My interest in pioneer monuments began with the dozens of statues of pioneer mothers in sunbonnets. Pioneer Mothers appeared across the United States, including the bronze sculpture by Charles Grafly that now stands in Golden Gate Park. Trained as a western gender historian, I set out to write a book that compared depictions of frontier Read More…
Category: Research
How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Historical Research
There’s lots of talk these days about how the Digital Revolution is transforming our world. Digital technology is transforming the way that we do business (think globalization, outsourcing, and e-commerce) and the way that we communicate (think mobile phones and social media). Educators celebrate or lament the learning methods of the first generation of “digital Read More…
