Elizabeth Varon
Elizabeth R. Varon holds a PhD from Yale University and is a history professor at Temple University, specializing in the Civil War, Reconstruction, women's history, and Southern history.
Her scholarship uniquely integrates social, women's, and political history.
Her notable works include studies of white Southern women's political participation, a biography of Union spy Elizabeth Van Lew, and her biography of General James Longstreet.
She is also contributing to a major multi-author series on the Civil War's origins, consistently weaving African American and women's histories into broader political narratives, enriching our understanding of this pivotal era.
