American historian of gender and sexuality and professor
Andrea Friedman is an American historian of gender and sexuality with a focus on the modern United States. She is a professor in the Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
Life
Friedman earned a B.A. (1978) in political science and M.A. (1985) in history from Ohio State University.[1] She completed a Ph.D. (1995) in history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] Her 1995 dissertation was titled, Prurient Interests: Anti-obscenity Campaigns in New York City, 1909-1945.[2]
Friedman was a lecturer in history at the University of California, Santa Cruz from 1994 to 1996.[1] In 1996, she joined Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis as an assistant professor of history and women, gender, and sexuality studies.[1] Friedman was promoted to associate professor in 2004 and professor in July 2016.[1] She is the director of the M.A. in women, gender, and sexuality studies and the M.A./J.D. programs director.[1] Friedman is a professor emeritus in the department of history.[1] In 2012, Friedman won the James M. Holobaugh Award for service to the LGBTQIA community.[1]
Selected works
- Friedman, Andrea (2000). Prurient Interests: Gender, Democracy, and Obscenity in New York City, 1909-1945. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11066-2.[3]
- Friedman, Andrea (2014). Citizenship in Cold War America: The National Security State and the Possibilities of Dissent. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1-62534-067-2.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Andrea Friedman". Arts & Sciences. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Friedman, Andrea (1995). Prurient interests : anti-obscenity campaigns in New York City, 1909-1945 (Ph.D. thesis). University of Wisconsin–Madison. OCLC 477620929.
- ^ Reviews of Prurient Interests:
- Latham, Angela J. (2003). "Review". Theatre Journal. 55 (1): 196–197. ISSN 0192-2882. JSTOR 25069219.
- Horowitz, Helen Lefkowitz (2001). "Review". The American Historical Review. 106 (5): 1825–1826. doi:10.2307/2692831. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 2692831.
- Haw, Richard (2003). "Review". Journal of American Studies. 37 (2): 324–324. ISSN 0021-8758. JSTOR 27557347.
- Wheeler, Leigh Ann (2001). "Review". The Journal of American History. 88 (2): 694–695. doi:10.2307/2675202. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2675202.
- Fishbein, Leslie (2001). "Review". New York History. 82 (4): 398–400. ISSN 0146-437X. JSTOR 42677806.
- ^ Reviews of Citizenship in Cold War America:
- Mickenberg, Julia L. (2015). "Review". The Journal of American History. 102 (2): 611–612. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 44286942.
- Paul, Andrew (2015). "Review". The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 113 (4): 773–775. ISSN 0023-0243. JSTOR 24641368.
- Faue, Elizabeth (2017). "Radical Experience and the Surveillance State". Reviews in American History. 45 (1): 136–144. ISSN 0048-7511. JSTOR 26364101.
- Heale, M. J. (2015). "Review". The American Historical Review. 120 (3): 1074–1075. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 26577385.
