Research materials for UC Davis Professor of History Cynthia Brantley's books and materials from the year Brantley spent in Nigeria (1966-1967).

Dr. Cynthia Brantley was a historian, professor, and published author. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on March 13th, 1943 to Tom and Rachel Allen Brantley. She received a Bachelor of Arts in diplomatic history from the University of Texas, Austin in 1965. Partly influenced by her fiancé’s interest in Africa at the time, she accepted a fellowship by the Rotary International to study in Ibadan, Nigeria for nine months in 1966, where she took part in undergraduate courses for Nigerian history. The following year, she further received a master’s in history followed by a doctorate in history in 1972, both from the University of California, Los Angeles. That same year, Dr. Brantley became the first female professor in the history department for the University of California, Davis where she worked as an assistant professor from 1972 to 1980. In 1980, she became an associate professor for the university.

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