Office: 2556 - Coleman Hall
Email: blaughlinschul@eiu.edu
I am a historian of the 19th century United States who specializes in in American women's history. My first book, The Tie That Bound Us: The Women of John Brown's Family and the Legacy of Radical Abolitionism, was published in 2013 and was named a Kansas Notable Book in 2014. I have written articles and book chapters about the 19th century women's rights movement, Civil War teaching, and other 19th century topics. I am currently at work on a book manuscript about the so-called "history wars" in the United States prior to 1865. Here at EIU, I teach the US survey, American women's history, Civil War era history, social studies teaching methods, and historical research/writing, and I serve as coordinator for History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science. I also work with the Illinois Civics Hub as the Preservice Teacher Liaison and write about civics teaching topics for IllinoisCivics.org.
Fall 2021 Office Hours (email me for the Zoom link): Mondays & Wednesdays, 10am-12pm, and Tuesdays, 12pm-1pm
HIS 2010: The United States to 1877
HIS 2500: Historical Research and Writing
HIS 3900: Women in American History
HIS 4775: The Civil War Era, 1831-1877
SOS 2400: Introduction to Social Studies Teaching
SOS 3400: Social Studies Teaching Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools
HIS 5340: The Long 19th Century
HIS 5150: History of American Women, Gender, and Sexuality
PhD, Indiana University, 2009
MA, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2000
BA, Knox College, 1998
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