Kristen Epps
@historyenthusiast.bsky.social
History professor, specializing in nineteenth century America. Author of Slavery on the Periphery (UGA), editor of the journal Kansas History. She/her. INFJ. Ideas and opinions my own. 💜 🦋
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Are you an academic living and working in the Sunflower State? Have I got the starter pack for you! Comment to have your name added. 🗃️🌻
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Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
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October 4, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
Submitted our copy edits for A New History of Kansas, out this spring from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social…on to the next step! 🗃️
October 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Submitted our copy edits for A New History of Kansas, out this spring from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social…on to the next step! 🗃️
I look forward to reading this!
"A Mother’s Work: Mary Bickerdyke, Civil War Era Nurse" by Megan VanGorder "will be an important addition to scholarly conversations on women’s history and the history of medicine and nursing," writes Sarah Handley-Cousins. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdh6v49z @uncpress.bsky.social
September 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I look forward to reading this!
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Logging off the zoom meeting
September 18, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Logging off the zoom meeting
Love to see my research subject, #BleedingKansas, is trending!
My other favorite part of that viral promo (besides John Brown) is the tiny blip of this picture…
My other favorite part of that viral promo (besides John Brown) is the tiny blip of this picture…
September 12, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Love to see my research subject, #BleedingKansas, is trending!
My other favorite part of that viral promo (besides John Brown) is the tiny blip of this picture…
My other favorite part of that viral promo (besides John Brown) is the tiny blip of this picture…
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In memory of #GloriaSteinem (1934–2026) — feminist icon, writer, and activist who spent her life fighting for equality. Her work isn't finished, but her impact is undeniable. 🕊️
September 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
In memory of #GloriaSteinem (1934–2026) — feminist icon, writer, and activist who spent her life fighting for equality. Her work isn't finished, but her impact is undeniable. 🕊️
What sad news to process, losing such an icon. RIP, Dolly.
Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Parton’s songwriting was characterised by its vivid storytelling, emotional acuity and melodic strength, all sung with strident clarity
www.irishtimes.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:20 PM
What sad news to process, losing such an icon. RIP, Dolly.
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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Three-term U.S. Senator from Kansas, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, has died Friday at the age of 94, according to her family. Kassebaum was born in Topeka and served in the U.…
Former U.S. Senator from Topeka, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker dies at 94
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Three-term U.S. Senator from Kansas, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, has died Friday at the age of 94, according to her family. Kassebaum was born in Topeka and served in the U.…
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August 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Three-term U.S. Senator from Kansas, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, has died Friday at the age of 94, according to her family. Kassebaum was born in Topeka and served in the U.…
A few weeks back I appeared on Ask a Kansan to chat about my journey as a scholar, cool archival finds, and why local and state history matters. Listen (or watch!) at www.askakansan.com/post/kansas-... or wherever you consume your podcasts.
Kansas Shaping America- Kristen Epps
The Legacy of Bleeding Kansas with Dr. Kristen Epps | Kansas Shaping America
Kristen Epps is a historian, author, and educator whose work explores the people and events that have shaped Kansas and the...
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July 30, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A few weeks back I appeared on Ask a Kansan to chat about my journey as a scholar, cool archival finds, and why local and state history matters. Listen (or watch!) at www.askakansan.com/post/kansas-... or wherever you consume your podcasts.
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The William and Mary Quarterly forum on the recently discovered John Dickinson documents, revealing his previously unknown secret attempt to prevent the American Revolution, is now available online!
The WMQ has generously made the issue open access for the next month.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/57168
The WMQ has generously made the issue open access for the next month.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/57168
July 30, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The William and Mary Quarterly forum on the recently discovered John Dickinson documents, revealing his previously unknown secret attempt to prevent the American Revolution, is now available online!
The WMQ has generously made the issue open access for the next month.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/57168
The WMQ has generously made the issue open access for the next month.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/57168
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Do I have any codicologists based in France here, by any chance? (I don't think so, mostly Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany, but maybe?)
July 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Do I have any codicologists based in France here, by any chance? (I don't think so, mostly Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany, but maybe?)
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I follow this so you don’t have to.
« 119th CONGRESS. 2d Session. H. R. 9633. To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are not nationals or citizens of the US at birth. »
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
« 119th CONGRESS. 2d Session. H. R. 9633. To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are not nationals or citizens of the US at birth. »
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
July 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I follow this so you don’t have to.
« 119th CONGRESS. 2d Session. H. R. 9633. To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are not nationals or citizens of the US at birth. »
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
« 119th CONGRESS. 2d Session. H. R. 9633. To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are not nationals or citizens of the US at birth. »
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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On this day in 1885, former General/President Ulysses S. Grant died at 63. His death came just days after he finished his memoir, which he wrote to give his family financial security after his death. “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant” is still considered a masterful work.
