Sara Alpern
| Sara Alpern Tarlow
(Women's historian-emeritus at | |||
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| Born | September 10, 1942 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Residence: | ||
| Spouse | Peter E. Tarlow Children | ||
| Religion | Jewish Alma mater: | ||
Sara Alpern Tarlow, known professionally as Sara Alpern (born September 10, 1942),[1] is associate professor-emeritus of history at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. She is particularly known for her specialization in women's studies.[2]
Early life and education
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of Rene and Philip Alpern, who left Pittsburgh to settle in El Paso, Texas. Alpern has a brother, Louis Alpern.[3]
Alpern graduated in 1960 from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh. In 1964, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history and English from Case Western Reserve University in [[Cleveland], Ohio. She earned a master's degree from the UCLA in 1968 and a Ph.D. in social and intellectual history fin 1978 rom the University of Maryland at College Park.[4]
Career
Alpern joined the faculty of TAMU in 1977.[4]
She is the author of Freda Kirchwey: A Woman of the Nation, published in 1987. In this title, "the Nation" refers to The Nation magazine, which Freda Kirchwey, a persistent crusader for liberal causes, edited between 1933 and 1955.[5] Alpern is a contributor and co-editor with three other historians of The Challenge of Feminist Biography: Writing the Lives of Modern American Women, a 1992 collection of ten essays on various feminist figures. Her contribution to the anthology is entitled "In Search of Freda Kirchwey: From Identification to Separation."[6]
She has written on women's suffrage, the history of eating disorders among women, and the history of women in management. She has written articles on cosmetics magnates Estee Lauder and Helena Rubenstein for Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Her 2005 article entitled "Harriet Williams Russell Strong: Inventor and California Businesswoman Extraordinaire" is part of a study in the history of women in business.[7]
In January 2020, Alpern published "How Can I Change That?: The Story of Advertising Woman Dorothy Dignam, who changed the advertising industry for the better.[8]
Personal life
Alpern is married to Peter E. Tarlow (born 1946), the first rabbi in Bryan-College Station who retired in 2013 but continued to work as director of Crypto-Jewish Studies at the Hillel Foundation in College Station. He is also an author on topics of counter-terrorism and tourism.[9]
Alpern has a son and two stepchildren. She is Jewish.[7]
References
- ↑ Sara A. Tarlow. Mylife.com. Retrieved on February 2, 2021.
- ↑ Department of History: Faculty. Retrieved on October 29, 2015; no longer on-line.
- ↑ Rene Alpern obituary, The El Paso Times, March 16, 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sara Alpern, Ph.D.. tamu.edu. Retrieved on October 29, 2015; no longer on-line.
- ↑ Sara Alpern (1987). Freda Kirchwey: A Woman of the Nation. ISBN 9780674318281. Retrieved on February 4, 2021.
- ↑ The Challenge of Feminist Biography. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved on February 2, 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jewish Women. jwa.org. Retrieved on February 4, 2021.
- ↑ How Can I Change That?: The Story of Advertising Woman Dorothy Dignam. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Retrieved on February 2, 2021.
- ↑ Maggie Kiely (May 17, 2013). Peter Tarlow retiring as rabbi at Hillel Foundation. ''Bryan-College Station Eagle''. Retrieved on February 2, 2021.