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Gerda Lerner
Austrian-American scholar
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| Born | Gerda Hedwig Kronstein ()April 30, Vienna, Austria |
| Died | January 2, () (aged&#;92) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education | New School (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
| Spouses | Bobby Jensen &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Carl Lerner &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | 2 |
Gerda Hedwig Lerner (née Kronstein; April 30, – January 2, ) was an Austrian-born American historian and woman's history author.
In addition to her numerous scholarly publications, she wrote poetry, fiction, theatre pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography. She served as president of the Organization of American Historians from to In , she was appointed Robinson Edwards Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she taught until retiring in [1]
Lerner was one of the founders of the academic field of women's histor