Stephen H. Norwood Explained

Stephen Harlan Norwood (January 20, 1951 – 2023) was an American historian who was professor of history at the University of Oklahoma from 1987 to 2023.

Education

Norwood received his B.A. at Tufts University in 1972, M.A. at Columbia University in 1975, and Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1984.[1] [2] His doctoral dissertation was The making of the trade union woman: work, culture, and organization of telephone operators, 1878-1923.[3]

Career

From 1984 to 1987, Norwood was an instructor at Memphis State University.[2] Norwood then joined the University of Oklahoma as assistant professor of history in 1987. He was promoted to associate professor in 1991 and full professor in 2002.[2]

Norwood's 2009 book , drew attention even before publication.[4] [5] [6] According to Norwood, "Harvard was involved in active steps that helped legitimate the Nazi regime in the West",[7] and was "indifferent to the prosecution of German Jews and indeed on numerous occasions assisted the Nazis in their efforts to gain acceptance in the West", welcoming one of Adolf Hitler's closest deputies to a reunion, hosting a reception for German naval officials and sending delegates to a celebration at a German university that had expelled Jews, while failing to condemn the policies of Hitler's regime.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Norwood's most recent book is Antisemitism and the American Far Left. This is the first systematic study of the American far-left's role in both promoting and combating antisemitism. The book covers both the Old Left and New Left, including the latter's black nationalist allies. It also examines antisemitism in the contemporary far-left, including its relationships with Islamists.[12]

Personal life

Norwood was born in Washington, D.C. in 1951; he was Jewish.[2] His parents were economists; his mother Janet Lippe Norwood was commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from 1979 to 1991.[2] [13] His paternal grandmother Rose Finkelstein Norwood, who was born to a Jewish family in Kyiv, Russian Empire (in modern Ukraine) in 1889, was a labor activist and founder of the Boston Telephone Operators Union.[14] [15]

In 1975, Stephen Norwood married Eunice Pollack.[2] Norwood died in 2023.[16]

Books

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephen H. Norwood. https://web.archive.org/web/20230525135024/https://www.ou.edu/cas/history/people/faculty/stephen-h-norwood. dead. May 25, 2023. University of Oklahoma Department of History.
  2. Web site: Norwood, Stephen H. 1951- (Stephen Norwood, Stephen Harlan Norwood). Contemporary Authors. Gale Group. May 25, 2024.
  3. Norwood. Stephen Harlan. The making of the trade union woman: work, culture, and organization of telephone operators, 1878-1923. Ph.D.. Columbia University. 1984.
  4. News: Few Show at Meeting to Protest 110th St. Building. Jamie . Hodari. December 7, 2000 . Columbia Spectator.
  5. Web site: AHA Calendar - Meetings and Seminars. American Historical Association.
  6. Web site: Harvard's Nazi Ties. Stephen H.. Norwood. November 16, 2004. B'nai Brith. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101120145943/http://bnaibrith.ca/article.php?id=839. November 20, 2010.
  7. News: Harvard's stance on Nazis questioned; Historian calls '30s record 'shameful'. Marcella . Bombardieri. . November 14, 2004 .
  8. News: Maguire. Ken. November 14, 2004. Associated Press. Expert: Harvard Aided Nazi Image in 1930s . https://web.archive.org/web/20041215211546/http://hosted.ap.org:80/dynamic/stories/H/HARVARD_NAZIS?SITE=CACRU&SECTION=US. December 15, 2004. May 25, 2024. dead.
  9. News: The real story of Nazi's Harvard visit. Andrew . Schlesinger . November 18, 2004. The Boston Globe. https://web.archive.org/web/20041120030434/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/11/18/the_real_story_of_nazis_harvard_visit/. November 20, 2004. May 25, 2024. dead.
  10. Web site: Norwood. Stephen H.. Harvard's Sorry Anti-Semitic Record. Boston Globe. November 24, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026050238/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2004/11/24/harvards_sorry_anti_semitic_record/. October 26, 2012. dead.
  11. Web site: Romano. Carlin. The Shame of Academe and Fascism, Then and Now. Chronicle Review. August 10, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091004155520/http://chronicle.com:80/article/The-Shame-of-Academe-and/47938/. October 4, 2009. dead. subscription.
  12. Edward Alexander, "Book Marks," Chicago Jewish Star, November 22-December 5, 2013
  13. Web site: Janet L. Norwood, former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, dies. Langer. Emily. The Washington Post. March 31, 2015. May 25, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153932/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/janet-l-norwood-former-bureau-of-labor-statistics-commissioner-dies/2015/03/31/1ad007f2-d6ea-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html. April 2, 2015.
  14. Stephen H. Norwood. Telephone Operators & Worker Militancy (Book Review). Hodges. James A.. The Historian. 53. 3. 1991. 597. 0018-2168.
  15. Web site: Rose Finkelstein Norwood (1889-1980). Boston Women's Heritage Trail. May 27, 2024.
  16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20230824183217/https://www.ou.edu/cas/history/people/faculty. August 24, 2023. Faculty. University of Oklahoma, Department of History. May 25, 2024. dead.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Stephen H. Norwood".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.