Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (2011) Winner
Sara Dubow
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Sara Dubow
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Williamstown, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Professor of History
- Active Years
- 1991-
- Affiliations
- Williams College (Department of History), Brearley School (teaching), Hunter College (teaching)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams College | — | History | BA | 1987–1991 | United States |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | — | History | MA | 1994–1996 | United States |
| Rutgers University | — | History | PhD | 1998–2003 | United States |
Williams College
History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1987–1991
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
United States
University of Massachusetts Amherst
History
Degree:
MA
Period:
1994–1996
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
Rutgers University
History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1998–2003
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bancroft Prize | Ourselves Unborn: A History of the Fetus in Modern America | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship | — | — | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Princeton University Library Research Grant | Conscience Wars: Conscientious Objection and Religious Accommodations in Modern America, 1965–2016 (research project) | — | Princeton University | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
2011
Work:
Ourselves Unborn: A History of the Fetus in Modern America
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship
2013
Organization:
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Result:
受賞
Princeton University Library Research Grant
2017
Work:
Conscience Wars: Conscientious Objection and Religious Accommodations in Modern America, 1965–2016 (research project)
Organization:
Princeton University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ourselves Unborn: A History of the Fetus in Modern America
2011 Academic historyThe book traces the historical meanings ascribed to the fetus in modern America and analyzes how those meanings shaped law, politics, and culture—addressing abortion, reproductive politics, and intersections of religion and law.
history of the fetusreproductive politicslaw and gender
'A Constitutional Right Rendered Utterly Meaningless': Religious Exemptions and Reproductive Politics, 1973–2014
2015 Scholarly articleA historical analysis of religious exemptions and reproductive politics since 1973, examining how legal remedies and religious claims have interacted.
religion and lawreproductive policy
Bibliography
- Ourselves Unborn: A History of the Fetus in Modern America (Oxford University Press, 2011)
- 'A Constitutional Right Rendered Utterly Meaningless': Religious Exemptions and Reproductive Politics, 1973–2014 (Journal of Policy History, 2015)
- 'I Always Pick the Losing Cause': Dorothy Kenyon, the ACLU, and the Development of Feminist Jurisprudence (2023 UMass Amherst Distinguished Annual Lecture)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly, analytical proselegal-historical approach
- Recurring Motifs
- meanings ascribed to the fetusintersection of law and religiongender and rights
Legacy
Dubow has been recognized for clarifying historical meanings of the fetus in modern America and for influential work at the intersection of reproductive health and legal history. Her Bancroft Prize and other fellowships have established her scholarly reputation.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
Trivia
- Recipient of the Bancroft Prize (2011).
- Teaches in the History Department at Williams College and served as an associate dean of the faculty from 2020 to 2023.