History and Overview

The SWS Distinguished Lectureship was founded in 1985 as a way of recognizing members whose scholarship employs a feminist perspective, and of making this feminist scholar available to campuses that are isolated, rural, located away from major metropolitan areas, bereft of the resources needed to invite guest speakers, and/or characterized by hostility to feminist scholarship. A key goal of the program is to provide a feminist voice on campuses where such a perspective is unusual and/or unwelcome.

The lecturer will receive an honorarium of $1000, and must commit to presenting his/her lecture at the summer SWS meeting and on two US campuses that meet the above noted criteria. A written version of the lecture will be published in Gender & Society.

The Lectureship originally carried the name of Cheryl Allyn Miller, but now there is a separate Cheryl Allyn Miller Award.

Campus Visits

For further information, see the Call for Campus Visit Applications.

Past Winners

2012	Christine Williams, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2011	Nancy Naples, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2010	not awarded
2009	Silver Anniversary - Paula England, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2008	Cecilia Ridgeway, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2007	Evelyn Nakano Glenn, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2006	Michael Messner, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2005	Joan Acker, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2004	Margaret Andersen, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2003	Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2002	Barbara Risman, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2001	Patricia Yancey Martin, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
2000	Mary Frank Fox, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
1999	Michael Kimmel, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
1998	Kathleen Gerson, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
1997	Verta Taylor, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
1996	Ronnie Steinberg, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
1995	Rose Brewer, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer in honor of Ruth Shonle Cavan
1994	Mady Segal, SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer in honor of Helen McGill Hughes
1993	Myra Marx Ferree, SWS Cheryl Allyn Miller Distinguished Lecturer
1992	Judith Lorber, SWS Cheryl Miller Allyn Distinguished Lecturer
1991	Francesca Cancian, SWS Cheryl Allyn Miller Distinguished Lecturer
1990	Arlene Kaplan Daniels, SWS Cheryl Allyn Miller Distinguished Lecturer
1989	Maxine Baca Zinn, SWS Cheryl Allyn Miller Distinguished Lecturer
1988	Barbara Katz Rothman, SWS Cheryl Allyn Miller Distinguished Lecturer
1987	Barbara Reskin, SWS Cheryl Allyn Miller Distinguished Lecturer
1986	Barrie Thorne, SWS Cheryl Allyn Miller Distinguished Lecturer
1985	Janet Chafetz, SWS Cheryl Allyn Miller Distinguished Lecturer

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