Herstorian Jubilada
@grrlherstorian
Living in a parallel universe of IUPUI, "Loyal to you we’ll always be" Older than Norma Desmond. Feminist AF. RPs=FYI. New York style for pizza. Chicago style for citations. Childless Cat Lady living with Esperanza, the Empress.
i'd buy the button or bumpersticker! you have time before the AHA! From Kelly Reemtsen
Now, I’m willing to say that that’s sort of fine, and that maybe the old male-dominated history profession did not do enough social history. "]
the cartoon of The Edenton Tea Party upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
The day has come!! The marker ceremony will be at St. Philip's Church, 720 Dr. MLK, Jr. St. Indianapolis 2-4pm today, Sat. 4/26/25.
support for LGBTQ+ folks. But I did not anticipate the new relevance of the 1981 "U.S. out of El Salvador," among others! I am bringing the dups to my retirement party to present as party favors--and one way to picture me over the years.
One way I dealt with going online (almost) 5 yrs ago was to have this plaque & sword on the wall behind me. And to dye my hair--usually a blue that I called "comic-book blue-black." The pandemic isn't over. But I have retired & I am moving on to other colors. Ruby Red for the next period of time!
First day of the spring semester. For others. Me, I am wearing my new socks. [from my last class of graduate students--I guess I dropped the F-bomb a few times 😉 ]
It's hard to believe some disgruntled worker with the Indianapolis Colts did not intend this graphic to convey other message. It is a lovely long-sleeved official NFL gear that I got for donating blood several years ago.
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 55. It's been a good run. OTD 25 years ago, I taught my 1st class here--U.S. History II. Today, I start my last semester--w/ the same class! Love the symmetry. It's also Women's Equality Day & I end the thread with t-shirts in suffrage colors.
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 54. Its history and its historians This marker was result of a project by Ian Harmon BA '22 for Dr. Anita Morgan's Indiana History class. Blog by @JillSimins (MA '21) on woman suffrage in IN. blog.history.in.gov/a-silent-roa...
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 53. Embrace of its urban identity. I know memory is fallible, but as I recall, when I got here, it was described as a "comprehensive urban university." It's something else now, but I enjoy seeing an urban skyline on so many shirts recently.
52. History in t-shirts. I got this one from a generous colleague--it's misleadingly "vintage." IUPUI was originally the Metros--we weren't the Jaguars until 1997.
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 50. History in t-shirts. Years of history. Years of stories. Years of urban legends (in all meanings of that phrase). Years of myths. I have been able to include only the tip of the iceberg.
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 49. The Tree Wardens of the Campus. That's not their actual title--but the folks who protect the trees, work to get more of them, etc. Enough work for us to be a Tree Campus.
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 48. History in t-shirts. One of my highlights has been to be on the hall w/ English Dept. colleagues---their good cheer & commitment to working with students on writing is a joy to behold,
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 47. The traditions including The Affinity Graduation Celebrations
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 46. History in t-shirts. and another home base: The the events of 1973-75 must have caused consternation to those who gave a name to a school that could be abbreviated as SLA. I assume that's why always used the longer "Liberal Arts."
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 44. History in t-shirts. I remember when IFC voted for domestic partner benefits the deciding case was made by (straight) economists who bored everyone to death with the economic reasons for them. Now:
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 43. Never underestimate the power of University librarians and their wicked sense of humor:
39. The people who worked to keep Mary Cable's legacy alive--in many different ways. Marker could have said they razed the school "and put up a parking lot” "Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone"?! 🎵🎶
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 15. Another hidden gem, the DNA Tower, a public sculpture by American glass artist Dale Chihuly, consists of 1,200 blue, yellow, & pink spheres attached to a central core in a spiraling design that imitates the structure of DNA.
#55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI 11. The University Library--for so many reasons: the staff ILL ScholarWorks There is a reason its building was part of a logo for IUPUI--though that has been pretty much scrubbed from websites (sigh).
Whoops--accidentally deleted yesterday's post #55Reasons to appreciate #IUPUI: 9. The gerbil tube connecting Cavanaugh and the Campus Center --makes it safe to get across University Blvd. And when I use it as a backdrop, I feel like I am in a sci fi scene: