A Woman's Life Journey in Several Acts

Amy Mittelman, Ph.D. has had a rich and diverse journey as a historian, a mother, a businesswoman, a nurse, and a published author.  

Her lived experience as the wife of a college professor is the underpinning for her most recent book Dames, Dishes, and Degrees: Faculty Wives in America.  In her book she reveals what took place behind ivy-covered walls, tracing the origins and evolution of faculty wives’ clubs across American higher education. 

In the past, Amy had a business, Academic Publicity, which helped scholarly authors promote their books.  Because of her diverse pursuits, she has always brought skills, resources, and lessons from previous endeavors to each one.   Amy notes that this is typical for women who usually do not have straight forward lives.

Amy has a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Massachusetts.  She won the Ruth A. Smith Writing Award from the University of Massachusetts and is the author of Brewing Battles: A History of American Beer.  Amy has also published articles, essays, reviews, and reference works, and has written over 600 blogs.

Wine and cheese reception from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm, with the talk at 6:30 pm

The talk is free and open to the public.