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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Speaks At UNH
Sept. 27
Erika Mantz
UNH Media Relations
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Speaks At UNH Sept.
27
Contact:  Erika Mantz 
603-862-1567
UNH Media Relations
September 18, 2007
DURHAM, N.H. -- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and former
University of New Hampshire professor, will speak Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at 12:40 p.m. in
the Memorial Union Building, Theater II, on a topic that some will have seen on bumper
stickers in New Hampshire: “Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History.” Ulrich coined the
phrase in an early article, and it is the title of her newest book, just published by Knopf. The
lecture, free and open the public, is the third in a two-year long series, “The Historian and the
Public,” sponsored by the Museum Studies Program of the Department of History. The lecture
series brings to campus historians, museum professionals, film-makers, and others to discuss
ways to bring the best in historical scholarship to a public eager to know its past.
Ulrich earned her Ph.D. in history at UNH, and she taught there for a decade. During her UNH
career, she published her most celebrated work, A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard,
Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize in history, A Midwife’s Tale
won numerous other awards for scholarly distinction, including the Bancroft Prize. Ulrich’s
other books include The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American
Myth, and Good Wives: Image and Reality in the Lives of Women in Northern New England,
1650-1750. Currently she is the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University.
Ulrich’s newest book is, in part, a survey of major figures in the history of feminism, but she
also describes it as “a celebration of popular engagement with history,” one that show how
new issues in the 1960s and 1970s “created a renaissance in scholarship.”
The Museum Studies Program in the Department of History, directed by Professor Robert
Macieski, trains M.A. graduate students to work with museums, historical societies, and
similar public history institutions. The department recognizes that many Americans are more
likely to learn their history in museums, or from documentary films, than from the
publications of scholars. The program is designed to give students special training and
experience in museum settings, while at the same time providing a solid academic grounding
in the best historical scholarship.
Ulrich’s lecture will be followed by questions from the audience, then a brief reception, in the
same room. Copies of Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History will be available for
purchase and signing.
Editors: A photo of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is available for download at:
http://unh.edu/news/img/Ulrich_photo.jpg
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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices9-18-2007Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Speaks At UNHSept. 27Erika MantzUNH Media RelationsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationMantz, Erika, "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Speaks At UNH Sept. 27" (2007). UNH Today. 873.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/8739/11/17, 1'31 PMPulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Speaks At UNH Sept. 27Page 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/sep/em18ulrich.cfm.html Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Speaks At UNH Sept.27Contact:  Erika Mantz 603-862-1567UNH Media RelationsSeptember 18, 2007DURHAM, N.H. -- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and formerUniversity of New Hampshire professor, will speak Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at 12:40 p.m. inthe Memorial Union Building, Theater II, on a topic that some will have seen on bumperstickers in New Hampshire: “Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History.” Ulrich coined thephrase in an early article, and it is the title of her newest book, just published by Knopf. Thelecture, free and open the public, is the third in a two-year long series, “The Historian and thePublic,” sponsored by the Museum Studies Program of the Department of History. The lectureseries brings to campus historians, museum professionals, film-makers, and others to discussways to bring the best in historical scholarship to a public eager to know its past.Ulrich earned her Ph.D. in history at UNH, and she taught there for a decade. During her UNHcareer, she published her most celebrated work, A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard,Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize in history, A Midwife’s Talewon numerous other awards for scholarly distinction, including the Bancroft Prize. Ulrich’sother books include The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an AmericanMyth, and Good Wives: Image and Reality in the Lives of Women in Northern New England,1650-1750. Currently she is the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University.Ulrich’s newest book is, in part, a survey of major figures in the history of feminism, but shealso describes it as “a celebration of popular engagement with history,” one that show hownew issues in the 1960s and 1970s “created a renaissance in scholarship.”The Museum Studies Program in the Department of History, directed by Professor RobertMacieski, trains M.A. graduate students to work with museums, historical societies, andsimilar public history institutions. The department recognizes that many Americans are morelikely to learn their history in museums, or from documentary films, than from thepublications of scholars. The program is designed to give students special training andexperience in museum settings, while at the same time providing a solid academic groundingin the best historical scholarship.Ulrich’s lecture will be followed by questions from the audience, then a brief reception, in thesame room. Copies of Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History will be available forpurchase and signing.Editors: A photo of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is available for download at:http://unh.edu/news/img/Ulrich_photo.jpg9/11/17, 1'31 PMPulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Speaks At UNH Sept. 27Page 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/sep/em18ulrich.cfm.html

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