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Joe From the Bronx's avatar

Irin Carmon recently wrote a book concerning the struggles of pregnancy and the last entry underlines how universal that is in time and space. Thank you.

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Steve Minniear's avatar

Thank you for this sidelight. It is very interesting.

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Andrew Still's avatar

This is my cuppa.

Tks

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Armand Beede's avatar

Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky: Your history is fascinating and brings everyday life of JQA at the end of the 18th c. to life! I especially love the facsimiles of manuscripts.

You are a lively narrator and I look forward to your work.

You are a very gifted person to take joy in the research, like the true scholar you are!

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Scott Brotherton's avatar

Thank you for this entry. I enjoy the insights into their lives. A range of emotions! Research question: Do you pull from the original manuscript? If so, that is hard work! Their cursive is not our cursive. I have frustrated myself trying to read 19th century wills of my ancestors.

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Paul Schatzkin's avatar

Yes, this was a good post. I appreciate seeing some of your process, and JQA is one of the more fascinating characters in the early American epoch.

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James's avatar

I enjoy reading about the everyday triumphs and tragedies of historical figures like this. Thank you for the time you take in the research and writing.

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Kim Sherman's avatar

It’s sources like these that remind me why I love doing social history!

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Kirk's avatar

So very well timed! Yesterday Quincy dedicated the statue to JQA. A very nice event. Hopefully you will see it very soon. However, please don't come up if there's a driving rain(or snow) storm, like the evening of your brilliant John Adams talk at Quincy's PL!

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Lindsay M. Chervinsky's avatar

That sounds like a lovely event! Definitely need to plan the weather better next time I visit 😉

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Tom Fleming's avatar

Enjoyed the post and look forward to your work on jqa. A break from progressive views on current politics is welcome.

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