Teresa A. Meade | |
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| Born | 1948 (1948) |
| Education | PhD,Rutgers University |
| Known for | Historian ofLatin America |
Teresa A. Meade (born 1948) is an American historian. A specialist inLatin American history, she was Professor of History and Culture atUnion College inSchenectady, New York.
Teresa Ann Meade was born inIowa in 1948.[1] She graduated with a B.A. in history from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison in 1972. She gained her PhD fromRutgers University in 1984,[2] with a thesis oncommunity protest inRio de Janeiro between 1890 and 1917.[3]
Meade taught at Union College for many years. In 2000-2001 she was aFulbright Lecturer inTokyo.[4] She became Professor of History and Culture, remaining at Union College until her retirement in 2020.[when?]
She is a member of theRadical History Review editorial collective,[5] and has been president of the board of trustees of theJournal of Women's History.[6]