Charles A. Beard and Mary R. – 1874–1948 and 1876–1958

The Beards met and married as college students and, both together and separately, wrote groundbreaking works of American history and social history, including the coauthored Rise of American Civilization (1927), perhaps the most influential work of American history published in the 20th century. Both of the Beards were lifelong activists for liberal social causes, and Mary Beard was a pioneering scholar of women’s history.