Avis Waterman: The Woman Who Covered the First World War on the Italian Front for "The Times" - Stephanie Seul % % During the First World War, a woman defied the odds and became a foreign and war correspondent for The Times of London, one of the oldest and most prestigious newspapers in the world. %

Hidden histories live in the headlines.
Dr. Stephanie Seul spotlights Avis Waterman, a pioneering Times war correspondent on the Italian Front in WWI—rediscovered through archival research.
Read: https://stephanieseul.com/2026/03/avis-waterman/
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Protect your spring break time off with The Social Studies FIELD Guide! Grab the Guide & get:
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He Went Back to Verdun Twice | A Soldier’s Real Letters from 1916 YouTube video by 315e RI

In September 1916

“At times, I thought I had seen my final hour.”

Weeks later, his regiment was sent back.

I’ve just published a short video on his second tour of Verdun through his own words. If you like it please give it a like and comment

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Reflecting upon the influence of the blue color of the sky: Seeing the world through General A.J. Pleasonton's blue-tinted glasses | Readex In 1871, General A.J. Pleasonton presented ten years' worth of experimental findings to the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture in an effort to "shed light" on a new subject. Standing before them, Pleasonton—a retired Civil War officer whose experience in horticulture and science was limi…

“An improvement on the sunbeam.”
19th-century chromotherapy had main-character energy—and the newspapers knew it.
Read how pamphlets, satire, and journalism documented America’s obsession with blue light in our newest post.
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What will you find in the February 2026 TPS Consortium Update? Webinars, workshops, grants, internships & fellowships, classroom activities, primary sources, articles, blog posts, and so much more! mailchi.mp/.../tps-cons... #Teaching with #PrimarySources

you go on and off for years to improve your reading skills of #Kurrent / #Sütterlin, even trying to adopt the latter as you "secret" handwriting and then: first comes #AI and seems to make all of it redundant as #HTR improves incredibly; then you go to an […]

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Great day learning alongside @essdack.bsky.social PLC teachers & Casey Meier! #HardHistory #historicalthinking as media literacy. @constitutionctr.bsky.social resources. I always walk away smarter! @nhtoymc.bsky.social @ksde.bsky.social
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Make sure to drop by the Gale Roadshow desk in the Library Foyer tomorrow from 09.30-13.00, no need to Register but they will advise tips on how to navigate the Gale Database accessible via the Library Catalogue which is a must for Humanities and more:

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Today at 12.30, this useful webinar will help you with Womens, Gender and LGBTQ Studies primary resources which the Library has access to via our Catalogue:

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Well worth the 30minutes of your time!

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Any day that I get to spend with #socialstudies teachers,
@nhtoymc.bsky.social, and Rachel Swearengin is a good day! Learning together with @historyed.bsky.social History4All teachers at the KS History Museum.
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The next Gale Webinar focuses on Women & Gender Studies - Primary sources.

Date: 3rd Feb
Time: 12.30-13.00
Venue: Online

Registration is Free and all are Welcome!

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Historic text excerpt titled 'The Smithsonian Institution' by G. Brown Goode discussing the institution's role in American intellectual and scientific life.

“The chief exponent of the scientific thought of the people of the United States.”

What did that mean in 1895—and how can researchers trace it today?

This post walks through pamphlets and the Serial Set to get there.

📖 Read the post: https://ow.ly/B1aJ50XO3JR

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The Social History Archive. Millions of records and newspapers. One archive.

#WhatIsTheArchive #PrimarySources #DigitalArchives #SocialHistory #ResearchTools #AcademicSky

Educators will find opportunities and resources galore in the January 2026 edition of the TPS Consortium Update. Don't miss it! mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #teaching with #primarysources

Overhead digitization camera mounted on a copy stand photographing a document on a flat scanning bed, illustrating the process of digitizing the new Readex collection Antisemitic Historical Literature.

