Guion Griffis Johnson

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Guion Griffis Johnson
Born
Frances Guion Griffis

11 April 1900
Died (aged 89)
OccupationHistorian
Spouse Guy Benton Johnson
Children Benton Johnson and Edward Johnson

Guion Griffis Johnson (12 April 1900 – 12 June 1989) was an American historian.

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Life

Born Frances Guion Griffis in Wolfe City, Texas, on April 11, 1900. She was raised in Greenville, Texas. She got married to Guy Benton Johnson, a sociologist. They had two sons, Guy Benton, Jr. and Edward. [1] She died at the age of 89 on 12 June 1989. [2]

Academic career

She went to Baylor College for Women and studied journalism. After their wedding, she and her husband moved away from Texas to work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There she was offered a position as associate professor and earned her PhD in history. [3]

Not many women were active historians at the time. When Johnson was first mentioned in the American Historical Review she was referred to as "he". She published several studies of the Antebellum South, delving into race relations, religion, freed slaves, women's life and other aspects that had previously been treated lightly. [4] Her award-winning book Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History is still considered an important resource. [2] [5]

She became involved in women's organizations and issues after the end World War II, when opportunities for women became limited. [6] She and her husband collaborated on several research projects. [7]

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References

  1. Johnson, Guy (June 2006). "Guy Benton Johnson Papers, 1830–1882, 1901–1987". University of North Carolina, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 Thuesen, Sarah Caroline (January 2002). "Making Southern History: Guion Griffis Johnson's Ante-Bellum North Carolina". University of North Carolina, University Library. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  3. Scott, Anne Firor (1993). Unheard Voices: The First Historians of Southern Women (Feminist Issues : Practice, Politics, Theory). Charlottesville, Virginia: The University Press of Virginia. pp.  38–39. ISBN   978-0-8139-1433-6.
  4. Scott, Anne Firor (1993). Unheard Voices: The First Historians of Southern Women (Feminist Issues : Practice, Politics, Theory). Charlottesville, Virginia: The University Press of Virginia. pp.  40–42. ISBN   978-0-8139-1433-6.
  5. Johnson, Guion Griffis (1937). Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina press.
  6. Scott, Anne Firor (1993). Unheard Voices: The First Historians of Southern Women (Feminist Issues : Practice, Politics, Theory). Charlottesville, Virginia: The University Press of Virginia. pp.  43–44. ISBN   978-0-8139-1433-6.
  7. Thomas, Harry. "Guion Griffis Johnson: A Pioneering Scholar". University of North Carolina, University Library. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.