Agnes Scott College History Department

POP QUIZ!!!
Fill in the blank:
Best part of your summer so far is ___________________

A truly spectacular day at Agnes Scott, as we celebrated the Class of 2024 and launched them towards new horizons. Special congratulations to History majors Nneoma Akarolo, Isabella Cordell, Nicole Fong, Mina Foster, Ayanna Nicole Nanton, Rafael Albizu Santos, Nathalie Slaughter and Madeline Speed! We are so proud of you and we will miss you!!

No better way to wrap up the year than with a new major! Welcome Kira Cousins! Look for Kira in the Fall in History classes and on the soccer field! 💜

Another SpARC is in the books! Great turnout for outstanding History presentations by Isabella Cordell, Rafael Albizu Santos, Eliza Anderson and Zoe Flowers! Congratulations to all of the presenters--we learned so much from your work!

Dr. Manes is offering HIS 101 Online this summer. If you know of anyone who is looking for fun course that would work with their summer schedule, tell them about this one!

Welcome back, Alumnae!
Have a great weekend.

Many congratulations to Eliza Anderson who got into the amazing "Because of Her Story" internship program at the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum!

Ava Bierly made it official!! Welcome to the major!! 💜

Please help us welcome our newest major--Sophia Djidjonou!

HUGE Congratulations to Isabella Cordell (24) who got accepted into Newnham College at Cambridge University for their MPhil in Health, Medicine, and Society AS WELL AS into the University of Toronto’s MA in Medieval Studies!!! Isabella decided to accept the latter offer. We are so excited and proud!

Congratulations, Maya Brooks '18! We are so proud of you!

Congratulations to doctoral student Maya Brooks, who has been awarded the Lee Roy B. Giles Encouragement Award! Presented by the University of Georgia Institute for African American Studies.

The Lee Roy B. Giles Encouragement Award honors the legacy of Mr. Giles with an award given to a student who has exhibited some form of excellence in the area of African American Studies, whether in research, practical application, or academic experience.

Anyone up for a midnight release party? The new CHICAGO MANUAL 18th EDITION is coming out!!

Announcing The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition Have you heard the news? The 18th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style will be published in September! And . . . it’s YELLOW! It may seem hard to believe, but it’s been seven years since we published the 17th edition.

Cool Job Alert! College grads sought for position of PEANUTTER: Drivers of the NUTMOBILE!!

In need of a nutty adventure? Planters is looking for 'Peanutters' to drive the NUTmobile The "can-nut" miss job opportunity starts on June 2024 till June 2025.

K-12 Teaching jobs from Southern Teachers Agency:

https://southernteachers.com/k12teachingjobs

Our last day leading the Florence Journeys! We are sad to leave Florence but glad we will see you all soon on campus!

Something cool happened at the Georgia Assocation of Historians Annual Meeting this weekend--Prof. Mary Cain presented on a panel alongside ASC History alum Maya Brooks! Maya is working on her doctorate at UGA and presented a great paper on Black soldiers, WWI and the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance.

HIS 290 had a special guest speaker today! Dr. Mary Cain shared her research process and strategies with us!

Summer job fest for Atlanta Parks and Rec this weekend!

We are just as excited as she is that Lyndee Hollifield is officially a HISTORY major (double major with Psych).

Believe it or not, it's almost time to start making summer plans. The Smithsonian has excellent (paid!) internships in various museums. For more details, attend a virtual info session next week, or talk to OICD.

It was a full house this evening for Maddi Speed's excellent senior thesis presentation. A great talk--a great crowd--great questions--and a great reminder of the thoughtful way Scotties engage important issues.

Please join us for a public research presentation by History major Maddi Speed '24, who is completing an independent senior thesis on the intersection of conservation and imperialism at the turn of the 20th century. For this project, Maddi undertook grant-funded research in England last summer, extending work she had previously done in the History Senior Seminar. This will be a special event! Thursday, November 30 at 5:30 pm in Buttrick 335!

Congratulations to Ayanna Nicole Nanton on her senior seminar presentation "American Slavery: The Commodification of Black Women." In her project, Ayanna uses an economic lens to examine the exploitation of enslaved women during slavery times, resulting in damaging stereotypes that persist until present day. Good job, Ayanna!

Nicole Fong's senior seminar project, "Atlanta Highways Case Study, 1950s-1970s" examines civic battles over infrastructure in a car-centric city. Using the construction of the Downtown Connector and the abandoned plans for the I-485 extension, Nicole illuminates the way that race, class and community engagement interacted--in different ways and with different results--to shape highways and neighborhoods in Atlanta. Great work!

Nathalie Slaughter's senior seminar project on the history of Wonder Woman examines the changing depictions and interpretations of the comic book icon from her creation during World War II to the present. In the work, Nathalie considers Wonder Woman as both a product of her times, but also as an inspriational, feminist hero. Way to go, Nathalie!

For her senior seminar project, Mina Foster has examined the lives and challenges faced by transwomen in New York in the 1980s and 1990s. Entitled "Transgender Women Experiencing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic," Mina's work explores the many ways that transwomen were marginalized within the already marginalized LGBT community, while probing the context of the unfolding AIDS crisis. Well done, Mina!

Say مرحباً or "Welcome" to our newest History Minor Kennedi Malone who will be studying Arabic and Middle Eastern Culture and Society in Morocco next semester! حظ سعيد "good luck"!

Welcome new HISTORY minor MARIE McCRORY!!

For his senior seminar work, Rafael Albizu Santos has undertaken an environmental history of Puerto Rico. The project, entitled "The Sugar Industry and the Environment of Puerto Rico," examines the effects of soil erosion and invasive species--all tied to colonialism, capitalism and the sugar trade. For this project, Rafi drew on a research trip last summer to the island, and taught us all so much! Outstanding work, Rafi!