Barbara Newman
Barbara Newman | |
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| Born | Barbara Jane Newman August 14, 1953 |
| Occupation | Medievalist |
| Title | Professor of English, Religious Studies, & Classics; John Evans Professor of Latin |
| Awards | Charles Homer Haskins Medal (2009) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Yale University (Ph.D) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
| Main interests | Medieval religious culture, saints' lives, and women's writing |
| Notable works | God and the Goddesses: Vision, Poetry, and Belief in the Middle Ages (2003); Sister of Wisdom: St. Hildegard's Theology of the Feminine (1987) |
Barbara Jane Newman (born August 14, 1953) is an American medievalist, literary critic, religious historian, and author. She is Professor of English and Religion, and John Evans Professor of Latin, at Northwestern University. Newman was elected in 2017 to the American Philosophical Society.