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Gerda Lerner
Austrian-American scholar
Gerda Lerner | |
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Gerda Kronstein in 1981. | |
| Born | Gerda Hedwig Kronstein (1920-04-30)April 30, 1920 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | January 2, 2013(2013-01-02) (aged 92) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education | New School (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
| Spouses | Bobby Jensen (m. 1939; div. 1940)Carl Lerner (m. 1941; died 1973) |
| Children | 2 |
Gerda Hedwig Lerner (née Kronstein; April 30, 1920 – January 2, 2013) was an Austrian-born American historian and woman's history author.
In addition to her numerous scholarly publications, she wrote poetry, fiction, theatre pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography. She served as president of the Organization of American Historians from 1980 to 1981. In 1980, she was appointed Robinson Edwards Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where sh