Jacqui Shine is a writer and historian. She holds a PhD in U.S. history from the University of California, Berkeley, a B.A. in American Studies from Smith College, and a certificate in nonfiction writing from the Maine College of the Arts/Salt Institute. In addition to teaching at DePaul, she serves on the board of directors of the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, Slate, The Atlantic, The Boston Review, and The Awl, among other places.