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A Medievalist Goes Public – Laura Michele Diener writes for Yes! Magazine

Posted onOctober 13, 2015February 7, 2019 By David Perry

Laura Michele Diener is an associate professor of history at Marshall. She works on medieval textile history, and I first met her when she gave a terrific presentation on using textile creation in the classroom. Recently, though, I’ve become aware of her public writing on contemporary issues. One of my theories about academics turning to … Continue ReadingA Medievalist Goes Public – Laura Michele Diener writes for Yes! Magazine

A National Women’s History Museum Without Historians of Women

Posted onApril 30, 2014February 7, 2019 By David Perry

In the New Republic, historian Sonya Michel has written a scathing indictment (with a response and followup) of the “National Women’s History Museum,” a group dedicated to making a real museum on the Mall in D.C.  According to the piece (and many other historians, including – full disclosure here – my mother), the NWHM has gone out of … Continue ReadingA National Women’s History Museum Without Historians of Women

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