Joy Hakim

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Author Joy Hakim(b. 1931) is a graduate of Rutland High School Rutland, Vermont. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Smith College|date=June 1951}} and a Master's Degree and honorary doctorate from Goucher College^{[citation needed]}. She was a schoolteacher (in Syracuse, NY, Omaha, Nebraska, and Virginia Beach, VA and an assistant editor of McGraw-Hill's World News ( foreign news service), a reporter for the Ledger-Star in Norfolk, VA and, in 1978, an editorial writer for the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia.

Her first published work was the well-received, eleven-volume, A History of US, from Oxford University Press. First published in 1993, it is a "narrative history" intended for young readers and is now in a third edition. She is also the author of The Story of Science, published by the Smithsonian Institution. The first volume,"Aristotle Leads the Way," was published in 2004, "Newton at the Center," was published in 2005, and Einstein Adds a New Dimension in 2007. One of her books, Freedom: A History of US, was turned into a 16-part PBS series narrated by Katie Couric, and is available on video.A coordinated website is: www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus.

Hakim's books have earned her the first James A. Michener]] Award for Writing by the National Council for Social Studies^{[citation needed]}, two Parents' Choice awards^{[citation needed]}, and good reviews from children, teachers and historians. David McCullough, in testimony before the Senate Education Committee, called the series "superb." Michael Dirda, in the Washington Post, said, "A History of US merits every accolade, startng with the most personal: I couldn't put it down." However, Hakim has faced some criticism, generally from conservatives^{[citation needed]}, for being "too multicultural"^{[citation needed]}, too hard on conservative presidents and not critical enough of liberal administrations^{[citation needed]}. The series A History of US is used in many school systems, including San Francisco's. It is also used in the K12 curriculum^{[citation needed]}. The Story of Science has been adopted in the Portland, OR and other schools.