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Leila J. Rupp
Leila J. Rupp (born 1950) is a historian, feminist, and professor of Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is an alumna of Bryn Mawr College, a member of the Seven Sisters (colleges), Seven Sisters women's colleges, where she received her bachelor's degree in 1972 as well as Ph.D. in 1976, both in history. Her areas of interest include women's movements, human sexuality, sexuality, and LGBT history, LGBT and women's history. She was the editor of the ''Journal of Women's History'' from 1996 to 2004. An out lesbian, her partner is Verta Taylor, with whom she coauthored several works.Leila J. Rupp and Verta Taylor, "Becoming the Professors of Lesbian Love", in Michelle Gibson, ''Lesbian Academic Couples''. Routledge, 2006. . Publications *Leila J. Rupp''Transnational Women's Movements'' European History Online, Mainz: Institute of European History, 2011, retrieved: June 22, 2011. *Leila J. Rupp, ''Sapphistries: A Global History of Love Between Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. Some historians are recognized by publications or training and experience.Herman, A. M. (1998). Occupational outlook handbook: 1998–99 edition. Indianapolis: JIST Works. Page 525. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere. Objectivity During the ''Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt'' trial, people became aware that the court needed to identify what was an "objective historian" in the same vein as the reasonable person, and reminiscent of the standard traditionally used in English law of "the man on the Clapham omnibus". This was necessary so that there would be a legal benchmark to compare and contrast the scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
