Pam Cobrin

Pam Cobrin is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Writing and Speaking Programs at Barnard College. She is trained as a feminist theatre historian, specializing in performances of American identity. She additionally researches writing and speaking pedagogies with an emphasis on social justice. Her book, From Winning the Vote to Directing on Broadway, the Emergence of Women on the New York Stage, 1880-1927 (University of Delaware Press, 2009), explores the intersection of female public visibility and political agency, pre-19th amendment. She has published in Women and Performance (where she also edited two issues), TDR, and Theatre Insight on topics ranging from female aging and performance to the politics of women’s 19th century amateur performance.