Lucia McMahon Professor • Department of History, Liberal Studies & Philosophy View CV Dr. Lucia McMahon is currently a Professor in the Department of History, Philosophy, and Liberal Studies at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ, where she regularly teaches courses in early national U.S. history and women’s history. She received her Ph.D. in History from Rutgers University, where her dissertation received the Dean’s Research Award. She is the author of several books and articles, including The Celebrated Elizabeth Smith: Crafting Genius and Transatlantic Fame in the Romantic Era (University of Virginia Press, 2022); Mere Equals: The Paradox of Educated Women in the Early American Republic (Cornell University Press, 2012), and The Journal of Rachel Van Dyke, 1810-1811 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000).Dr. McMahon currently serves as Co-Editor, with Dr. Chris Fisher at The College of New Jersey, of a book series published by Rutgers University Press. Ceres: Rutgers Studies in History seeks to be the primary place to publish new, rigorously peer-reviewed scholarship on New Jersey and the surrounding region. Ceres is also dedicated to fostering diverse and inclusive scholarship and hopes to feature works addressing issues of social justice and activism. See: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/ceres Degrees PhD History, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Representative Publications THE CELEBRATED ELIZABETH SMITH Crafting Genius and Transatlantic Fame in the Romantic Era; Charlottesville VA; University of Virginia Press; 2022 https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5808 Mere Equals: The Paradox of Educated Women in the Early American Republic; Ithaca, NY; Cornell University Press; 2012 https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801450525/mere-equals/#bookTabs=1 To Read My Heart: The Journal of Rachel Van Dyke, 1810-1811; Philadelphia, PA; University of Pennsylvania Press; 2000 https://www.pennpress.org/9780812235494/to-read-my-heart/ ““She Pursued her Life-Work’: The Life Lessons of American Women Educators, 1800-1860,” ; New Perspectives on the History of Women’s Education in the United States; Palgave Press; 2017 "'A More Accurate and Extensive Education Than is Customary': Educational Opportunities for Women in Early Nineteenth-Century New Jersey; Volume 124, 2009 Notable Courses Taught Hist 2850: Yoga Traditions and Practices (cross-listed with Asian Studies and Philosophy)Hist 2600: Historical MethodsHist 3160: American Women's History (cross-listed with Women's and Gender Studies)Hist 3180: American ColoniesHist 4030: Interpreting U.S. HistoryHist 4040: Creation of the Early American Republic Email 973 720 3044 216 Atrium By appointment
