Jennifer Pickard

Jennifer Pickard, who has an MA and ABD in History from UMaine, is a core member of the Maine Studies faculty, focusing on undergraduate courses. Her research topics include Jane Addams and the women who met at the Hague during WWI, Matilda Joslyn Gage (a key player in the women’s suffrage movement), Maine author Mary Ellen Chase, and life in Maine during the Civil War and Depression.

Courses Taught

  • MES 101 – Introduction to Maine Studies
  • MES 201 – The Maine Coast
  • MES 350 – Maine Women
  • MES 601 – A Sense of Place: Maine and Regional Identity