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| Born | Nell Elizabeth Irvin August 2, 1942 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley University of California at Los Angeles Harvard University Rhode Island School of Design |
| Occupation(s) | Historian Author |
| Employer | Princeton University (emerita) |
| Known for | African American Literature; American History; American Slavery |
| Spouse | Glenn Shafer |
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| Website | www |
Nell Irvin Painter (born Nell Elizabeth Irvin; August 2, 1942) is an American historian notable for her works on United States Southern history of the nineteenth century. She is retired from Princeton University as the Edwards Professor of American History Emerita.[1] She has served as president of the Organization of American Historians[2] and as president of the Southern Historical Association,[3] and was appointed as chair of MacDowell's board of directors in 2020.[4]
- ^ "Distinguished Lecture by Nell Irvin Painter". Harvard University History and Literature. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Nell Irvin Painter". Public Affairs Television. February 29, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
- ^ "Nell Irvin Painter Home Page". Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^ "Best-selling Author and Visual Artist Nell Painter Appointed Chair of MacDowell Colony Board of Directors - News". MacDowell. Retrieved April 16, 2022.