Which History in Obergefell v. Hodges?
Nancy F. Cott is Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University. She is also…
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How does it feel to have one’s work as a historian cited by the Supreme Court? Cool. Very cool. Thank you very much.
Hendrik Hartog is the Class of 1921 Bicentennial Professor in the History of American Law…
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Jonathan Zimmerman: Why—and How—I Write Op-eds
Jonathan Zimmerman is a professor of education and history at New York University. He is…
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John Harris on the Illegal Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
John Harris is a Ph.D. Candidate at Johns Hopkins University. His dissertation is titled, “Yankee…
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Jon Lauck on the Midwestern History Association
Jon K. Lauck received his Ph.D. in economic history from the University of Iowa and…
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New OAH Distinguished Lecturers for 2015–2016
The OAH welcomes and thanks the following individuals who have accepted appointment to the OAH…
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OAH 2015 Awards
The OAH sponsors and co-sponsors dozens of awards, grants, and fellowships annually. Here are the…
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Tweets from the 2015 Annual Meeting
The 2015 OAH Annual Meeting in St. Louis prompted thousands of tweets from topics ranging from Ferguson to the…
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Selecting OAH Distinguished Lecturers
Annette Windhorn has coordinated the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program since 2001. This month we will…
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Why “Taboos”?
Andrea Geiger and Lincoln Bramwell are co-chairs of the OAH 2015 Annual Meeting Program Committee.…