Gail Hershatter is an American historian of Modern China who holds the Distinguished Professor of History chair at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
[1] She previously taught in the history department at Williams College.
[2] She graduated from Hampshire College with a B.A., from Stanford University with a M.A., and from Stanford University with a Ph.D. She was elected vice-president of the Association for Asian Studies in 2010[3] and subsequently elected president the following year.
[4] She was an assistant director for the documentary The Gate of Heavenly Peace.
[5] Her research interests include modern Chinese women's history and labor studies.