Joanne B. Freeman | |
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Born | Joanne B. Freeman April 27, 1962 New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | Pomona College (BA) University of Virginia (MA, PhD) |
Occupation(s) | professor, author, historian |
Employer | Yale University |
Known for | studies on the American Revolution and the early U.S. |
Awards | Best Book Award, 2001 Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR) William Clyde DeVane Teaching Award, Yale University, 2017 |
Joanne B. Freeman (born April 27, 1962) is a U.S. historian and tenured Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University. Freeman has published two books as well as articles and op-eds in newspapers including The New York Times,[1][2] magazines such as The Atlantic and Slate. In 2005 she was rated one of the "Top Young Historians" in the U.S.[3][4]