Dr. Kathryn L. Beasley

Dr. Kathryn L. Beasley

KATHRYN L. BEASLEY received her PhD in history from Florida State University. She grew up with a close association with the Cooperative Extension Service, which sparked her interest in agricultural and rural history. She is a recipient of the Southern Association for Women Historians’ A. Elizabeth Taylor Prize for the best article in the field of southern women’s history. Her writing has also appeared in the Alabama Review, Florida Historical Quarterly, the Journal of the NACAA, Peanut Science, and the White House Quarterly.