Annelise Orleck (born January 22, 1959) is an American historian and professor at Dartmouth College.
Her work primarily focuses on the working class and Jewish-American experience, with notable publications including Common Sense and a Little Fire: Women and Working-Class Politics in the United States, 1900-1965 and Storming Caesar's Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty.
In 2024, she was involved in pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, leading to her arrest and temporary ban from Dartmouth College.
Annelise Orleck was born on January 22, 1959 in Brooklyn, the daughter of Norman and Thelma Orelick.
[1] During the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, riot police arrested 90 people at Dartmouth College, including Orleck.