Diana Laulainen-Schein
This page is my personal home page; it serves as a main entry portal to my personal pages, which contain many glorified bookmark pages, pictures, and some bits about me. In addition to my personal web site, I maintain the following five other web sites, but only randomly at times.
The History of the British Isles was originally conceived in 1998 for Hist 3151: History of the British Isles at the University of Minnesota, which covers British history from prehistoric times until 1625. The information and links assembled here, however, continue to be useful for anyone who is interested in the history of the British Isles. If you're interested in this site, you might also like to look at my collection of British History Course Syllabi.
British and American Women Writers was originally developed in conjunction with Breaking the Silence , which is taught at the University of Minnesota by Shirley Garner. This site centers on the theme of silence in women's writing and contains many personal reflections on the readings for the course, as well as relevant links to outside sources. Writers covered include Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Allison, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Tillie Olsen, and Audre Lorde, among others.
Before I graduated, I maintained the following site:
I recently earned my PhD at the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities. My main interests are Tudor-Stuart England and colonial America and my minor is English literature. My dissertation discusses comparative aspects about witchcraft in the Lancashire region of England and colonial Chesapeake. The following are pages related to my studies:
University of Minnesota's Home Page
I graduated with a BA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1989, double majoring in English Literature and education and minoring in history.
In my previous life, I was an editor at Mosby publishing. Currently, I work as a freelance editor and proofreader for the Pediatric Neurology journal. I have two resumes on the web, one that reflects my editorial experience and one that reflects my academic experience.
I am particularly interested in genealogy for the following family names: Laulainen, Royse, Patten, Schein, Senkel, Phijala, Sorri, Boyle, and Wandersee.
On August 14, 1997 my husband and I added our own leaf to the family tree. Our second leaf was born on January 4, 2000.
Pictures of Ariana
My interests include travel, weight training, swimming, reading, writing, theater, and photography. I sometimes get to combine my interests of travel and photography. If you want the long version of my personal history you may go to Diana's personal information page.
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