Elizabeth Fox-Genovese | |
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Born | Elizabeth Ann Fox May 28, 1941 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Died | January 2, 2007 Atlanta, Georgia, US | (aged 65)
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Occupation(s) | Historian, writer |
Spouse | |
Family | Robert E. Simon (uncle) |
Elizabeth Ann Fox-Genovese (née Fox; May 28, 1941 – January 2, 2007) was an American historian best known for her works on women and society in the Antebellum South. A Marxist early on in her career, she later converted to Roman Catholicism and became a primary voice of the conservative women's movement. She was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2003.