Robin Henry
Volunteer History CommentatorDr. Robin C. Henry holds a Ph.D. in U.S. history from Indiana University and is an associate professor in the history department at Wichita State University. Her research examines the intersections among sexuality, law, and regional identity in the 19th- and early 20th-century United States.
As host and producer of KMUW's podcast Hindsight: Looking Back At 100 Years Of Women's Suffrage, Dr. Henry was awarded honorable mention in the 2020 editorial/commentary category by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters.
She is the author of Criminalizing Sex, Defining Sexuality: Sexual Regulation and Masculinity in the American West, 1850-1927, as well as numerous articles. In addition to teaching courses on constitutional history and women and gender history at Wichita State University, Dr. Henry has introduced and continues to teach a graduate course on Gender and Sexuality in U.S. History. She served on the Committee on the Status of Women for the Organization of American History from 2009-2011.
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Today on Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry examines the legal case that inspired a great American play. -
On this edition of Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry tells us how one book influenced how literature is labeled. -
The question of gender equality has - and continues to be - an issue in the United States. On today's Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry looks at the impact of the 1970 Women's Strike. -
Today on Past & Present, Dr. Robin Henry examines what it meant to be an enemy of the state during the American Civil War. -
In today's Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry considers a lesser-known US Supreme Court case that set the stage for Brown v. the Board of Education. -
Dr. Robin Henry explores the history of a federal institution. -
Dorothy Wickenden's latest book, "The Agitators," explores the relationship between Harriet Tubman, Martha Coffin Wright, and Frances Seward as they advocated for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights. On this week's Marginalia, Beth Golay welcomes guest host, Hindsight's Dr. Robin Henry, as they visit with Dorothy Wickenden about this history. -
Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was a woman’s suffragist, educator, politician, and was the “first Latina” in a number of political roles, including running… -
As February turns to March and Black History Month turns to Women’s History Month, I am reminded of the book, All the Women are White, All the Blacks Are… -
This past summer, Americans rediscovered the art of baking bread. Whether you got involved or just watched, tried your hand at sourdough, or kept to a…
