Ruth Feldstein

Ruth Feldstein is Professor of History and American Studies at Rutgers University–Newark, holding joint appointments in the Departments of American Studies, Africana Studies, History, and Program in Women's and Gender Studies.

Her educational background includes:

• Ph.D. from Brown University (1996)

Professor Feldstein's research centers on United States history with emphasis on 20th-century transnational culture and politics, women's and gender history, and African American history. She has authored two major scholarly works: Motherhood in Black and White: Race and Sex in American Liberalism, 1930-1965 and the award-winning How It Feels to Be Free: Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement, which was adapted into an Emmy-nominated documentary for which she served as associate producer.

No specific scientific awards were named in source materials beyond the book's award designation. Information regarding student advisees and research grants was not provided in available documentation.