Nancy C. Parrish

Background

Nancy Parrish was born on October 23, 1952, in Richmond, Virginia, to Edward H., Jr., a minister, and Rebecca Blanton Parrish, a nurse.

Education

In 1975, Parrish received a Bachelor of Arts degree at College of William and Mary of magna cum laude, a Master of Arts degree in 1979, and Ph.D. in 1993. She also attended the University of Virginia from 1981 to 1982, and Jesus College, Cambridge in 1983.

Career

Nancy worked as an English teacher at public schools in Virginia, from 1975 to 1989. At College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia, she was an adjunct instructor in English, in 1991, and of American studies in 1992. At Lynchburg College, in Lynchburg, Virginia, Parrish was an instructor, from 1992 to 1993, and assistant professor of English from 1993 to 1994. She also worked as an English teacher at public schools in Virginia from 1994 to 1999. From 1995 to 1997, Nancy worked at Virginia State University, as an adjunct instructor in history.

In recent years, she has read about and heavily researched the great houses and great families of England. Her most recent book project is 'The Downton Era: Great Houses, Churchills, and Mitfords."

Achievements

• Nancy Parrish is known as the contributor of articles, poems, and reviews to periodicals, including Journal of Mississippi History, Appalachian Journal, Virginia Writing, Needle's Eye, Facts and Fantasy, and Southern Quarterly.
  
  She was named a Commonwealth Fellow of the State of Virginia for excellence in teaching, and was a nominee of Merle Curti Award for American Intellectual History from Organization of American Historians, PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction from PEN American Center, Southeast Booksellers Association Book Award, Virginia College Stores Association Book Award, Berkshire Conference Book Prize from Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History from American Philosophical Society, Library of Virginia Book Prize, John Hope Franklin Publication Prize from American Studies Association, Outstanding Book Award from History of Education Society, Julia Cherry Spruill Publication Prize, Willie Lee Rose Publication Prize from Southern Association for Women Historians, and Prize for Independent Scholars from Modern Language Association of America, all 1999, for Lee Smith, Annie Dillard, and the Hollins Group.

Works

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  • Lee Smith, Annie Dillard, and the Hollins Group: A Genesis of Writers 1998