Martha Hodes

"You talkin' to me?"

Conversations with fellow writers, almost daily, offering evidence for the Magic 8 Ball's prediction.

"You talkin' to me?"

Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of slavery exhibit from public park Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Par...

"Empty bolt holes and shadows are all that remains on the brick walls where explanatory panels were displayed . . . One woman cried silently at their absence. . . . A hand-lettered sign said 'Slavery was real.'" . . . It's all connected.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.

AHA Member Spotlight: Martha Hodes – AHA Martha Hodes is professor of history at New York University. She lives in New York, NY, and has been a member since 1989.

AHA member @marthahodes.bsky.social wrote a book about a formative experience in her life—in 1970, at 12 years old she was held hostage for a week inside an airplane in the Jordan desert. Read her Member Spotlight to learn how she used her historical research training for this project. 🗃️

AHA Member Spotlight: Martha Hodes – AHA Martha Hodes is professor of history at New York University. She lives in New York, NY, and has been a member since 1989.

Thank you, American Historical Association! @historians.org
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A wonderful evening in conversation with Ben Yagoda, discussing Ben’s latest book, *Alias O. Henry: A Novel* at Pete’s Tavern, O. Henry’s famous New York City haunt. Congratulations, Ben, on this masterful work of historical fiction!

Right after college, in the early 1980s, I served with VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), working with Southeast Asian refugees--Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, Hmong, Minh: Yes, the ignorance of history called out here. Exactly this. 👇👇

"You talkin' to me?"

Martha Graham Dance Company Won’t Celebrate Centennial at Kennedy Center

My parents, both principal Martha Graham dancers, would have been pleased.
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Megan Marshall on the Art of Biography, with Martha Hodes Megan Marshall’s innovative books, including The Peabody Sisters and the Pulitzer Prize–winning Margaret Fuller, are treasured works of American biography.

New York area friends, I'm looking forward to this conversation, this Thursday, December 4. Join us if you can!
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Ditto.

"Free gift" anyone?

As a veteran of city rallies, I found No Kings Day in the trending-blue Philly suburbs fascinating: hundreds of protestors lining the Baltimore Pike (peacefully avoiding interactions with mingling MAGAs), while cars honked in solidarity (with MAGA middle fingers mixed in). A beautiful afternoon.

As a veteran of city rallies, I found No Kings Day in the trending-blue Philly suburbs fascinating: hundreds of protestors lining the Baltimore Pike (peacefully avoiding interactions with mingling MAGAs), while cars honked in solidarity (with MAGA middle fingers mixed in). A beautiful afternoon.

Thrilling.

More thoughtful and intense than "happy hour"! Thank you, Yale Club of New York, for last night's event about *My Hijacking.*

Incredible new bookstore in Swarthmore, Pa.! Thrilled to be there at the ribbon-cutting!

Wonderful evening last night at Rotary Arts, in conversation with brilliant poet Nat Anderson, Swarthmore College, talking about *My Hijacking.* Great audience!

Linda Hodes, Dancer Who Championed Martha Graham’s Vision, Dies at 94

My mother's obit in the New York Times captures her long, productive life.

Linda Hodes, 1931 - 2025. She was the oldest living Martha Graham dancer.

Are we back to this? "Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, Malay and red...on separate continents....that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix" (recounted in Loving v. Virginia, 1967, striking down laws against marriage across racial categories).

A wonderful evening at The Quadrangle in Haverford, PA . . . even though a lightning strike and phenomenal storm meant no lights or tech! No matter. The audience was so engaged, with beautiful, caring questions. Thank you. (pic taken before the lights went out)

So happy I rushed to buy it at the Corner Bookstore on Madison Ave.! (I almost don't want to start it because I don't want to be finished reading it.)

History-relevant messages at Philadelphia's No Kings protest today.

Cornell Law School LII " Legal Information • Institute Search Cornell Q Menu 18 U.S. Code § 1385 - Use of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus U.S. Code Notes prev | next Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, or the Space Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. (Added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, $ 18(a), 70A Stat. 626; amended Pub. L. 86-70, § 17(d), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 144; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIlI, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 117-81, div. A, title X, § 1045(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1904.)

Let's all take a moment to read the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. It's only one sentence.

Great in the late 70s too!!!

Bowdoin College 45th reunion: I was not there, but my book was--and Bowdoin friends make an appearance in the memoir. Thank you, Bowdoin, for the shout-out.

So deeply buying this book. Crucial for me to buy this book.