Andrea Friedman | |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | Ohio State University University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History,women,gender,and sexuality studies |
Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
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. Her teaching courses includes US women's and gender history,the history of sexuality,feminist politics,and queer and sexuality studies. [1]
Friedman earned a B.A. (1978) in political science and M.A. (1985) in history from Ohio State University. [2] She completed a Ph.D. (1995) in history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. [2] Her 1995 dissertation was titled,Prurient Interests:Anti-obscenity Campaigns in New York City,1909-1945. [3]
Friedman was a lecturer in history at the University of California,Santa Cruz from 1994 to 1996. [2] 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. [2] Friedman was promoted to associate professor in 2004 and professor in July 2016. [2] She is the director of the M.A. in women,gender,and sexuality studies and the M.A./J.D. programs director. [2] Friedman is a professor emeritus in the department of history. [2] In 2012,Friedman won the James M. Holobaugh Award for service to the LGBTQIA community. [2]