Cynthia Comacchio

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Cynthia R. Comacchio
FRSC
Born
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Academic background
EducationBA, Glendon College
MA, history, York University
PhD, history, 1987, University of Guelph
Thesis“The Infant Soldier”: The Great War and the Medical Campaign for Child Welfare (1988)
Academic work
InstitutionsWilfrid Laurier University

Cynthia R. Comacchio[a] FRSC is a Canadian historian. She is a professor emerita at Wilfrid Laurier University and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2024.

Early life and education

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Comacchio was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, to an Italian family.[1] She completed her Bachelor's degree at Glendon College, Master's degree at York University and her PhD at the University of Guelph.[2]

Career

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After finishing her PhD, Comacchio accepted an assistant professorship at Wilfrid Laurier University.[3] She was eventually promoted to full professor in 2000.[4] In this role, Comacchio received the 2002 Laurier Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence.[5] After retiring in 2022,[6] Comacchio was appointed editor of the Ontario History Journal.[1] In 2024, Comacchio was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for her "significant inroads into the historical cultures of the young."[7]

Selected publications

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  • Ring Around the Maple: A Sociocultural History of Children and Childhoods in Canada, 19th and 20th Centuries (2024)
  • The Dominion of Youth: Adolescence and the Making of Modern Canada, 1920 to 1950 (2008)
  • The Infinite Bonds of Family: Domesticity in Canada, 1850-1940 (1999)
  • Nations are Built of Babies: Saving Ontario’s Mothers and Children, 1900-1940 (1993)

Notes

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  1. ^ She is sometimes cited as Cynthia R. Abeele

References

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  1. ^ a b Dishaw, Daniel (October 29, 2024). "Dr. Cynthia Comacchio Appointed New Editor of Ontario History Journal". Ontario Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 30, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "History - Tri-University Doctoral Program in History". University of Guelph. 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  3. ^ Mironowicz, Margaret (June 26, 1993). "Lone parents, dual roles, but families that function". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cynthia Comacchio". Wilfird Laurier University. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Award-Winning Faculty Recognized for Teaching Excellence". Wilfrid Laurier University. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "Retirees 2021/2022". Wilfrid Laurier University. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  7. ^ "Two Tri-U Faculty named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada". University of Waterloo. September 5, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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