Advocacy Briefs
The AHA’s advocacy through the end of summer focused on health and safety, with letters about COVID-19 vaccination rates, accessibility…
Townhouse Notes
A year ago, Ashley outlined “A Simple but Audacious Goal” in this column. In short, at the AHA, we believe…
Biography’s Occupational Hazards
In the summer of 1899, the anarchist Lucy Parsons was in her element, holding forth on Chicago street corners and…
Katherine B. Aaslestad (1961–2021)
Suzanne Marchand On April 24, 2021, we lost Katherine B. Aaslestad, pioneer in the social and political history of the…
Charles Capper (1944–2021)
Courtesy Boston University History Department Charles Capper died on July 1, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the first day of his…
William P. Kaldis (1923–2021)
Courtesy Kaldis family William P. Kaldis, professor emeritus of history at Ohio University, died on May 26, 2021, in Columbus,…
Mechal Sobel (1933–2021)
Courtesy Sobel family Mechal Sobel, historian of early American life and culture and African American history, died on March 24,…
Athan G. Theoharis (1936–2021)
Ella Theoharis Athan G. Theoharis, professor emeritus of history at Marquette University, died on July 3, 2021, at the age…
Daniel J. Wilson (1949–2021)
Courtesy Carol Shiner Wilson Daniel J. Wilson, a student of American intellectual history and the history of medicine, especially polio…
AHA Member Spotlight: G. Jasper Conner
Jasper Conner is a PhD candidate at the College of William & Mary. He lives in Richmond, Virginia, and has…
AHA Member Spotlight: Donna Rae Devlin
Donna Rae Devlin is a PhD candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, and has been…