Participant Info
- First Name
- Melissa
- Last Name
- Gismondi
- Country
- Canada
- State
- melissa.j.gismondi@gmail.com
- Affiliation
- Website URL
- @melissajgismond
- Keywords
- U.S. history, Canada/US relations, gender, politics, religion, race
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- @melissajgismond
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
An innovative and insightful storyteller, Melissa uses her knowledge of the past to inform how we see the present.
Her current book project, The Search for Zion: Rachel and Andrew Jackson, tells the story of the partnership between President and General Andrew Jackson and his wife, Rachel.
She`s a contributor to a range of media outlets in Canada and the U.S. including The Washington Post, CBC, Salon, The Walrus and The Toronto Star.
- Recent Publications
- Media Coverage
- Country Focus
- U.S.
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 3, 4, 8
- Expertise by Topic
- American Civil War, American Revolution, American Founding Era, American Presidents, Colonialism, Family, Gender, Politics, Public History, Race, Religion, Sexual Violence, Slavery, Women
