Susan Jane Tolchin (January 14, 1941 – May 18, 2016) was an American political scientist.

Life

Susan Jane Goldsmith was born in Manhattan to Jacob Goldsmith, a lawyer, and his wife Dorothy (née Markowitz), a teacher. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College, the University of Chicago and New York University. She taught at Mount Vernon College, at The George Washington University during the early 1990s, and

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. She married journalist Martin Tolchin, a founder of Politico, in 1965, coauthored many books on American politics and remained married until her death. They had two children; Charles (d. 2003) and Karen. She died of ovarian cancer at her home in Washington on May 18, 2016, at the age of 75.

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