Jean Fagan Yellin
American historian (1930–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean Fagan Yellin (September 19, 1930 – July 19, 2023) was an American historian specializing in women's history and African-American history, and Distinguished Professor Emerita of English at Pace University.[1] She is best known for her scholarship on escaped slave, abolitionist, and author Harriet Jacobs.
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Born | (1930-09-19)September 19, 1930 |
Died | July 19, 2023(2023-07-19) (aged 92) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Roosevelt University (BA) University of Illinois (MA, PhD) |
Occupation | Historian |
Spouse | Ed Yellin |
Awards | Frederick Douglass Book Prize (2004) |
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