Hield, Melissa

Melissa Hield is a scholar, feminist historian, women's rights activist, and served as an instructor in the University of Texas at Austin American Studies Department from 1976 to 1980. A 1972 graduate of Smith College, Hield has been involved in numerous women's studies initiatives, both national and regional in scope, throughout her career.

From the guide to the Melissa Hield Papers, 1889-1991., (Dolph Briscoe Center for American HistoryThe University of Texas at Austin)