Participant Info
- First Name
- Sarah
- Last Name
- Swedberg
- Country
- United States
- State
- CO Colorado
- sweddy65@hotmail.com
- Affiliation
- Colorado Mesa University
- Website URL
- Keywords
- Early American republic, women, history of medicine
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
After earning my Ph.D. at Northeastern University in 1999, I moved to Grand Junction, Colorado to what was then a small, public, liberal arts college. I have a 4/4 teaching load, but continue to pursue my research.
My first book, Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American Revolution was published in December 2020 by Lexington Books. In it, I examine the intersections between political history and medical history, particularly the ways concerns over mental illness wove their way through the era of the Revolution.
I am a writer for Nursing Clio where I write both about my 18th century research and about LGBTQ issues.
I also engage in history on the community level, creating oral history projects like this one (Social Justice Archives): https://mesacountylibraries.org/booksandmedia/970westcollection/socialjusticearchive/
- Recent Publications
Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American Revolution (Lexington Books, 2020).
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- twitter.com/sweddy65
- Country Focus
- United States
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 18th century
- Expertise by Topic
- American Founding Era, Gender, Medicine, Politics