We’ve launched a new Readex digital archive in partnership with the American Jewish Historical Society: Antisemitic Historical Literature.
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Picture Books and Primary Sources: Christmas Bird Count The Christmas Bird Count, originally the Christmas Bird Census, is the longest-running citizen science project in the world. In 1900, Frank Chapman, an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural ...

Starting a new blog post series on pairing primary sources and picture books! Jump on over to my blog to read and subscribe! #kidlit #primarysources #science

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Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published #OTD in 1776. Do thoroughly studied revolutionary documents have more to tell us? Research revolutionary America with Readex text analysis tools. Read more on our blog: https://ow.ly/ekoY50XS7XQ

#Revolution250 #Rev250 #PrimarySources #DigitalHumanities

Historic black and white photo of the Smithsonian Building with its distinctive towers and Gothic architecture surrounded by trees.

How do you research the history of the Smithsonian Institution—beyond the museums?

This post shows how 19th-century pamphlets, congressional documents, and annual reports reveal the institution’s intellectual foundations 👉 https://ow.ly/iLV750XO2is

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The Unit of Judaic Studies at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social with @degruyterbrill.bsky.social invite applications for the Moritz Steinschneider Prize | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...

#phd #postdoc #jewishlanguages #translation #primarysources

Deadline for applications: January 15, 2026

The role of Memoir & Anne Frank in how we teach History (Out Think Media History bonus) - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. With Anne Frank's birthday and also the anniversary of The Diary of Anne Frank being published on June 26th, it unlocked a new road into how we learn history: memoir.

Here's where my Editorial Calendar really worked for me. Between Anne Frank's birthday, and the anniversary of her diary being published, #PrimarySources became quite important in #MediaHistory : outthinkmedia.com/2025/06/12/t...

Queen Victoria's family gathered around a decorated Christmas tree inside an ornate oval frame with floral and cherub motifs.

Before Christmas trees were common in America, newspapers helped popularize them—thanks in part to Queen Victoria. 🎄

Our latest blog explores Victorian holiday feasting through historical newspapers and cookbooks in Readex collections: https://ow.ly/1S4y50XNl4M

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A soldier’s diary, 1863: compassion in a contraband camp—food, shelter, literacy, purpose. The war for union was also a fight for human worth. #PrimarySources #TheCentumDiary www.etsy.com/listing/4355...

A soldier’s diary, 1863: compassion in a contraband camp—food, shelter, literacy, purpose. The war for union was also a fight for human worth. #PrimarySources #HistoryMatters #TheCentumDiary www.etsy.com/listing/4355...

A soldier’s diary, 1863: compassion in a contraband camp—food, shelter, literacy, purpose. The war for union was also a fight for human worth. #PrimarySources #HistoryMatters #TheCentumDiary www.etsy.com/listing/4355...

If you'd like to know more about PD & learning opportunities from the Library of Congress and the TPS Consortium, take a look at the December 2025 TPS Consortium Update. Free & fabulous for educators! us3.campaign-archive.com?u=906ac9e895...
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Opportunities abound thanks to the Library of Congress and the TPS Consortium. Review all the additional resources, PD, and more from the December 2025 TPS Consortium Update. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn...
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A soldier’s diary, 1863: compassion in a contraband camp—food, shelter, literacy, purpose. The war for union was also a fight for human worth. #PrimarySources #HistoryMatters #TheCentumDiary www.etsy.com/listing/4355...

White Plague, Black Death: Public Health as a Weapon in South Africa and the USSR.

Read more about this history and the connection between health and human rights: https://ow.ly/HpXh50Xub1A

#IDPD2025 #20thCenturyHistory #PrimarySources #DisabilityHistory #DisabilityStudies

@librarycongress For those who love documentary evidence: The Centum Diary preserves an 1863 Union soldier’s entries (52nd Illinois), reprinted in 1963 and newly edited. A clean lineage of primary text → newspaper → book. www.amazon.com/Centum-Diary...
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Image promoting the launch of People's Friend Archive and News from the Railway

#PeoplesFriendArchive #RailwayHistory #PrimarySources #AcademicSky