Melissa Klapper
Melissa R. Klapper | |
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| Alma mater | National Jewish Book Award (2013) |
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| Fields | American history, women's history, modern Jewish history, history of childhood |
| Institutions | Rowan University |
| Doctoral advisor | Alice Kessler-Harris |
Melissa Rose Klapper is an American historian and storyteller. She is a professor of American and women's history at Rowan University. Klapper has authored books on American Jewish women's history and the history of children and youth in the United States.
Life
Klapper completed a B.A. at Goucher College in 1995.[1][2] Peter Bardaglio, Julie Roy Jeffrey, and Laurie Kaplan served as undergraduate mentors of Klapper.[3] She earned a Ph.D. in history from Rutgers University–New Brunswick.[2] Her 2001 dissertation was titled "A Fair Portion of the World's Knowledge": Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920. Alice Kessler-Harris was Klapper's doctoral advisor.[3]
Since 2001 Klapper has been a professor of American and women's history at
National Jewish Book Award in women's studies.[2] In March 2023, she became a three-day champion on Jeopardy!, winning a total of $60,100.[1] In March 2024, she competed in Jeopardy!'s Tournament of Champions.[5]
Selected works
- Klapper, Melissa R. (2005). Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-4780-3.[6]
- Klapper, Melissa R. (2007). Small Strangers: The Experiences of Immigrant Children in America, 1880-1925. Ivan R. Dee. ISBN 978-1-56663-733-6.[7]
- Klapper, Melissa R. (2013). Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women's Activism, 1890-1940. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-4894-7.[8]
- Klapper, Melissa R. (2020). Ballet Class: An American History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-090868-3.
See also
References
- ^ a b Feiler, Alan (2023-03-20). "Baltimore Native Dr. Melissa R. Klapper Wins on 'Jeopardy!'". JMORE. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ a b c d e f "Melissa Klapper, Ph.D." chss.rowan.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ OCLC 56898108.
- ^ "Amplifying voices of women and children in history". today.rowan.edu. May 5, 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "2024 Tournament of Champions". Jeopardy. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Reviews of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920:
- Turk, Diana B. (2006). "Review of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920". Shofar. 24 (4): 206–208. JSTOR 42944226.
- Stern, Miriam Heller (2004). "Review of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860–1920". American Jewish History. 92 (3): 374–376. JSTOR 23887309.
- JSTOR 4136089.
- Berg, Ellen L. (2005). Klapper, Melissa R. (ed.). "Bridging Worlds: American Adolescent Jewish Girls". The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. 4 (3): 315–317. S2CID 163334674.
- Fishman, Aleisa (2006). "Review of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920". AJS Review. 30 (2): 469–470. S2CID 161572016.
- Magnes, Rhea (2006). "Review of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920". Journal of American Ethnic History. 25 (4): 201–202. S2CID 254484236.
- JSTOR 4486152.
- Schrum, Kelly (2006). "Review of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920". Journal of Social History. 40 (1): 233–234. S2CID 55225389.
- Turk, Diana B. (2006). "Review of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920". Shofar. 24 (4): 206–208.
- ^ Reviews of Small Strangers:
- Barrett, James R. (2009). "Review of Small Strangers: The Experience of Immigrant Children in America, 1880-1920". History of Education Quarterly. 49 (1): 125–127. S2CID 144489630.
- Wild, H. Mark (2008). "Review of Small Strangers: The Experiences of Immigrant Children in America, 1880-1925". The Journal of American History. 94 (4): 1282–1283. JSTOR 25095396.
- Cross, Gary (2008). "Review of Small Strangers: The Experience of Immigrant Children in America, 1880-1925". Journal of Social History. 42 (2): 521–522. S2CID 142801361.
- Weissbach, Lee Shai (2008). "Review of Small Strangers: The Experience of Immigrant Children in America, 1880-1925". The American Historical Review. 113 (3): 839–840. JSTOR 30223112.
- Berger, Garrett (2008). "Review of Small Strangers: The Experiences of Immigrant Children in America, 1880–1925". The Virginia Quarterly Review. 84 (1): 260. JSTOR 26445969.
- DeLuzio, Crista (2008). Klapper, Melissa R. (ed.). "Growing up between Two Worlds". Reviews in American History. 36 (4): 566–574. S2CID 144066973.
- Bush, William S. (2011). Davis, Rocío G.; Fass, Paula S.; Klapper, Melissa R. (eds.). "Childhood without Borders". Journal of American Ethnic History. 30 (4): 63–70. ISSN 0278-5927.
- S2CID 163182526.
- Barrett, James R. (2009). "Review of Small Strangers: The Experience of Immigrant Children in America, 1880-1920". History of Education Quarterly. 49 (1): 125–127.
- ^ Reviews of Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace:
- JSTOR 23784867.
- JSTOR 26414389.
- Moore, Deborah Dash; JSTOR 26265057.
- Rubel, Nora L. (2015). "Review of Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women's Activism, 1890–1940". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 83 (1): 284–288. JSTOR 24488145.
- McCune, Mary (2014). "Review of Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women's Activism, 1890—1940". The Journal of American History. 100 (4): 1231–1232. JSTOR 44307928.
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