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Sara M. Evans
Sara Margaret Evans (born December 1, 1943) is an American historian and author. Evans is a Regents Professor Emeritus status, Professor Emeritus in the history department at the University of Minnesota. She has also worked as the editor of ''Feminist Studies'' and a consulting editor of the ''Journal of American History''. She received her B.A. in 1966 and her M.A. in 1968, both from Duke University. She later received her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976 and began teaching at the University of Minnesota that year. Personal life Evans was born on December 1, 1943, in McCormick, South Carolina. Her father was a Methodist minister; she described her mother as "a radical egalitarian in her bones." Evans and the writer Harry C. Boyte were wed on June 5, 1966. She took the married name Sara Evans Boyte for several years, including for the publication of her children's picture book ''Jenny's Secret Place'' (1970), the first book printed by Lollipop Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Authors
''Contemporary Authors'' is a reference work which has been published by Gale since 1962. It provides short biographies and bibliographies of contemporary and near-contemporary writers. ''Contemporary Authors'' does not have selective inclusion criteria and bases much of its biographical data on information provided by the writer. However, according to Gale, the series does not include writers who publish solely with vanity presses or through other self-publishing methods. Content Entries in ''Contemporary Authors'' consist of a biography of the writer and bibliographies of their work and secondary sources covering it. Writing need not be a person's primary occupation for them to be covered in ''Contemporary Authors''; Martin Luther King Jr. and Bear Bryant have entries even though they are not mainly known as writers. The series focuses on people who have published in English, but sometimes includes writers in other languages whose works have been translated. ''Contemporary Auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |