Amy Murrell Taylor

Amy Elizabeth Murrell Taylor is an American historian. She is the T. Marshall Hahn Jr. Professor of History at the University of Kentucky.

Amy Murrell Taylor
Taylor in 2010
AwardsMerle Curti Award
Frederick Douglass Prize
Academic background
EducationB.A., Duke University
M.A., PhD, history, 2001, University of Virginia
ThesisThe Divided Family in Civil War America, 1860-1870 (2001)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity at Albany, SUNY
University of Kentucky
Websiteamymurrelltaylor.com

Early life and education

Taylor earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University before enrolling at the University of Virginia for her Master's degree and PhD.[1] Her thesis was titled The Divided Family in Civil War America, 1860-1870.[2]

Career

Upon earning her PhD, Taylor joined the Department of History at University at Albany, SUNY as an Assistant professor.[3] While there, she published her first book titled The Divided Family in Civil War America in 2005. Using personal experiences from the Civil War Era, including letters, diaries, newspapers, and government documents, Taylor examines how the war divided nations and families.[4][5] Following her publication, Taylor received the 2007 College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching[6] and was granted a 2008 Fellowship with the American Council of Learned Societies.[7] Her fellowship focused on her project An Army of Fugitives: A History of the Men, Women, and Children Who Fled Slavery During the United States Civil War.[8] Prior to leaving Albany for a similar position at the University of Kentucky, Taylor was appointed to the Board of Advisors of The Society of Civil War Historians.[9]

In 2012, Taylor left Albany for a tenured Associate professor position at the University of Kentucky's (UK) Department of History.[10] While continuing to work on her project An Army of Fugitives: A History of the Men, Women, and Children Who Fled Slavery During the United States Civil War, she was appointed to the editorial board for the Journal of Southern History and to the selection committee for the 2016 Avery Craven Prize.[11] Two years later, she was promoted to interim chair of UK's Department of History[12] and published her book Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camps. The book focused on the everyday life experiences of escapes slaves seeking refuge during the Civil War.[13][14] ''Embattled Freedom received numerous awards including the 2019 Frederick Douglass Prize,[15] Nau Book Prize,[16] Tom Watson Brown Book Prize,[17] and Merle Curti Award.[18]

On June 19, 2020, it was announced that Taylor would be appointed a UK University Research Professor for the 2020-21 Academic year.[19]

Publications
  • The divided family in Civil War America, 2005
  • Embattled freedom : journeys through the Civil War's slave refugee camps, 2018

References
  1. "Amy Murrell Taylor". history.as.uky.edu. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. "CORCORAN DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY PHD RECIPIENTS PLACEMENT RESULTS". history.virginia.edu. December 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. "Department of History 2005–06". albany.edu. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  4. Jabour, Anya (February 2007). "Jabour on Taylor, 'The Divided Family in Civil War America'". networks.h-net.org. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  5. Smith, Gary (July 2006). "Review of Taylor, Amy Murrell, The Divided Family in Civil War America". networks.h-net.org. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  6. "Major Highlights". albany.edu. 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  7. "2008 Fellows and Grantees Of The American Council of Learned Societies" (PDF). eric.ed.gov. 2008. p. 21. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  8. "Amy Murrell Taylor F'08". acls.org. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  9. "Recent Faculty Awards and Honors" (PDF). albany.edu. Spring 2011. p. 21. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  10. "From the Chair" (PDF). history.as.uky.edu. 2012. p. 1. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  11. "FACULTY UPDATES" (PDF). history.as.uky.edu. 2015. p. 9. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  12. "From the Chair" (PDF). history.as.uky.edu. 2018. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2020. I am on leave in Fall 2018, and so the very able Amy Murrell Taylor will take the reins as interim chair until I return on January 1
  13. Crane, J. Michael (Autumn 2019). "Review of Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camp". Journal of Arizona History. Arizona Historical Society. 60 (3): 357–360. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  14. Oakes, James (2019). "Review of Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camp". Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 117 (3). doi:10.1353/khs.2019.0073. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  15. Tucker, Olivia (November 21, 2019). "Kentucky professor wins Frederick Douglass Book Prize". yaledailynews.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  16. "Amy M. Taylor Wins 2019 Nau Book Prize". naucenter.as.virginia.edu. April 30, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  17. "Book Prizes for Amy M. Taylor's Embattled Freedoms". naucenter.as.virginia.edu. April 23, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  18. "Merle Curti Award Winners". oah.org. Organization of American Historians. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  19. Wells-Hosley, Jenny (June 19, 2020). "Board Announces University Professorships for 2020-21". uknow.uky.edu. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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