Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy

Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy
Occupation	University teacher
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship (history of the Iberian Peninsula, history of Latin America, 1988)
Academic career
Fields	History

Scarlett Rebeca O'Phelan Godoy (Lima, April 27, 1951) is a Peruvian historian and university professor. Her research focuses on the Peruvian emancipation process, which begins in the 18th century and goes up to the first 35 years of the 19th century. As a professor, she covers the 19th century, as well as the 20th century up to the period of Fujimori's government. She deals with Chinese, Japanese, Jewish, Arab, German, and Italian immigration, as well as other topics. In 2008–09, she held the Simón Bolívar Chair in Latin American Studies.