Participant Info
- First Name
- Jan
- Last Name
- Davidson
- Country
- United States
- State
- NC North Carolina
- jdavidson@nhcgov.com
- Affiliation
- Cape Fear Museum of History and Science
- Website URL
- www.capefearmuseum.com
- Keywords
- South Eastern North Carolina, slavery, 1898 massacre, segregation, Wilmington, New Hanover County, women railroads in World War I, transportation
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- jdavidson@nhcgov.com
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
Jan Davidson earned her PhD from the University of Delaware in 2000. Her thesis explored the history of women workers on the Pennsylvania Railroad in World War I. Davidson worked at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (2000-2005) as the historian for the exhibit America on the Move, and is the co-author of On the Move, Transportation and the American Story. She has served as the Cape Fear Museum’s historian since 2005. She performs research into a wide range of topics for exhibits and Museum programs. Dr. Davidson is particularly interested in African American history, and is currently working on a project exploring enslavement in New Hanover County.
- Recent Publications
1898 Massacre Story Map https://www.capefearmuseum.com/exhibits/wilmington-massacre-and-coup-detat-of-1898-timeline-of-events/
Blog: http://capefearhistorian.blogspot.com/
This Month in History column: https://www.capefearmuseum.com/month-history/
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- Jan Davidson
- Country Focus
- United States
- Expertise by Geography
- Expertise by Chronology
- 19th century, 20th century
- Expertise by Topic
- Gender, Museums, Public History, Race, Slavery, Women, World War I
