill.bsky.social · 13d
We are back!!! In this episode I interview my co-host Boyd Cothran about his recent book, _The Edwin Fox: How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Connected the Workd in the Age of Globalization, 1850-1914_, published by @uncpress.bsky.social @shgape.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
104: The Voyage of the Edwin Fox
Podcast Episode · The Gilded Age and Progressive Era · 09/24/2025 · 1h
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · Aug 5
New Minding the GAPE! In July's roundup of #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra posts & articles from around the web, read up on Robert La Follette, convict labor in Florida’s swamps, the “pansy craze,” the legacy of the #ScopesTrial 100 years later, & much more: blog.shgape.org/minding-the-... #Skystorians
Minding the GAPE – July 2025 - SHGAPE Blog
Spun-glass fabrics, Robert La Follette, convict labor in Florida's swamps, dying before germ theory, the "pansy craze," the legacy of the Scopes "Monkey Trial" 100 years later, and much more.
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · Jul 30
Funding opportunity! The SHGAPE #ResearchGrant awards $1,500 to one recipient. Any US #history topic, 1865-1920s. Limited to advanced PhD students, independent scholars, & contingent faculty who are SHGAPE members. Deadline is Oct 31. Full details: shgape.org/prizes-award... #Skystorians #HistorySky
Research Grant - SHGAPE
Research Grant Funding Opportunity: SHGAPE Research Grant The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era  (SHGAPE) announces a grant of up to $1,500 to be awarded to a single recipie...
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · Jul 30
Call for submissions! SHGAPE's Fishel-Calhoun Article Prize is awarded for the best article on any aspect of US #history, 1865-1917. Open to new scholars (grad students or w/in 6 yrs of PhD) who have not yet pub'ed a book. Deadline is Oct 31. Full details: www.shgape.org/prizes-award... #Skystorians
Fishel-Calhoun Article Prize - SHGAPE
Fishel-Calhoun Article Prize The Fishel-Calhoun Article Prize is awarded every two years for the best article dealing with any aspect of United States history between 1865 and 1917. The prize is open ...
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · Jul 30
Call for submissions! SHGAPE's Presidents' Book Prize is awarded for the best book treating any aspect of US #history, 1865-1920s. Must be author’s 2nd or subsequent scholarly book. Deadline is Oct 31. Full details: www.shgape.org/prizes-award... #Skystorians #HistorySky #GildedAge #ProgressiveEra
Presidents’ Book Prize - SHGAPE
Presidents’ Book Prize The Presidents’ Book Prize is awarded in even-numbered years for the best book treating any aspect of United States history in the period 1865-1920s. It must be the author’s sec...
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Chris Cantwell @cdc29.bsky.social · Jul 23
@loyolahistdept.bsky.social will be hosting @shgape.bsky.social's first stand alone conference next June, & the CFP is live! Please help spread the word!

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Conference - SHGAPE
Call for Papers The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is delighted to host its first stand-alone conference, June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. We we...
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · Jul 23
SHGAPE is hosting its first stand-alone conference June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago! We plan to offer seminars, workshops, roundtables, & traditional paper panels. Submit your proposal by October 1st! Full guidelines here: www.shgape.org/shgape-confe... #skystorians #history #CFP
Conference - SHGAPE
Call for Papers The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is delighted to host its first stand-alone conference, June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. We we...
www.shgape.org
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · Jul 3
June’s roundup of #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra posts & articles from around the web is here! #Pride month gave us new posts on #LGBTQ+ history, incl. same-sex romance in the Civil War era & “female husbands.” Plus read up on the history of #Juneteenth and much more: blog.shgape.org/minding-the-...
Minding the GAPE – June 2025 - SHGAPE Blog
Juneteenth historic sites, “female husbands,” a ghost fleet in the Potomac, the “convict clause” and the Panama Canal, the 19th-century origins of criminalizing abortion, a brief history of miasma the...
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · Jun 17
War. Peace. Food. Drinks. People. Labor. Politics. And more! Check out the Gilded Age & Progressive Era podcast, been around for a few years, doing some amazing stuff & now with new hosts! @shgape.bsky.social @oah.org @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @historians.org 🗃️ shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · Jun 1
In our latest roundup of #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra posts & articles from around the web, find historical perspectives on #WellnessFarms & eugenics, the #US-Canada border, the #SAVEAct, #SinnersFilm, #PopeLeoXIV 's name choice, the #MetGala, & more. #skystorians blog.shgape.org/minding-the-...
Minding the GAPE – May 2025 - SHGAPE Blog
"Wellness farms" and the eugenic history of confining young people with disability, how the U.S.-Canada border was shaped, parallels between the SAVE Act and the 1907 Expatriation Act, the real histor...
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · May 6
A new roundup of #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra posts & articles from around the web is here! #Tariffs & income #tax, origins of the Easter Egg Roll, HBCU marching bands, epidemics & disability, primary sources from mass persuasion campaigns, why we regulate milk, +more blog.shgape.org/minding-the-...
Minding the GAPE – April 2025 - SHGAPE Blog
Tariffs and the income tax in historical perspective, the origins of the White House Easter Egg Roll, HBCU marching bands, epidemics and disability, primary sources from mass persuasion campaigns, why...
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era @shgape.bsky.social · May 4
The Society for #Historians of the #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra is on Bluesky! We'll share Society news, opportunities, & blog posts from the SHGAPE Blog (blog.shgape.org). Check out our recently refreshed website (www.shgape.org) & give us a follow! #history #skystorians #historysky #historiansky
Presenting the Past. 1865 - 1920s. Welcome to SHGAPE. The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is an organization of historians who study and promote knowledge of American history from the Reconstruction era through the aftermath of World War I. The society brings together academic, public, and independent historians, as well as scholars in other humanities and social-science disciplines interested in these decades and their issues.
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