Jessica Brabble
Ph.D. Student (ABD)
Advisor:
Melvin Ely
Current Research:
American South; Popular Culture; Eugenics and Disability
Email:
[[jmbrabble]]
Bio
Jessica is interested in researching how ideas of eugenics and euthenics appear in agricultural spaces in the U.S. South. Her dissertation will explore how organizations like 4-H and cooperative extensions create connections between health and the environment in the early 20th century. She plans to explore how Better Baby Contests, 4-H Health Contests, and other events in agricultural spaces were used to spread information about health and eugenics to rural populations.Jessica received her MA in History and Certificate in Public History from Virginia Tech in 2021. While there, she published her work in the Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians, Nursing Clio, and The Washington Post's Made by History column. Jessica received BA degrees in History, Psychology, and Sociology from North Carolina Wesleyan College in 2019.
