Scott, Joan Wallach, 1941-
Joan Wallach Scott, née Joan Wallach, (born December 18, 1941, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American historian, best known for her pioneering contributions to the study of French history, women’s and gender history, and intellectual history as well as to feminist theory. Her work, which was influential well beyond the confines of her own discipline, was characterized by its integration of historiography, philosophy, and gender theory.
Scott grew up in a family dedicated to education and social justice. Both her parents were high-school teachers of history, and her father was active in New York City’s teachers’ union. In 1951 her father was suspended and then fired from his job for refusing to collaborate with a McCarthy-style committee investigating alleged communist activities in education. That event, as Scott herself recognized, partly motivated her commitment to freedom of speech. She later took a vocal stand against the USA PATRIOT Act (2001) and other perceived threats to academic freedom, both as a scholar and in her position as chair of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure of the American Association of University Professors (1999–2005).
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