Ann J. Lane

Ann J. Lane (1931–2013) was an American educator, historian, and author that was considered to be a pioneer in the fields of women’s history and women’s studies. Before retiring in 2009 she worked at the University of Virginia as a professor of History and director of Women’s Studies.

Lane was born in Brooklyn and attended Brooklyn College, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1952. She went on to receive an MA in sociology from New York University and a PhD in American History from Columbia University.

Her brother was the lawyer and activist Mark Lane.

Bibliography

• The Debate over Slavery: Stanley Elkins and His Critics (1971)
• The Brownsville Affair: National Crisis and Black Reaction (1971)
• To "Herland" and Beyond: The Life and Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1990)

As editor

• The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1991)

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