Elizabeth Fox-Genovese died Tuesday at the age of 65. As an historian, I have a particular respect for Mrs. Genovese, who, with her husband Eugene (also a well-known historian), converted to Catholicism a number of years ago. I never had the privilege to meet her in person, but I did observe her at conferences and had some e-mail correspondence with her. She was well known for her courage in standing against moral evils (such as abortion) and at the same time unfailingly gracious and charitable–traits universally attested by those who knew her and corroborated by my own dealings with her. I can say also, from personal familiarity with her work, that she was an outstanding scholar of American history.
Princeton professor Robert George offers a remembrance at NRO.
Joseph Bottum does the same at First Things.
