Micki McElya | |
---|---|
Born | 1972 (age 52–53) |
Academic background | |
Education | B.A., 1994, Bryn Mawr College PhD., 2003, New York University |
Thesis | Monumental citizenship: reading the national mammy memorial controversy of the early twentieth century (2003) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | women's history |
Institutions | University of Alabama University of Connecticut |
Notable works | The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery |
Micki Paige McElya (born 1972) is an American author and historian. She is a professor of History at the University of Connecticut. In 2017, her book The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.