Guion Griffis Johnson
Guion Griffis Johnson | |
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| Born | Frances Guion Griffis 11 April 1900 |
| Died | (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Spouse(s) | Guy Benton Johnson |
| Children | Benton Johnson and Edward Johnson |
Guion Griffis Johnson (12 April 1900 – 12 June 1989) was an American pioneering female historian.
Life[]
Born Frances Guion Griffis in Wolfe City, Texas, on April 11, 1900, she was raised in Greenville, Texas. She married Guy Benton Johnson, a sociologist, and together they had two sons, Guy Benton, Jr. and Edward.[1] She died at the age of 89 on 12 June 1989.[2]
Academic career[]
She attended Baylor College for Women and began studying journalism. After marriage, her husband and she moved from Texas to take positions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There, she was offered an associate professorship and earned her PhD in history.[3]
Because so few women were active historians at the time, Johnson's first mention in the American Historical Review referred to her as "he". She published several studies of the antebellum South, delving into race relations, religion, freed slaves, women's life, and other aspects that had previously been only lightly treated.[4] Her award-winning book Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History is still considered an important resource.[2][5]
She became involved in women's organizations and issues after the end of the Second World War, when opportunities for women again became limited.[6] She and her husband and also collaborated on several research projects.[7]
References[]
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- ^ Johnson, Guy (June 2006). "Guy Benton Johnson Papers, 1830–1882, 1901–1987". University of North Carolina, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thuesen, Sarah Caroline (January 2002). "Making Southern History: Guion Griffis Johnson's Ante-Bellum North Carolina". University of North Carolina, University Library. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ Scott, Anne Firor (1993). Unheard Voices: The First Historians of Southern Women (Feminist Issues : Practice, Politics, Theory). Charlottesville, Virginia: The University Press of Virginia. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-0-8139-1433-6.
- ^ Scott, Anne Firor (1993). Unheard Voices: The First Historians of Southern Women (Feminist Issues : Practice, Politics, Theory). Charlottesville, Virginia: The University Press of Virginia. pp. 40–42. ISBN 978-0-8139-1433-6.
- ^ Johnson, Guion Griffis (1937). Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina press.
- ^ Scott, Anne Firor (1993). Unheard Voices: The First Historians of Southern Women (Feminist Issues : Practice, Politics, Theory). Charlottesville, Virginia: The University Press of Virginia. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0-8139-1433-6.
- ^ Thomas, Harry. "Guion Griffis Johnson: A Pioneering Scholar". University of North Carolina, University Library. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
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