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Personal profile
Research Interests
Research Interests
- 20th century US history
- Appalachian history
- gender
- healthcare
Affiliations
- Appalachian Center
- Health, Society and Populations
- History
Biography
Professor Goan is a specialist in twentieth century US history, with specific interests in gender, Appalachia/Kentucky, and medical history. Her first book Mary Breckinridge: The Frontier Nursing Service and Rural Health in Appalachia (University of North Carolina Press), was published in 2008. The University Press of Kentucky published her second book, A Simple Justice: Kentucky Women Fight for the Vote, in 2020. She is currently working with the Documenting Racial Violence in Kentucky project. She serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies for the History Department.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University Of Kentucky
2000
Master of Arts, University Of Kentucky
1996
Bachelor of Arts, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
1994
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Projects & Grants
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Kentucky Woman Suffrage Movement book project - "OVPR CURATE Program"
Goan, M. B. (PI)
Office of the Vice President for Research
5/1/19 → 4/30/20
Project: Research project
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KY Woman Suffrage Project -"OVPR CURATE Program"
Goan, M. B. (PI)
Office of the Vice President for Research
5/1/18 → 4/30/19
Project: Research project
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“Place Matters: A Roundtable on Social Movements and Activism in the South and West”
Goan, M. B., 2024, In: Register of the Kentucky Historical Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The “Live Issue” of Black Women Voters in Kentucky
Goan, M. B., 2023, Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State: Revisiting My Old Kentucky Home. Smith, G. (ed.). p. 268-297 30 p. (Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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"The ‘Argument of Numbers": Laura Clay and the Kentucky Plan
Goan, M. B., 2020, In: Ohio Valley History. p. 9-29Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mary Breckinridge (1881-1965): Kind ambition and the creation of the frontier nursing service
Beals Goan, M., Jan 1 2015, Kentucky Women: Their Lives and Times. p. 294-311 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The End of Kentucky’s Winning Season?: A Fresh Look at Early-Twentieth-Century Kentucky Decision-Making
Goan, M. B., Mar 2015, In: Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 113, 2-3, p. 201-232 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review