Laurel Thatcher Ulrich | |
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.jpg) Ulrich in 2017 | |
| Born | Laurel Thatcher July 11, 1938 Sugar City, Idaho, U.S. |
| Title | 300th Anniversary University Professor, Emerita |
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| Discipline | History |
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| Doctoral students | Sarah Pearsall |
| Notable works | A Midwife's Tale (1990) |
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born July 11, 1938) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian specializing in early America and the history of women, and a professor at Harvard University.[1] Her approach to history has been described as a tribute to "the silent work of ordinary people".[2] Ulrich has also been a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient. Her most famous book, A Midwife’s Tale, was later the basis for a PBS documentary film.
- ^ Gewertz, Ken (February 2, 2006). "Two University Professors appointed". Harvard Gazette. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
- ^ Lewis, Jan (March 2003). "The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth". The Journal of American History. 89 (4): 1495–1496. doi:10.2307/3092555. JSTOR 3092555. ProQuest 224893850.