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Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney
Mandy has studied history through multiple lenses, with a special focus on the interplay between religion, conflict, and peace. She hosts a "Thursday, Hersday" feature on her blog that shines a spotlight on barrier-breaking women in history and fiction.
Education:SUNY: Herkimer, 2011Undergrad Human Services, Religion, Conflict and Peace Certificate via Harvard University, Fundraising Developments via University of CaliforniaExpertise:Articles by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney
From fertility rituals to flamboyant festivals, belly dancers twirl through history’s mists—but did they perform for Alexander the Great?
Tudor women, long denied career aspirations, ironically held the most power possible as midwives, with the fragile babes of the royal family in their hands.
The Woodville women, Jacquetta and her daughter Elizabeth Woodville, learned quickly that marrying up and being legendarily lovely was evidence of devilish witchcraft.
The Queen of Sheba, ruler of Saba, brought her legendary wealth to the palace of King Solomon. But where was Saba?
Black Madonnas are honored in many churches. However, the idea of her may be older than the foundations of her houses of worship,
A goddess, a witch, a sorceress—Circe in The Odyssey has been called many things.
Henry VIII struggled to produce a son. Was there a medical condition at play?
Explore the ancient village of Skara Brae, its connections to Skaill House, its haunting stories, and the mysteries surrounding its preservation and abandonment.