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Molly Tambor is an Associate Professor of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Long Island University (LIU). Her research and teaching focus on 20th-century European history, particularly modern Italian history, women's history, and gender studies. She has held significant academic roles, including Chair of the Columbia University Seminar in Modern Italian Studies and Visiting Professor in Global Governance at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Education:
- A.B., Smith College
- M.A., Smith College
- Ph.D., Columbia University
Professor Tambor’s research centers on gender, citizenship, and political transformation in postwar Italy. Her work explores women’s roles in democracy, resistance, labor, and state institutions. She has published extensively on women’s political participation, motherhood, autobiography in the Resistance, and the emergence of female police forces. Her scholarship bridges history, gender theory, and political science, with a strong regional focus on Italy during the 20th century.
Her recent publications reveal a sustained engagement with women’s agency in Italian political and social institutions. Themes include gendered citizenship, Cold War ideologies, feminist movements, and the intersection of law, morality, and women’s rights. Her 2022 article on the origins of the Polizia femminile marks a new direction in the history of gender and policing.
Scientific Awards:
- Rome Prize in Modern Italian Studies, American Academy in Rome (2002–03)
- National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar Award (2013)
- Faculty Research Grant, LIU Post Research Committee (2015–2018)
- Trinity College Barbieri Research Grant (2019)
- Nominations for Newton Award in Teaching Excellence (2014, 2022)
Professor Tambor has been actively involved in research leadership and academic service. She has secured competitive grants and led interdisciplinary seminars. While no formal students are listed, her mentorship is implied through her extensive scholarly output and academic engagement. She continues to expand her research on women in policing and gendered state formation.
She is affiliated with research networks in modern Italian studies and maintains transatlantic academic collaborations, particularly with institutions in Italy. Her work contributes significantly to the understanding of gendered political citizenship in 20th-century Europe.
