Scott, Anne Firor, 1921-....

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Birth 1921-04-24
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Anne Firor Scott was born April 24, 1921 in Montezuma Georgia. She married Andrew MacKay Scott in 1947. She graduated summa cum laude in 1941 from the University of Georgia and earned her M.A. at Northwestern in 1944 and her Ph.D. in 1958 at Radcliffe College. From 1944-1947 and again from 1951-1953, Scott served as a research associate, congressional representative and editor of THE NATIONAL VOTER for the League of Women Voters of the United States. She began teaching at Duke University in 1961 as an Assistant Professor in History and in 1980 was promoted to W. K. Boyd Professor of History and served as such until 1991 when she retired as Professor Emerita.

From the guide to the Anne Firor Scott papers, 1963-2002, (University Archives, Duke University)

Scott began teaching at Duke University in 1961 as an Assistant Professor in History and in 1980 was promoted to W. K. Boyd Professor of History. She served as such until 1991 when she retired as Professor Emerita.

From the description of Anne Firor Scott papers, 1963-2002. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 159935004

History educator.

From the description of Reminiscences of Anne Firor Scott : oral history, 2000. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269255356

Anne Firor Scott is a professor of history at Duke University and the author of The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics, 1830-1930, and other books.

From the description of Papers, 1937-2001 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122471288

Professor emerita of history at Duke University, Durham, N.C.

From the description of Papers, 1939-2000. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46344990

From the description of Anne Firor Scott papers, 1939-2002. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 78263808

From the guide to the Anne Firor Scott Papers, 1939-2009, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

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Subjects:

  • Education, Higher
  • History
  • University Scholar Teacher Award
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women educators
  • Women historians

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  • Historians

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  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)