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Linda Lierheimer is a Professor of History and Humanities in the Department of History, Humanities, and International Studies at Hawai'i Pacific University, within the College of Liberal Arts. She holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and is an active scholar in early modern European history, with a focus on gender, religion, and women in the Reformation era.
Her research interests include:
- French religious history
- Women in early modern convents
- Gender and ecclesiastical authority
- Microhistory of religious conflict
- Spiritual imposture and sanctity
- Historical methods and textual analysis
The available publications reflect a consistent scholarly engagement with the roles of women in 17th-century French Catholicism, particularly within convents, and how they navigated religious authority, episcopal control, and spiritual legitimacy. Her work bridges gender studies, religious history, and early modern European politics.
She is currently writing a book titled Disobedient Daughters: The Demission of an Ursuline Superior in Early Modern Dijon, a microhistorical study of a conflict between nuns and their bishop in seventeenth-century France, further deepening her contribution to the field of religious and gender history.
While no scientific awards or fellowships are listed, her publications in edited academic volumes and her translation work demonstrate peer-recognized scholarship.
Dr. Lierheimer teaches courses in European history, historical methods, and gender studies. Although no advisees or grants are mentioned, her ongoing book project suggests active research mentorship and academic leadership.
She does not appear to be affiliated with any formal lab or research team, but her work contributes to broader scholarly conversations in gender and religious history.
