Leah Lagrone
Assistant Professor History
Research & Teaching Areas
- Public History
- Women & Gender
- Borderlands
- Labor Study
Degrees
Courses
1700 AI American History
3400 Principles of Public History
4860 Internship in Historical Study
Womem & Gender Studies
Borderlands
Labor History
Biography
Dr. Leah LaGrone is an assistant professor of history and public history director.
She graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, with a PhD in history focused on borderlands, labor, and gender studies in early 20th century. Her research examines state legislation and the discourse on minimum wages for women, specifically the connections of sex work with low wages. Her current book project, “A Woman’s Worth: How Race and Respectability Politics Influenced Minimum Wage Policies,” demonstrates that the politics around race and the minimum wage for women drove conversations among labor, politicians, and progressive reformers about the future of white supremacy in Texas.
She has contributed an essay to the anthology "Impeached: The Removal of Texas Governor James E. Ferguson" as well as articles to The Washington Post and NursingClio. She has worked on several public history projects, including "The Civil War Documentary," "Civil Rights in Black and Brown," and the Texas State Historical Association's "Handbook of Texas Women." Dr. LaGrone will teach the public history classes and supervise the public history internships.