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Gerda Lerner

(1920–2013) Historian United States

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Gerda Lerner was a historian from the United States, best known for The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina.

Quick Facts About Gerda Lerner

Born
April 30, 1920
Died
January 2, 2013
Nationality
United States
Profession
Historian
Notable works
The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina
Known for
Women and History
Spouse
Carl Lerner

About Gerda Lerner

Gerda Hedwig Lerner was an Austrian-born American historian and woman's history author. In addition to her numerous scholarly publications, she wrote poetry, fiction, theatre pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography. She served as president of the Organization of American Historians from 1980 to 1981. In 1980, she was appointed Robinson Edwards Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she taught until retiring in 1991.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

honorary doctor of Harvard University honorary doctorate from Columbia University Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of Brandeis University Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book Guggenheim Fellowship Bruce Catton Prize
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Käthe Leichter Prize honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem honorary doctor of the University of Vienna

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