Dates

• Existence: 1934-

Biographical History

Claudia L. Bushman (1934- ) is an American historian and college professor.

Claudia Marian Lauper Bushman was born June 11, 1934 in Alameda, California. She studied at Wellesley College and Brigham Young University, and received her Ph.D. in New England and American Studies from Boston University. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Claudia Bushman was recognized as mother of the year for the state of New York in 2000. Bushman is a professor of American Studies at Columbia University, and specializes in the history of the Latter-day Saints. In the summer of 2003 she was the director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History's Summer Scholars program, and for the 2007-2008 academic year was an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University. Bushman has been heavily involved in cultural activities and public relations in New York City. She was the producer of the youth celebration that coincided with the dedication of the Manhattan New York Temple.

Citation:

UPB files, February 3, 2014 (Claudia Marian Lauper Bushman; born June 11, 1934 in Alameda, California; studied at Wellesley College and Brigham Young University, and received her Ph.D. in New England and American Studies from Boston University; recognized as mother of the year for the state of New York in 2000; is a professor of American Studies at Columbia University, and specializes in the history of the Latter-day Saints; was the director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History's Summer Scholars program; 2007-2008 academic year was an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University; heavily involved in cultural activities and public relations in New York City; was the producer of the youth celebration that coincided with the dedication of the Manhattan New York Temple).

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