fiona deans halloran is a department chair of u.s. history and ap history teacher at rowland hall-st. mark's school in salt lake city. prior to her position, she was an assistant professor at eastern kentucky university and a visiting assistant professor at base college but she earned her ba at american university, and her ph.d in american history from the university of cal the -- california, los angeles. she's been a research fellow at the huntington library, and at university. in addition to "thomas nast: the father of modern politcal cartoons," she has contributed to europe, workings, and encyclopedia of our late american world. she published numerous essays and chapters including shout i trust? and fathers, preachers, rebels and men, 1820-1925. and oppose everything, propose nothing. please join me in welcoming fiona deans halloran to the filson. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, mark, and thank you also to judy miller and to jayme and scott who helped to bring here. and help answer any questions people have got today, and for m