Maria Lepak is a senior at Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts. She is pursuing a double major in History and Secondary Education and plans to be a middle school teacher. She is a member of the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society and a recipient of the History Department’s Moggio Award for Outstanding Essay. She also participated in “We Protect Us: Early American Histories of Mutual Aid and Community Care,” the Fall 2022 American Studies Seminar at the American Antiquarian Society. Beyond her studies, Maria participates in an a cappella group on campus, is the president of a fashion sustainability club, and is a tutor for various history courses. Maria made her contributions to the Adverts 250 Project and the Slavery Adverts 250 Project while enrolled in HIS 401 Revolutionary America, 1763-1815, in Fall 2023.

Welcome, guest curator Maria Lepak!