Dr. Annette Gordon Reed

Biography

Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University, specializing in Early American history, law, and politics with a focus on slavery. She is notable for her extensive research on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, and her book, 'Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family' (W.W. Norton, 2008), won several prestigious awards, including the Pulitzer Prize in History in 2009 and the National Book Award in 2008. Gordon-Reed has authored significant works such as 'Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History' (Oxford University Press, 2002) and 'Juneteenth' (Liveright Publishing, 2021). She served as the Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History at the University of Oxford (Queens College) and was previously the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. In addition to her academic achievements, she has received numerous honors and fellowships, including the Guggenheim Fellowship and the National Humanities Medal. She has been active in various professional organizations and served on the Board of Trustees at Dartmouth College from 2010 to 2018, as well as being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011. Her research methodologies and interests encompass law, politics, and the historical narratives of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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