Elizabeth Stevenson (other)
Elizabeth Stevenson may refer to: * Elizabeth Cottrell (born 1975), legally Stevenson, American geologist * Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865), née Stevenson, English novelist, biographer, and short story writer * Elizabeth Stevenson (academic) Elizabeth Stevenson (June 13, 1919July 30, 1999) was an American author. In 1956, Stevenson became the first woman recipient of the Bancroft Prize which she won for her book ''Henry Adams: A Biography''. She was also awarded the Guggenheim Fello ...

Elizabeth Cottrell
Elizabeth Stevenson (professionally Elizabeth Cottrell; born 1975) is a geologist and Curator, museum curator for the National Museum of Natural History. She is a fellow of both the Geochemical Society and the Mineralogical Society of America. Early life and education Born in 1975, Cottrell grew up in northern Vermont. Her father was an engineer. In 1997, Cottrell received a Bachelor of Science in geochemistry from Brown University. She went on to earn a Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. in environmental science from Columbia University in 2004. Career Cottrell has been a visiting scientist to the Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Institute, as well as a Fulbright Scholar. The focus area of Cottrell's research is largely in Alaska and Oceania, though she works out of Washington, D.C. She has also worked as a visiting scientist to ClerVolc from Clermont Auvergne University. She is best known for her work in the geologic fields of mineralogy and volcanism, especially as it ...
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Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (''née'' Stevenson; 29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer detailed studies of Victorian era, Victorian society, including the lives of the very poor. Her first novel, ''Mary Barton'', was published in 1848. Her only biography ''The Life of Charlotte Brontë'', published in 1857, was controversial and significant in establishing the Brontë family's lasting fame. Among Gaskell's best known novels are ''Cranford (novel), Cranford'' (1851–1853), ''North and South (Gaskell novel), North and South'' (1854–1855), and ''Wives and Daughters'' (1864–1866), all of which have been adapted for television by the BBC. Early life She was born Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson on 29 September 1810 in Lindsey Row, Chelsea, London, now 93 Cheyne Walk. The doctor who delivered her was Anthony Todd Thomson, whose sister Catherine later became Gaskell's step ...
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