Participant Info
- First Name
- Karen
- Last Name
- Sonnelitter
- Country
- United States
- State
- NY New York
- ksonnelitter@siena.edu
- Affiliation
- Siena College
- Website URL
- https://www.siena.edu/faculty-and-staff/person/karen-sonnelitter/
- Keywords
- Ireland, British Isles, Eighteenth-Century, Philanthropy, Charity, Poverty, Social Reform Movements
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
I’m an Associate Professor of History at Siena College specializing in 18th century Irish and British history. My research focuses on the history of poverty, charity and philanthropy. Currently working on a project addressing welfare provisions for military families in the long 18th century.
- Recent Publications
Charity Movements in Eighteenth-Century Ireland: Philanthropy and Improvement, Boydell & Brewer, 2016.
The Great Irish Famine: A History in Documents, Broadview, 2018.
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- @ProfSonnelitter
- Country Focus
- Ireland
- Expertise by Geography
- British Isles, Ireland
- Expertise by Chronology
- 18th century, Early Modern
- Expertise by Topic
- Children & Youth, Government, Religion
