General Info | TEI
| Name | Lerner, Gerda |
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| ID | 9511 |
| Gender | female |
| Lifespan | 1920-04-30 - 2013-01-02 |
| Professions | writer (Q36180), historian (Q201788) |
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| Uri(s) |
https://ica.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/entity/9511/ https://ica.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/entity/9536/ https://d-nb.info/gnd/118571974 |
| Notes | She was a pioneer in women's history studies. After having written her dissertation on the Grimké sisters, she established in 1972 the first women's history programme at Sarah Lawrence college. At the University of Wisconsin she established the first doctoral studies programme in women's history. |
Relations
Institution
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | — | related | American citizenship |
| 1946 | — | related >> was member of | Communist Party USA |
| 1946 | — | related >> was member of | Congress of American Women |
| 1958 | — | related >> studied at | New School for Social Research |
| 1963 | 1966 | related >> studied at | Columbia University |
| 1966 | — | established >> co-founder of | National Organization for Women |
| 1968 | — | related >> worked for/at >> was professor at | Sarah Lawrence College |
| 1980 | 1991 | related >> worked for/at >> was professor at | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1980 | — | related >> supported | Women’s History Month |
| 1980 | 1981 | related >> was head of >> was president of | Organization of American Historians |
Person
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1973 | married to | Lerner, Carl |
| — | — | child of | Kronstein, Ili |
Place
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920-04-30 | — | related >> born in | Vienna |
| 2013-01-02 | — | related >> died in | Madison, WI |
| 1949 | — | related >> moved to | New York, NY |
| — | — | Place of Birth | Vienna |
| 2022-06-07 | — | related >> had named after him/herself | Gerda Lerner Hörsaal, 1010 University of Vienna |
| 2016 | — | related >> had named after him/herself | Gerda-Lerner-Hof, 1190 Vienna |
| 2017 | — | related >> had named after him/herself | Gerda-Lerner-Park, 1180 Vienna |
Work
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | Black Women in White America |
| 1977 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | The Female Experience |
| 1986 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | The Creation of Patriarchy |
| 1993 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | The creation of feminist consciousness |
| 2003 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | Fireweed: A Political Autobiography |
| 1955 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | No Farewell |
Label
| Label | Start | End | Label type | ISO Code |
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| Gerda Hedwig Kronstein | — | — | alternative name >> given name | deu |
| Lerner, Gerda | — | — | Legacy name (merge) | deu |
