Elizabeth A. Fenn

Elizabeth Anne Fenn (born September 22, 1959) is an American historian whose book Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for History.[1]

Career

Fenn received a bachelor of arts degree in history (with honors)[2] from Duke University in 1981, then attended Yale University, finishing her masters in 1985. Fenn left her doctoral program at Yale to enter the auto mechanic program at Durham Technical Community College and worked as a mechanic around the Durham, North Carolina area. She wrote her dissertation, Pox Americana, while working part time, and graduated in 1999. Pox Americana covered the 1775–82 North American smallpox epidemic. Fenn was interviewed on multiple national news outlets about biological warfare after the September 11 attacks.[3]

Prior to joining the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2012,[4] Fenn taught at George Washington University from 1999 to 2002 and Duke from 2002 to 2012.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kuta, Sarah (April 20, 2015). "Elizabeth Fenn, CU-Boulder prof and Longmont resident, wins Pulitzer Prize for history". The Daily Camera. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Evans, Clay (December 2011). "Former auto mechanic makes splash in world of history". University of Colorado at Boulder. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hicks, Sally (August 30, 2002). "Scholar Trades Wrenches For Writing". Duke University. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "CU-Boulder history chair wins Pulitzer Prize for her book". University of Colorado at Boulder. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

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