Jessica Chiriboga is an MPhil candidate in History at Oxford (Keble) and an American Rhodes Scholar. Her research examines how race, class, and gender shaped access to the outdoors during the ‘Great Hiking Era’ (1880s-1930s) of the San Gabriel Mountains. She also analyzes how the San Gabriel Mountains contributed to the growth and development of Los Angeles, California. Beyond her dissertation, Jessica is interested in studying the environmental history of the American West, U.S. constitutional interpretation, and freedom of speech. Before Oxford, Jessica received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Dartmouth College. She previously interned for the Supreme Court of New Hampshire and served as Student Body President and President of the non-partisan Dartmouth Political Union.
