Mary Helen Washington
Mary Helen Washington is an American literary scholar. She is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park in the Department of English.[1] Washington is a past president of the American Studies Association.[2]
She is the author of several books of literary and cultural criticism, including The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s.[3] Her book Invented Lives: Narratives of Black Women 1860-1960 was a New York Times Best Book of the Year.[4] She has contributed to the PBS documentary series American Experience.[5]
She is the 1988 recipient of the Candace Award from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.
References
- ^ "Washington, Mary Helen". University of Maryland, College Park Department of English. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Presidents". American Studies Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Washington, Mary Helen. "The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s". Columbia University Press. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Editor's Choices: The Best Books fo 1987". New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Mary Helen Washington". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
