Merry Wiesner-Hanks

Merry Wiesner-Hanks is a distinguished professor emerita of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is a world historian and a historian of women and gender, with a particular focus on the experiences of women in the early modern period. Wiesner-Hanks has written extensively on topics such as women's history, gender studies, and the history of the family. She is the author of several books, including 'The Private Life of an English Gentleman: Women, Family, and Education for Men, 1560-1680'. Wiesner-Hanks has also received numerous awards for her teaching and research, including the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship.