Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese | |
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Fox-Genovese in 2003 | |
| Born | Elizabeth Ann Fox May 28, 1941 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | January 2, 2007 (aged 65) Atlanta, Georgia, US |
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| Occupation(s) | Historian, writer |
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| Relatives | Robert E. Simon (uncle) |
Elizabeth Ann Fox-Genovese (née Fox; May 28, 1941 – January 2, 2007) was an American historian best known for her works on women and society in the Antebellum South. A Marxist early on in her career, she later converted to Roman Catholicism and became a primary voice of the conservative women's movement. She was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2003.