The totality of ugliness on here in ALL the ways has me upset and biting my tongue, so I'm getting off to preserve my energy for my kids/husband, students, and my own work. I will say: Some of ya'll don't understand American women's history the way you ought to, and it shows.

Also, no major questions: 'The major questions doctrine does not apply here because . . . There is no ambiguous regulatory provision at issue, and neither the FDA nor Dr. Bryant offer any novel interpretation of the FDCA or its 2007 amendments to broaden the agency’s authority.'

Terrible timing, but my book just went live on the UNC Press website. If you want to learn more about Ryan White, different strands of HIV/AIDS activism, and the ongoing epidemic, please check it out. uncpress.org/book/978146968…

World's on fire, heart aching for all the college campuses, but here in
#Arizona let's hope this stupid 1864
#abortion law goes down in flames today. Thank you to the MANY #historians whose work informed this piece: I'm sorry I coudn't name you all
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My new article in Medical History 'Professors of racial medicine: imperialism in 19th-century US medical schools' is trending! Read it here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

If you are watching the GenBioPro case, this sort of thing is on the horizon. Beyond the Comstock Act, federal/state regulation will be the new front.

My latest for State Court Report and the Brennan Center on the many state rulings we've seen lately--all of it underscores the importance of state courts and judicial races moving forward.

Something special finally arrived at my house! It’ll be out for y’all on June 4th— and it’s the perfect reading for all your summer Supreme Court needs. (Plus, it’ll look sharp on your shelf). You can pre-order it now, so you’ll have it first thing. ➡️ ➡️ amazon.com/dp/0520394194?…

Ok was it Jennifer Polk, PhD (she, her) who recommended MeisterTask because omg game changer. I migrated a bunch of stuff in there and wow I love it!!!

My piece of advice for surviving academia today: Schedule your projects. By that I mean, space out the things you are writing and publishing to give yourself breathing room. Work with your collaborators to do that if you have them. It's a lifesaver. (1/2)

Hey #histmed , I'll have a limited number of Nursing Clio stickers to give out at #AAHM2024 ! Whatever it is that you do - radical scholarship, histories of women, gender, and sexuality, history of medicine, reproductive health, personal reflections, let's talk!

Great piece by the always brilliant Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

anyways, I will be out at Brown University next week to talk about connections between universities, jail politics, and the rise of mass incarceration. Noon on May 6! events.brown.edu/cssj/event/284…

Honored by SHGAPE's recognition of my article, 'Sex, Suffrage, and State Constitutional Law: Women's Legal Right to Hold Public Office.'

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just read Adam X. McNeil (ABD) (aka Metaphors & Memes)'s chapter on Black women in the Virginia Campaign of 1781. American Rev/Black Loyalism scholarship is really not ready for the way Adam is going to reorient the field!!

Here! theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

I loved being a historian at the state DOT. Maps/GIS. Whacking my way thru dense brush to find abandoned properties. Lots of colleagues went on to work for big transportation consulting firms You need an MA but not a PhD.

A certain family member gushes about this politician repeatedly to me which has always disgusted me but now: if they dare bring it up, I am most assuredly going to cause a scene at the next holiday gathering. (NB not the first time. I'm polite until you get in my face)

We have voted to put a vote of no confidence to the full faculty by electronic vote within the next few days.

Noelle McAfee says she was arrested after telling a cop to stop “pummeling” a young person who was already on the ground. She stood 4 feet away from police. They told her to move; she said “no,” and they took her. She tears up remembering the kid, wondering if they are OK.