Natalie Kimball
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Professional Employment
2013-2014
Visiting Assistant Professor, Colgate University.
Education
2013
PhD, History, University of Pittsburgh.
Dissertation: “An Open Secret: The Hidden History of Unwanted
Pregnancy and Abortion in Highland Bolivia, 1952-2010.” Committee
members: George Reid Andrews, Kathleen Blee, Alejandro de la Fuente,
Laura Gotkowitz, Lara Putnam.
Comprehensive examination fields: Latin America, with regional
specializations in Argentina and Bolivia; Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and
Religion; Sex and Reproduction in Latin America.
2008
Master of Arts, History, University of Pittsburgh.
2001
Bachelor of Arts, Latin American Studies, University of Washington.
Languages
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Quechua
Native speaker
Fluency in oral and written communication
Intermediate skills
Beginner skills
International research experience
2008-2012
Fourteen months of research in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, consisting of
113 oral interviews and documentary work with 3,000 medical records at
two public hospitals and several archives.
2003
Ten months of research in mining centers in Bolivia (supported by a
Fulbright Full Grant), consisting of oral interviews and participant
observation.
1999-2001
Eighteen months of study and research abroad at the Universidad de
Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Publications
2014
“Mapping the Clandestine: Illegal Abortion and Unexplained Miscarriage
in Highland Bolivia, 1952-2010,” forthcoming article in a volume on the
history and politics of abortion worldwide, edited by Tracy Penny Light
and Shannon Stettner.
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2010
“Sobre el aborto mal practicado como forma de feminicidio” (pub.
pseudonymously as “Eugenia de Altura”), La escoba: Boletina feminista
Vol. 3, No. 8 (La Paz, Bolivia), 8 March 2010, 8.
2009
“Una colección para el estudio médico sobre las mujeres,” La Razón
newspaper (La Paz, Bolivia), 6 December 2009, C8.
2004
“Gifting Dependency: The Effects of Donations on Women and Ayni in
Bolivian Mining Communities,” Seton Hall Journal of Diplomacy and
International Relations, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter/Spring 2004), 17-35.
Teaching Experience
2013-2014
Visiting Assistant Professor, Colgate University (Expected courses)
Proposed course: Sexuality & Reproduction in Latin America &
the World
HIST 231 Resistance & Revolt in Latin America
HIST 200 History Workshop (Research Methods)
HIST 230 The Making of Latin America (Introductory Survey)
2008-2011
Instructor, University of Pittsburgh
Modern Latin America
Spanish-language Practicum (add-on to Modern Latin America,
two sections)
2006-2013
Teaching Assistant or Grader, University of Pittsburgh
History of Sport
Xenophobia in Contemporary Europe
Modern Latin America (two sections)
East European Civilization
United States History to 1877
Honors and Awards
Spring 2012 Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement (U. of Pittsburgh)
2011-2012
Lillian B. Lawler Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching (U. of Pittsburgh)
Fall 2010
World History Center Travel Grant (U. of Pittsburgh)
Fall 2010
Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant (U. of
Pittsburgh)
2009-2010
Andrew Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship (U. of Pittsburgh)
2009-2010
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
(Declined due to visa issues)
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2009
Department of History A & S Summer Fellowship (U. of Pittsburgh)
2009
Center for Latin American Studies Graduate Student Field Research Grant
(U. of Pittsburgh)
2008-2009
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship in Quechua (U. of
Pittsburgh)
2008
Department of History A & S Summer Fellowship (U. of Pittsburgh)
2008
Center for Latin American Studies Graduate Student Field Research Grant
(U. of Pittsburgh)
2007-2008
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship in Quechua (U. of
Pittsburgh)
2003
Institute of International Education Fulbright Full Grant to Bolivia
2002
Latin American Studies Graduating Senior Award for Outstanding
Academic Achievement (U. of Washington)
2001
Phi Beta Kappa (U. of Washington)
2001
Martin and Anne Jugum Scholarship, Harry Bridges Center for Labor
Studies (U. of Washington)
2001
George Taylor Internship Fund Award (U. of Washington)
Conference Presentations and Invited Lectures
Jan. 2014
“Scrapings, Cures, and Cleanings: Andean and Western Notions of
Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in Highland Bolivia, 1982-2010,”
upcoming paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American
Historical Association in Washington, D.C.
