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Quincy D. Newell
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| Born | 1976 (age 48–49) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Amherst College University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Religious studies scholar |
| Employer | University of Wyoming |
| Awards | American Society of Church History's 2018 Jane Dempsey Douglass Prize 2017 Best Article in Mormon Women’s History prize (Mormon History Association) |
Quincy D. Newell (born 1976) is an American historian. She studies the history of the American West in the 1800s. She focuses on the religious experiences of different groups of people, especially those from minority backgrounds.
Dr. Newell is a professor at Hamilton College. She is also part of the leadership team for the Mormon History Association. Since 2019, she has helped edit the Mormon Studies Review journal. In 2015, she gave an important talk at Utah State University. Her talk was titled "Narrating Jane: Telling the story of an early African American Mormon woman."
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What Does a Historian Do?
Historians are like detectives who study the past. They look at old documents, letters, and other records. Their goal is to understand how people lived and what happened long ago. Dr. Newell specializes in the history of the American West. This means she studies the time when settlers moved across the United States.
Studying Religious History
Dr. Newell is especially interested in how religion shaped people's lives. She looks at the beliefs and practices of different groups. This includes Native Americans and other minority groups in the 1800s. Her work helps us understand how faith influenced communities.
Books by Dr. Newell
Dr. Quincy D. Newell has written and edited several books. These books share her research and discoveries about history.
Exploring Early California Missions
- Constructing lives at Mission San Francisco: Native Californians and Hispanic colonists, 1776-1821 (University of New Mexico Press, 2009)
This book looks at the lives of Native Californians and Spanish settlers. It focuses on the Mission San Francisco between 1776 and 1821. Missions were religious settlements built by Spanish missionaries.
New Ideas in Mormon Studies
- New perspectives in Mormon studies: Creating and crossing boundaries (Eric F. Mason & Quincy D. Newell, eds.; University of Oklahoma Press, 2013)
This book is a collection of essays. Dr. Newell helped edit it. It explores new ways of looking at the history of the Latter Day Saint movement. This movement includes the Mormon faith.
The Story of Jane Manning James
- Your sister in the gospel: The life of Jane Manning James, a nineteenth-century black Mormon (Oxford University Press, 2019)
This book tells the story of Jane Manning James. She was an African American woman who became a member of the Mormon church in the 1800s. Dr. Newell's book shares Jane's experiences and challenges.
