Scholar - Women Also Know History

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Keywords: Early Republic, Revolutionary War, Antebellum, Slavery, Colonization, Manumission, Women, Martha Washington, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln

About Me: Dr. Lynn Price Robbins is Head of Research and Associate Producer for the historical production company Primary Source Media. She earned her Ph.D. in U.S. History from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, in 2018. Her dissertation is titled “‘To enjoy the blessings of freedom’: Slavery, Manumission, and Colonization in the District of Columbia (1790-1862).” While in graduate school, Price Robbins held a two-year fellowship through the Papers of George Washington and Mount Vernon, during which she transcribed and verified George Washington’s financial ledgers and agricultural reports. Following that, she managed the George Washington Bibliography Project for three years. In 2015, Price Robbins joined The Washington Papers and co-edited George Washington’s Barbados Diary, 1751-52 and The Papers of Martha Washington. She also has an essay on Martha Washington and the Revolutionary War in Women in George Washington’s World (UVA Press, 2022). From 2021 to 2024, Price Robbins served as an Assistant Editor for The Papers of Abraham Lincoln. She currently serves as Head of Research for Primary Source Media, working on film documentaries and podcasts. She regularly serves as a scholar for the George Washington Teacher Institute at Mount Vernon, lecturing on Martha Washington, women in the late-eighteenth century, and politics.

Recent Publications: George Washington’s Barbados Diary, 1751-52, UVA Press, 2018

The Papers of Martha Washington, UVA Press, 2022

Women in George Washington’s World, UVA Press, 2022

Expertise by Topic: American Revolution, American Founding Era, Emancipation, Public History, Race, Rebellion & Revolution, Slavery, Women