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Andrea Davies Henderson
Andrea Davies Henderson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the California State University, Northridge. She holds a B.A. in Women's Studies and Comparative Religion from Harvard, and a M.A. in Religious Studies, M.A. in History, and a Ph.D. in History from Stanford University. During her studies at Stanford, Professor Henderson won both the Prize for Excellence in First-Time Teaching from the Stanford History department and a research fellowship from the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. She’s taught at the University of San Francisco and appeared on documentaries for the History Channel and ABC news. She recently served as Research Director for Stanford University's Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Professor Henderson is working on a social history of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. Her interest in US disasters was sparked by her experiences as a San Francisco Firefighter.
Courses
- U.S. History Since 1865, History 271
- California History, History 488
- Immigration, Race, and Gender in the United States, History 497
- American Disasters in the Late-Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, History 498
- Urban Catastrophe: The American Response to Crisis, History 596D
Recent Publications
- California Museum: Legacy Trail -- Los Angeles (1851)
- California Museum: Legacy Trail -- Spanish Era
- Simard, C. and Henderson, A., Gilmartin, S., Schiebinger, S., Whitney, T., Climbing the Technical Ladder: Obstacles and Solutions for Mid-Level women in Technology (Stanford: Clayman and Anita Borg Institutes, 2008)
- Schiebinger, L., Henderson, A., Gilmartin, S., Dual-Career Academic Couples: What Universities Need to Know (Stanford: Clayman Institute, 2008)
- Henderson, A., Tinkler, J., Ku, M., Schiebinger, L., “Venture Capital 9/19/09nowledge and Social Networks,” forthcoming
- “Disastrous Opportunities: Gender and Class Relations in San Francisco Relief Camps after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire,” forthcoming