Historian of war and society @TCU. Author of “The Girls Next Door” and “Officer Nurse Woman”. Working on “Drafting Women”
Kara Dixon Vuic
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I’m really excited for this symposium to start tomorrow. Thank you to @karadixonvuic.bsky.social and TCU for having me.
A wonderful weekend talking about the Revolutionary War at the 2026 Schmidt Symposium with brilliant scholars & wonderful colleagues.Thank you, @karadixonvuic.bsky.social! 🙏🏾
Looking forward to this!!!
It’s today! TCU’s LCpl Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium, which will focus on America’s Revolutionary War.
Sarah Botstein of Florentine Films will join us tonight…more tomorrow!!
Dee J. Kelly Alumni Center
Presentation at 7:00, followed by a book signing and dessert reception.
See you there!
💜 One month from today! 💜
In one week, join us at TCU’s LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium!
We’ve got a great lineup for some smart conversations about the meanings and costs of America’s Revolutionary War.
Two Months and Counting to the 2026 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium at TCU! 💜
We have an outstanding lineup and look forward to important conversations about America's Revolutionary War.
RSVP here: addran.tcu.edu/history/stud...
Testifying before Congress, she asked “who decides who America remembers?” Now we remember her.
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Kara Dixon Vuic
Kara Dixon Vuic
This symposium is named in memory of Lance Corporal Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt and generously funded by his parents, Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt. A native of San Antonio and TCU student, Benjamin joi...
Diane Carlson Evans, a former Army nurse, spent years championing military women. She died of a rare cancer linked to Agent Orange, the toxic herbicide.
Cover reveal! I am beyond excited for this book. Contributions from an amazing array of scholars have come together into a banger of a book. Even if it feels far away, we should all be paying attention to the assumptions that underlie systems of conscription as well as the consequences. #milhist 🗃️
