Margaret Ellen Newell
Margaret Ellen Newell (born May 29, 1962) is an American historian. She is a Full professor of history at Ohio State University and recipient of the 2016 James A. Rawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians.
Margaret Ellen Newell | |
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Born | May 29, 1962 |
Awards | James A. Rawley Prize |
Academic background | |
Education | BA, history and Spanish, 1984, Brown University MA, PhD, Early American History, University of Virginia |
Thesis | Economic ideology, culture and development in New England, 1620-1800 (1991) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Ohio State University |
Early life and education
Newell was born on May 29, 1962.[1] She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and her Master's degree and PhD from the University of Virginia.[2]
Career
Upon earning her PhD, Newell joined the faculty at Ohio State University (OSU) in 1991.[3] During her early tenure at the university, she published her first book; From Dependency to Independence: Economic Revolution in Colonial New England. The book focused on how early New England colonialists grew their struggling economy in limited time to successully lead an Independence war.[4][5] Following the publication of this book, she received the school's Outstanding Faculty Member by the Sphinx and Mortar Board Senior Class Honoraries.[2]
In 2015, Newell was promoted to the rank of Full professor in the Department of History at OSU.[6] In this role, she published her second book titled Brethren by Nature: New England Indians, Colonists, and the Origins of American Slavery, which received the James A. Rawley Prize[7] and the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize.[8] The book discussed how New England colonists enslaved thousands of Native Americans and were the first colony to legalize slavery.[9] In 2019, she was the recipient of OSU's Harlan Hatcher Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award.[10]
Publications
- Robert Child and the entrepreneurial vision : economic development and ideology in New England, 1629-1654, 1986
- Economic ideology, culture and development in New England, 1620-1800, 1991
- From dependency to independence : economic revolution in colonial New England, 1997
- Brethren by nature : New England Indians, colonists, and the origins of American slavery, 2015
References
- "Newell, Margaret Ellen, 1962-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "Margaret Ellen Newell". history.osu.edu. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "Margaret E. Newell CV" (PDF). mershoncenter.osu.edu. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- Rothenberg, Winifred B. (September 1999). "Review of From Dependency to Independence. Economic Revolution in Colonial New England". 59 (3): 839–841. doi:10.1017/S0022050700023913. Retrieved July 6, 2020. Cite journal requires
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(help) - T. H. Breen (February 2000). "Review of From Dependency to Independence: Economic Revolution in Colonial New England". The American Historical Review. 105 (1): 205–206. doi:10.1086/ahr/105.1.205. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "Faculty Promotions". history.osu.edu. June 24, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "Margaret Newell Book Wins James A. Rawley Prize". artsandsciences.osu.edu. April 29, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "PETER J. GOMES MEMORIAL BOOK PRIZE AWARDED" (PDF). masshist.org. 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "Newell's 'Brethren By Nature' Explores Native American Slavery". staging.mershoncenter.osu.edu. February 8, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "McSweeney, Newell Receive Arts And Sciences Honors". staging.mershoncenter.osu.edu. May 7, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2020.