Laurie B. Green

Laurie B. Green is an Associate Professor in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. A historian specializing in mid-20th century social justice movements, her work examines intersections of race, gender, labor, and health in urban and rural contexts. She is the author of the award-winning book Battling the Plantation Mentality and co-editor of Precarious Prescriptions and The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Vol. 24.

• Education: Ph.D. from the University of Chicago

Research Interests: Dr. Green analyzes power dynamics in social justice movements, focusing on poor and working-class women, Black and Latinx communities, and issues like hunger, malnutrition, and media representations of race. Her interdisciplinary work bridges labor history, medical humanities, and gender studies.

Publication Trends: Her scholarship, including co-edited volumes and documentaries, centers on contested histories of race, health, and activism in North America. Recent work explores the politics of hunger and public health crises in the 1960s-70s.

• Scientific Awards: 2008 Philip Taft Award, OAH Distinguished Lecturer designation, and fellowships from prestigious institutions like the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and Institute for Advanced Study.

Advising & Grants: She leads the Austin Women Activists Oral History Project, integrating student interviews into digital history initiatives. Her grants include support from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and Louisville Institute.