Mary E. Young
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| Born | December 16, 1929 Utica, New York, United States |
| Died | February 12, 2022 (aged 92) Rochester, New York, United States |
| Occupation | historian |
| Known for | Redskins, Ruffleshirts, and Rednecks: Indian Allotments in Mississippi and Alabama, 1830–1860 |
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Mary E. Young (December 16, 1929–February 12, 2021) was an American historian.
Life and career
Born on December 16, 1929, in Utica, New York,[1] Young studied at Oberlin College and Cornell University.[2] In 1955 She started her teaching career at Ohio State University as an instructor. She went on to become a full professor in 1969.[3] She taught at the University of Rochester from 1973 to 2000, and retired as professor emeritus.[4] Young was known for including Native American history in her teaching of American history.[5]
In 1961 her book Redskins, Ruffleshirts, and Rednecks: Indian Allotments in Mississippi and Alabama, 1830–1860 was published by the University of Oklahoma Press. It was reprinted in 2002.[6][4] She was the recipient of the American Studies Association prize for best article in the American Quarterly and the Ray Allen Billington Award from the Western History Association.[4]
Young died on February 12, 2021, in Rochester.[3]
References
- ^ Scanlon, Jennifer; Cosner, Shaaron (1996). American women historians: 1700s - 1990s; a biographical dictionary. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-29664-2.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Mary Elizabeth Young, 1930-2021". The Panorama. March 10, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam: Mary Elizabeth Young, 1929-2021". Women In Academia Report. February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c McCally, Karen (February 19, 2021). "Mary Young remembered as a trailblazer in the field of Native American history". News Center. University of Rochester. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Obituaries in Rochester, NY". Rochester Democrat And Chronicle. February 12, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ Young, Mary Elizabeth (2002). Redskins, Ruffleshirts and Rednecks: Indian Allotments in Alabama and Mississippi, 1830-1860. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806134352.