Monica L. Mercado

Monica L. Mercado is Assistant Professor of History at Colgate University in upstate New York, affiliated with Women's Studies and Museum Studies. Her research and teaching interests include histories of women, gender, and sexuality; American religious history; visual and material culture studies; and public history./Mónica L. Mercado es Profesora Asistente de Historia en la Universidad de Colgate en el norte del estado de Nueva York, afiliada a estudios de la mujer y estudios museales. Sus intereses de investigación y docencia incluyen historias de mujeres, género y sexualidad; historia religiosa estadounidense; estudios de cultura visual y material; y la historia pública.

Stories from this author

Black and white photograph of a girls posing for a first communion picture. A dropdown background image of a man with a halo around his head. A photographer stands with a camera in front of the girl.

Picturing Catholic Girlhood: Religion, Portrait Photography, and Building Latina/o/x Collections

Where is religion in the history of girlhood? Dr. Monica L. Mercado explores objects, texts, and images that show how girlhood is constituted by religious ideas.