Biography
Prior to retirement in December 2024, Dr. Nancy Marie Robertson’s roles included:
Associate Professor of History
Adjunct Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies
Adjunct Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Faculty Member, University Graduate School
Affiliate Faculty Member, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of History
Project Director, Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture
Publications
“Capitalism with a Female Face: Review Essay,” Journal of Women’s History, v. 32 (2020)
Christian Sisterhood, Race Relations, and the YWCA, 1906-46 (University of Illinois Press, 2007);
chapters in: Women and their Money, 1700-1950; Private Action and Public Good; and Men and Women Adrift: The YMCA and the YWCA in the City.
Entries in: Dictionary of American Biography, Notable American Women, Encyclopedia of New York City, Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia, and Civil Rights in the United States.
Academic Interests
U.S. history; late nineteenth and twentieth centuries; American philanthropy; women; religion; U.S. race relations; women and banking; and history of citizenship.
