Sophie Ziegler

Sophie Ziegler (they/them) is the founder and oral historian at the Louisiana Trans Oral History Project, which gathers, promotes, and preserves stories of Louisiana’s transgender and gender nonconforming communities, as well as the Solidarity History Initative, which leverages historical research to elevante mission-driven organizations. They are also the founding editor of Journal of Critical Digital Librarianship. A librarian with over ten years’ experience in archives and special collections, Sophie has worked with a wide variety of organizations to expand gender and racial representation in cultural heritage institutions. They hold an MA in Philosophy from Louisiana State University and an MSLIS from Drexel University.