Dec. 2013
"'Esto sí se dice': Women's Experiences With Illegal Abortion in Highland
Bolivia, 1952-2010," forthcoming brown bag lecture at the Center for
Women’s Studies at Colgate University.
June 2013
“Un secreto a voces: La historia escondida del embarazo no deseado y
aborto en la Bolivia altiplánica, 1952-2010,” invited talk at the Biblioteca
y Archivo Histórico de la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional, organized
by the Centro de Información y Desarrollo de la Mujer (CIDEM), La Paz,
Bolivia.*
*See coverage in local press: http://www.paginasiete.bo/2013-0623/Sociedad/Destacados/En-Bolivia-emerge-red-vinculada.aspx
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April 2013
“Choice, Constraint, and Obligation: Ideas About and Experiences of
Unwanted Pregnancy in Andean Bolivia, 1952-2010,” Job Talk at Colgate
University.
Jan. 2013
“Illegal Abortion in the Wake of Democracy: Abortion Referral and
Provisioning in Highland Bolivia, 1982-2010,” paper presentation at the
Annual Meeting of The Conference on Latin American History (CLAH),
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Nov. 2012
“Femicide: A Global Concern (of Increasing Proportions),” invited lecture
for Xenophobia in Contemporary Europe course at the University of
Pittsburgh.
Nov. 2012
“Navigating Choice and Obligation: Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in
Highland Bolivia, 1952-2010,” invited lecture for Introduction to
Women’s Studies course at the University of Pittsburgh.
June 2011
“Navigating Choice and Obligation: Experiences of Induced Abortion in
Highland Bolivia, 1955-2007,” paper presentation at the Berkshire History
of Women Conference in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Feb. 2011
“Cultures of Illegality: Illegal Abortion Networks in Highland Bolivia,
1982-2010,” paper presentation at the Latin American Social and Public
Policy Conference at the University of Pittsburgh.
October 2010 "Un Secreto a Voces: Initial Reflections on the History of Unwanted
Pregnancy in Highland Bolivia, 1952-2010,” paper presentation at the
Latin American Studies Association Conference, Toronto, Canada.
June 2010
"Un secreto a voces: La historia del embarazo no deseado en La Paz y El
Alto, 1952-2010 (Avances de investigación),” project presentation at the
Tertulia Mujeres Tesistas Produciendo Conocimiento, CIDEM, La Paz,
Bolivia.
June 2009
“Imaginando la incorporación: La ciudadanía y el ‘progreso’ del indígena
en la revolución nacional boliviana, 1952-1964,” paper presentation at the
Quinto Congreso de Estudios Bolivianos, Asociación de Estudios
Bolivianos, Sucre, Bolivia.
Nov. 2008
“Gender, Labor, and Religion in Highland Bolivia,” invited lecture for
undergraduate area studies course, Latin America and the Caribbean, at
the University of Pittsburgh.
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Oct. 2008
“’Un secreto a voces:’ The Hidden History of Unwanted Pregnancy in
Highland Bolivia,” invited lecture at the University of Pittsburgh chapter
of Medical Students for Choice.
March 2008
“Envisioning Incorporation: Campesino Citizenship and ‘Progress’ in the
Bolivian National Revolution, 1952-1964,” paper presentation at the
Citizenship in the 21st Century Conference, University of Pittsburgh.
May 2007
“La representación de la mujer y del indígena bolivianos en el contexto de
la Revolución Nacional, 1952-1964,” paper presentation at the Seminario
de Investigación Historia Regional de Centroamérica y el Caribe,
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Departmental Service
2011-2012
Teaching Mentor to Graduate Student Teaching Assistants and Fellows
(U. of Pittsburgh)
2008-2011
Member of Job Search Committee for Latin American Assistant or
Associate Professor Position; search suspended in 2009 and resumed in
2010 (U. of Pittsburgh)
2008-2009
Department of History Graduate Student President (U. of Pittsburgh)
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