Annie Heloise Abel
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Annie Heloise Abel was a history
professor. After her marriage she was also known as Annie Heloise Abel-Henderson. One of the ablest women historian
s of her day, she was an acknowledged expert on the history of British
and American
policy toward native
s. Historians consider her most important work to be the three-volume The Slave Holding Indians. She studied British policy toward natives throughout the British Empire
, not just in the new world. She won the Justin Winsor Prize (history)
in 1906 for her The History of Events Resulting in Indian Consolidation West of the Mississippi River.
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
professor. After her marriage she was also known as Annie Heloise Abel-Henderson. One of the ablest women historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
s of her day, she was an acknowledged expert on the history of British
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
and American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
policy toward native
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
s. Historians consider her most important work to be the three-volume The Slave Holding Indians. She studied British policy toward natives throughout the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
, not just in the new world. She won the Justin Winsor Prize (history)
Justin Winsor Prize (history)
The Justin Winsor Prize was awarded by the American Historical Association to encourage new authors to pursue the study of history in the Western Hemisphere at a time when the study of European history predominated...
in 1906 for her The History of Events Resulting in Indian Consolidation West of the Mississippi River.