Our mission is putting LGBTQ history in its rightful place — the classroom.
WE BELIEVE in cathedral thinking and that our mission is part of the bigger picture of sustaining and advancing American democracy for rising generations.
Grassroots Approach
Our Intersections & Connections supplemental curriculum, teacher training, and ongoing support work together as a pragmatic, scalable solution to address an educational gap in K-12 history, civics, and social studies. Our approach emphasizes solutions over ideology, encourages unity through understanding, and accelerates change at the grassroots level.
Reach and Impact
The idea to found History UnErased began in one classroom in 2014. To date, we have trained K-12 educators in nearly 3,000 schools in 17 states (and growing) who are now teaching our curriculum, reaching mainstream classrooms and impacting approximately 3,000,000 students annually.
Theory of Change
We are working to restore history, civics, and social studies as a critical core discipline that is LGBTQ-inclusive. This will improve civic participation and create classrooms and communities where all Americans are seen as equal citizens — advancing the ideals of American democracy.
Deb Fowler (she/her), Co-founder and Executive Director
Deb's path to the education profession began with her service in the United States Army as a Korean linguist, before the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. (Her "Fraudulent Entry" discharge story is featured in Vincent Cianni’s award-winning book Gays in the Military). After teaching English at a private academy in South Korea, she returned to the United States in 2004 and spent the next decade teaching new immigrant and refugee students at a large, urban, truly diverse high school. During that time, she produced two documentary films, Hard Truth, Levity, and Hope (2011) and Through Gay Eyes (2013) to promote awareness of students and families who are ignored, marginalized, or excluded within the public school system.
"I didn't have the opportunity to serve our country in uniform, but by being a boots-on-the-ground classroom teacher and leading History UnErased, I found a way to be of service to the ideals of American democracy." — Deb Fowler
Miriam Morgenstern (she/her), Co-founder
Teacher, teacher trainer, curriculum developer, and entrepreneur, Miriam has had over 30 years to develop her philosophy that children and adults are natural learners, and in the optimum environment, they have the capacity for deep learning and boundless creativity. Miriam taught history and English to non-native speakers in a large urban high school, where she developed innovative programs and mentored new teachers. She developed and taught the nation's first and only Cambodian Culture and Conflict course and created international teacher exchange programs that are still in place today. Miriam is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching excellence and was chosen by the government of Cambodia to facilitate Cambodia's first Genocide National Teacher Training Program in Phnom Penh. Miriam received a B.S. in Politics from Brandeis University and an M.S. TESL from SUNY Albany.
“Teachers cannot be expected to teach what they haven't learned themselves. Teachers need high-quality training, a curriculum they can easily integrate, and ongoing support. Teachers are vital to our mission.” - Miriam Morgenstern