New York Times Margalit Fox January 7, 2007
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, a noted historian and women’s studies scholar who roiled both disciplines with her transition from Marxist-inclined feminist to conservative public intellectual, died on Tuesday in Atlanta. She was 65 and had lived in Atlanta for many years.
Ms. Fox-Genovese’s husband, the historian Eugene D. Genovese, confirmed the death, citing no specific cause. He said that his wife had lived with multiple sclerosis for the last 15 years and that her health had declined after she underwent major surgery in October.
This is very sad news. May her memory be eternal. She and her husband started out their professional careers as Marxists, but unlike many of the peers, possessed the moral integrity to face the barbarism it unleashed. She ended her life as a devout Catholic. She is and her husband are respected American historians.
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