Image: Library of Congress.
Image: Library of Congress.
July 23, 2026 at 10:56 AM
On this day in 1885, former General/President Ulysses S. Grant died at 63. His death came just days after he finished his memoir, which he wrote to give his family financial security after his death. “Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant” is still considered a masterful work.
Image: Library of Congress.
Image: Library of Congress.
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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.
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New York City draft riots began on this day 163 years ago: Jul. 13, 1863. What started as riots opposing the Civil War military draft eventually turned into racial violence with white people attacking Black people. Casualty figures vary from approx. 100 to approx. 1,200.
Image: NY Public Library.
Image: NY Public Library.
July 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM
New York City draft riots began on this day 163 years ago: Jul. 13, 1863. What started as riots opposing the Civil War military draft eventually turned into racial violence with white people attacking Black people. Casualty figures vary from approx. 100 to approx. 1,200.
Image: NY Public Library.
Image: NY Public Library.
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Convicted Lincoln assassination conspirators Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt were hanged at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary #otd in 1865. The reported last words of Surratt—the first woman executed by the U.S. government—were "Please don't let me fall."
July 7, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Convicted Lincoln assassination conspirators Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt were hanged at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary #otd in 1865. The reported last words of Surratt—the first woman executed by the U.S. government—were "Please don't let me fall."
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Since today is the anniversary of President Garfield being shot, I guess I should do a shameless plug for my book. Which actually ends with Garfield walking into the train station in which Charles Guiteau would shoot him.
But if you want to know how he came to be president in the first place…
But if you want to know how he came to be president in the first place…
July 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Since today is the anniversary of President Garfield being shot, I guess I should do a shameless plug for my book. Which actually ends with Garfield walking into the train station in which Charles Guiteau would shoot him.
But if you want to know how he came to be president in the first place…
But if you want to know how he came to be president in the first place…
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Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
June 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
Although the author’s treatment of Indigenous populations was problematic, this book about women explorers would be of interest to tonight’s #hatm viewers. One woman, Annie Peck, summited a mountain in Peru in 1908.
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Women Of The Four Winds
Annie Smith Peck attempted seven times to climb Peru's highest mountain; Delia Akeley hunted big game in Africa; Marguerite Harrison spied in Russia for ...
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June 22, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Although the author’s treatment of Indigenous populations was problematic, this book about women explorers would be of interest to tonight’s #hatm viewers. One woman, Annie Peck, summited a mountain in Peru in 1908.
www.harpercollins.com/products/wom...
www.harpercollins.com/products/wom...
The U.S.’s remaining supply of mustard gas still exists at the chemical depot outside Pueblo, Colorado. @herberthistory.bsky.social #hatm
June 22, 2026 at 2:01 AM
The U.S.’s remaining supply of mustard gas still exists at the chemical depot outside Pueblo, Colorado. @herberthistory.bsky.social #hatm
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My latest in Boston Review:
“If the right took possession of the American Revolution for a while, it is utterly failing to hold onto it now.”
Now online from our latest issue, @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social on a spate of books from the nation’s 250th year—and the long, contested, still ongoing battle over revolutionary legacies:
Now online from our latest issue, @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social on a spate of books from the nation’s 250th year—and the long, contested, still ongoing battle over revolutionary legacies:
The Spirit of ’76
What is living and what is dead in our memory of the American Revolution.
www.bostonreview.net
June 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
My latest in Boston Review:
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Are you presenting at the SCWH later this week in Richmond? Want to promote your book or an event? Tag us or use the hashtag #SCWH26 and we will give you a boost!
Can't wait to see y'all there!
Can't wait to see y'all there!
June 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Are you presenting at the SCWH later this week in Richmond? Want to promote your book or an event? Tag us or use the hashtag #SCWH26 and we will give you a boost!
Can't wait to see y'all there!
Can't wait to see y'all there!
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It's okay to use citation software. It's okay not to. Using citation software isn't even a little bit like using Gen AI to write, read, or summarize (citation software is deterministic: same inputs, same outputs).
These are actually easy things to know and understand and avoid Discourse about.
These are actually easy things to know and understand and avoid Discourse about.
June 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
It's okay to use citation software. It's okay not to. Using citation software isn't even a little bit like using Gen AI to write, read, or summarize (citation software is deterministic: same inputs, same outputs).
These are actually easy things to know and understand and avoid Discourse about.
These are actually easy things to know and understand and avoid Discourse about.