Posts by Pamela
Who Was the First Female Historian?
Over the course of my Christmas blog break, I read two separate claims that someone was the first known female historian. Two separate women in very different times and places. I was so excited when I read about the first one that I almost interrupted my scheduled silence to share it with you. When I…
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The Coming Year of History Nerdery
Several years ago I got in the habit of starting the year here at History in the Margins by talking about the historical topics I hope/plan/expect to read and think and write about in the coming year. It’s a useful exercise as far as I’m concerned; you can think of it as the coming attractions…
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Merry, Jolly, Happy, Blessed, Etc.
In the interest of sanity, I’m going to take a holiday break from blogging. Unless I stumble across something that I feel I absolutely need to tell you RIGHT NOW, I’ll be back on January 2nd, or maybe January 3rd, with some great stories from the corners of history, some books you ought to read,…
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