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Carol Pal is a historian specializing in the intellectual history of early modern Europe, particularly focusing on the histories of science, medicine, and the Republic of Letters, with an emphasis on women's contributions. She has been teaching history at Bennington College since 2008, following a PhD from Stanford University (2007) and postdoctoral fellowships at Stanford and UCLA. Her work bridges interdisciplinary scholarship and public history.
Education:
- B.A., Mills College
- PhD, Stanford University (2007)
Research Interests: Pal’s research explores how women participated in early modern knowledge production, particularly in the Republic of Letters. She investigates transient technologies in early modern practices of knowledge-making and has published on topics such as the role of female scholars in 17th-century intellectual networks. Her work challenges traditional narratives by centering marginalized voices.
Awards & Projects: Her book Republic of Women: Rethinking the Republic of Letters in the Seventeenth Century (2012) won the Joan Kelly Memorial Prize. She is editor of a forthcoming sourcebook in medical history and a translator of Marie du Moulin’s work. Current projects include Transient Technologies, examining lost early modern knowledge practices.
Professional Activities: Served as Dibner Fellow in History of Science at The Huntington Library (2012–13). Active in academic editing and translation. Advises on interdisciplinary research linking history to contemporary issues.
