Ann J. Lane

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Ann J. Lane
Born(1931-07-27)July 27, 1931
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 27, 2013(2013-05-27) (aged 81)
New York, U.S.
OccupationsHistorian, educator, writer, college professor
Spouse(s)Eugene Genovese
William Haywood Nuchow
RelativesMark Lane (brother)

Ann J. Lane (July 27, 1931 – May 27, 2013)[1] was an American educator, historian, and author that was considered to be a pioneer in the fields of women’s history and women’s studies. Before retiring in 2009 she worked at the University of Virginia as a professor of history and director of the women’s studies program.[2]

Early life and education

Lane was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Harry A. Lane and Betty Brown Lane.[3] Her father was an accountant.[4] She graduated from Brooklyn College with a bachelor's degree in English in 1952.[5] She earned a master's degree in sociology from New York University in 1958, and completed doctoral studies in American history from Columbia University in 1968.[3] Her brother was the lawyer and activist Mark Lane.[6]

Career

Lane taught at Douglass College Rutgers University from 1968 to 1971, and at John Jay College of Criminal Justice from 1971 to 1983.[5] She debated anthropologist Lionel Tiger at the first Berkshire Conference of Women Historians in 1973.[3] From 1977 to 1983, she held a research fellowship at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.[1] She established women's studies programs at Colgate University, where she taught from 1983 to 1990, and at the University of Virginia, where she was a professor from 1990 to 2009. She retired in 2009.[5]

In 2005, the History News Network published a report about accusations of plagiarism in Lane's 1968 dissertation.[7] Lane herself admitted there were unattributed passages that should have been credited to other authors, but denied any intent to deceive.[8]

Publications

As editor

  • The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1991)

Personal life

Lane was married to historian Eugene Genovese. Her second husband was labor leader William Haywood Nuchow. She had two daughters and died in 2013, at the age of 81, in New York.[3]

References

  1. "Ann J. Lane; Pioneer in Women's History Dies at 81". The Daily Progress. 2013-06-16. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-05-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "In Memorian, Ann J. Lane". Organization of American Historians. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  3. Sicherman, Barbara (2013-12-01). "Ann J. Lane (1931–2013)". AHA. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  4. "Obituary for Harry A. Lane". The Record. 1978-12-29. p. 45. Retrieved 2026-05-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ann J. Lane". JWA. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  6. Bromley, Anne E. (2013-06-03). "Ann J. Lane, First Director of Women's Studies at U.Va., Has Died". UVA Today.
  7. Williams, Nathan (2005-08-28). "Ann Lane's Dissertation". HNN. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  8. Lane, Ann (2002-11-12). "Ann Lane's Response". HNN. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  9. Johannsen, Robert W. (1972). "Review of The Debate over Slavery: Stanley Elkins and His Critics". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984). 65 (4): 467–469. ISSN 0019-2287.
  10. Harper, C. W. (1972). "Review of The Debate over Slavery: Stanley Elkins and His Critics". The North Carolina Historical Review. 49 (4): 396–397. ISSN 0029-2494.
  11. Mintz, Sidney W. (1974). "Review of The Debate over Slavery: Stanley Elkins and His Critics". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 54 (1): 117–118. doi:10.2307/2512844. ISSN 0018-2168.
  12. Thornbrough, Emma Lou (1972). "Reviewed Work: The Brownsville Affair: National Crisis and Black Reaction by Ann J. Lane". The Journal of American History. 59 (1): 183–184. doi:10.2307/1888454. JSTOR 1888454.
  13. Southern, David W. (1972). "Reviewed Work: The Brownsville Affair: National Crisis and Black Reaction by Ann J. Lane". The Journal of Southern History. 38 (3): 494–495. doi:10.2307/2206121. JSTOR 2206121.
  14. Gould, Lewis L. (1972). "Reviewed Work: The Brownsville Affair: National Crisis and Black Reaction by Ann J. Lane". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 75 (3): 395–396. JSTOR 30238159.
  15. Gatewood Jr., Willard B. (1972). "Reviewed Work: The Brownsville Affair: National Crisis and Black Reaction by Ann J. Lane". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31 (1): 82–86. doi:10.2307/40018549. JSTOR 40018549.
  16. Fletcher, Marvin E. (1972). "Reviewed Work: The Brownsville Affair: National Crisis and Black Reaction. by Ann J. Lane". Military Affairs. 36 (3): 111. doi:10.2307/1985325. JSTOR 1985325.
  17. Kessler, Carol Farley (1990). "Reviewed Works: To "Herland" and Beyond: The Life and Works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman by Ann J. Lane; Charlotte Perkins Gilman: The Woman and Her Work by Sheryl L. Meyerling". Utopian Studies. 1 (2): 158–161. JSTOR 20719010.
  18. Fishbein, Leslie (1993). "Reviewed Work: To Herland and Beyond: The Life and Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. by Ann J. Lane". The Journal of American History. 80 (3): 1116. doi:10.2307/2080507. JSTOR 2080507.
  19. Biamonte, Gloria A. (1992). "Reviewed Work: To "Herland" and Beyond: The Life and Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman by Ann J. Lane". Legacy. 9 (2): 155–157. JSTOR 25684465.
  20. Lane, Ann J. (1997). To Herland and beyond : the life and work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Internet Archive. Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia. ISBN 978-0-8139-1742-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  21. Lane, Ann J. , ""Consensual" Relations in the Academy: Gender, Power, and Sexuality" Academe 84, no. 5 (1998): 24-31.