Participant Info

First Name
Patricia
Last Name
Schechter
Affiliation
Portland State University
Website URL
https://www.pdx.edu/history/profile/patricia-schechter
Keywords
women's history, spanish history, public history, transnational history, anti-racism
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About Me

I a full professor who teaches courses in women’s history at Portland State University from a transnational and anti-racist standpoint.  My current research is a town biography of a French mining town in southern Spain, from the 1880s to the 1930s.  You can check out my research blog here http://thisdoesnthappenveryoften.blogspot.com/

Recent Publications

“Madre y Matriz: The Politics of Town Making in Cordoba, 1887-1905”  ASPHS Bulletin, 2019

https://asphs.net/article/madre-y-matriz-the-politics-of-town-making-in-cordoba-1887-1905/

“Historic Portland Women of Color” Bridgeliner, March 2021

https://bridgeliner.com/%F0%9F%93%9C-three-historic-pdx-women-to-know/

Media Coverage
Country Focus
Expertise by Geography
Caribbean, Mediterranean, North America
Expertise by Chronology
19th century, 20th century
Expertise by Topic
Family, Labor, Urban History, Women