Popkin, Ann Hunter, 1945-

Educator, sociologist, feminist, and activist Ann Hunter Popkin (1945-), the daughter of Sally and Geoge Popkin, was raised and educated at local schools in Long Island, New York. From an early age, she earned scholastic awards and fellowships, performed volunteer work with inner city youth, participated in peace marches, and was active in the civil rights movement. Popkin graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College in 1967 and attended Brandeis University from 1968-1977, earning a Ph.D. She pursued a teaching career at Brandeis University, and subsequently taught at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, the University of California at Santa Cruz, and numerous women's organizations in Cambridge and Boston. Popkin was also a founding member of Bread and Roses in Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the oldest and largest women's liberation organizations in the United States. In 2003, she received a Women of Achievement award from Oregon State University Women's Center for her role in developing and teaching programs that fostered diversity, and directing the University's Women's Studies department.

From the description of Additional papers of Ann Hunter Popkin, 1954-1979 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 610488622