Background
Linda Kaufman Kerber was born on January 23, 1940, in New York City, New York, United States. She is a daughter of Harry Hagman Kaufman and Dorothy Kaufman (maiden name Haber).
3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, United States
The entrance to Barnard Hall of Barnard College where Linda K. Kerber received her Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Barnard College in 1960.
New York City, New York, United States
The logo of New York University where Linda K. Kerber obtained her Master of Arts degree in 1961.
116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027, United States
Butler Library of Columbia University where Linda K. Kerber received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in history in 1968.
(The Federalists of Jefferson's time have been described b...)
The Federalists of Jefferson's time have been described by historians as complainers and obstructionists. A very different picture evolves from this book, which the author calls "a reconsideration of American political conversation in the early national reriod.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801492122/?tag=2022091-20
1970
(The result of a seven-year search for women's diaries, le...)
The result of a seven-year search for women's diaries, letters, and legal records, the book views the American Revolution through women's eyes
https://www.amazon.com/Women-Republic-Intellect-Revolutionary-University-ebook/dp/B004FV4SOE/?tag=2022091-20
1980
(Featuring a mix of primary source documents, articles, an...)
Featuring a mix of primary source documents, articles, and illustrations, the book is an invaluable resource
https://www.amazon.com/Womens-America-Refocusing-Past-One/dp/0199349355/?tag=2022091-20
1982
(Featuring a mix of primary source documents, articles, an...)
Featuring a mix of primary source documents, articles, and illustrations, the book is an invaluable resource
https://www.amazon.com/Womens-America-Refocusing-Past-Two/dp/0199349363/?tag=2022091-20
1982
(In the ten essays Linda K. Kerber address the role of wom...)
In the ten essays Linda K. Kerber address the role of women in early American history, and more broadly in intellectual and cultural history, and explore the rhetoric of historiography
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807846546/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(An original and compelling consideration of American law ...)
An original and compelling consideration of American law and culture, No Constitutional Right to Be Ladies emphasizes the dangers of excluding women from other civic responsibilities as well, such as loyalty oaths and jury duty
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010DQZZD2/?tag=2022091-20
1998
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Linda Kaufman Kerber was born on January 23, 1940, in New York City, New York, United States. She is a daughter of Harry Hagman Kaufman and Dorothy Kaufman (maiden name Haber).
Linda Kaufman Kerber received her Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Barnard College in 1960. Then, she pursued her studies at New York University where she obtained a Master of Arts degree a year later.
In 1968, Linda Kaufman Kerber earned her Ph.D. in history from Columbia University.
In 2006, Kerber was given an honorary Master of Arts from Oxford University.
Linda Kaufman Kerber started her career in 1963 when she joined the staff of the Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University in New York City as a lecturer. By 1968, she had become an assistant professor. A year later, she occupied the same post at the San Jose State College (currently San José State University) where she had served for one year.
From 1970 to 1971, the historian worked as a visiting assistant professor at Stanford University, California. Then, she pursued her career of educator at the University of Iowa where she had served as an associate professor for four years. By 1975, Kerber had been promoted to a full professor of history, and ten years later she was named May Brodbeck Professor in Liberal Arts & Sciences. From 1991 to 1992, Linda Kaufman Kerber worked as a visiting professor at the University of Chicago, Illinois.
Kerber presided the American Studies Association in 1988, the Organization of American Historians from 1996 to 1997, and the American Historical Association in 2006. Then, she had worked for a year as the Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History at Oxford University.
Nowadays, Linda Kaufman Kerber lectures on the history department at the College of Law of the University of Iowa. She holds courses in Gender and Legal History. She also serves as an advisory editor to the ‘Gender and American Culture’ series of the University of North Carolina Press, and on the editorial board of Signs: A Journal of Women in Culture and Society.
In addition to her educational career, Kerber has authored, contributed, and edited many books focused on the history of women, including ‘Women of the Republic: Intellect and Ideology in Revolutionary America’, ‘The Impact of Women on American Education’, and ‘Toward an Intellectual History of Women’, and others. She has contributed articles to various professional journals, such as Journal of American History and American Quarterly, and has worked on many editorial boards and as historical advisor to various museum exhibitions.
(An original and compelling consideration of American law ...)
1998(The result of a seven-year search for women's diaries, le...)
1980(Featuring a mix of primary source documents, articles, an...)
1982(Featuring a mix of primary source documents, articles, an...)
1982(The Federalists of Jefferson's time have been described b...)
1970(In the ten essays Linda K. Kerber address the role of wom...)
1997
Linda Kaufman Kerber is a member of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, the American Studies Association, the American Society for Legal History, the Society of American Historians, PEN association (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists association), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.
She has also served as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and as a member of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission.
Quotes from others about the person
"Her sensitivity to the variety of means by which women expressed their political convictions and sought to influence political events gives us a rich picture of the meaning of female patriotism." Gerda Lerner, historian
Linda Kaufman Kerber married Richard Kerber on June 5, 1960. The family produced two children named Ross Jeremy and Justin Seth.