Been thinking a lot about "unbought and unbossed" NY Rep. Shirley Chisholm's 1972 Presidential run. Fun Fact: Chisholm was routinely asked whether she'd made breakfast for her husband Conrad. Can't wait to elect President Harris! #TeamKamalaHarris #ImWithHer #NamingGotham #history @history
Happy Casimir Pulaski Day! Fun Fact: Pulaski was the father of the American Cavalry and was almost definitely intersex. Researching Pulaski was a fun part of writing #NamingGotham #history #histodon #NYC #NewYork #historymatters #awardwinning #book @history @histodons
Since it is Black History Month, I thought I would share this blog post I wrote about Jane Matilda Bolin--the first Black woman to serve as a judge in the United States. Her story is pretty inspiring. And, New York City should rename the Queens-Midtown Tunnel to honor her! #NamingGotham #history #historymatters #blackhistorymonth #blacklawyers #NewYorkCity #NYC #histodon #awardwinning #book @histodons #historybuff #historyteacher https://www.historyinthemargins.com/2023/04/25/jane-matilda-bolin-another-guest-post-by-rebecca-bratspies/
2024 hours to go . . . #NewYorkCity #History #NYC #NewYear #NamingGotham #Queens #Ramones
Today is apparently National "Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day" in Canada. I'm traveling back 400 years to watch Anne Hutchinson wipe the floor with Puritan Governor John Winthrop during her sedition trial. Where are you going? #NYC #Massachusetts #History #NewYork #NamingGotham #historymatters #awardwinning #books #histodon #booklovers #iykyk @histodons
Found this gem tucked into my work notebook. The teen has apparently been listening to some of my book talks for Naming Gotham
#MajorDeegan #books #historybuff #historyteacher #bookstagram #naminggotham #nyc #history #historylover #newyork #truth
This is incredible writing about #NYC, about gentrification, and about the complexities of placemaking. I considered including Boerum Hill in #naminggotham but decided the story was too complex for the space I had. Highly recommend Jonathan Lethem's deep dive! #history #NewYorkCity #historymatters #histodon @histodons
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/boerum-hill-brooklyn-gentrification-jonathan-lethem
Alas, my trusty I
NY water bottle gave up the ghost on the Bainbridge Ferry. That has to be a metaphor for something, right? #NYC #NamingGotham #Sustainability #Fail
Had lunch with a friend in Bryant park. (Named for abolitionist, author/reporter William Cullen Bryant) Forgot to take a photo with my friend, but DID get one with Gertrude Stein. #naminggotham #nyc #histodon #historyteacher
Yesterday was #CasimirPulaskiDay. Writing his chapter was one of my favorite parts of authoring #NamingGotham Of course I had to include the (admittedly tedious) Longfellow poem about Pulaski's time in my hometown #BethlehemPA. #LehighValley folks, think of this next time you drive the #PulaskiSkyway or run across the Pulaksi bridge during the #NYC marathon. #histodon
p.s. Pulaski was almost definitely intersex.
