Ellen Hampton

Historian and author Ellen Hampton began writing as a journalist in the 1980s in Miami and Central America before moving to France and starting a family in the 1990s. After earning a doctorate in history from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, she taught at Sciences Po and other universities, and worked as the Paris Resident Director for the City University of New York exchange program. She has co-written film scripts and directed historical exhibits on the two World Wars, as well as creating audio tours on the American Revolution era in Paris.