Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham (born 1945) is an American academic who is professor of Afro-American Studies, African American Religion and the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and African American Studies at Harvard University. Higginbotham wrote ''Righteous Discontent: The Women's Movement in the Black Baptist Church: 1880–1920'', which won several awards. She has also received several awards for her work, most notably the 2014 National Humanities Medal. Provided by Wikipedia