Nancy A. Hewitt
Nancy A. Hewitt (born 1951)[1] is a Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University, winner of the Guggenheim Fellowship, and a leading expert on gender history and feminism.[2]
Career
After a Bachelors' degree at the State University of New York, Brockport, she obtained her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. From 1996 to 1997, she was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in Stanford. Professor Hewitt was Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions at the University of Cambridge in 2009-2010. She also taught at the University of South Florida and Duke University.[3]
Research
Hewitt's research focuses on American women's history, nineteenth century U.S. history, women's activism and feminism in comparative perspective. She has published and edited several books. Her work has been cited in the press including in Slate,[4] The Conversation[5] and there is an interview of her on History Matters.[6]
Selected bibliography
- Hewitt, Nancy A. (1984). Women's Activism and Social Change: Rochester, New York, 1822–1872. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-2175-5.
- Hewitt, Nancy A. (2001). Southern Discomfort: Women's Activism in Tampa, Florida, 1880s-1920s. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-02682-9.
- Hewitt, Nancy A. (2010). No Permanent Waves: Recasting Histories of U.S. Feminism. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-4724-4.
- Hewitt, Nancy A. (2018). Radical Friend: Amy Kirby Post and Her Activist World. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1469640327.
References
- ^ "Hewitt, Nancy A., 1951-". LC Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Nancy A. Hewitt". Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Hewitt, Nancy A." womens-studies.rutgers.edu. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Lawson, Nancy A. Hewitt, Steven F. (August 15, 2016). "The Myth of the 19th Amendment". Slate Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bressoud, David (January 31, 2018). "Why colleges must change how they teach calculus". The Conversation. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Interview with Nancy A. Hewitt". historymatters.gmu.edu. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
External links
- Nancy Hewitt research collection, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
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