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Amy Murrell Taylor
Education:B.A., Duke University
M.A., PhD, history, 2001, University of Virginia
Thesis Title:The Divided Family in Civil War America, 1860–1870
Thesis Year:2001
Workplaces:University at Albany, SUNY
University of Kentucky
Awards:Merle Curti Award
Frederick Douglass Prize

Amy Elizabeth Murrell Taylor is an American historian. She is the T. Marshall Hahn Jr. Professor of History at the University of Kentucky.

Early life and education

Taylor earned her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, then earned her Master's degree and PhD from the University of Virginia.[1] Her thesis was titled The Divided Family in Civil War America, 1860–1870.[2]

Career

Taylor joined the Department of History at University at Albany, SUNY as an assistant professor.[3] While there, she published her first book titled The Divided Family in Civil War America in 2005. Using personal experiences from the Civil War Era, including letters, diaries, newspapers, and government documents, Taylor examines how the war divided nations and families.[4] [5] Following her publication, Taylor received the 2007 College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching[6] and was granted a 2008 Fellowship with the American Council of Learned Societies.[7] Her fellowship focused on her project An Army of Fugitives: A History of the Men, Women, and Children Who Fled Slavery During the United States Civil War.[8] Before leaving Albany for a similar position at the University of Kentucky, Taylor was appointed to the Board of Advisors of The Society of Civil War Historians.[9]

In 2012, Taylor left Albany for a tenured associate professor position at the University of Kentucky's Department of History.[10] While continuing to work on her project An Army of Fugitives: A History of the Men, Women, and Children Who Fled Slavery During the United States Civil War, she was appointed to the editorial board for the Journal of Southern History and to the selection committee for the 2016 Avery Craven Prize.[11] Two years later, she was promoted to interim chair of UK's Department of History[12] and published her book Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camps. The book focused on the everyday life experiences of escapes slaves seeking refuge during the Civil War.[13] [14] 'Embattled Freedom received numerous awards including the 2019 Frederick Douglass Prize,[15] Nau Book Prize,[16] Tom Watson Brown Book Prize,[17] and Merle Curti Award.[18]

On June 19, 2020, it was announced that Taylor would be appointed as University Research Professor for the 2020-21 Academic year at the University of Kentucky.[19]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amy Murrell Taylor . history.as.uky.edu . June 26, 2020.
  2. Web site: CORCORAN DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY PHD RECIPIENTS PLACEMENT RESULTS . history.virginia.edu . June 26, 2020 . December 2, 2014.
  3. Web site: Department of History 2005–06 . albany.edu . June 26, 2020.
  4. Web site: Jabour . Anya . Jabour on Taylor, 'The Divided Family in Civil War America' . networks.h-net.org . June 26, 2020 . February 2007.
  5. Web site: Smith . Gary . Review of Taylor, Amy Murrell, The Divided Family in Civil War America . networks.h-net.org . June 26, 2020 . July 2006.
  6. Web site: Major Highlights . albany.edu . June 26, 2020 . 2007 . June 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200628044908/https://www.albany.edu/yearinreview/2007/schoolscolleges/cas.shtml . dead .
  7. Web site: 2008 Fellows and Grantees Of The American Council of Learned Societies. eric.ed.gov . June 26, 2020 . 21 . 2008.
  8. Web site: Amy Murrell Taylor F'08 . acls.org . June 26, 2020 . June 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627051604/https://www.acls.org/research/fellow.aspx?cid=DB79AF86-6641-DD11-B38E-000C2903E717 . dead .
  9. Web site: Recent Faculty Awards and Honors . albany.edu . June 26, 2020 . 21 . Spring 2011 . June 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626063150/https://www.albany.edu/cas-newsletter/newsletter-archive/2010-2011-Academic-Year.pdf . dead .
  10. Web site: From the Chair . history.as.uky.edu . June 26, 2020 . 1 . 2012.
  11. Web site: FACULTY UPDATES . history.as.uky.edu . June 26, 2020 . 9 . 2015.
  12. Web site: From the Chair . history.as.uky.edu . June 26, 2020 . 2 . 2018 . I am on leave in Fall 2018, and so the very able Amy Murrell Taylor will take the reins as interim chair until I return on January 1.
  13. Crane . J. Michael . Review of Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camp . Journal of Arizona History . Autumn 2019 . 60 . 3 . 357–360 . June 26, 2020 . Arizona Historical Society.
  14. Oakes . James . Review of Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camp . Register of the Kentucky Historical Society . 2019 . 117 . 3 . 10.1353/khs.2019.0073 . June 26, 2020. free .
  15. Web site: Tucker . Olivia . Kentucky professor wins Frederick Douglass Book Prize . yaledailynews.com . June 26, 2020 . November 21, 2019.
  16. Web site: Amy M. Taylor Wins 2019 Nau Book Prize . naucenter.as.virginia.edu . June 26, 2020 . April 30, 2019.
  17. Web site: Book Prizes for Amy M. Taylor's Embattled Freedoms . naucenter.as.virginia.edu . June 26, 2020 . April 23, 2019.
  18. Web site: Merle Curti Award Winners . oah.org . Organization of American Historians . June 26, 2020.
  19. Web site: Wells-Hosley . Jenny . Board Announces University Professorships for 2020-21 . uknow.uky.edu . June 26, 2020 . June 19, 2020.

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