Suzanne Lebsock (born December 1, 1949 at Williston, ND) is an American author and historian. Her works include her first book '' The Free Women of Petersburg: Status and Culture in a Southern Town, 1784-1860'' which was published in 1984 and won the

Bancroft Prize The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948, with a bequest from Frederic Bancroft, in his memory and that of his brother, ...

, and '' A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial''. She has won the

Francis Parkman Prize The Francis Parkman Prize, named after Francis Parkman, is awarded by the Society of American Historians for the best book in American history each year. Its purpose is to promote literary distinction in historical writing. The Society of American ...

for her writing, and is a Board of Governors Professor of History at

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

in New Brunswick,

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. She specializes in women's history. Lebsock has held fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial and MacArthur foundations.Current Fellows: Suzanne Lebsock
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Personal life

Lebsock was formerly married to

Richard Levis McCormick Richard Levis McCormick (born December 26, 1947) is a historian, professor and president emeritus of Rutgers University. Early life The son of Richard Patrick McCormick, a Rutgers professor and administrator, and Katheryne C. Levis, a Universit ...

, a former president of

. They have two children, Betsy and Michael.

Published works

* '' A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial'' * ''Visible Women: New Essays on American Activism (Women in American History)'' ith Nancy A Hewitt* ''The Free Women of Petersburg: Status and Culture in a Southern Town, 1784–1860'' * ''A Share of Honor: Virginia Women, 1600-1945''. ith Kym Rice* ''Woman Suffrage and White Supremacy: A Virginia Case Study''

References

Living people 21st-century American historians 1949 births MacArthur Fellows American women historians 20th-century American historians People from Williston, North Dakota Writers from North Dakota 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Bancroft Prize winners {{US-historian-stub