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Major Problems in American Women's History: Documents and Essays (Major Problems in American History Series)

by D C Heath & Co
Paperback |English |0618122192 | 9780618122196

Major Problems in American Women's History: Documents and Essays (Major Problems in American History Series)

by D C Heath & Co
Paperback |English |0618122192 | 9780618122196
Overview
Mary Beth Norton earned her M.A. (1965) and a Ph.D. (1969) from Harvard University. Since 1971 she has taught at Cornell University, where she is now the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History. A specialist in early American and women's history, Norton has writtenThe British-Americans: The Loyalist Exiles in England, 1774–1789(1972);Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750–1800(1980; 1996); andFounding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society(1996). She has coauthoredA People and a Nation(now in its Sixth Edition), has co-edited two volumes of original essays in addition toMajor Problems in American Women's History,and has served as the general editor for theAmerican Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature(3d ed., 1995). She has written scholarly essays for such journals as theAmerican Historical Review,Signs and theWilliam and MaryQuarterly. She recently completed a new study of the Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692.Norton has held numerous research fellowships, including ones from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. She has also been awarded the Allan Nevins Prize for the best-written dissertation in American history (1970), the Berkshire Conference Prize for the best book by a woman historian (1981), and four honorary degrees. Her most recent book,Founding Mothers & Fathers,was one of three finalists for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in history. Active in professional associations, she has been a member of the council of the Organization of American Historians, vice-president for research of the American Historical Association, and, most recently, chair of the Council of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. She served as a presidential appointee on the National Council for the Humanities, 1978–1984.Ruth M. Alexander (PhD, Cornell University) earned a BA at the City College of New York and an MA at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Since 1988 she has taught at Colorado State University, where she is currently Chair and Professor of History. A specialist in twentieth-century U.S. and American women's history, Dr. Alexander is the author ofThe "Girl Problem": Female Sexual Delinquency in New York, 1900–1935(1995). Her articles and essays have appeared several scholarly journals. In addition, Dr. Alexander has won research fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Schlesinger Library, the New York State Library, and Colorado State University. She is a recipient of awards from the Western Association of Women Historians and the New York State Archives and Records Administration.Thomas Paterson is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Connecticut and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968. In addition to being the General Editor of Houghton Mifflin'sMajor Problemsseries, he is co-author ofMajor Problems in American Foreign Relations,5/e, (Houghton Mifflin, 2000) andA People and A Nation,6/e (Houghton Mifflin, 2001). In addition to authoring several books and editing collections of essays on the history of U.S. Foreign Relations, he served as senior editor of the four-volumeEncyclopedia of American Foreign Relations(1997). He is part president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.
ISBN: 0618122192
ISBN13: 9780618122196
Author: D C Heath & Co
Publisher: D C Heath & Co
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2002-12-01
Language: English
Edition: 3
PageCount: 520
Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 25.12 ounces
Mary Beth Norton earned her M.A. (1965) and a Ph.D. (1969) from Harvard University. Since 1971 she has taught at Cornell University, where she is now the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History. A specialist in early American and women's history, Norton has writtenThe British-Americans: The Loyalist Exiles in England, 1774–1789(1972);Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750–1800(1980; 1996); andFounding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society(1996). She has coauthoredA People and a Nation(now in its Sixth Edition), has co-edited two volumes of original essays in addition toMajor Problems in American Women's History,and has served as the general editor for theAmerican Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature(3d ed., 1995). She has written scholarly essays for such journals as theAmerican Historical Review,Signs and theWilliam and MaryQuarterly. She recently completed a new study of the Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692.Norton has held numerous research fellowships, including ones from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. She has also been awarded the Allan Nevins Prize for the best-written dissertation in American history (1970), the Berkshire Conference Prize for the best book by a woman historian (1981), and four honorary degrees. Her most recent book,Founding Mothers & Fathers,was one of three finalists for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in history. Active in professional associations, she has been a member of the council of the Organization of American Historians, vice-president for research of the American Historical Association, and, most recently, chair of the Council of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. She served as a presidential appointee on the National Council for the Humanities, 1978–1984.Ruth M. Alexander (PhD, Cornell University) earned a BA at the City College of New York and an MA at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Since 1988 she has taught at Colorado State University, where she is currently Chair and Professor of History. A specialist in twentieth-century U.S. and American women's history, Dr. Alexander is the author ofThe "Girl Problem": Female Sexual Delinquency in New York, 1900–1935(1995). Her articles and essays have appeared several scholarly journals. In addition, Dr. Alexander has won research fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Schlesinger Library, the New York State Library, and Colorado State University. She is a recipient of awards from the Western Association of Women Historians and the New York State Archives and Records Administration.Thomas Paterson is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Connecticut and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968. In addition to being the General Editor of Houghton Mifflin'sMajor Problemsseries, he is co-author ofMajor Problems in American Foreign Relations,5/e, (Houghton Mifflin, 2000) andA People and A Nation,6/e (Houghton Mifflin, 2001). In addition to authoring several books and editing collections of essays on the history of U.S. Foreign Relations, he served as senior editor of the four-volumeEncyclopedia of American Foreign Relations(1997). He is part president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

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Mary Beth Norton earned her M.A. (1965) and a Ph.D. (1969) from Harvard University. Since 1971 she has taught at Cornell University, where she is now the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History. A specialist in early American and women's history, Norton has writtenThe British-Americans: The Loyalist Exiles in England, 1774–1789(1972);Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750–1800(1980; 1996); andFounding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society(1996). She has coauthoredA People and a Nation(now in its Sixth Edition), has co-edited two volumes of original essays in addition toMajor Problems in American Women's History,and has served as the general editor for theAmerican Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature(3d ed., 1995). She has written scholarly essays for such journals as theAmerican Historical Review,Signs and theWilliam and MaryQuarterly. She recently completed a new study of the Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692.Norton has held numerous research fellowships, including ones from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. She has also been awarded the Allan Nevins Prize for the best-written dissertation in American history (1970), the Berkshire Conference Prize for the best book by a woman historian (1981), and four honorary degrees. Her most recent book,Founding Mothers & Fathers,was one of three finalists for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in history. Active in professional associations, she has been a member of the council of the Organization of American Historians, vice-president for research of the American Historical Association, and, most recently, chair of the Council of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. She served as a presidential appointee on the National Council for the Humanities, 1978–1984.Ruth M. Alexander (PhD, Cornell University) earned a BA at the City College of New York and an MA at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Since 1988 she has taught at Colorado State University, where she is currently Chair and Professor of History. A specialist in twentieth-century U.S. and American women's history, Dr. Alexander is the author ofThe "Girl Problem": Female Sexual Delinquency in New York, 1900–1935(1995). Her articles and essays have appeared several scholarly journals. In addition, Dr. Alexander has won research fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Schlesinger Library, the New York State Library, and Colorado State University. She is a recipient of awards from the Western Association of Women Historians and the New York State Archives and Records Administration.Thomas Paterson is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Connecticut and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968. In addition to being the General Editor of Houghton Mifflin'sMajor Problemsseries, he is co-author ofMajor Problems in American Foreign Relations,5/e, (Houghton Mifflin, 2000) andA People and A Nation,6/e (Houghton Mifflin, 2001). In addition to authoring several books and editing collections of essays on the history of U.S. Foreign Relations, he served as senior editor of the four-volumeEncyclopedia of American Foreign Relations(1997). He is part president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.
ISBN: 0618122192
ISBN13: 9780618122196
Author: D C Heath & Co
Publisher: D C Heath & Co
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2002-12-01
Language: English
Edition: 3
PageCount: 520
Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 25.12 ounces
Mary Beth Norton earned her M.A. (1965) and a Ph.D. (1969) from Harvard University. Since 1971 she has taught at Cornell University, where she is now the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History. A specialist in early American and women's history, Norton has writtenThe British-Americans: The Loyalist Exiles in England, 1774–1789(1972);Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750–1800(1980; 1996); andFounding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society(1996). She has coauthoredA People and a Nation(now in its Sixth Edition), has co-edited two volumes of original essays in addition toMajor Problems in American Women's History,and has served as the general editor for theAmerican Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature(3d ed., 1995). She has written scholarly essays for such journals as theAmerican Historical Review,Signs and theWilliam and MaryQuarterly. She recently completed a new study of the Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692.Norton has held numerous research fellowships, including ones from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. She has also been awarded the Allan Nevins Prize for the best-written dissertation in American history (1970), the Berkshire Conference Prize for the best book by a woman historian (1981), and four honorary degrees. Her most recent book,Founding Mothers & Fathers,was one of three finalists for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in history. Active in professional associations, she has been a member of the council of the Organization of American Historians, vice-president for research of the American Historical Association, and, most recently, chair of the Council of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. She served as a presidential appointee on the National Council for the Humanities, 1978–1984.Ruth M. Alexander (PhD, Cornell University) earned a BA at the City College of New York and an MA at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Since 1988 she has taught at Colorado State University, where she is currently Chair and Professor of History. A specialist in twentieth-century U.S. and American women's history, Dr. Alexander is the author ofThe "Girl Problem": Female Sexual Delinquency in New York, 1900–1935(1995). Her articles and essays have appeared several scholarly journals. In addition, Dr. Alexander has won research fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Schlesinger Library, the New York State Library, and Colorado State University. She is a recipient of awards from the Western Association of Women Historians and the New York State Archives and Records Administration.Thomas Paterson is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Connecticut and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968. In addition to being the General Editor of Houghton Mifflin'sMajor Problemsseries, he is co-author ofMajor Problems in American Foreign Relations,5/e, (Houghton Mifflin, 2000) andA People and A Nation,6/e (Houghton Mifflin, 2001). In addition to authoring several books and editing collections of essays on the history of U.S. Foreign Relations, he served as senior editor of the four-volumeEncyclopedia of American Foreign Relations(1997). He is part president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

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