Anderson, Gracie

Field: United States, Advisor: Chauncey, Year: 2024

Gracie Anderson (any pronouns) is a doctoral student of United States history. Gracie's research centers on queer activism in the late 20th century, exploring the overlaps and interstices of the homophile and gay liberation eras. Gracie is a Provost Diversity Fellow.

Gracie attended Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland/Tacoma, WA for her BA and received her MA in History from Yale University in 2023. Gracie sees public history projects as an integral part of their scholarship and has worked on digital archival exhibits at PLU and Yale and wrote for Smithsonian Magazine. Gracie has presented research at the Oral History Association conference, the CLGBTH Queer History Conference, the Women's History Conference @ Sarah Lawrence, and the Pacific Northwest History Conference.

In the year before starting their PhD, Gracie worked as a sexual assault crisis counselor/advocate for LGBTQ survivors. In the classroom and in their personal life, Gracie seeks to understand justice and healing efforts at individual and community levels.