Nellie Neilson

Nellie Neilson
An older white woman, with white hair dressed back into a chignon, in a yearbook portrait
Nellie Neilson, from the 1924 Mount Holyoke College yearbook
Born(1873-04-05)April 5, 1873
DiedMay 26, 1947(1947-05-26) (aged 74)
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma materBryn Mawr College
ThesisEconomic Conditions on the Manors of Ramsey Abbey (1899)
Academic advisorsCharles McLean Andrews
Frederic William Maitland
Paul Vinogradoff
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineRural Medieval England
InstitutionsMount Holyoke College

Nellie Neilson (April 5, 1873 – May 26, 1947) was an American historian. She was the first female president of the American Historical Association and the first woman to have an article published in the American Historical Review.[1]

  1. ^ "Women's History Month: Meet Nellie Neilson - American Historical Association". American Historical Association. March 13, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2017.