Background
Posadas, Barbara Mercedes was born on October 2, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alipio Gutierrez and Estelle Frances (Hazack) Posadas.
Posadas, Barbara Mercedes was born on October 2, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alipio Gutierrez and Estelle Frances (Hazack) Posadas.
Bachelor, DePaul University, 1967; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1976.
Instructor Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1974-1976, assistant professor, 1976-1982, associate professor history, 1982-1999, professor history, since 1999. Director Illinois State History, Springfield, 1992—1995, Springfield, since 1997, president, 1999—2001. Visiting professor American studies University Minnesota, 2006.
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Member Illinois History Sites Advisory Council, 1984-1986, City of DeKalb (Illinois) Landmark Commission, 1988-1996. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Chicago History Society, Filipino American National History Society, Immigration and Ethnic History Society, Illinois State History Society (board directors 1992-1995, 97-99, president 1999-2001), Association for Asian American Studies.
Married Roland Lincoln Guyotte III, July 10, 1982.