Rachel Weiser

Rachel Weiser is a PhD candidate in the History department at Boston University. Her dissertation, advised by Jonathan Zatlin, examines contested ideas of socialism through generations of working mothers in the German Democratic Republic from 1949 to 1989. More broadly, she is interested in the relationship between gender and dictatorship in modern European history. Her research has been supported by the American Association of University Women, the Marbach, Weimar, and Wolfenbüttel Research Network, and the Coalition of Women in German. Additionally, Rachel holds a master’s degree in Archival Studies from Claremont Graduate University and has extensive experience working in museums and digital humanities.