NELL PAINTER is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University. Her acclaimed works of history include Standing at Armageddon, Sojourner Truth, and the New York Times bestseller The History of White People, which have received widespread attention for their insights into how we have historically viewed and translated ideas of value, hierarchy, race, and gender. She holds an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts. Her visual artwork has been shown at numerous galleries and in collections, including the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, the Brooklyn Historical Society, and the Smith College Museum of Art. She lives in Newark, New Jersey, and the Adirondacks.