Mary E. Young | |
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Born | December 16, 1929
Utica, New York, United States |
Died | February 12, 2021
Rochester, New York, United States | (aged 91)
Occupation | historian |
Known for | Redskins, Ruffleshirts, and Rednecks: Indian Allotments in Mississippi and Alabama, 1830–1860 |
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Mary E. Young (December 16, 1929–February 12, 2021) was an American historian.
Born on December 16, 1929, in Utica, New York, [1] Young studied at Oberlin College and Cornell University. [2] In 1955 She started her teaching career at Ohio State University as an instructor. She went on to become a full professor in 1969. [3] She taught at the University of Rochester from 1973 to 2000, and retired as professor emeritus. [4] Young was known for including Native American history in her teaching of American history. [5]
In 1961 her book Redskins, Ruffleshirts, and Rednecks: Indian Allotments in Mississippi and Alabama, 1830–1860 was published by the University of Oklahoma Press. It was reprinted in 2002. [6] [4] She was the recipient of the American Studies Association prize for best article in the American Quarterly and the Ray Allen Billington Award from the Western History Association. [4]
Young died on February 12, 2021, in Rochester. [3]