Mandolyn Harkness

MA Student

Contact
Department of History
Email: mjharkn@clemson.edu

Education
BA, West Liberty University (2024)

Research Interests
European History; Early Modern France (1500-1800); Women, Gender, Sexuality; Intellectual History; Cultural History

Mandolyn Harkness is an MA student and Teaching Assistant from Wheeling, West Virginia. She earned her bachelors degrees in History and English Writing & Rhetoric from West Liberty University in 2024. Mandolyn is interested in studying women’s roles in the public sphere during intellectual and cultural movements in early modern France. Her undergraduate research focused on the publications of the salonnières during the Enlightenment, highlighting their roles not just as hostesses but as philosophers. She hopes to continue researching women’s entrance into the public sphere through published works in early modern France, shifting her focus slightly to examine the writings and influence of women outside of the salon.