Kelly Therese
@feministkelly.bsky.social
Univ admin by day. Knitter & Podcaster by night. Feminist mom in Chicago always. Lover of mystery novels, espresso, sauv blanc & kittens. She/her.
Host, Unsung History. https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
Writing a transatlantic family history/memoir.
Host, Unsung History. https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
Writing a transatlantic family history/memoir.
I'm dealing with everything in the world by dreaming up a condo remodel that involves a hidden bookcase door.
September 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I'm dealing with everything in the world by dreaming up a condo remodel that involves a hidden bookcase door.
The whole time I was doing today's NYT crossword I thought it was Friday. The puzzle made so much more sense for Thursday.
September 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The whole time I was doing today's NYT crossword I thought it was Friday. The puzzle made so much more sense for Thursday.
I grew up in a pretty sheltered Midwest suburb, and watching Rocky Horror Picture Show as a high schooler made me feel things I didn't have the language to explain.
RIP, Tim Curry & thank you for helping teenage me realize that there was much more to gender & sexuality than I'd known to that point.
RIP, Tim Curry & thank you for helping teenage me realize that there was much more to gender & sexuality than I'd known to that point.
August 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I grew up in a pretty sheltered Midwest suburb, and watching Rocky Horror Picture Show as a high schooler made me feel things I didn't have the language to explain.
RIP, Tim Curry & thank you for helping teenage me realize that there was much more to gender & sexuality than I'd known to that point.
RIP, Tim Curry & thank you for helping teenage me realize that there was much more to gender & sexuality than I'd known to that point.
The number of hideously ugly AI-generated flyers I've seen posted on social media by politicians this morning alone has me about ready to throw my phone into the lake and go live off the land in a cabin in the woods.
August 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The number of hideously ugly AI-generated flyers I've seen posted on social media by politicians this morning alone has me about ready to throw my phone into the lake and go live off the land in a cabin in the woods.
Being a woman in the United States is just endlessly demoralizing. And yet we keep going because what goddamn choice to we have.
August 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Being a woman in the United States is just endlessly demoralizing. And yet we keep going because what goddamn choice to we have.
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Traveling back to Massachusetts tomorrow, so once again y’all get #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 289th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +
#ScholarSunday Thread 289 (once more on a Saturday, 8/15/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
Traveling back to Massachusetts tomorrow, so once again y’all get #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 289th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from...
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August 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Traveling back to Massachusetts tomorrow, so once again y’all get #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 289th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +
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Jane Addams, Hull House, and the complicated reality of Progressive-era reform in Chicago.
New #UnsungHistory podcast 🤓 with @feministkelly.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
New #UnsungHistory podcast 🤓 with @feministkelly.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
August 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Jane Addams, Hull House, and the complicated reality of Progressive-era reform in Chicago.
New #UnsungHistory podcast 🤓 with @feministkelly.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
New #UnsungHistory podcast 🤓 with @feministkelly.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Thanks for making me feel absolutely ancient.
This is a triggering image of a museum display in the natural history museum in DC about life before smartphones. Me and a fellow 40+ person were laughing at how we are now LITERAL MUSEUM PIECES. MY teen was like did you have a clear phone? An address book? A book of maps. Yes, yes I did. 🫠🫠🫠
August 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Thanks for making me feel absolutely ancient.
@mfkantor.bsky.social, your episode of Unsung History was unexpectedly referenced on a celebrity gossip website. 😂
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Johnson gear up for separate press runs while running errands in LA
Kristen Stewart seen in LA on a coffee run ahead of press run for The Wrong Girls and Dakota Johnson is seen in a vintage DARE shirt ahead of release of Maggie Gyllenhaal's Flesh Impact in which she s...
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August 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
@mfkantor.bsky.social, your episode of Unsung History was unexpectedly referenced on a celebrity gossip website. 😂
While you get ready for the launch of the Women's Pro Baseball League this evening(!), learn about the first time there was a professional baseball league for women in the US.
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/AllAmericanL...
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/AllAmericanL...
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
During World War II, afraid that major league baseball would need to pause while men were overseas fighting, Philip K. Wrigley, chewing gum mogul and owner of the C…
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August 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
While you get ready for the launch of the Women's Pro Baseball League this evening(!), learn about the first time there was a professional baseball league for women in the US.
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/AllAmericanL...
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/AllAmericanL...
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The remarkable story of pioneering jazz choreographer Buddy Bradley, whose groundbreaking influence on dance far outlived the recognition he received.
New #UnsungHistory podcast 🤓 with @feministkelly.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
New #UnsungHistory podcast 🤓 with @feministkelly.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
July 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The remarkable story of pioneering jazz choreographer Buddy Bradley, whose groundbreaking influence on dance far outlived the recognition he received.
New #UnsungHistory podcast 🤓 with @feministkelly.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
New #UnsungHistory podcast 🤓 with @feministkelly.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Do you all know that the Women's Baseball World Cup is on RIGHT NOW through Sunday?!? All of the games are broadcast; in the US you can watch on ballysports.com. We're headed to the US-Australia game on Friday!
