Elizabeth Bradley

Elizabeth L. Bradley, Ph.D., is Vice President of Programs and Engagement at Historic Hudson Valley (HHV), where she directs programs, curatorial and research for five historic sites. Dr. Bradley's work on Northern slavery with HHV has garnered a Webby Award for Best Educational Website, and she regularly writes and lectures on the subjects of Northern slavery, the cultural history of Washington Irving, and New York City history in general. She previously directed adult program strategy for the New York Public Library's flagship research library and 88 branches. She is the author of Knickerbocker: The Myth Behind New York and New York: Cityscopes, as well as the editor of the Penguin Classic Editions of A History of New York and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories, both by Washington Irving. A contributor to the Cambridge Companion to the Literature of New York and The Encyclopedia of New York City, Dr. Bradley's writing can also be found in The New York Times, The New York Observer, and Smithsonian. She is a Fellow of the New York Academy of History, and Vice President of the Board of the Paper Bag Players, one of New York City's most venerable children's theater companies.