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Mary Beth Norton

American historian · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1943 · age 83

Mary Beth Norton is an American historian, specializing in American colonial history and well known for her work on women's history and the Salem witch trials. She is the Mary Donlon Alger Professor Emeritus of American History at the Department of History at Cornell University.

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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship1993
Allan Nevins Prize1970
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

The first woman to join the department of history at Cornell University, Norton is a pioneer of women historians not only in the United States but also in the world.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83