Anna Horstmann

Dr. Anna Horstmann serves as a Temporary Academic Councillor at Bielefeld University's Department of History within the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology. She is an active member of the Historical Cultures research group and holds speaking responsibilities within this unit. Dr. Horstmann also contributes to university governance through her involvement with the Commission for Equality between Women and Men and the Equal Opportunities Commission.

Her academic journey includes a Doctorate from Ruhr University Bochum with her dissertation "Women in the Laboratory: Female Chemists and Laboratory Technicians in the German Chemical Industry from 1900 to 1990" completed summa cum laude. She previously earned a Master's degree in History and Gender Studies from the same institution.

Dr. Horstmann's research specialization encompasses:

• Social history of the 20th century
• History of working environments
• Gender history
• German contemporary history
• Trade union history

She currently serves on the Editorial Board of "Work – Movement – History. Journal for Historical Studies" and maintains active membership in multiple scholarly associations including the German Labour History Association and the Working Group on Historical Women's and Gender Studies. Her scholarly contributions have been recognized through a Doctoral scholarship from the Gerda Henkel Foundation (2019-2022).