Participant Info
- First Name
- Rebecca
- Last Name
- Pritchard
- Country
- United States
- State
- ME Maine
- rebeccampritchard@gmail.com
- Affiliation
- - None -
- Website URL
- https://www.rebeccampritchard.com/
- Keywords
- abolitionism, journalism, Maine, medical history, New England, oral history, pacifism, prison reform, religion, social history
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- rebeccampritchard@gmail.com
- PhD
- other credentials
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
A graduate of University of Southern Maine’s American & New England Studies program, my interest is in nineteenth-century journalism and anything that can be gleaned from the pages of old newspapers.
My 2019 book Jeremiah Hacker: Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist details the life and times of a little-known radical New England journalist.
Based in Maine, I have written numerous articles on local history. Articles have covered early Maine law, medical history, and social history of coastal communities.
- Recent Publications
Book:
Jeremiah Hacker: Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist (2019, Frayed Edge Press)
Selected articles:
“Islands of the Dawnland”, Island Journal, Vol. 36 (2020, Island Institute)
“Fishing, Fowling, and Navigation“, Island Journal, Vol. 36 (2020, Island Institute)
“Hidden History: Pest houses of Mount Desert Island“, Mount Desert Islander, July 19, 2020
“Schools and businesses closed to prevent virus spread a hundred years ago“, Mount Desert Islander, March 27, 2020
“The women behind the sardine factories of Southwest Harbor“, Mount Desert Islander, March 10, 2020
- Media Coverage
- "Open Ears Maine" radio show, April 14, 2020
- Social Media
- @BeckyPritchard2
- Country Focus
- American & New England
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 19th century, 20th century
- Expertise by Topic
- American Civil War, Economic History, Local & Regional, Medicine, Politics, Religion, Rural & Agrarian History, Urban History, Women
