The OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program

Engaging Speakers, Important Topics

OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program

A speakers bureau dedicated to American history, the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program is a reliable and easy-to-use resource for identifying and contacting leading historians who can share their expertise with your audience.

New in 2018–2019

The OAH welcomes 27 new speakers to the Distinguished Lectureship Program roster in 2018–2019.

Women's Suffrage and Political Activism

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World War I

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Raves & Reviews

“This is a fantastic program, especially from the perspective of a scholar at a smaller school in a second-tier city where casual access to established historians is limited.”

— Suzanne Cooper Guasco
Department of History
Queens University of Charlotte
North Carolina

Upcoming Lectures

For more information about all upcoming lectures, visit the upcoming lectures page.

A Girl Stands at the Door : The Generation of Young Women Who Desegregated America's Schools
An OAH Distinguished Lecture by Rachel Devlin
Sponsored by NYC Dept of Education and National Archives
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Preserve the Baltimore Uprising: A Case Study in Public History Practice
An OAH Distinguished Lecture by Denise Meringolo
Sponsored by Fulton Public Humanities Lecture and Fulton School Dean's Office
Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Martyr and the Traitor: Nathan Hale, Moses Dunbar, and the American Revolution
An OAH Distinguished Lecture by Virginia DeJohn Anderson
Sponsored by Museum of the American Revolution, as part of its Read the Revolution Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Rethinking the Postwar History of Gay Life and Politics in the United States
An OAH Distinguished Lecture by George Chauncey
Sponsored by NYC Dept of Education and National Archives
Thursday, May 16, 2019