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Ruth Feldstein

Ruth Sara Feldstein is an American historian with research interests in United States history; her work focuses on 20th-century culture and politics; women's and gender history; and African American history. Currently she is professor of history and American studies at Rutgers University.

Education
Feldstein earned B.A. in arts (1986) from the University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude). M.A. in history (1989) from Brown University. Ph.D. in history (1996) from Brown. ==Work==
Work
In her book Motherhood in Black and White: Race and Sex in American Liberalism, 1930-1965 (Cornell, 2000) she traces the history of liberalism between the eras of the New Deal and Great Society, and argues that central to its development were conservative gender ideologies, which perpetuated the stereotypes of bad mothering by domineering "black matriarchs" and bad white "moms". Her article about Nina Simone earned her the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Prize, Best Article on Black Women's History. ==Personal life==
Personal life
In 1990, Feldstein married Asa Nixon, a doctor. ==References==
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