Background
Mitchell, Norma Taylor was born on November 14, 1936 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Orville Carson Senior and Emma (Heal) Taylor.
Mitchell, Norma Taylor was born on November 14, 1936 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Orville Carson Senior and Emma (Heal) Taylor.
Bachelor in History, College William and Mary, 1958. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1967.
Associate professor history Troy (Alabama) State University (now Troy University), 1970—1984, professor history, 1984—1999, professor emerita, since 1999. Part-time instructor history and political science Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky, 1962-1964. Part-time dean women Central Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri, 1968-1970.
General commission on archives and history United Methodist Church, 1972-1980, chair women's history project, 1977-1980. Vice chair national planning committee Bicentennial of Methodism in American, 1979-1980. Member Central Methodist University.
Lecturer, presenter in field.
Lay leader United Methodist Church, local, state and national levels, since 1960, including board directors AL-W.FL United Methodist Board Pastoral Care and Counseling, 1984-1992, board directors AL-W.FL United Methodist Children's Homes, Alabama-West Florida, 1989-1999. Delegate Southeastern Jurisdictional Conferences, 1980. AL-W.FL United Methodist Women conference officer, 1976-1980.
Conference chair Commission on Status and Role of Women, 1976-1980. Board directors Scarritt-Bennett Center, 2003-2010, board directors Wesley fellowship, Duhe University, since 2010. Member American Association of University Professors, National Education Association, National Organization of Women, American Association of University Women (vice president for membership Troy branch 1995-1999, honoree Educational Foundation 1998-1999), Alabama Education Association, American History Association, Southern History Association (membership committee 1992), Southern Association Women Historians, Alabama Association Historians, Alabama History Association, North Alabama United Methodist History Society, Bread for the World, Amnesty International, Humane Society United States, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Frank Joseph Mitchell, September 5, 1959. 1 child, Anne Mitchell Whisnant.