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Name: Dr. Sara Dwyer-McNulty
Title: Associate Professor of History, Chair
Office Location: Fontaine 213
Extension: (845) 575-3000 ext. 2876
Email: Sara.Dwyer-McNulty@Marist.edu
Degrees Held: Temple University, Ph.D. (Department of History), 1998
Temple University, B.A. (History Major, Women's Studies Minor), 1989

Certifications: Latin American Studies Certificate, 1989

Publications:

Forthcoming Book
"Common Threads: Catholics and their Clothing, 1880 to the Present," advanced contract with University of North Carolina Press

Essays and Articles
"Fashion," essay in Hasia Diner,'s ed., Women in American History: An Encyclopedia.

"In Search of a Tradition: Catholic School Uniforms," Cuswa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, Working Paper Series, Spring 2005.

"Hems to Hairdos: Cultural Discourse and Philadelphia Catholic High Schools in the 1920s, A Case Study," The Journal of American Studies 37 (2003) 2, 179-200.

"Gender and Catholic Action in Post-World War II America," U.S. Catholic Historian 20 (Winter 2002): 83-97.

"The Changing American Family," in Encyclopedia of Women in American History, Volume 3. (New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2002).

Book Reviews

Hudson River Valley Review, A Journal of Regional Studies. Jason K. Duncan's Citizen or Papist? The Politics of Anti-Catholicism in New York, 1685-1821. 23:2 (Spring 2007) 94-95.

American Catholic Studies. Debra Campbell's Graceful Exits: Catholic Women and the Art of Departure.116:1 (Spring 2005) 87-88.

MultiCultural Review. Grace Chang's Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy. 10:1 (March 2001) 88.

MultiCultural Review. Cynthia Enloe's Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women's Lives. 9:3 (September 2000) 99.

Multicultural Review. Fritz Detwiler's Standing on the Premises of God: The Christian Right's Fight to Redefine America's Public Schools. 9:3 (September 2000) 95.

Conferences & Workshops: "The Sisters of Charity: Navigating Politics and Gender Along the Hudson," The Conference on New York State History, Saratoga Springs, June 2008

"Black Robes in School: Women Religious and Public Education in America," Sixth Triennial Meeting of the Conference on the History of Women Religious; Notre Dame, IN, 25 June 2007

"Greetings": Communications between American Women Religious and Clergy Regarding High School Girls and Dress;" American Catholic History Association; Philadelphia, Pa; January 2006

"In Search of a Tradition: Catholic School Uniforms," Cuswa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame, spring 2005

"Somewhere Between Dignity and Damnation: Catholic Girls and the Politics of Clothing;" Organization of American Historians; San Francisco, CA, March 2005

"Kicking the Habit: Women Religious in the 1960s and 1970s" or "Early Efforts at Historicizing Dress Reform Among Women Religious;" Sixth Triennial Meeting of the Conference on the History of Women Religious; Acheson, Kansas; June 2004

"Catholic Schools in the Triumphal Years;" 14th Annual Cliveden Institute, PA; March 2004

"Ministers of Fashion: The Catholic Church and Clothing in the 20th Century;" Crossing the Boundaries IX: Identity and Space; SUNY Binghamton, NY; 2-3 May 2003

"Hems to Hairdos: Cultural Discourse and Philadelphia Catholic High Schools in the 1920s, a Case Study," Senator Rush Holt History Conference, West Virginia University, 14 October 2000

"Patriots in the Pew: American Catholic Women in the 1950s;" The Berkshire Conference on the History of Women; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; 7 June 1996

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