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New #womenshistorymonth thread. Most people are familiar with the idea of the stereotypical 1950s #housewife, popularized by TV sitcoms, like Ozzie and Harriet and Leave it to Beaver. #whm2021 @womnknowhistory (1/15) 
That imagery, though, is flawed because it overlooks the paradoxical impact of #WWII and its effect on women’s participation in the workforce. #womenshistory #whm2021 #twitterstorians (2/15)
#WWII made extraordinary economic demands on women and it pulled an unprecedented number of women into the labor force. #laborhistory #genderhistory (3/15)
A warm welcome to today's new readers and followers! Borealia features recent scholarship on the Indigenous, French, British, and early national histories of the places we now call Canada. Here's a short thread with a sample of recent posts from this year's back-catalogue:
1/ Need some historical context for #covid19 and pandemics in Canada? Start with @kate4barker on Killer Advertising—How Canadians Were Sold the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic
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#Cdnhist #canadianhistory
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#Cdnhist #canadianhistory
@kate4barker 2/ Then wind back the clock to the late 18th C, as @S_Berthelette reflects on Quarantine in the Northwest: The Hudson’s Bay Company’s Public Health Measures to Stop the 1779-1783 Smallpox Epidemic
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#HudsonBayCompany #history
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#HudsonBayCompany #history
.@Netflix produced an entire 6-part series on #MalcolmX without any #women scholars. We would like to let #WhoKilledMalcomX directors & producers @philbhere, @Rdretzin, @yoshaylaharris & @Nani_Ife know that #Womenalsoknowhistory. We exist and refuse to be ignored. @wkmxdocseries
Contrary to popular belief, there are many women scholars who are experts on the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, and Black nationalism. Our database includes many. Here are just a few women scholars you should have asked to add greater depth to your series.
Meet @JeanneTheoharis, a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College. She is the author of several award-winning books, including 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' (Beacon Press). #Womenalsoknowhistory
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There is a tweet going around from someone about how hard it is to find 5 women he admires. Not a great look. #womenalsoknowhistory But I’m also not sure if it’s a bot or a troll, so not retweeting it here. 2/
Instead, it gives me a good opportunity to highlight some amazing work by women—and specifically black women. In the past year I read or re-read a great number of incredible books by black women. Just five of my favorites include: 3/
1/Thought-provoking interview with Jill Lepore in the @chronicle, but I just can't buy her argument that we historians have left public engagement to the journalists and the non-academic presidential historians. chronicle.com/article/The-Ac…
2/ I've made this argument before, and I will again: if you look at the pages of our major newspapers, including @nytimes and @washingtonpost, it's a veritable golden age for historians engaging the wide public.
3) The notable change from the days when Hofstadter and his ilk roamed the earth is that there are far more historians who enter the public fray today. The range of voices is greater than it was in the past, reflecting changes--to the better--in our profession.
