An Introduction

Introducing: Me

 Greetings, I'm Jeremiah Laurent, a 25 year old History Grad student, going on 26. I'm studying at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and specialize in American history, especially intersectional histories, including Women's history.

This semester I am taking Cultures of U.S. Empire, the paper for which is reviewing three books about gender and Empire, How To History I, and Early American Women's History, which is the topic of the first few blogs. I'm required to create a blog to show off some of what I've learned over the last weeks.

But hopefully I won't forget it once that's done!

Either way, good to meet you, all probably nobody of you. Expect more, and soon.


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