AMANDA B. MONIZ, PH.D. is the National Museum of American History’s David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy. Her book, From Empire to Humanity: The American Revolution and the Origins of Humanitarianism (Oxford University Press, 2016), was awarded ARNOVA’S inaugural Peter Dobkin Hall History of Philanthropy Book Prize. Her work involves curating a long-term exhibit, Giving in America, and building the Smithsonian's collection of objects telling stories about the diverse cultures and practices of Americans' experiences with philanthropy, including focused collecting projects on the history of African American fundraising and on twentieth-century Latino philanthropy. In 2024, Dr. Moniz guest-edited a special issue of The Public Historian on material culture as a methodology for the history of philanthropy. In addition, she is working on a biography of Isabella Graham, the Scottish immigrant widow who transformed philanthropy in early-national New York City.