Lynn Dumenil

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Lynn Dumenil
Born (1950-10-09) October 9, 1950 (age 73)
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Southern California (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD)
OccupationHistorian

Lynn Dumenil (born October 9, 1950) is an American historian.

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She received her BA degree from USC. She received her MA and Ph.D from UC Berkeley. [1] She is currently the Robert Glass Cleland Professor of American History at Occidental College [2] and a member of the Organization of American Historians. [3]

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