Profile profile for MonizA
Ph.D. The University of Michigan
M.A. The University of Michigan
A.B. Brown University
Research Specialties:
- Early American history
- American philanthropy, charity, humanitarianism, and reform
- Early American medical philanthropy and the medical profession
- Atlantic world and British philanthropy
- American food history
Projects:
- Developing case on philanthropy and culture and the arts as part of the Giving in America exhibit
- Collecting objects related to the history of giving by and for Americans
- Researching biography of Isabella Graham
Awards, Honors, and Special Recognition:
- ARNOVA’s Peter Dobkin Hall History of Philanthropy Prize (2016)
Professional Affiliations:
- American Historical Association
- Omohundro Institute for Early American History and Culture, Associate
- Society for Historians of the Early American Republic
Blog Posts
Fighting for country, equal rights, and veterans: Carlos Martinez’s life of service
November 10, 2020
Why a social activist opposed woman suffrage
April 15, 2020
How black Philadelphians fought for soldiers during World War I
November 8, 2018
Culture in the colonial classroom: A failed attempt at assimilation
September 7, 2018
When philanthropists convinced people to save lives
June 25, 2018
How do the arts promote social change?
June 11, 2018
You're invited to a Bowl of Rice Party
May 31, 2018
5 objects that James Smithson might be surprised to find in the institution he founded – until he learned their philanthropy stories
March 21, 2018
Making money and doing good: The story of an African American power couple from the 1800s
February 9, 2018
Contributing to a conversation: Reflections on David Rockefeller's Giving Pledge letter
June 5, 2017
Making a place for Eastern Bluebirds—and philanthropy
April 20, 2017
Meet Amanda Moniz, our new curator of philanthropy
April 20, 2017
Publications
From Empire to Humanity: The American Revolution and the Origins of Humanitarianism.
Oxford University Press, 2016.
