Micki McElya
Micki McElya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A., 1994, Bryn Mawr College PhD., 2003, New York University |
| Thesis | Monumental citizenship: reading the national mammy memorial controversy of the early twentieth century (2003) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | women's history |
| Institutions | University of Alabama University of Connecticut |
| Notable works | The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery |
Micki Paige McElya (born 1972) is an American author and historian. She is a professor of History at the University of Connecticut. In 2017, her book The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.