Edythe Ann Quinn
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Hartwick CollegeLocation
Albany, New York Area United StatesOccupation
History Professor, Hartwick College; author, FREEDOM JOURNEY, USCT: 14th RI, 29th CT, 20th, & NavyIndustry
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About
As a Social Historian, I teach courses in Race and Ethnicity, Civil Rights, African Americans in the North, Environmental Injustice, and Women in American Health Care, among other subjects, all utilizing experiential learning. My trademark teaching projects link students' research to their family and home community histories. For example, for my courses on The Sixties, the Vietnam War, and World War II Home Front, my students research and write about their family and community histories during these eras. At this 2015 Commencement, I received the Margaret Brigham Bunn Award presented annually to a member of the faculty who judged by students "best exemplifies the centrality of the in.