Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born July 11, 1938) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning historian specializing in the early history of the United States and the history of women. She joined the faculty of Harvard University in 1995 and in 2006 was appointed 300th Anniversary University Professor. Her approach to history has been described as a tribute to "the silent work of ordinary people". Ulrich was a recipient of a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Fellows Program in 1992. Her most famous book, A Midwife's Tale, was later the basis for a PBS documentary film.