Dr. Kathleen Brown

Professor

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Biography

Kathleen M. Brown is a historian specializing in Early America, with a focus on comparative slavery, gender, race, and the Atlantic World. She serves as the David Boies Professor in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. Brown holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she also earned her M.A., and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. She has authored notable works including 'Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, Power in Colonial Virginia' and 'Foul Bodies: Cleanliness in Early America'. Her research has received several accolades including the Dunning Prize from the American Historical Association and the Lawrence Levine Book Prize from the Organization of American Historians. In addition to her publications, Brown has contributed significantly to the Penn & Slavery project, highlighting the institution's complex historical ties to slavery. She offers a diverse range of courses on topics like comparative slavery and Atlantic history, and has been recognized as a fellow at various prestigious institutions such as the Omohundro Institute of Early American Studies.

Research Interests

Courses

HIST 11 Deciphering America HIST 203 Witches, Whores, & Rogues HIST 345 Sinners, Sex, Slaves: Gender Race America 1865 HIST 346 Bodies, Race, Rights: Gender Race U.S. 1865 Present HIST 610 Slavery, Tropical Commodities, Atlantic Plantation Economies HIST 670 Comparative History of Slavery and Emancipation HIST 610 Atlantic History HIST 670 Comparative Race and Gender HIST 670 Bodies, Race, Gender in Comparative Perspective

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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