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Lynn Hudson is Professor of History at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), specializing in African American history, gender studies, and the U.S. West. During 2024-25, she holds a fellowship at UIC's Institute for the Humanities. Her office is located in 918 UH at 601 S Morgan St., with Spring 2024 office hours Mondays 1:00-2:00 PM.
Education:
- PhD in History, Indiana University
- MA in History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Her research centers on African American resistance to segregation, particularly in California, and the construction of historical memory. Key themes include Black entrepreneurship, gender performance in public spaces, and state-sanctioned discrimination. She examines how marginalized communities navigated legal systems while creating cultural counter-narratives, with emphasis on Western U.S. contexts often overlooked in traditional civil rights frameworks.
Hudson's publications reveal consistent focus on African American agency in hostile environments, spanning 19th-century entrepreneurship to 20th-century civil rights struggles. Recent works like West of Jim Crow (2020) demonstrate her signature approach: analyzing institutional racism while highlighting community resilience through legal challenges, economic strategies, and cultural production.
Scientific Awards:
- Barbara Penny Kanner Prize (Western Association of Women Historians) for The Making of 'Mammy Pleasant'
- Joan Jensen-Darlis Miller Prize (Coalition for Western Women’s History) for 'Strong Animal Passions' article
Hudson has taught graduate/undergraduate courses on race and gender history at UC San Diego, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Macalester College (where she chaired the History Department). Her public history work engages memory studies through institutional fellowships and community-oriented scholarship, though specific grant details are unreported in source materials.
