Woman is a Rational Animal

Elizabeth Ross Haynes

Elizabeth Ross Haynes

~ By Jessica Oros ~ When you think of neglected social scientists, the first names that come up might be Jane Addams or W.E.B Du Bois, both of whom contributed greatly to the budding field of social science by bringing to light the living conditions that minority...
Anna Julia Cooper

Anna Julia Cooper

~ By Jonathan Ogebe ~ Anna Julia Cooper was a Black educator and sociologist whose works contributed to Black feminism and the intersections of race, class, and gender. She was born on August 10, 1858 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Hannah Stanley (who was enslaved) and...
Li Yinhe

Li Yinhe

~ By Vivian Zhang ~ Most people in China know Li Yinhe as the wife of Wang Xiaobo, who was a renowned Chinese novelist. Some people know her as the scholar that advocates for same-sex marriage legislation. Very few people know about her research on homosexuality and...
Edith Abbott

Edith Abbott

~ By Caleb Weis ~ Edith Abbott was a pioneer in many ways, notable for her prolific sociological career, appointment as the first American female dean of a U.S. graduate school, and relentless commitment to using large-scale statistical surveys to inform policy...
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