Robin S. Reich

Robin S. Reich is Assistant Professor of Medieval Mediterranean History at Seattle University. Her work focuses on how medieval peoples used practical traditions of science and medicine to cross linguistic and religious boundaries. She is also co-founder of the Medievalist Toolkit, a project that promotes evidence-based uses of history in public discourse. She is a parent to five-year-old twins who call her mom when they need something and dad when they are having fun.

Historians as Parents

Historians As Parents: Raising Twins

By Robin S. Reich | October 17, 2023

I first learned I was pregnant immediately after passing my Ph.D. qualifying exams. A few weeks later I discovered I was carrying twins.