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Rebecca Edwards is a Professor of History at Vassar College since 1995, holding the Eloise Ellery Chair. Her research focuses on post-Civil War U.S. history, electoral politics, women's history, and the American West. She teaches courses such as Violent Economies: Rewriting the American West and Sex & Reproduction in 19th-Century United States. Edwards is on leave during the 2024–2025 academic year and is affiliated with the Departments of Environmental Studies and the Women, Feminist, and Queer Studies Program.
Education:
- BA, College of William and Mary
- MA and PhD, University of Virginia (1995)
Her work has been featured in prominent media outlets, including the Atlantic and New York Times, and she has appeared on C-SPAN’s Lectures in History. Edwards also engages with contemporary issues, such as commenting on political movements like the March For Our Lives.
Her academic contributions span teaching, public scholarship, and interdisciplinary collaboration across history, gender studies, and environmental studies.
