University of Pittsburgh: Department of History

Natalie Kimball

Fields:

Latin America; Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and Religion

Dissertation research topic:

My research focuses on the history of unwanted pregnancy, abortion, infanticide, and child abandonment in modern Bolivia, from 1952-2000. Bolivia currently has the highest maternal mortality rate of any country in Latin America, and 43% of maternal deaths in the country are due to illegal induced abortion. This project aims to uncover the personal experiences of women with unwanted pregnancy and juxtapose these with popular and official opinions and attitudes about abortion and other reproductive events. This juxtapositioning can provide unexpected insight on the roles of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in political and social processes.

Teaching experience:

US History to 1877

Modern Latin America

Spanish-language Practicum of Modern Latin America

Publications:

“Gifting Dependency: The Effects of Donations on Women and Ayni in Bolivian Mining Communities,” Seton Hall Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter/Spring 2004), 17-35.

Fellowships, Awards:

2008-2009
University of Pittsburgh Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship in Quechua

Summer, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Department of History A & S Summer Fellowship

Summer, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies Graduate Student Field Research Grant

2007-2008 University of Pittsburgh Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship in Quechua

2003
Fulbright Fellow to Bolivia

2002
University of Washington Latin American Studies Graduating Senior Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement

Conference Presentations:

“La representación de la mujer y del indígena bolivianos en el contexto de la Revolución Nacional, 1952-1964,” at the Seminario de Investigación Historia Regional de Centroamérica y el Caribe, Universidad de Costa Rica, May 2007.

“Envisioning Incorporation: Campesino Citizenship and ‘Progress' in the Bolivian National Revolution, 1952-1964,” at the Citizenship in the 21 st Century Conference, University of Pittsburgh, March 2008.


Natalie Kimball Email: nlk7@pitt.edu Fields: Latin America; Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and Religion Dissertation research topic: My research focuses on the history of unwanted pregnancy, abortion, infanticide, and child abandonment in modern Bolivia, from 1952-2000. Bolivia currently has the highest maternal mortality rate of any country in Latin America, and 43% of maternal deaths in the country are due to illegal induced abortion. This project aims to uncover the personal experiences of women with unwanted pregnancy and juxtapose these with popular and official opinions and attitudes about abortion and other reproductive events. This juxtapositioning can provide unexpected insight on the roles of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in political and social processes. Teaching experience: US History to 1877 Modern Latin America Spanish-language Practicum of Modern Latin America Publications: “Gifting Dependency: The Effects of Donations on Women and Ayni in Bolivian Mining Communities,” Seton Hall Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter/Spring 2004), 17-35. Fellowships, Awards: 2008-2009 University of Pittsburgh Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship in Quechua Summer, 2008 University of Pittsburgh Department of History A & S Summer Fellowship Summer, 2008 University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies Graduate Student Field Research Grant 2007-2008 University of Pittsburgh Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship in Quechua 2003 Fulbright Fellow to Bolivia 2002 University of Washington Latin American Studies Graduating Senior Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement Conference Presentations: “La representación de la mujer y del indígena bolivianos en el contexto de la Revolución Nacional, 1952-1964,” at the Seminario de Investigación Historia Regional de Centroamérica y el Caribe, Universidad de Costa Rica, May 2007. “Envisioning Incorporation: Campesino Citizenship and ‘Progress' in the Bolivian National Revolution, 1952-1964,” at the Citizenship in the 21 st Century Conference, University of Pittsburgh, March 2008.