The Clio Society

The Clio Society

Welcome to the Clio Society!

We are friends of the History Department at The Ohio State University. Some of us are current and former students of the university; some of us earned degrees in history; others are current and former faculty members of the department; some of us have an interest in the History Department and its continued growth in excellence; and all of us love to read and talk about history. We range in ages from 18 to 88 and from history specialists to business people, lawyers, and other professionals who never lost their interest in history.

If you liked history before, then you are going to love it now.

Upcoming Events:
 

"Empire's Daughters: Girls and Britain’s Colonial Past"

featuring Elizabeth Dillenburg
Assistant Professor of History at
The Ohio State University

February 28, 2025
12:00PM - 1:00PM
via Zoom

Registration
 

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Elizabeth Dillenburg
Join Elizabeth Dillenburg as she traces the interconnected histories of girlhood, whiteness, and British colonialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through the study of the Girls’ Friendly Society. Her talk—that draws from her new book Empire's daughters: Girlhood, whiteness, and the colonial project–explores the ways in which girls participated in the empire as migrants, settlers, laborers, and creators of colonial knowledge and also how they resisted these prescribed roles and challenged systems of colonial power.
 
Elizabeth Dillenburg is an Assistant Professor of History at The Ohio State University
Nicholas Breyfogle (Moderator) is a Professor of History and Director of the Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching at The Ohio State University
 

Clio

In Greek mythology, Clio (Greek: Κλειώ, English: /ˈklaɪ.oʊ/) or Kleio, was the muse of history. Her name is related to the Greek word for "fame" or "renown" (kleos), since she oversaw the recording of the illustrious deeds of the past. Like all the muses, she was a goddess, a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. According to different traditions, she was mother to Hyacintha, Hymenaeus, and Ialemus.