Sharon Anne Cook | |
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Born | 1947 (age 75–76) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Professor, author |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Carleton University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Cultural history |
Sub-discipline | Educational historian,women's history |
Institutions | University of Ottawa |
Main interests | Canadian women's history and tobacco smoking |
Sharon Anne Cook (born 1947) is a Canadian historian,currently the Emeritus Professor and Distinguished Professor of History at University of Ottawa, [1] and also a published author. [2]
Cook received a B.A. (Hon.) from Carleton University in 1970;a B.Ed. from Queen's University in 1971;a M.A. from the Institute of Canadian Studies,Carleton University in 1987;and a Ph.D. in History from Carleton University in 1990. [3]
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