Ann Schofield

Ann Schofield is Professor Emerita of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Kansas and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Rothermere American Institute, Oxford University.  She is the author of books and articles on the history of women, including "To Do and To Be":  Portraits of Four Women Activists, 1893-1986. 

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Rose Pesotta, 1965

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Ann Schofield." (Viewed on November 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/schofield-ann>.