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About the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program
OAH Distinguished Lecturer Linda Kerber presents “Diamonds Really Are a Girl’s Best Friend: Putting the Constitution into Practice” to students at Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Created in 1981 by OAH president Gerda Lerner, the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program is a speakers bureau dedicated to American history. Its more than 400 participating historians have made major contributions to this popular field.
OAH Distinguished Lecturers speak around the country every year, not only visiting college campuses and addressing undergraduate and graduate student conferences but also leading teacher seminars and engaging general audiences at public events sponsored by historical societies, museums, libraries, and humanities councils.
OAH Distinguished Lecturers are appointed by the OAH president-elect. Each agrees to present one lecture on behalf of the organization each academic year and to donate his or her lecture fee to the organization.
