SMC debuts LGBTQ+ research exhibit

Students highlight members of the LGBTQ+ community from the school’s history in new exhibit

By KATELYN WALDSCHMIDT associate news editor

o n Thursday evening, the c ushwa- l eighton l ibrary was full of people eager to hear about the history of lgb TQ+ people at s aint m ary’s c ollege, titled “‘ w e h ave b een h ere s ince 1844’: Queer h istory at smc ”.

p rofessor Jamie w agman’s class “ d oing h istory” is dedicated to history research methods. This event, “ w e’ve b een h ere s ince 1844”, is one of the students’ major assignments.

“The class really gives students an opportunity to get into archives to do oral histories with people,” w agman said. “ s o this was a project i ’d had on the backburner for a little while and i thought that i knew enough about queer history at s aint m ary’s that i felt like there was enough resources now to create an exhibit. i pointed students in a bunch of directions and let them loose.” w agman presented her own research on queer histories at s aint m ary’s over a year ago to the b oard of Trustees.

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