Rosalind Pollack Petchesky (born August 16, 1942) is an American

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, and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, City University of New York. She is the founder of the International Reproductive Rights Research Action Group (IRRAG).

Early life and education

Rosalind Pollack Petchesky was born in

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to Roberta Friedman and Simon Pollack. Petchesky graduated from Smith College ''summa cum laude'', and has a Ph.D. in political science from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. She previously taught at

Ramapo College Ramapo College of New Jersey (RCNJ) is a public liberal arts college in Mahwah, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. As of the fall 2021 semester, there were a total of 5,732 students enrolled at the college ...

Career

Petchesky is known for incorporating differing theoretical frameworks, including ethics, political philosophy, history, political science, and others, into the study of reproductive rights. From 1972 to 1987 she was Professor of Political and Social Theory at

of New Jersey. In 1987 she was hired as Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of Women's Studies at Hunter College in New York. Petchesky lectures widely and is the author/editor of many professional articles and numerous books. Petchesky is on the international advisory board of '' Signs'', an international journal in women's and gender studies. Petchesky retired from teaching in 2013.

Awards

*1995 MacArthur Fellows Program

Works

* The first edition was winner of the American Historical Association's 1984 Joan Kelly Memorial Prize in Women's History. Second revised edition: 1990. * * * * * *
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References

External links

Rosalind Petchesky papers
at the

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, Smith College Special Collections {{DEFAULTSORT:Petchesky, Rosalind P. American political scientists American political philosophers Smith College alumni Columbia University alumni Ramapo College faculty Hunter College faculty MacArthur Fellows Living people 1942 births Women political scientists