My name is Lily Theders and I am a Chicago-based museum worker currently seeking a masters in public history at Loyola University Chicago. I also hold a bachelors in history from American University and a certificate in museum studies from Northwestern University.

I believe that museums have immense educational value and credit my love of history to the museums I visited growing up. Those institutions made me who I am today and, through my work, I hope to foster a love of learning and history within other people.