ON THE SPOT: LORI D. GINZBERG.

GINZBERG, Lori D.; WOMEN historians; WOMEN'S rights; ABOLITIONISTS; SLAVERY; HISTORY; UNITED States. Constitution. 15th Amendment

An interview with Lori D. Ginzberg, professor emeritus of history and women's, gender and sexuality studies at Pennsylvania State University, is presented. Ginzberg wishes to have attended the abolitionist or women's rights convention in 1837 or 1838. She considers changing her mind on whether to support the 15th amendment to the U.S. Constitution and refers to the history of slavery as the most exciting field in history.