Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Ulrich in 2017
Born
Laurel Thatcher

(1938-07-11) July 11, 1938 (age 86)
Title300th Anniversary University Professor, Emerita
Awards
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Institutions
Doctoral studentsSarah Pearsall
Notable worksA 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.

  1. ^ Gewertz, Ken (February 2, 2006). "Two University Professors appointed". Harvard Gazette. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
  2. ^ 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.