Abigail Swanson

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Abigail Swanson is a second-year master's degree student in the History department, and an editorial assistant at the New Mexico Historical Review. Her studies focus on nineteenth and twentieth-century reproduction and gender in the American Southwest. Abigail was a GA for one year in the History department. She is currently working on her master's thesis and applying to pursue a PhD. During her undergraduate studies at the University of Washington, Abigail wrote encyclopedic entries for BlackPast.org. After graduating with a BA in History from the University of Washington in 2013, Abigail took over a decade off of school and participated in community activism, community event planning, and artistic endeavors including performance art, music, and writing poetry. She also started a small vintage clothing company focused on circular fashion and sustainability. She has two wonderful chihuahuas named Ripley and Wayne.