Viola Florence Barnes

Viola Florence Barnes (August 28, 1885 – July 1, 1979) was an American historian and author, one of the most prominent female historians in the US in the first half of 20th century.[1]

Viola Florence Barnes
Born28 August 1885 
Albion 
Died26 July 1979  (aged 93)
Alma mater
Employer
Awards

Life

Born in Albion, Nebraska, Barnes was educated at the University of Nebraska and Yale University. She taught at Smith College (1933) and Mount Holyoke College (1933–1952). In 1940, she was honored by the Women's Centennial Congress as one of a hundred successful women in fields formerly closed to women.

She focused on the history of New England and the Maritime provinces, her most famous work was The Dominion of New England (1923).[2]

Her papers are held at Mt. Holyoke.[3]

References
  1. "Viola Florence Barnes | Nebraska Authors". nebraskaauthors.org. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. Haffenden, P. S. (2006). "Viola Florence Barnes, 1885–1979: A Historian's Biography". English Historical Review. CXXI (493): 1189–1190. doi:10.1093/ehr/cel274. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  3. "Viola Florence Barnes Collection, ca. 1896-1979". Mount Holyoke. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

Sources
  • John G. Reid, Viola Florence Barnes, 1885-1979: a historian's biography, University of Toronto Press, 2005
  • "Viola Florence Barnes." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 13 Feb. 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.