Hello! I am Betsey Donham, a senior at Smith College. I am majoring in American History, and this website is my final capstone project for my Museum Studies Concentration.
I chose to focus my project on the Emily Dickinson museum for several reasons:
- I love historic house museums, and think that the physical spaces where people in the past lived can be an incredible way to study history.
- As a queer woman, I am passionate about uncovering and learning about queer histories that have been historically been overlooked.
- Having lived in Northampton for four years while at Smith, I wanted to learn more about the incredible author who lived so nearby.
Contact me here: bdonham@smith.edu.