A Little Help Please, Students

a little help please, students

slightly terrified for tomorrow

i volunteer at a battlefield and im giving my first tour of our field hospital all on my own tomorrow afternoon

i know my stuff but being autistic makes it kind of hard to properly articulate it without rambling on, especially since this is my special interest

any tips ?

What made you become accustomed to history, I meant to say.

ahh, understood, thank you for the clarification <:

honestly, history is like a heavy, warm blanket for me, and it always has been. when i was a much younger boy, i used to spend hours piecing apart books about medical history, mostly to try and impress my mother because she was very much one of those conditional love types. when that didn't work, i kept learning about it for myself, it was a form of escapism and a labour of love to read all about different people and places and events in history.

not to mention the way that it fit in my brain in a way that i didn't have the language for at the time (now i know its because of my autism). history happens in quiet places, with comforting, dedicated, and intelligent people, and it requires higher and critical thinking. i realize that might sound a touch elitist, but im afraid it's the truth. and the people around me that were interested in history were more than happy to chat about it for hours on end because no one becomes a historian for the money (median salary for historians where i live is about 60000 a year).

i want to be able to kindle and inspire others to explore history because of how much of a comfort it is to me. i can't help but feel a little twinge of hurt and sadness when history courses are dropped due to lack of interest, or when people make fun of historians for being dusty and old.

i know this was a bit of a ramble, but i hope i answered your question <:

give me more of an excuse to talk <:

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Do u know anything about non-binary genders in non-modern history?

I do actually <: one of my favourite examples is Her Majesty the King, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt who took over after the death of her husband and was incredibly successful as a ruler. She changed her name to the male version and wore male regalia, but still used she/her pronouns. Most modern scholars refer to her as nonbinary or genderqueer. I can't for the life of me remember her real name right now, but if I do later I'll drop it in the comments.

Thank you for such an intelligent and interesting question dearest student /gen <:

In regards to the “wanna be nosy post”, 25, 31 and 44! (:

25. museum date, drive-in movie, or a nice dinner out <:

31. "hey honey, i don't think ill be able to make it, im sorry /:"- sent to my friend about a graduation party

44. up to 98% of civil war surgeries used anesthetic, most commonly chloroform or ether (chloroform was preferred though, because ether is very volatile and flammable).