Catharine R. Stimpson

Professor Of English; University Professor

Education

Ph.D.1967, Columbia;

M.A. 1966, Cambridge; B.A. 1960, Cambridge;

B.A. 1958, Bryn Mawr.

Areas of Research/Interest

Modern and post-modern Feminist Criticism, Women's Studies and Gender Studies, Law and Literature

External Affiliations

Modern Language Association (past president), Association of Graduate Schools (past president), Modern Language Association, P.E.N., Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).

Fellowships/Honors

Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship, NEH Demonstration Grant, National Humanities Institute Grant, Lilly Foundation Grant, Department of Housing and Urban Development Grant, Rockefeller Foundation Grant, Exxon Foundation Grant, Ford Foundation Grant, Fulbright Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Fellow.

Professor Stimpson holds 12 honorary degrees.

Publications

  • Critical Terms for the Study of Gender, ed. Catharine R. Stimpson and Gilbert Herdt, UChicago Press
  • Where the Meanings Are. 1988.
  • Class Notes.1979-80.
  • Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 1974-80.