Katherine C. "Kasey" Grier is an American historian and author, known for her work on the history of domestic life in the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Education and career

She received a B.A. from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

in 1975, an M.A. from the

Cooperstown Graduate Program Cooperstown is a village in and the county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in t ...

in Historical Museum Studies in 1980, and a Ph.D. in American Civilization and history from the University of Delaware in 1988. From 1991 until 1998 Grier worked at the

University of Utah The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public university, public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (Book of Mormon), Deseret by the General A ...

, and following this period she worked at the

University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a Public university, public research university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, It is the flagship of the University of South Car ...

. In 2008 she moved back to the University of Delaware to lead the museum studies program. As of 2022 she is professor emerita in the history department at the University of Delaware.

Writings

Grier is known for her work on material culture studies. In 2010 she published ''Culture and Comfort: Parlor Making and Middle-Class Identity, 1850-1930'' examined the furnishings in people's parlors. Her 2006 book, ''Pets in America: A History'' was a result of her investigations of people and their pets. In addition to writing about pets, Grier also developed an exhibit about pets that was presented at the

Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. Winterthur houses one of the richest collections of Americana in the United States. The museum and estate were the home of Henry Francis du Pont ...

and toured other locations in the United States.

Awards and honors

In 2007 The International Society for Anthrozoology award Grier a lifetime achievement award.

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* Living people American women writers Princeton University alumni University of Delaware alumni University of Delaware faculty Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-writer-stub