Pennsylvania History Summer 2020 Special Issue features Interview with Dr. Rachel Levine
The Summer 2020 issue of Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies is now available in print and on JStor and Project Muse. The issue is part 1 of a special 2-part theme of "Women's and Gender History in Pennsylvania." Dr. Janet Lindman of Rowan University is the Guest Editor for both issues. Articles are:
Women, Gender, and Rights: Past and Present by Janet Moore Lindman
Benjamin Franklin and Women, Or, Franklin's Women by Carla J. Mulford
Ringing Liberty's Bell: African American Women, Gender, and the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia by Ashley Council
Pennsylvania's Ratification Documents for the Nineteenth Amendment by Richard C. Saylor
Elizabeth Marlin: The First Female Voter in Jefferson County by Barbara Johnstone
An Interview with Dr. Rachel Levine, interviewed by Barry Loveland
A special feature is a 2017 interview with PA Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, well-known for her help and advice during the pandemic in our state. Dr. Levine discusses her life and transgendering. The interview is also available free on the PA Historical Association website at: pa-history.org under "Pennsylvania History Presents."
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