Andrea Friedman (historian)

Friedman earned a B.A. (1978) in political science and M.A. (1985) in history from Ohio State University.^[2] She completed a Ph.D. (1995) in history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.^[2] Her 1995 dissertation was titled, Prurient Interests: Anti-obscenity Campaigns in New York City, 1909-1945.^[3]

Friedman was a lecturer in history at the University of California, Santa Cruz from 1994 to 1996.^[2] In 1996, she joined Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis as an assistant professor of history and women, gender, and sexuality studies.^[2] Friedman was promoted to associate professor in 2004 and professor in July 2016.^[2] She is the director of the M.A. in women, gender, and sexuality studies and the M.A./J.D. programs director.^[2] Friedman is a professor emeritus in the department of history.^[2] In 2012, Friedman won the James M. Holobaugh Award for service to the LGBTQIA community.^[2]

• Friedman, Andrea (2000). Prurient Interests: Gender, Democracy, and Obscenity in New York City, 1909-1945. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11066-2.^[4]
• Friedman, Andrea (2014). Citizenship in Cold War America: The National Security State and the Possibilities of Dissent. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1-62534-067-2.^[5]