Arwen Mohun
Arwen Mohun | |
|---|---|
| Academic background | |
| Education | |
| Thesis | Women, Work, and Technology: The Steam Laundry Industry in the United States and Great Britain, 1880-1920 (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Carroll Pursell |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | History of technology |
| Institutions | University of Delaware |
Arwen Palmer Mohun is the Henry Clay Reed Professor of History at the University of Delaware. She specializes in the history of technology, capitalism, and gender. She received her Doctorate of Philosophy from Case Western Reserve University and her Bachelor of Arts degree from UC Santa Cruz.[1] She has acted as coordinator of the University of Delaware–Hagley Program.[2]
As a historian of technology and capitalism, she is noted for her expertise in the industrialization of laundries[3][4] and risk management.[5][6]
On September 1st, 2017, Mohun was granted a named professorship.[7]
Bibliography
- His and Hers: Gender, Technology, and Consumption (1998)
- Steam Laundries: Gender, Technology and Work in Great Britain and the United States, 1880-1940 (1999)
- Gender and Technology: A Reader (2003)
- Risk: Negotiating Safety in American Society (2013)
- American Imperialist: Cruelty and Consequence in the Scramble for Africa (2023)
References
- ^ "Historians for the Workshops and the Summer Institute". University of Delaware. 2007. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ Manser, Ann (2004-05-13). "Fellows celebrate UD-Hagley Program's 50th year". Daily. University of Delaware. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ Kelly, John (2014-05-10). "A brief history of Washington's steam laundries, keeping D.C.'s collars white". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ Lloyd-Smith, Harriet (2022-07-07). "Tenant of Culture: the artist turning fast fashion into radical hybrid sculpture". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ Greenwood, Veronique (2017-11-01). "How Trust Shapes Nations' Safety Rules". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ Volpe, Allie (2025-04-03). "Plane crashes, pandemics, toxic spatulas. How do we live with so much risk?". Vox. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ Manser, Ann (2017-09-27). "New named professorships". UDaily. University of Delaware. Retrieved 2026-03-01.