Janet Oppenheim

{{short description|American historian}}

Janet Oppenheim (1948–1994) was an American historian.

Oppenheim was born in Manhattan. In 1975, she received her PhD in history from Columbia University. She worked as a professor of history at American University.[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/07/obituaries/janet-oppenheim-46-historian-of-british-life-in-19th-century.html "Janet Oppenheim, 46, Historian Of British Life in 19th Century"]. The New York Times.

She is most well known for her scholarly works on British life in the 19th century.Mandler, Peter; Owen, Alex; Koven, Seth; Pedersen, Susan. (1997).

Cultural Histories Old and New: Rereading the Work of Janet Oppenheim. Victorian Studies. Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 69-105. She was the author of the book The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914 (1985) which received positive reviews.Cooter, Roger. (1986). The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914 by Janet Oppenheim. The American Historical Review, Vol. 91, No. 2. pp. 398-399.Barrow, Logie. (1986). The Other World. Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914 by Janet Oppenheim. History Workshop Journal, No. 21. pp. 189-190.Shortland, Michael. (1986). The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914 by Janet Oppenheim. The British Journal for the History of Science, Vol. 19, No. 2. pp. 219-221.Vogeler, Albert R. (1986). The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914 by Janet Oppenheim. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, Vol. 18, No. 2. pp. 323-324.