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Tuesday in Mooseville – Primary Sources: TR, Race Suicide, and Blaming Women 10/16/18

October 16, 2018 DoReMI 3

In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt was in the second year of his first elected term as president (he assumed the presidency in 1901 after the assassination of President McKinley); it is seven years after the Battle […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Primary Sources: Edward Ross and Race Suicide 10/9/18

October 9, 2018 DoReMI 3

I had strongly considered backing off from difficult topics for awhile, in deference to the difficult past few weeks. But then I saw this tweet by one of my favorite Twitter-follows: Typical behavior of a […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Chipping Away at the Patriarchy 10/2/18

October 2, 2018 DoReMI 5

Last week was a painful and potent reminder that the forces of patriarchy are still strong and that there will always be men and women who embrace the image and role of the subservient woman; […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Primary Sources: Mansplaining 1870s Style 9/18/18

September 18, 2018 DoReMI 7

Every once in awhile, my curiosity leads me down obscure rabbit holes; this was one of those weeks. In the course of reading Gail Collins’ book, America’s Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – A Belated Labor Day Story 9/4/18

September 4, 2018 DoReMI 1

Throughout the course of Labor Day, we see reminders of what unions have accomplished for all of us; tweets like this are typical: Happy #LaborDay! We’re grateful for all that organized labor has done for […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – The “I” Word 8/28/18

August 28, 2018 DoReMI 4

Today’s post was prompted by two tweets. First, this one: OMG, this is SO great!!!! We republished an excerpt of this on Lawfare recently, but people, read this book. It is short. It is brilliantly […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville: I’ll Take Potpourri for $200, Alex 8/21/18

August 21, 2018 DoReMI 4

Today’s post brought to you by No Time to Read, Weekend Away from Home, and History Made Simple. Fierce

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VNV Tuesday – History’s Wrenching Pain 7/31/18

July 31, 2018 DoReMI 4

Last week I mentioned that I was reading a book on the history of lynching, which resulted in more than a few folks expressing trepidation about my next post. Fear not! The post is here, […]

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VNV Tuesday – …Doomed To Repeat It (Lochner v. New York 1905, Part Three) 7/24/18

July 24, 2018 DoReMI 5

For the past two weeks, I’ve been discussing Lochner v. New York, the opinion, and the dissents. This week it’s time to take on the some analysis; both the once-prevalent view that, “Aside from Dred […]

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VNV Tuesday – …Doomed to Repeat It (Lochner v. New York, 1905; Part Two) 7/17/18

July 17, 2018 DoReMI 5

Last week, the background leading to the Lochner v. New York lawsuit was discussed, as well as the decision of the majority which reversed the holdings of the county court, the New York Supreme Court, […]

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