Arlisha R. Norwood is an assistant professor of history at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Her research focuses on 19th-century African American history with an emphasis on Black women and the Civil War. Specifically, her work examines single African American women in the Civil War and post-Civil War eras. Her research has been supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Virginia Humanities. She earned a B.A. in history from Dillard University, an M.A in history from Texas Southern University, and a Ph.D. in history from Howard University.