Martha Biondi facts for kids

Martha Biondi is an American historian. She studies and writes about the past. She is a professor at Northwestern University. There, she teaches about African American history.

Who is Martha Biondi?

Martha Biondi grew up in Connecticut. She went to Barnard College for her first degree. Later, she earned her master's and PhD degrees from Columbia University.

Her main area of study is 20th-century African American history. She focuses on important social movements. These are times when groups of people work together to make big changes in society. She used to lead the African American studies department at Northwestern University.

Her Important Books and Awards

Martha Biondi has written several important books. One of her books is called The Black Revolution on Campus. It was published in 2014. This book tells the story of black students who worked for change on college campuses. For this book, she won the Wesley Logan Prize. This award comes from two big history groups: the American Historical Association and the Association for the Study of African American Life.

She also wrote a book called To Stand and Fight: the Struggle for Civil Rights in Postwar New York City. This book came out in 2003. It explores the fight for equal rights in New York City after World War II. For this work, she received the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award in 2004.

Martha Biondi was the partner of James Thindwa.