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I studied history and literature at Northwestern University and earned a Ph.D. in American Studies at Yale, where I concentrated on twentieth-century U.S. history; the history of family life; autobiographical literature; and cultural theory. I taught undergraduates for four years, first at Yale and then as a visiting instructor at Sarah Lawrence College. I have received research grants and fellowships from the American Historical Society, the Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Since 2005, my teaching career has flourished in the realm of continuing education and lifetime learning for adults. I taught at the Barnard Center for Research on Women for ten years; currently, I facilitate book discussions and offer literary programs on a range of subjects at the 92NY in New York City; the Scarsdale Adult School; and in private groups online and throughout NYC, Westchester County, and beyond. My first book, Love on the Rocks: Men, Women, and Alcohol in Post-World War II America, published by UNC Press in 2002, was named an Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association. I co-edited the anthology When We Were Free to Be: Looking Back at a Children’s Classic and the Difference It Made, published by UNC Press in 2012. My writing has been published in the Journal of American Studies, Reviews in American History, the Women’s Review of Books, and the Chicago Tribune, and the Smithsonian Library online. I live in Larchmont, New York, where my husband and I raised two (now young adult) sons. Currently, I serve on the Board of Directors of LEAP NYC, a non-profit that provides educational arts programs for New York City students in underserved communities; and the Jewish Women’s Archive, which documents stories of women from communities around the globe. I serve on the Advisory Board of La Femme Theatre Productions, a theater production company in NYC; and Impact-100 Westchester, a women’s philanthropic collective in Westchester County, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/1616038108093-6CGQ2Q6MHIZHVYH1IK9Y/IMG_4911.jpeg Bio - A Concise History of French Painting 2009 Acrylic on canvas 36” x 24” Artist: Stanford Kay When I discovered this painting online during the summer of 2020, I thought it would be a perfect image to incorporate into my website. The painting itself now hangs proudly in my home, as a beautiful homage to the pleasures of reading, learning, and contemplation. https://www.lori-rotskoff.com/books daily 0.75 2021-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/1611786902007-GWM1SO28M7OQ1N1OHCHO/9781469619057.jpg Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/1612306817947-73CNAYP6ISH9X9AJSTJP/9780807854020.jpg Books https://www.lori-rotskoff.com/reviews daily 0.75 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/1620679586369-54A9K85039V1U55FH6XX/IMG_6262.jpeg What My Students Say - Make it stand out Some of the books I’ve featured recently in my classes & author conversations https://www.lori-rotskoff.com/book-groups daily 0.75 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/f5d4316b-1856-4a97-b575-b66902f58063/IMG_3802.jpg Private Groups - Make it stand out Lori organizes special private group visits to the many museums in NYC and beyond. Please contact her if you would like assistance in planning a tour with expert docents or museum educators. https://www.lori-rotskoff.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/1613764302795-0TZIPL72N8C5Q5CFVNKS/Lori+small+icon.jpeg Contact https://www.lori-rotskoff.com/programs daily 0.75 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/92c2df9a-6b4f-48ad-a77f-5b71ee44bc94/IMG_7408.jpeg Conversations Lori with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jonathan Eig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/51d6e07a-c76e-4517-b605-cbd03f4cc62d/IMG_6754.jpg Conversations With best-selling author Roxana Robinson in conversation about her novel, Leaving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/32a6f078-e971-4a1d-8320-4ac912713255/IMG_0660.jpeg Conversations Lori with Mimi Zieman, MD, author of Tap Dancing on Everest, and book talk guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/1720455150465-ZZT996KZJZPRFIGD3AD6/Screen%252BShot%252B2021-01-27%252Bat%252B3.26.44%252BPM.jpg Conversations Lori with Abby Chava Stein, author of Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/1613411989738-5ZGIL2ML7HIFPVOZBRD5/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-02-12%2Bat%2B4.05.14%2BPM.jpg Conversations Lori in conversation with Anna Quindlen, hosted by Scarsdale Adult School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/1612971263610-4GFXBIQ0KAFOL55MQSR6/82580579_2904965929553489_7240716778270097408_o.jpg Conversations Lori with author Lori Gottlieb (center), and director of Scarsdale Adult School Jill Serling (right) https://www.lori-rotskoff.com/approach daily 0.75 2021-10-19 https://www.lori-rotskoff.com/short-stories-live daily 0.75 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/1616038754716-QNE0ZD81ZSCHDB4JRVGS/IMG_5437.jpeg Short Stories Live https://www.lori-rotskoff.com/teaching daily 0.75 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd263e96ab7b1677cc65f39/930dcd39-6edb-40c8-9eef-e8e8b65c2e3c/IMG_0665.jpg Programs Author Mimi Zieman, MD and Lori (front row, left) with the guests at the recent book talk for Tap Dancing on Everest held at J. 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