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'''Ruth Rosen''' |
'''Ruth Rosen''' is a historian of gender and society, a journalist, and a Professor Emerita at [[University of California Davis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.enterprisenews.com/archive/x1929890395/Lodge-Mothers-Day-for-peace|title=Mother's Day for peace|date=May 8, 2008|work=[[The Enterprise (Brockton)|The Enterprise]]|accessdate=June 2, 2010}}</ref> |
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She is the editor of ''The Maimie Papers'', a New York Times Notable Book in 1978; the author of ''The Lost Sisterhood: Prostitution in America'', 1982;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.berkeley.edu/faculty/Rosen/|title=University of California Berkeley - Ruth Rosen profile|accessdate=June 2, 2010}}</ref> and the author of ''[[The World Split Open|The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America]]'' (2000, revised edition 2006<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/04/02/reviews/000402.002scottt.html|title=The World Split Open|date=April 2, 2000|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=June 2, 2010}}</ref>), a Book of the Month and Quality Paperback Selection; Los Angeles Times Best Books published in 2000; Finalist for Non-Fiction Award for Bay Area Reviewers Association. |
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She is Professor Emerita of History at the University of California at Davis, where she taught American history, women’s history, history and public policy, and immigration studies for over two decades. The recipient of the University of California Distinguished Teaching Award in 1983, and many national fellowships, including two from the Rockefeller Foundation, she has lectured all over the world and was a visiting professor at the [[European Peace University]] in [[Austria]] and [[Ireland]], the [[Goldman School of Public Policy]] at U.C. Berkeley and is currently a visiting professor in the department of history at the University of California. |
She is Professor Emerita of History at the University of California at Davis, where she taught American history, women’s history, history and public policy, and immigration studies for over two decades. The recipient of the University of California Distinguished Teaching Award in 1983, and many national fellowships, including two from the Rockefeller Foundation, she has lectured all over the world and was a visiting professor at the [[European Peace University]] in [[Austria]] and [[Ireland]], the [[Goldman School of Public Policy]] at U.C. Berkeley and is currently a visiting professor in the department of history at the University of California. |
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For her distinguished journalism, she received awards from the [[Society of Professional Journalists]], the [[East Bay Press Club]], the [[National Association for the Mentally Ill]], the [[California Public Health Association]], the [[National Federation of Women Legislators]], and the [[Hearst Corporation]]. |
For her distinguished journalism, she received awards from the [[Society of Professional Journalists]], the [[East Bay Press Club]], the [[National Association for the Mentally Ill]], the [[California Public Health Association]], the [[National Federation of Women Legislators]], and the [[Hearst Corporation]]. |
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She is featured in the feminist history film ''[[She's Beautiful When She's Angry]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com/women/|title=The Women|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com/the-film/ |title=The Film — She's Beautiful When She's Angry |publisher=Shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-28}}</ref> |
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She returned to teaching history at the University of California Berkeley in 2005 and is writing and speaking about how we would change, reframe and rethink domestic and global public policy/ if women really mattered. |
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In addition to teaching history, she is also on the editorial board of [http://www.dissentmagazine.org/search2.php?cx=009004324015588608203%3A-arjb3h8omi&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=ruth+rosen&sa=FIND Dissent Magazine], is a regular contributor to [http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/cgi-bin/mt-current/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=2&search=ruth+rosen Talking Points Memo], and has been published on [[TomDispatch.com]], [[History News Network]], [[Religious Dispatches.com]], [[Common Dreams.org]], [[AlterNet.org]], [[OpenDemocracy.com]], [[DoubleXX]] and other online magazines. She has worked on many historical documentaries as an advisor and is one of main characters in the classic documentary, ''[[Berkeley in the Sixties]]'' in which she discusses her activism and analysis of the social movements in which she was involved. She is also in the PBS film "The Makers" about the history of the women's movement and "She's Beautiful When She's Angry," a documentary film about the American feminist movement. |
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She has appeared on ''[[NewsHour]]'', ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', and many other television programs and on hundreds of radio programs. |
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All of her past writings, commentary, articles can be found, with their original source, at her web site, [http://www.ruthrosen.org ruthrosen.org] |
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==Education== |
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Ph.D History, University of California, Berkeley, 1976 |
* Ph.D History, University of California, Berkeley, 1976 |
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M.A. History of Art, University of California, Berkeley, 1969 |
* M.A. History of Art, University of California, Berkeley, 1969 |
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B.A. History Honors, University of Rochester, 1967 |
* B.A. History Honors, University of Rochester, 1967 |
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Junior Year Abroad, Florence, Italy, 1965-1966 |
* Junior Year Abroad, Florence, Italy, 1965-1966 |
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Experiment in Living in Mexico, 1963 |
* Experiment in Living in Mexico, 1963 |
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==References== |
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*[https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/resources/6956 Papers of Ruth Rosen, 1965-2015: A Finding Aid.] [https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library Schlesinger Library], Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. |
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Ruth Rosen is a historian of gender and society, a journalist, and a Professor Emerita at University of California Davis.[1]
She is the editor of The Maimie Papers, a New York Times Notable Book in 1978; the author of The Lost Sisterhood: Prostitution in America, 1982;[2] and the author of The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America (2000, revised edition 2006[3]), a Book of the Month and Quality Paperback Selection; Los Angeles Times Best Books published in 2000; Finalist for Non-Fiction Award for Bay Area Reviewers Association.
She is Professor Emerita of History at the University of California at Davis, where she taught American history, women’s history, history and public policy, and immigration studies for over two decades. The recipient of the University of California Distinguished Teaching Award in 1983, and many national fellowships, including two from the Rockefeller Foundation, she has lectured all over the world and was a visiting professor at the European Peace University in Austria and Ireland, the Goldman School of Public Policy at U.C. Berkeley and is currently a visiting professor in the department of history at the University of California.
For her distinguished journalism, she received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the East Bay Press Club, the National Association for the Mentally Ill, the California Public Health Association, the National Federation of Women Legislators, and the Hearst Corporation.
She is featured in the feminist history film She's Beautiful When She's Angry.[4][5]
Education
[edit]- Ph.D History, University of California, Berkeley, 1976
- M.A. History of Art, University of California, Berkeley, 1969
- B.A. History Honors, University of Rochester, 1967
- Junior Year Abroad, Florence, Italy, 1965-1966
- Experiment in Living in Mexico, 1963
References
[edit]- ^ "Mother's Day for peace". The Enterprise. May 8, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ "University of California Berkeley - Ruth Rosen profile". Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ "The World Split Open". The New York Times. April 2, 2000. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ "The Women".
- ^ "The Film — She's Beautiful When She's Angry". Shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Papers of Ruth Rosen, 1965-2015: A Finding Aid. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
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