Sydney Marenburg
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ydney Marenburg is an economic historian with an interest in the intersections of class, gender, and race in the United States. Sydney has conducted original research into industrial soap production in the 18th century, as well as the position of servants and immigrants to the American colonies. Sydney has worked with institutions such as Colonial Williamsburg, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and the United States National Archive, and joined the Museum recently to discuss 18th-century soapmaking as well as gender roles in the Revolutionary era.
Current Offerings:
Myths of the Colonial American Homespun Economy
What’s the Dirt on Soap
Women of All Sorts: Female Experiences In 18th Century America
For inquiries or interest in hiring Sydney, contact jlane@revolution250.org