Betsy Friauf
@betsyfriauf.bsky.social
Co-author of the forthcoming book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.”
I'm starting to lose students from class because they're working extra hours because their military spouses aren't being paid.
Check out a convo about my new book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.” These dangerous ideas are back. youtu.be/Qsv8rEIVmL8?...
The Troubling History of Texas Eugenics w/ Dr. Michael Phillips and Betsy Friauf
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Happy publication day to @drmphillipsut.bsky.social and @betsyfriauf.bsky.social! I am proud of the extraordinary archival research that went into the new @oupress.bsky.social book "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas." Book preview here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
@betsyfriauf.bsky.social and I are proud to have contributed a chapter to this book which just won the Texas State Historical Association’s Gail and Chuck Swanlund Award for Best Texas History Anthology. www.tamupress.com/book/9781648...
Steeped in a Culture of Violence
The Texas shooting at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018, which killed ten and injured thirteen, prompted public debate over the causes and potential solut...
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One reason I am excited to be at the Alliance for Texas History conference is to offer a sneak preview of "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas" by @drmphillipsut.bsky.social & @betsyfriauf.bsky.social The pub date is in June—get a preorder at 30% off! #ATxH2025
In June, we will publish “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas” by @drmphillipsut.bsky.social and @betsyfriauf.bsky.social, a book that shines a powerful light on the state’s past as well as its future.
If you are in Oklahoma or know others that are with school age children, please pass this along to them. Defense of Democracy created opt-out forms for Ryan Walter’s forced bible instruction. Let’s keep getting in good trouble! #EduSky #Resist kfor.com/news/oklahom...
Non-profit creates opt out forms against State Superintendent Ryan Walters
A non-profit called Defense of Democracy has created opt-out forms for parents who want their child to have no interaction with Ryan Walters in any capacity, which includes the recent prayer video.
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The investigative reporter @stevanzetti.bsky.social and I recorded a podcast episode on the history of the racist Great Replacement Theory and its bloody legacy: open.spotify.com/episode/0tbW...
Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
It Could Happen Here · Episode
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