Millett, Kate

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Dates:
Birth 1934-09-14
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Author, feminist theorist, activist, and visual artist.

From the description of Papers, 1953-1999. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46345002

1934 Sept. 14 Born in St. Paul, Minn. to Helen Feely and James A. Millett 1952 1956 B.A., University of Minnesota 1956 1958 B.A., first-class honors, St. Hilda's College, Oxford University 1958 Instructor in English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1961 1963 Instructor in English Literature, Waseda University, Tokyo 1963 First sculpture show, Minami Gallery, Tokyo 1964 1969 Instructor in English Literature, Barnard College 1965 Married Fumio Yoshimura 1965 1968 Chair of Education Committee, National Organization for Women 1970 Ph.D., Columbia University Publication of Sexual Politics Professor, Bryn Mawr College 1971 Publication of Three Lives 1973 Publication of Prostitution Papers Distinguished Visiting Professor, California State University at Sacramento 1974 Publication of Flying 1977 Publication of Sita 1978 Founded women's art colony and farm in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 1979 Publication of The Basement 1982 Publication of Going to Iran 1985 Divorced from Fumio Yoshimura 1990 Publication of The Loony-bin Trip 1994 Publication of The Politics of Cruelty 1995 Publication of A.D. 1998 Adjunct Professor, New York University 2001 Publication of Mother Millett

From the guide to the Kate Millett papers, 1912-2002 and undated, bulk 1951-2001, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

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Subjects:

  • Artist colonies
  • Feminism
  • Feminism and art
  • Feminism and literature
  • Feminist literary criticism
  • Feminist literature
  • Feminists
  • Feminists
  • Feminist theory
  • Lesbians
  • Women artists

Occupations:

  • Photographers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)

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