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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On Nov. 10, 1919, the U.S. Supreme Court decided its second First Amendment case in two weeks.In Abrams v. U.S., the federal government asked the court to…
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In August, the United States observed the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved people kidnapped from West Africa and transported to the…
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This commentary originally aired on November 29, 2016.The familiar verse “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,”…
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On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. Considered one of the most effective pieces of federal legislation, this act…
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This month, we recognize the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. For many Americans, Stonewall is the beginning of the gay liberation and civil…
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On May 15, 1869, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. While this would seem to have been cause for…
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This commentary originally aired on April 4, 2017.During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln believed that dissenters remaining within loyal states…
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As the calendar changes from February to March, many of us are aware that we move from celebrating Black History Month to Women’s History Month. However,…
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When historians talk about the “trust-busting era” in US history, we are probably referring to the early 20th century when the federal government broke up…
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On Nov. 30, 1804, the U.S. Senate opened its only impeachment trial against a U.S. Supreme Court justice. The House of Representatives’ charges against…