Anne Firor Scott

Professor Anne F. Scott is the W. K. Boyd Professor of History Emerita at Duke University. Prior to her position at Duke, Professor Scott held teaching positions at Haverford College and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is considered a pioneer of women's history in the United States, found in such works as "The Southern Lady, " "Making the Invisible Woman Visible," "Natural Allies," and "Unheard Voices." In 2006, Professor Scott's book "Pauli Murray and Caroline Ware" explored a little-known correspondence between two mid twentieth-century women. Murray, a civil rights lawyer, professor, author, and feminist, was also the first black woman ordained an Episcopal priest; Caroline Ware, one of Scott’s own friends, was a scholar, author, consumer advocate, and political activist.He work has earned her prestigious awards such as Berkshire Conference Prize, American Historical Association’s Scholarly Achievement Award, Organization of American Historians' Distinguished Service Award, and National Humanities Medal. She was also a past president of the Organization of American Historians and the Southern Historical Association.