@herstoryprof.bsky.social
Feminist historian, dog-mom, book-lover, queer academic. She/her. Author of “Matters of Sex: Katharine Bement Davis and America’s First Sexual Revolution” (NYU Press 2026). More at anyajabour.com.
@herstoryprof.bsky.socialThe dogs all enjoyed the first snow of the season!
@civicspod.bsky.socialReposted by @herstoryprof.bsky.socialComing Tuesday: The U.S. was supposedly founded on a bedrock of democratic ideals. So why were so many excluded from the start? Join me as I sit down with historian Jackson van Uden to learn more about how authoritarian behavior can emerge within a democracy - and its long history in the U.S.
@civicspod.bsky.socialReposted by @herstoryprof.bsky.socialAnother #ScholarSunday ☕️
@herstoryprof.bsky.socialI got my PhD in the history of gender and race in Texas. My heart is breaking for my colleagues and their students there now.
All The Things You’re Not Allowed To Say In Texas
The state now controls what professors can teach.
Read in The Atlantic: apple.news/Ab0QITAfHSpq...
@herstoryprof.bsky.socialMATTERS OF SEX countdown update! In addition to the classy pink and black bookplates, I now have adorable thank-you cards in which to send them! Pre-order the book now from @nyupress.bsky.social and message me with your address to get on the list!
@herstoryprof.bsky.socialRainy Saturday…
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@phillewis.bsky.socialReposted by @herstoryprof.bsky.socialNicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign AI waiver for “Spider-Noir”: ‘I am not an AI-friendly actor’
@civicspod.bsky.socialReposted by @herstoryprof.bsky.socialWas Alfred Packer a crazed maniac or a desperate man seeking a way to survive? Join me as I launch Civics & Coffee’s annual spooky season with a look into the life of the would-be prospector known as the Colorado Cannibal.
@herstoryprof.bsky.socialI had so much fun recording a podcast for MATTERS OF SEX: KATHARINE BEMENT DAVIS AND AMERICA'S FIRST SEXUAL REVOLUTION (NYU Press, 2026) with American History Hotline! It will drop near the official publication date, Nov. 10. Stay tuned! www.americanhistoryhotline.com
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@herstoryprof.bsky.social#BannedBooksWeek is ending! Here's a sneak peek of my Author Q&A re: MATTERS OF SEX w/ @nyupress.bsky.social!
Davis, a former corrections official, challenged the Comstock Laws cautiously. “Although I am entirely familiar with the insides of prisons,” Davis quipped, “I do not want to go to one”!
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@ndrew.bsky.socialReposted by @herstoryprof.bsky.socialthey did the thing
@heritageadrian.bsky.socialReposted by @herstoryprof.bsky.socialFancy being a train driver on an underground miniature railway in London? My old place The Postal Museum are hiring, details here, assessment day in November hr.breathehr.com/recruitment/...
@cantb.bsky.socialReposted by @herstoryprof.bsky.socialThe state of Alabama imposed a state law that requires pubic schools and universities to use the term “Gulf of America.” And obvious and flagrant authoritarian move and textbook example of what Barrett Taylor and I call postliberal governance.
@civicspod.bsky.socialReposted by @herstoryprof.bsky.socialHappy Thursday, peeps! The Civics & Coffee annual spooky season commences THIS weekend! Here is a hint for what I am covering. It will be macabre - and filled with twists and turns. What do you think I am covering?
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@herstoryprof.bsky.socialFall in Missoula!
@dannybate.comReposted by @herstoryprof.bsky.socialFor people who a) are habitually in the London area and b) love ancient languages and puzzles, do consider joining me and Daniel Harbour next Tuesday – we'll be two scholars in conversation, to celebrate his new and excellent book, in Waterstones on Gower Street.
www.waterstones.com/events/the-b...
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