Suzanne Lebsock
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Suzanne Lebsock is an award winning author and historian. Her works include her first book The Free Women of Petersburg: Status and Culture in a Southern Town, 1784-1860 which was published in 1984 and won the Bancroft Prize
, and A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial
. She has won the Francis Parkman Prize
for her writing, and is currently a Board of Governors Professor of History at Rutgers University
in New Brunswick, New Jersey
. She specializes in women's history.
Lebsock has held fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
and MacArthur
foundations.
. They have two children, Betsy and Michael.
Bancroft Prize
The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948 by a bequest from Frederic Bancroft...
, and A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial
A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial
A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial is a book by Suzanne Lebsock detailing the cases surrounding the murder of Lucy Pollard in 1895 in Lunenburg County, Virginia....
. She has won the Francis Parkman Prize
Francis Parkman Prize
The Francis Parkman Prize, named after Francis Parkman, is awarded by the Society of American Historians for the best book in American history each year. Its purpose is to promote literary distinction in historical writing...
for her writing, and is currently a Board of Governors Professor of History at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. She specializes in women's history.
Lebsock has held fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
and MacArthur
MacArthur Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Based in Chicago but supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978...
foundations.
Personal life
Lebsock was formerly married to Richard Levis McCormick, currently the president of Rutgers UniversityRutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
. They have two children, Betsy and Michael.
Published works
- A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on TrialA Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on TrialA Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial is a book by Suzanne Lebsock detailing the cases surrounding the murder of Lucy Pollard in 1895 in Lunenburg County, Virginia....
- Visible Women: New Essays on American Activism (Women in American History) [with Nancy A Hewitt]
- The Free Women of Petersburg: Status and Culture in a Southern Town, 1784–1860
- A Share of Honor: Virginia Women, 1600-1945. [with Kym Rice]
- Woman Suffrage and White Supremacy: A Virginia Case Study