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January 2, 2013 (92 years old)
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Taurus
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Gerda Lerner
Gerda Hedwig Lerner was an Austrian-born American historian and woman's history author. 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 she taught until retiring in 1991. Lerner was one of the founders of the academic field of women's history. In 1963, while still an undergraduate at the New School for Social Research, she taught "Great Women in American History", which is considered to be the first regular college course on women's history offered anywhere. She taught at Long Island University from 1965 to 1967.
BornGerda Hedwig Kronstein, April 30, 1920, Vienna, Austria
DiedJanuary 2, 2013, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationNew School (BA), Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Children2

About Gerda Lerner

Teacher Gerda Lerner was born on April 30, 1920 in Austria (She dies at the age of 92, on January 2, 2013).

Survivor of the Holocaust who went on to develop the area of women's history as a result of her experiences.

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Gerda Lerner before becoming famous

Gerda Lerner was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1920 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She recalled the link she had with women who assisted her in surviving Nazi captivity, and she used that memory to fight long and hard for women's history to be recognized.

Achievement of Gerda Lerner

She established a women's history graduate program at Sarah Lawrence College, gathering and publishing primary sources such as diaries and letters written by women throughout history.

Gerda Lerner's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Her father worked as a pharmacist in Vienna, Austria, where she grew up.

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The film Black Like Me, starring Movie Actor James Whitmore, was co-written by her and her husband.

James Whitmore (1921 - 2009) (Movie Actor)
James Whitmore (1921 - 2009)

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Gerda Lerner Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Gerda Lerner updated on March 15 2023.