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Amanda E. Herbert is Assistant Director at the [[Folger Institute]] of the Folger Shakespeare Library, where she runs the Fellowships Program, directing each aspect of the program, from managing the applications process to fostering a sense of scholarly community. As part of the Folger Institute team, she’s also involved in current and future digital humanities (DH) initiatives. She holds the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in History from the Johns Hopkins University, and completed her B.A. with Distinction in History and Germanics at the University of Washington.  Her first book, ''Female Alliances: Gender, Identity, and Friendship in Early Modern Britain''[http://yalebooks.com/book/9780300177404/female-alliances], was published by Yale University Press in 2014 and won the Best Book Award from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women. She was the 2015-2016 inaugural Molina Fellow in the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, where she worked on her second book project, ''Spa: Faith, Public Health, and Science in Early Modern Britain''.  She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
While Associate Director for Fellowships at the Folger Institute, Amanda Herbert also served as Co-Director of Before ‘Farm to Table.’ She is a historian of the body: gender and sexuality, health and wellness, food and consumption. As part of her work on BFT, she worked with colleagues to [https://www.folger.edu/exhibitions/first-chefs-fame-foodways-britain-americas curate exhibitions], [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-british-studies/article/one-british-thing-a-manuscript-recipe-book-ca-16901730/EE30A880DBCECDDA3E726478C610E118 write articles], [https://recipes.hypotheses.org/14885 conduct research on condiments], and [https://www.folger.edu/events/confection helped to create a work of performance art]. In Fall 2021 she joins the History Department at Durham University, UK.
 
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While Associate Director for Fellowships at the Folger Institute, Amanda Herbert also served as Co-Director of Before ‘Farm to Table.’ She is a historian of the body: gender and sexuality, health and wellness, food and consumption. As part of her work on BFT, she worked with colleagues to curate exhibitions, write articles, conduct research on condiments, and helped to create a work of performance art. In Fall 2021 she joins the History Department at Durham University, UK.

Amanda Herbert's CV