Francille Rusan Wilson
American historian
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- PhD History University of California, Berkeley
- Masters History University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelors History University of California, Berkeley
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Francille Rusan Wilson is an American historian, who is best known for her research on black labor, social movements and black women's history. Early life and education Francille Rusan Wilson attended both segregated and desegregated schools in St. Louis County, Missouri. She earned a B.A in political science from Wellesley College. During her time at Wellesley, she co-founded a black student organization called Ethos and was heavily involved in the student activist movements that is responsible for bringing black studies to Wellesley. Later on, Wilson attended Harvard University to receive a master's degree in Social Studies. She then earned a Ph.D. and M.A in American History at the University of Pennsylvania in 1988. At the University of Pennsylvania she studied under Nell Irvin Painter. She continued her studies through a postdoctoral training at Stanford University for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences. She now serves on the Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women, as well as on the state board of the California African American Museum.
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