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L. Diane Barnes obtained her Ph.D. in History at West Virginia University and is an associate professor at Youngstown State University. She is the editor-in-chief of the academic journal Ohio History. Barnes is married to Benjamin Barnes. She is the author, editor or co-editor of several books: The Irish in Youngstown and the Greater Mahoning Valley, Arcadia, 2004. ISBN 0-7385-3218-5 Artisan Workers in the Upper South : Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1865, Louisiana State University Press, 2008.