Yolimari Garcia
Yolimari Garcia holds a B.A. in American History and a M.A. in European History. She graduated from both of her degrees with high honors. As an Investigation Aid and an Auxiliary Archivist, she acquired experience with historical archives, documents' collections and rare books. Yolimari Garcia also has been part of The Saylor Foundation's Content Review Panel. Her main responsibility was reviewing history courses, and she excelled at it. She loves to read history and literature books, travel and exercise. She is the mother of a beautiful four-year-old girl, who gives her immense joy.
Additionally, Yolimari Garcia has been lucky enough to travel to sixteen European countries and around eighty-six European cities. Germany, Italy, France, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Belgium and Spain are among the countries she had the tremendous opportunity of visiting. Some of the cities she went to were Berlin, Munich, Dresden, Hamburg, Dachau, Coburg, Rome, Pompeii, Florence, Venice, Pisa, Naples, Paris, Versailles, London, Windsor, Edinburg, Amsterdam, Bern, Zurich, Vienna, Salzburg, Krakow, Budapest, Brussels, Madrid, Toledo, and Segovia. Needless to say, Yolimari is quite a traveler.
Readers with any questions regarding Yolimari's articles can contact her through her email.
Latest Articles
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Boudicca: The Iceni Warrior Queen
Boudicca, also known as Boadicea, was the Iceni warrior queen who defied the Roman Empire.
Apr 20, 2012
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The Columbian Exchange: Diseases Brought to the New World
The Columbian Exchange brought unknown diseases to the New World, which decimated the native population and facilitated the European conquest.
Mar 20, 2012
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What is Nationalism?
Ernest Renan, Freidrich Meinecke, Ernest Gellner, Benedict Anderson and Montserrat Guibernau offer different theories about what is nationalism.
Mar 1, 2012
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, widely known as Sisi, led a life full of eccentricities. She detested court life and was obsessed with beauty and exercise.
Feb 9, 2012
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The Annales School: The Role of Lucien Febvre and Marc Bloch
Febvre and Bloch played a key role in the establishment of the Annales, one of the most influential schools of historiography of the 20th century.
Oct 7, 2011
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The Role of Women in Colonial Latin America
Women played a pivotal role in colonial Latin America despite living in a patriarchal society.
Aug 8, 2011
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Pietism: a Seventeenth Century's Religious Movement
Pietism was a seventeenth century's religious movement derived from German Lutheranism. Its focus was private faith and religion's secularization.
Jun 28, 2011
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The Magic Bullet Theory
The following briefly discusses the Magic Bullet theory behind President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
May 23, 2011
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The Influence of the Enlightenment on the French Revolution
The following briefly discusses the influence of the Enlightenment on the French Revolution.
May 16, 2011
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The Final Solution: The Power of Myth and Propaganda
How was it possible that millions of Germans complied with The Final Solution? The answer lies in the effective use of myth and propaganda.
May 11, 2011
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