Fine, Lisa M. 1956-

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Fine, Lisa M. 1956-

PERSONAL:

Born October 14, 1956, in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Albert (a dentist) and Shirley (a homemaker) Fine; married Peter Berg (a librarian), August 11, 1995; children: Zoe Ruth Berg Fine, Dana Hester Fine Berg. Education: Cornell University, B.S.; University of Wisconsin, M.A., Ph.D.

ADDRESSES:

Home—East Lansing, MI. Office—Department of History, Michigan State University, 410 Merrill Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824. E-mail—fine@msu.edu.

CAREER:

Michigan State University, East Lansing, professor of history, 1985—.

WRITINGS:

The Soul of the Skyscraper: Female Clerical Workers in Chicago, 1870-1930, Temple University Press (Philadelphia, PA), 1990.

The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A., Temple University Press (Philadelphia, PA), 2004.

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