Gerda Lerner
Gerda Lerner is Robinson-Edwards Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of eight other books.
Gerda Lerner is Robinson-Edwards Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of eight other books. See less
Gerda Lerner's Featured Books
Gerda Lerner book reviews
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The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina: Pioneers for Woman's Rights and Abolition
Everything on the abolition movement
by naomi b, Mar 14, 2013
Excellent. Deep history of the abolition movement from the perspective of two sisters from a South Carolina plantation who disagreed with their slave-holding family.
Wonder why it has not been ... Read More
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Fireweed: A Political Autobiography
Singular scholar of women's studies
by naomi b, Feb 24, 2013
Gerda Lerner had to push her way into Columbia University to pursue degrees in history. She became an a major scholar in the new field of women's studies in the late 20th century. This is her ... Read More
