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Olwen Hufton

オルウェン・ハフトン

Oruwen Hufuton

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1938 （Oldham, Lancashire, England）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
England (Oldham) → University of Leicester → University of Reading → Harvard University (USA) → European University Institute (Italy, Florence) → Merton College, Oxford → Royal Holloway (North East London care home)

Career

Occupations
Historian, Academic
Active Years
1963-2024
Affiliations
University of Leicester, University of Reading, Harvard University, European University Institute, Merton College, Oxford, Royal Holloway, University of London
Memberships
British Academy (FBA), Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)

Education

University College London
History Department
Country: United Kingdom
Studied under Alfred Cobban

Awards

Wolfson History Prize
1975
Work: The Poor of Eighteenth-Century France (1750-1789)
Organization: Wolfson Foundation
Result: winner
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
2004
Organization: British Government
Result: awarded
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
1998
Organization: British Academy
Result: elected

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bayeux in the Late Eighteenth Century

1967 History

Study on Bayeux in the late 18th century

Social history

The Poor of Eighteenth-Century France (1750-1789)

1974 Social history

Study on the poor in 18th-century France

PovertySocial relations

Women and the Limits of Citizenship in the French Revolution

1992 Women's history

Women and citizenship limits in the French Revolution

Women's historyGender

The Prospect Before Her: A History of Women in Western Europe, 1500-1800

1995 Women's history

History of women in Western Europe 1500-1800

Women's historyCultural history

Europe: Privilege and Protest 1730-1789

2000 Early modern history

Privilege and protest in Europe 1730-1789

Social historyReligion

Bibliography

  • Bayeux in the Late Eighteenth Century (1967)
  • The Poor of Eighteenth-Century France (1974)
  • Women and the Limits of Citizenship in the French Revolution (1992)
  • The Prospect Before Her: A History of Women in Western Europe, I: 1500-1800 (1995)
  • Europe: Privilege and Protest 1730-1789 (2000)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Pioneer of social historyPioneer of women's historyComparative socio-cultural history
Recurring Motifs
GenderPovertySocial relationsReligionWork

Health

  • Alzheimer’s Disease
    2013-現在
    Diagnosed in 2013, now lives in a care home in North East London

Legacy

British historian of early modern Europe, pioneer of social and women's history, expert in gender, poverty, social relations, religion, and work

Trivia

  • Only council house child in her grammar school form
  • Married Brian Murphy in 1965, two daughters (Caroline Murphy academic, Clare Murphy)