“I consider myself a Collaborator with the women I write about.”
Margaret Young, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication at Bradley University. With a career stitched together from more than thirty years of radio talent, acting, journalism, advertising, public relations, and the occasional academic brawl over the Oxford comma, she’s as comfortable in front of a crowd as she is buried in 19th-century archives. An award-winning designer and writer, Dr. Young has co-authored three books, published many articles, and filled more journals than a Victorian school girl with a fountain pen. Her trophy shelf includes more than a dozen honors from the Illinois Women’s Press Association and the National Federation of Press Women, though she swears the real prize is finding the right font on the first try.
Her research dives deep into anthropology, historical advertising, and material culture—but her heart belongs to the stories of ordinary women living a extraordinary times. She’s particularly interested in how resilience, ingenuity, and a stubborn streak passed down through mitochondrial DNA shape generations of women (and their sock drawers). Dr. Young believes that small stories—the ones whispered, stitched, or stashed in cookie tins—hold the power to reframe history, offer comfort, and spark just enough rebellion to keep things interesting. She now dedicates her work to the women of coming generations—who, she suspects, will do extraordinary things with duct tape, grace, and Wi-Fi.
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