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Wham! Bam! Thank You! Slam! on June 20 at 5PM ET

Friends, Romans, people who have ever screamed into the void about gender politics:

A quick reminder that I’ll be speaking at the next Wham! Bam! Thank You! Slam! on June 20 at 5PM ET and the theme is delightfully subtle:

Kill the Patriarchy.

To be clear, there will be no actual violence. We are historians, writers, and professional users of footnotes. We will be using our words. Some of those words may be sharp.

I’ll be telling the story of the time a group calling themselves the Modern Confederacy decided that a history professor saying the Civil War was about slavery was simply a bridge too far. What followed involved harassment, threats, university administrators, and a lesson about what happens when women speak publicly with authority.

The event features an incredible lineup of storytellers, and I’d love to see some familiar faces in the audience.

Tickets:
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Because if there’s one thing history teaches us, it’s that the people yelling “sit down and be quiet” are usually worth ignoring.

And if there’s a second thing history teaches us, it’s that the Confederacy remains remarkably committed to losing.