Jean Fagan Yellin | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1930 |
| Died | July 19, 2023 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Roosevelt University (BA) University of Illinois (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Spouse | Ed Yellin |
| Awards | Frederick Douglass Book Prize (2004) |
Jean Fagan Yellin (September 19, 1930 – July 19, 2023) was an American historian specializing in women's history and African-American history, and Distinguished Professor Emerita of English at Pace University.[1] She is best known for her scholarship on escaped slave, abolitionist, and author Harriet Jacobs.