I've been reading about pregnant children for the past few years.

In this, Mississippi (and the nation) is returning to its roots.

I want to tell you about some real children who were raped and forced to give birth.

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https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1542199829115322370

Kentucky, 1834.

Sally was ten years old when she gave birth.

She was blamed for her sexual availability due to her early puberty. She "took no pains to conceal her condition" and simply "became pregnant."

It was her fault that she was impregnated at nine years old.

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After 1.5 years of working as a #history #BookReview Editor, I have some thoughts about how this whole thing works.

Authors, I know you're eager to see reviews of your book (I am too), but there are a lot of factors that are hard to control... 1/🧵 First, book reviews don't happen without books. I can't send a book out for review if I don't receive it. I receive a lot of unsolicited books, which is great. I also request books from presses when I learn about them. Not all presses are super responsive. 2/

Today I'm celebrating the official release & #bookbirthday of #AnOrganofMurder @RutgersUPress! I am so grateful to my many #histmed #histSTM friends, colleagues, and mentors who've helped me on the road to my first book. 1/ If you'd like a taste of #AnOrganofMurder, you can check out my recent public-facing essays.

In @nursingclio:
nursingclio.org/2020/12/08/red… 2/

Hi all - the TurnInIt tweet thread about #1776Report is blowing up in a way I never could have expected, so, some context/clarifications:

1. The % score for TurnItIn doesn't necessarily mean anything definitive. You have to still check everything that is highlighted. 1/ 2. One thing that gets tagged a lot is direct quotation. Papers with any quotes usually get tagged for plagiarism. With proper citation, this is fine and normal! The 1776 report did not include any citations. 2/

@DeGolierThomas @jackiantonovich It hits at 26%. Most of what's in here is just direct quotations from sources (though not cited), but it looks like a chunk was lifted from this website: isi.org/intercollegiat… And a little from Wikipedia too. @DeGolierThomas @jackiantonovich Another little chunk from here: tutorsonspot.com/questions/answ…

Also a lot of quoting from (primary) sources with quotation marks, apparently. Tsk tsk.