Sarah Crabtree

Sarah Crabtree is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at San Francisco State University. Her research focuses on the intersection of religion, nationalism, and maritime history in the Atlantic World during the late 18th century. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota (2007) and has held prestigious fellowships including an NEH grant and a postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA.

• Education: Ph.D., University of Minnesota (2007); M.A., University of Minnesota (2004); B.A., Mary Washington College (2001)
• Research: Examines Quaker resistance to state authority, gender dynamics at sea, and transatlantic religious networks

Her book An Holy Nation analyzes Quaker challenges to revolutionary-era definitions of citizenship. Current projects include a graphic history of Quaker minister William Rotch and studies of maritime spatial hierarchies. She teaches courses on American religious history, colonial America, and maritime history.

• Publications: Six major works including articles on Quaker itinerancy and gender at sea
• Awards: NEH fellowships, Ahmanson-Getty postdoctoral fellowship

Advising focuses on early American and Atlantic World topics. Her work bridges religious studies, political history, and material culture analysis.