Amanda Foreman (historian)

Amanda Foreman
Amanda Foreman
	Foreman in 2012
Born	Amanda Lucy Foreman; 1968 (age 55–56); London, England
Occupation	Writer, academic
Citizenship	British, American
Education	Hanford School
Alma mater	Sarah Lawrence College; Columbia University; Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford;
Subject	18th century British history
Spouse	Jonathan Barton
Children	5
Parents	Carl Foreman (father); Evelyn Smith (mother);
Relatives	Jonathan Foreman (brother)

Amanda Lucy Foreman (born 1968) is a British/American biographer and historian. Her books include Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, A World on Fire, and The World Made by Women. She also wrote and starred in a four-part documentary regarding the role of women in society, entitled The Ascent of Woman. Currently, she is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal bi-weekly 'Historically Speaking' and an Honorary Research Senior Fellow in the History Department at the University of Liverpool.

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