Lindsey received her Bachelor’s degree in history from Northwestern University and her Master’s degree in history from Brown University. An experienced social studies teacher, Lindsey taught grades 5-12 for ten years. She has also worked as a legislative aide for the fifth Middlesex District in the Massachusetts State Legislature and served as the Research Director for the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight.
Throughout her career, Lindsey has been an instructor for numerous professional development workshops through Primary Source, the Virginia Association of Independent Schools, and the National Humanities Center. She served on the National Humanities Teacher Advisory Council during the 2020-2021 academic year. She has written social studies lesson plans for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and articles for Tutored By Teachers and We Are Teachers. She now works for public media as the Social Students Curriculum Specialist at GBH Boston.