Eliza E. Canty-Jones

Editor, Oregon Historical Quarterly, and Director of Community Engagement
Eliza E. Canty-Jones is Editor of the Oregon Historical Quarterly and Director of Community Engagement at the Oregon Historical Society. She produces scholarship, public programs, and organizational partnerships that advance complex perspectives on Oregon’s past. She holds an M.A. in Pacific Northwest and public history from Portland State University and a B.A. in English from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where she was founding co-editor of SlackWater: Oral Folk History of Southern Maryland. Eliza was co-founder and served as President of the Oregon Women’s History Consortium, which created the statewide centennial project, Century of Action: Oregon Women Vote, 1912–2012.
Eliza E. Canty-Jones’s Posts
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“History is who we are and why we are the way we are”
June 2, 2020 -
The Power of the Vote: A Brief History of Voting Rights in America
March 3, 2020 -
Welcoming Challenging Conversations: An Oregon Historical Quarterly Special Issue about White Supremacy and Resistance
December 10, 2019 -
Warm Springs Reflections
December 4, 2018