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Nora E. Jaffary is a Latin American historian whose research focuses on social gender history in colonial nineteenth-century Mexico. Her acclaimed work includes 'Reproduction Discontents in Mexico: Childbirth and Contraception, 1750-1905', published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2016, which examines midwifery, monstrous births, infanticide, abortion, and the emergence of Mexican obstetrics. This work received the Canadian Historical Association's Wallace K. Ferguson Prize in 2017 and an Honorable Mention for the Latin American Studies Association's Howard F. Cline Book Prize in Mexican History in 2018. She is also preparing to publish 'Abortion in Mexico: A History' in 2024 with both Spanish and English editions. Jaffary's scholarly interests extend to the history of sexuality in colonial Latin America, with ongoing collaborations and publications in this area. She earned her PhD in Latin American History from Columbia University in 2000 and has held prominent roles including Graduate Program Director and Department Chair at Concordia University. Jaffary teaches a variety of courses covering colonial and modern history in Latin America, actively mentoring graduate students engaged in research on Mexico's social and cultural history across various periods.
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