Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (foks jehn-uh-VEES-ee), a pioneer in women’s studies and the history of America’s South, is considered by many critics to be one of the most important historical/feminist writers of the postmodern era. Fox-Genovese’s work helped create a realistic social and historical consciousness that had, until the early 1950’s, been defined in part by romantic idealism. In her many articles, editorials, and books, Fox-Genovese reexamines America’s past and in so doing strives to create a present that is socially aware and historically accurate.
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