Kathryn (Kitty) Kish Sklar (born December 1939) is an American historian, author, and professor. Her work focuses on the history of women's participation in social movements, voluntary organizations, and American public culture.

Kathryn Kish Sklar
Born1939
Occupation(s)Historian, author, professor
TitleDistinguished Professor Emerita at the State University of New York at Binghamton
SpouseThomas Dublin
Academic background
EducationHarvard University/Radcliffe College
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Academic work
DisciplineHistorian
Sub-disciplineU.S. women, social movements, comparative history
Institutions

Life and career

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Sklar was born on December 26, 1939, in Columbus, Ohio.[1][2] She received a Bachelor of Arts (1965) degree from Harvard College and Radcliffe College, graduating magna cum laude in history and literature. She received a Master of Arts (1967) and Ph.D. (1969) from University of Michigan in U.S. and comparative history.[2]

After completing her Ph.D, Sklar worked as a lecturer and assistant professor at University of Michigan (1969-1974) before becoming an Associate Professor (1974-1981) and Professor (1981-1988) of History at the University of California Los Angeles.[2] She served as Distinguished Professor of History at the Binghamton University from 1988-2012 and became a Distinguished Professor Emerita at Binghamton University in 2012.[3][4]

At UCLA, Sklar created the "Workshop on Teaching U.S. Women's History."

In 1997, Sklar received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to begin the Women in Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 project as a senior seminar at Binghamton University.[5] The project rapidly expanded to become one of the premier resources online for the study of U.S. women's history. The site includes over one hundred document projects, and Sklar continues to release biannual editions of new document projects and full-text sources for the study of women's history with historian Thomas Dublin.[6]

From 2005-2006 Sklar was the Harmsworth Professor of U.S. History at Oxford University.[4]

Sklar currently resides in Berkeley, California, with her partner Thomas Dublin.

Fellowships, grants, and awards

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Fellowships and grants

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  • 2007, Resident Scholar, Organization of American Historians[7]
  • 2005-2006, Harmsworth Professor of U.S. History, University of Oxford[4]
  • 2004-2006, Grant Recipient, National Historical Publications and Records Commission[8]
  • 2003-2004, Grant Recipient, National Endowment for the Humanities[9]
  • 2000-2002, University Scholar-in-Residence Award, American Association of University Women Educational Foundation[4]
  • 1998-1999, Fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities[2]
  • 1995-1996, Fellow, National Humanities Research Center[10]
  • 1992-1993, Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars[4]
  • 1987-1988, Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Stanford University[4]
  • 1984-1985 (postponed to 1985-1986), Fellow, Guggenheim Fellowship[4]
  • 1981-1982, Fellow, Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowship[4]
  • 1973-1974, Grant Recipient, Ford Foundation Faculty Research Grant for the Study of Women in Society[4]

Awards

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Works

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Library of Congress Authority File
  2. ^ a b c d Sklar, Katherine Kish; Collings, Jane (2003). "UCLA Women's Studies Program oral history transcript, 2001: Katherine Kish Sklar / interviewed by Jane Collings". UCLA Library.
  3. ^ "Women and Social Movements Project Staff". womhist.alexanderstreet.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kathryn Kish Sklar". Binghamton University. August 12, 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Anderson, Bonnie S., "Database: Women and Social Movements in the United States," Women's History Review, 19 no. 5 (November 2010): 795-817.
  6. ^ Newman, Louise, "Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000: Scholars Edition," in Journal of American History, 98 no. 1 (June 2001): 310-312.
  7. ^ Past Recipients of the Japan Residencies, Organization of American Historians [1]
  8. ^ Newsletter, May 2009, National Historical Publications & Records Commission [2]
  9. ^ "National Humanities Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  10. ^ a b c "Kathryn Kish Sklar". Smith College. 2007. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016.

External sources

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