Lisa Fine

Lisa Fine is a Professor of History at Michigan State University's Department of History within the College of Social Science. She holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and specializes in U.S. Labor, Working-Class, and Women’s and Gender History. Her research explores intersections of labor, gender, and community in 20th-century America.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from Cornell University's New York State School for Industrial and Labor Relations
• M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Focus: Twentieth-century U.S. labor history, gender history, and working-class studies. Current projects investigate Detroit's working-class relationship with land and industry.

Publications & Recognition:

• Author of The Souls of the Skyscraper (1990) and The Story of Reo Joe (2004, winner of the Michigan Notable Book Award)
• Co-editor of the Norton 50th anniversary edition of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique

Other Contributions: No grants or formal advisees listed, but actively engaged in historical scholarship and public history initiatives.