World Baseball Softball Confederation - WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group Rockford 2026 presented by RAXUS
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July 22, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Do you all know that the Women's Baseball World Cup is on RIGHT NOW through Sunday?!? All of the games are broadcast; in the US you can watch on ballysports.com. We're headed to the US-Australia game on Friday!
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Doom is a disservice to the struggle and it dishonors the dead like Renee Good and Alex Pretti who gave their lives to protest this Administration and its act.
July 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Doom is a disservice to the struggle and it dishonors the dead like Renee Good and Alex Pretti who gave their lives to protest this Administration and its act.
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I can't breathe the air, I can't eat lettuce, I can't afford gas, and my kids have measles. But at least now our soldiers will have enough testosterone.
July 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I can't breathe the air, I can't eat lettuce, I can't afford gas, and my kids have measles. But at least now our soldiers will have enough testosterone.
Oh yay, great time to be leaving on a family vacation to Toronto. At least the baseball stadium roof can be closed for the White Sox-Blue Jays game.
July 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Oh yay, great time to be leaving on a family vacation to Toronto. At least the baseball stadium roof can be closed for the White Sox-Blue Jays game.
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Scholarly folks who have ever received federal funding: today is the deadline for public comment on proposed revisions that will decimate our national research capacity and replace expertise with political whim. Please consider throwing in your 2¢. See below for some useful links and encouragement.
July 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Scholarly folks who have ever received federal funding: today is the deadline for public comment on proposed revisions that will decimate our national research capacity and replace expertise with political whim. Please consider throwing in your 2¢. See below for some useful links and encouragement.
Has anyone said they've seen McConnell or just spoken in with him? Maybe there's an AI McConnell bot.
July 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Has anyone said they've seen McConnell or just spoken in with him? Maybe there's an AI McConnell bot.
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What is your favorite scholarly podcast!!! Comment here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
July 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
What is your favorite scholarly podcast!!! Comment here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
So, I should do Unsung History episodes about the four women for whom the Women's Pro Baseball League teams are named, yes?
Introducing the First Four - Inspired by Legends - Women's Pro Baseball League
Today, we’re incredibly excited to reveal the names of the four teams that will take part in the inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League. These identities stand on the shoulders of giants,...
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
July 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
So, I should do Unsung History episodes about the four women for whom the Women's Pro Baseball League teams are named, yes?
Does everyone know that there's a professional women's baseball league starting next month?!? I feel like not enough people are talking about this.
July 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Does everyone know that there's a professional women's baseball league starting next month?!? I feel like not enough people are talking about this.
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Graham Platner shouldn't be a United States Senator -- and neither should Susan Collins -- and I really really hope there's a way for both of those things to be true.
July 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Graham Platner shouldn't be a United States Senator -- and neither should Susan Collins -- and I really really hope there's a way for both of those things to be true.
If you want to give me a birthday gift today, please donate to this Ohio trans-affirming organization that needs our support to keep its doors open.
Pride month may be over, but if you have the means, please support Margie’s Hope which runs a trans-affirming clothing store in my area! They’re only 45% of their goal right now. thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/06/22/w...
'We’re broke, but determined.' Ohio trans-affirming organization makes plea for support to keep their doors open
Margie’s Hope was founded in 2011 and opened Margie's Closet, a trans-affirming Cleveland clothing store, in 2021.
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July 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
If you want to give me a birthday gift today, please donate to this Ohio trans-affirming organization that needs our support to keep its doors open.
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Speaking of whom, you should listen to her podcast.
Or, especially if you need inspiration for patriotic resistance, you could also celebrate my birthday today by listening to a previous episode of my podcast! 🎆
"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?"
When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that all men were endowed with the rights of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” he did not…
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July 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Speaking of whom, you should listen to her podcast.
Today, to celebrate my birthday, you should listen to the latest episode of my podcast. 🎂
(I'm not quite as old as the Declaration.)
(I'm not quite as old as the Declaration.)
The Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress voted to break from Great Britain on July 2, 1776, and approved the text of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, but it took weeks fo…
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
July 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Today, to celebrate my birthday, you should listen to the latest episode of my podcast. 🎂
(I'm not quite as old as the Declaration.)
(I'm not quite as old as the Declaration.)
This weekend, instead of following whatever is happening on the Mall, learn the history of the Declaration of Independence & how people learned that they were now in a new country, long before the internet or even the telegraph could spread the news, in my conversation with @emilysneff.bsky.social!
The Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress voted to break from Great Britain on July 2, 1776, and approved the text of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, but it took weeks fo…
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
July 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This weekend, instead of following whatever is happening on the Mall, learn the history of the Declaration of Independence & how people learned that they were now in a new country, long before the internet or even the telegraph could spread the news, in my conversation with @emilysneff.bsky.social!