Everything has history!
Hey, this is a little about me. I’m a Ph.D. in History from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (Brazil). Since 2007 in the U.S., I had several professional experiences that led me back to academia in Brazil again, and to the topic of research that pursues me daily: what are the legacies of eugenics in our society?
I’m Brazilian, Arabic, Italian, American, and an Atheist. Call me everything: immigrant, white, mixed, Latin, woman, mother, wife, daughter, researcher, professional, gardener, dog lover, cat lover, traveler, music enthusiast, food connoisseur, and wannabe photographer.
I would like to praise all women in research, knowing the struggle we face – even though I speak to myself – to conquer and consolidate a career having to share time between archives, sources, readings, networking, professional power relations, and my beloved family, always defying and wrecking social stigmas of intellectuality being a place predominantly masculine. I’m from the 70s, which explains my previous statement.
My main field of research is the History of Science with an emphasis on the History of the Body. When I’m not in my profession, my best time spent is with my husband and my 15 years old daughter, Beatriz.
Pietra Diwan 