Allison Isadore, PhD Pre-Comp is in her first year and already doing great things. Just today her piece titled, "Why I Study Women Religious," was published in the University of Notre Dame Cushwa Center. In this piece Allison shares, "I study women religious because their histories and contributions matter despite being previously ignored."

Allison's research interest is focused on the twentieth-century American Civil Rights Movement and the Catholic Church’s response to racism and the participation of Catholic clergy, nuns, and laypeople in marches, sit-ins, and kneel-ins during the 1950s and 1960s.  Besides her busy schedule in the graduate program, Allison also serves as the Assistant Director for the American Catholic Historical Association and is one of the hosts for the podcast New Books in Catholic Studies a podcast channel on the New Books Network.

Great job, Allison!