Barbara Ransby

Barbara Ransby
Ransby in 2025
Born (1957-05-12) May 12, 1957
OccupationAcademic
SpousePeter Sporn
Academic background
EducationColumbia University (BA)
University of Michigan (MA)
University of Michigan (PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

Barbara Ransby (born May 12, 1957) is an American writer, historian, professor, and activist. She is an elected fellow of the Society of American Historians, and holds the John D. MacArthur Chair at the University of Illinois Chicago.