Join us, Wednesday, 24 July 2024, from 4-5 p.m. ET for a Fellow’s Forum with Whitney Nell Stewart, assistant professor of history and faculty of the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Held in the Berkeley Conference Room of the Jefferson Library this research forum will consist of a presentation by Whitney Stewart followed by an opportunity to ask questions and discuss with the group. Space is limited, please email clawrence@monticello.org by 22 July to reserve your seat. Registration is free, but required.
About the Presentation
About Whitney Nell Stewart
Whitney Nell Stewart is a historian of slavery and the American South. Along with several articles and essays, she is author of This Is Our Home: Slavery and Struggle on Southern Plantations, which won the 2024 Ramirez Family Award for Most Significant Scholarly Work from the Texas Institute of Letters. Her work has been supported by fellowships from national organizations like the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Smithsonian, and most recently by the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast, the George Washington Presidential Library, and the International Center for Jefferson Studies. She received her PhD from Rice University and is an assistant professor of history and faculty of the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at the University of Texas at Dallas.