Betty Glad (September 27, 1927– August 2, 2010) was an American

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

who specialized in the American presidency and

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. Her first work on

Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, politician and jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the ...

led to a nomination for a

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Education and career

Glad graduated from the

University of Utah The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...

magna cum laude Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some Sou ...

and

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with a Bachelors of Science, and went on to receive her PhD from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

in 1962. She began her teaching career at

Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United States. ...

and

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, before becoming the first female Chair of Political Science at the

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Uni ...

. She would stay in Illinois until 1989, when she took up a post at the University of South Carolina. As such, Glad was one of the first women to earn a PhD in political science and then teach at a PhD-granting institution. Glad's interests included the areas of

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

and

political psychology Political psychology is an interdisciplinary academic field, dedicated to understanding politics, politicians and political behavior from a psychological perspective, and psychological processes using socio-political perspectives. The relation ...

, and she was honored for her lifelong contributions in both subjects through the "Frank D. Goodnow Award" from the

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and the "Harold Lasswell Award" from the International Society for Political Psychology.

Legacy

Betty Glad has left behind a written legacy about six presidents of the United States, and other world leaders such as

Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet politician who served as the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Com ...

Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...

, and

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the ...

. The "Betty Glad Legal Defense Fund" has been established in her name through the Women's Caucus for Political Science to help women battle discrimination and misconduct in the workplace.

Bibliography

* ''World Affairs Programs in Illinois'' (1965
OCLC 2665555
* ''Charles Evens Hughes and the Illusions of Innocence: A Study in American Diplomacy'' (1966
OCLC 456602
* ''Jimmy Carter: In Search of the Great White House'' (1980) * ''Psychological Dimensions of War'' (1994
OCLC 258751127
* ''The Russian Transformation: Political, Sociological, and Psychological Aspects''. Edited by Glad and Eric Shiraev. (1999) * ''Striking First: The Preventive War Doctrine and the Reshaping of U.S. Foreign Policy.'' Edited by Glad and Chris Dolan. (2004) * ''An Outsider in the White House: Jimmy Carter, His Advisors, and the Making of American Foreign Policy'' (2009) * ''Key Pittman: The Tragedy of a Senate Insider'' (2010)

References

External links

Betty Glad Papers
at South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina {{DEFAULTSORT:Glad, Betty Women political scientists Political psychologists University of Chicago alumni University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty University of South Carolina faculty 1927 births 2010 deaths Mount Holyoke College faculty University of Utah alumni Brooklyn College faculty American women social scientists American women academics 21st-century American women