In February 2025, UW-Madison History Professor Emily Callaci published a new book entitled Wages for House Work: The Story of a Movement, an Idea, a Promise. You can find Wages for House Work at Penguin …
Gender and Women’s History
Judith Houck Publishes New Book: Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement
The University of Chicago Press has published Professor Judith Houck’s new book, Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement. The work highlights local history to tell a national story about the evolution of …
Claire Taylor Awarded an H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Professor Claire Taylor has been awarded an H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. The Romnes Fellowship recognize faculty with exceptional research contributions within their first six years from promotion to a tenured position. The award is …
History.com Publishes Article by Professor Ashley Brown
Ashley Brown, Allan H. Selig Chair in the History of Sport and Society and Assistant Professor History, has written a brief article for History.com. “How Althea Gibson Faced Racial Barriers–Even as a Tennis Champion” was …
Professor Ashley Brown Featured on Big Ten Network
On February 14th, Professor Ashley Brown was interviewed by her former student Ethan Bacon for a Big Ten Network feature on George Coleman Poage, first African-American athlete to win an Olympic medal and a UW-Madison History …
Professor Gloria Whiting Wins Prize for Best Article in American Legal History
Professor Gloria Whiting has received the Cromwell Prize from the American Society for Legal History for her article, “Race, Slavery, and the Problem of Numbers in Early New England: A View from Probate Court.” This …
Professor Mou Banerjee Interviewed About Afghanistan
Professor Mou Banerjee has been interviewed by Channel 3000 News about the current situation happening in Afghanistan. Banerjee lends a historical perspective to the Taliban’s role in Afghanistan, discusses the role of Sharia law, and …
Professor Gloria Whiting’s Article Recognized as Exemplary Work Related to Legal History
Writing in JOTWELL, a journal that celebrates “the best new scholarship relevant to the law,” historian Allison Madar (University of Oregon) highlighted Professor Gloria Whiting’s 2020 article from The William & Mary Quarterly titled, “Race, …
Professor Ramírez Receives Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant
Congratulations to Professor Marla Ramírez on receiving a Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant ($120,000 over 3 years) for her project, “Retrofitting Latinxs into the Wisconsin Historical Narrative.” The Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is a competitive grant program that honors the legacy …
Professor Mary Lou Roberts Publishes New Book
Professor Mary Lou Roberts has a new book titled, Sheer Misery: Soldiers in Battle in WWII (University of Chicago Press, 2021). According to the publisher’s website, “Sheer Misery trains a humane and unsparing eye on the …