Stevenson, Louise L.

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STEVENSON, Louise L.

STEVENSON, Louise L. American, b. 1948. Genres: Intellectual history, Education, Women's studies and issues. Career: University of New Hampshire, Durham, visiting lecturer in history, 1981-82; Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, assistant professor, 1982-89, associate professor of history and American studies, 1989-96, professor, history & American studies, 1996-, chair of department of history, 1991-94, chair, women's studies program, 1994-2000. Publications: Scholarly Means to Evangelical Ends: The New Haven Scholars and the Transformation of Higher Learning in America, 1830-1890, 1986; Miss Porter's School: A History in Documents, 2 vols., 1987; The Victorian Homefront: American Thought and Culture, 1860-1880, 1991, rev. ed., 2001; (ed.) Women's History: Selected Reading Lists and Course Outlines from American Colleges and Universities, 3rd ed., 1992. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Departments of History and American Studies Program, Franklin and Marshall College, PO Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, U.S.A.

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