Stephanie Coontz
Historian and family studies author
Stephanie Coontz is an American historian and author who writes about the history of marriage, family and gender. She is emeritus faculty at The Evergreen State College.
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American Born 1944 in Seattle, United States
About Stephanie Coontz
Stephanie Coontz was born in 1944 and is an American historian and author. Her teaching at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, covered history and family studies, and she is now emeritus faculty there. She has also worked with the Council on Contemporary Families, serving as its research and public education director. She chaired the group from 2001 to 2004. Her books on the history of the family and marriage include Marriage, a History. Her writing has appeared in a dozen languages through translation.