Dr. 露丝·费尔班克斯

Dr. 露丝·费尔班克斯
高级讲师
Multidisciplinary Studies; 历史, 部门 of
艺术与科学, College of
Holmstedt Hall 282号
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教育

  • Ph.D. - U.S. 历史 since 1815, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2015
  • M.A. - 历史, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 1998
  • B.A. - 历史, Hiram College - 1992

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Dr. Fairbanks graduated from Hiram College before going to graduate school at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Somewhere along the way to earning her PhD in 历史, she worked at a domestic violence shelter, was a farm hand and taught eight grade math. Dr. Fairbanks has been teaching at ISU since 2010, except for 2017-2018 when she held a Fulbright in Norway. Dr. Fairbanks was a Roving Scholar and spent the year teaching at videregående skole all over the country. 在ISU, Dr. Fairbanks teaches in the 部门 of Multidisciplinary Studies and the 部门 of 历史. In 历史, she teaches courses on American Women, Immigration and Health Policy. In MST she teaches Intro to 性别 Studies, 性别, Race and Nation and the capstone research seminar for our seniors. She’s the co-coordinator of the 性别 Studies program and advisor for students majoring in Multidisciplinary Studies with a concentration in 性别 Studies. Dr. Fairbanks enjoys pulling together programming, like the annual Women’s 历史 Month Colloquium and occasional events offering a historical perspective on a contemporary development.

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教学的兴趣

  • US. 历史, Women's Studies, 性别 Studies, Nationalism, Immigration 历史, 历史 of Health Policy

Intellectual Contributions

  • “Roving Reflections: Three American Scholars, the Tenth Rule of Janteloven, and 392 First Days of Class,” - Transformations The Journal of Inclusive 奖学金 and Pedagogy - 2019

研究兴趣

  • U.S. 历史, Comparative Welfare States, 历史 of Social Policy, 女权主义的历史, 历史 of Reproduction

露丝·费尔班克斯 has taught at ISU since the 2010/2011 school year. She completed her docorate in history from the University of Illinois in December 2015. 她的论文, “A Pregnancy Test: Women Workers and the Hybrid American Welfare State,1940-1993” traces the evolution of American maternity policy for working women, from WWII's Rosie the Riveter to the Family and Medical Leave Act. Dr. Fairbanks is revising this manuscript for publication. At ISU, in addition to teaching in both gender studies and history, Dr. Fairbanks advises students in the 性别 Studies Minor and works on campus programming, in particular for Women's Equality Day every August 26th and the ISU 女人的历史 Month Colloquium every March.

GNDR 200: Introduction to 性别 Studies, GNDR 301:性别, 种族与国家, Hist 113: American Women in the Twentieth Century, Hist 113: Immigrant America

2015, Ph. D. in 历史 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1998, Masters in 历史 from the university of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1992, BA in 历史 from Hiram College

历史 of American Social Policy, 历史 of Motherhood and Reproduction, 女性劳动史, 女人的历史, Twentieth Century American 历史,