Dr. Caroline S. Hackett
Ph.D., History
Dr. Caroline S. Hackett
Ph.D., History
My dissertation, "Propriétaires in Plain Sight: The Legal and Economic Autonomy of Married Women in Southern France, 1750-1815," focuses on women's capabilities before, during, and after the French Revolution. Using notarial records, court documents, and family records, I show that the Roman legal tradition in the South systematically empowered women to actively own property, manage businesses, and inherit in their own right. Drawing from a combination of notarial records, legal proceedings, and family papers, I reveal that even married women had significant autonomy over their property, and consequently encourage historians to reevaluate our assumptions about the institution of marriage while broadening our geographic approaches to include more regional studies.
My dissertation, "Propriétaires in Plain Sight: The Legal and Economic Autonomy of Married Women in Southern France, 1750-1815," focuses on women's capabilities before, during, and after the French Revolution. Using notarial records, court documents, and family records, I show that the Roman legal tradition in the South systematically empowered women to actively own property, manage businesses, and inherit in their own right. Drawing from a combination of notarial records, legal proceedings, and family papers, I reveal that even married women had significant autonomy over their property, and consequently encourage historians to reevaluate our assumptions about the institution of marriage while broadening our geographic approaches to include more regional studies.
I have a decade of teaching experience at the secondary and university levels and hold expertise in many subfields, including European History, Early America, Atlantic History, Gender and Sexuality, Business History, and Legal History. Each semester, I teach bespoke courses that reflect observations and experiences from previous semesters. I pride myself on my ability to create and teach courses that are simultaneously rigorous, collaborative, interesting, and broadly applicable to students' lives.
I have a decade of teaching experience at the secondary and university levels and hold expertise in many subfields, including European History, Early America, Atlantic History, Gender and Sexuality, Business History, and Legal History. Each semester, I teach bespoke courses that reflect observations and experiences from previous semesters. I pride myself on my ability to create and teach courses that are simultaneously rigorous, collaborative, interesting, and broadly applicable to students' lives.
When not teaching, researching, or writing, I love to hike with my dog, thrift shop, and travel. I am also actively engaged in public-facing historical education, an effort that was recently featured in Cosmopolitan.
When not teaching, researching, or writing, I love to hike with my dog, thrift shop, and travel. I am also actively engaged in public-facing historical education, an effort that was recently featured in Cosmopolitan.
