Participant Info
- First Name
- Kimberly
- Last Name
- Alexander
- Country
- US
- State
- NH New Hampshire
- Kimberly.Alexander@unh.edu
- Affiliation
- University of New Hampshire
- Website URL
- Keywords
- Material Culture, Museum Studies, American History 1 & 2, New Hampshire History, Textile & Fashion History, Shoe Stories, Women's History
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
Kimberly Alexander, Ph.D. is a faculty member (Lecturer in Museum Studies) in the History Department at the University of New Hampshire, where she teaches museum studies, material culture, American History and New Hampshire History. She has held curatorial positions at several New England Museums, including the MIT Museum, the Peabody Essex Museum and Strawbery Banke. Her forthcoming book, entitled Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era [Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018], traces the history of early Anglo-American footwear from the 1740s through the 1790s. Dr. Alexander was Andrew Oliver Research Fellow at the Massachusetts Historical Society (2016-2017), and is Guest Curator of “Fashioning the New England Family,” opening at the Society in 2018.
- Recent Publications
Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era, Johns Hopkins University Press, August 2018
Fashioning the New England Family, Massachusetts Historical Society, October 2018
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- @SilkDamask
- Country Focus
- United States
- Expertise by Geography
- United Kingdom, United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 18th century, 19th century
- Expertise by Topic
- American Revolution, American Founding Era, Museums, Public History, Women
