Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013

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Gerda Lerner was a historian and woman's history author; she also wrote poetry, fiction, theater pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography. She served as president of the Organization of American Historians and was a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Lerner was one of the founders of the academic field of women's history. She played a key role in the development of women's history curricula and was involved in the development of degree programs in women's history.

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creatorOf Boyer, Gene. Documenting the midwestern origins of the twentieth-century women's movement, 1987-1992. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Lerner, Gerda, 1920-. Gerda Lerner papers, 1963-1977 John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives
creatorOf Lerner, Gerda, 1920-. Women : myth and reality [sound recording] : black women in white America / Gerda Lerner. Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library
creatorOf Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013. Papers, 1950-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Merriam, Eve, 1916-1992. Additional papers of Eve Merriam, ca. 1930-1992. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Additional papers, (inclusive), (bulk), 1960-1984, 1978-1984 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers, 1973-1984 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Guide to the Women’s History Graduate Program Records Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library
creatorOf Lerner, Gerda, 1920-. The Grimke sisters from South Carolina : rebels against slavery : proofs, 1967. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Radcliffe College Archives sound recordings collection, 1951-1985 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Guide to the Barbara Omolade Papers Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library
referencedIn Sophia Smith Collection. Voices of Feminism Oral History Project, 1990-2006 Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Nora Kronstein-Rosen Family Collection, 1937-2005, bulk 1938-1967 Leo Baeck Institute.
creatorOf Lerner, Gerda, 1920-. Papers, 1941-2001 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Papers of Gerda Lerner, 1924-2006 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn News Service Biographical Files, ., circa 1930s - 2004 University Archives, Duke University.
referencedIn Madland, Piper McCalmon. Mary Ritter Beard (1876-1958) and Gerda Lerner (1920- ) : architects of womens's history / by Piper Mccalmon Madland. University of Houston, Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library
creatorOf Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013. Papers, 1950-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Merriam, Eve, 1916-1992. Papers, 1930-1984 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Friedan, Betty, 1921-2006. Papers, 1933-1985 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Gerda Lerner Family Collection, 1939-1978 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
referencedIn Merriam, Eve, 1916-1992. Additional papers, 1960-1984 (inclusive), 1978-1984 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Voices of Feminism Oral History Project MS 535., 1990-2006 Sophia Smith Collection
creatorOf Lerner, Gerda, 1920-. The New England tour of the Grimke sisters. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Lerner, Gerda, 1920-. Oral history interview with Gerda Lerner, 1978-1981. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Vienna 09 AT
Madison WI US
Subject
Publishers and publishing
Adlerian psychology
African American women
Afro
College teachers
College teachers
Educators
Feminists
Historians
Historians
Jewish women
Motion picture authorship
Motion pictures, American
Women
Women
Women college teachers
Women historians
Women historians
Women immigrants
Women political activists
Women's and gender history
Women's rights
Women's studies
Occupation
Abolistionists
Women authors, American
Authors
College teachers
Educators
Historians
Women educators
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Birth 1920-04-30

Death 2013-01-02

Americans

English

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