Claudine Ferrell

Claudine Ferrell is a Professor in the History and American Studies program at the University of Mary Washington, where she has taught since 1984. Her research and teaching focus on African American history, legal and constitutional history, and U.S. social history, particularly the Reconstruction Era and Vietnam War.

• Education: Ph.D. in History from Rice University (1983), M.A. in History from Southwest Texas State University (1975), B.A. in English from Southwest Texas State University (1972).

Her scholarly work centers on 19th-century U.S. history, with a focus on abolitionist movements, constitutional amendments, and postbellum legal frameworks. She has contributed entries to encyclopedias on topics like the Thirteenth Amendment and Reconstruction, and authored the book The Abolitionist Movement (2005).

Her publications reveal trends in historical jurisprudence, racial equity, and educational pedagogy. She has also written on teaching methodologies, including her 2002 article Method in the Madness, which explores strategies for training history majors in research.