Biography Ruth Bleier was a renowned neurophysiologist who was among the first American scholars to examine gender bias in the modern biological sciences from a feminist perspective. Throughout her career, she combined her interests in scientific and academic work with a commitment to social justice and activism. Born in Kensington, Pennsylvania, she graduated with a …
Biography Kathryn F. “Kay” Clarenbach was one of the foremost leaders of the 20th century women’s movement in the United States. Raised in Sparta, Wisconsin, she earned her academic degrees in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A., 1941; M.A., 1942; Ph.D., 1946). In 1946, she married Henry Clarenbach and they had three children. …
Biography Vel Phillips built a career full of “firsts” as both a woman and an African American in Wisconsin. Born in Milwaukee, she graduated from Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1946 and went on to become the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison law school in 1951. Soon after, …