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KELSA PELLETTIERE

Historian

Lover of Benjamin Franklin, pets, and coffee.

ABOUT ME

Learning. Teaching. Empowering others.

Kelsa Pellettiere earned both her B.A. in history in 2015 and her M.A. in history in 2017 from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. In 2018, she entered the Ph.D. program at the University of Mississippi. Her research focuses on early diplomatic history in the United States, specifically Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution. Her teaching interests include eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth-century American history; Revolutionary America; U.S. diplomacy; and the Atlantic world.

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PUBLICATIONS

Research and Articles

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April 5, 2022

A review of Ken Burn's most recent documentary film on Benjamin Franklin via The Bulwark.

January 23, 2021

Article was written with Daniel N. Gullotta via The Bulwark.

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January 12, 2021

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Scholarly article via the Age of Revolutions, an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal.

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Feel free to contact Kelsa for inquires regarding her research, graduate school life, and panel opportunities for conferences.

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