Gerda lerner biography of william hill

          Lerner shows how bureaucracy, hierarchy, and power have influenced men's treatment of women....

          Gerda Lerner

          Austrian-American scholar

          Gerda Lerner

          Gerda Kronstein in 1981.

          Born

          Gerda Hedwig Kronstein


          (1920-04-30)April 30, 1920

          Vienna, Austria

          DiedJanuary 2, 2013(2013-01-02) (aged 92)

          Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.

          EducationNew School (BA)
          Columbia University (MA, PhD)
          Spouses

          Bobby Jensen

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          (m. 1939; div. 1940)​

          Carl Lerner

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          (m. 1941; died 1973)​
          Children2

          Gerda Hedwig Lerner (née Kronstein; April 30, 1920 – January 2, 2013) was an Austrian-born American historian and woman's history author.

          Gerda Lerner was one of the pioneers in the field of women's history.

        1. Dr.
        2. Lerner shows how bureaucracy, hierarchy, and power have influenced men's treatment of women.
        3. This book has been eight years in the making.
        4. Gerda Lerner, the historian and scholar who pioneered the field of women's history, once described how frequently girls and women's stories have been neglected.

          5. In addition to her numerous scholarly publications, she wrote poetry, fiction, theatre pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography. She served as president of the Organization of American Historians from 1980 to 1981. In 1980, she was appointed Robinson Edwards Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where sh