Barbara Winslow is an American historian.
Life
She was born and raised in
New York City.
Education
Winslow attended
Antioch College where she majored in
Women Studies
Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppress ...
. She spent her junior year abroad at the
University of Leeds, and subsequently returned to the UK in 1969 to attend the
University of Warwick, where she studied under
E. P. Thompson
Edward Palmer Thompson (3 February 1924 – 28 August 1993) was an English historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner. He is best known today for his historical work on the radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in ...
, who she has described as "the most important academic influence on my life". She obtained her Ph.D in Women's History from the
University of Washington.
Career
She is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Education at
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls about 15,000 undergraduate and 2,800 graduate students on a 35-acre campus.
Being New York City's first publ ...
and
CUNY
, mottoeng = The education of free people is the hope of Mankind
, budget = $3.6 billion
, established =
, type = Public university system
, chancellor = Fél ...
.
Distinctions
She is a member of the
Organization of American Historians
The Organization of American Historians (OAH), formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history. OAH's members in the U.S. and abroad inc ...
.
Bibliography
Some of her books are:
* ''Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for Change ''
* ''Dance on a Sealskin ''
* ''Kittery Ghost ''
* ''Sylvia Pankhurst: Sexual Politics and Political Activism''
* ''Fancy and Francis ''
* ''Samantha Goes to Georgetown on the C & O Canal ''
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American historians
Antioch College alumni
University of Washington alumni
Brooklyn College faculty