Judith Ann Rasmussen Dushku | |
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| Born | Judith Ann Rasmussen March 30, 1942 |
| Children | 4, including Nate and Eliza |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Brigham Young University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political scientist |
| Sub-discipline | Comparative and transitional politics, American government |
| Institutions | Suffolk University |
| Main interests | Politics and government, Mormon feminism, educational development |
Judith Ann Rasmussen Dushku (born 30 March 1942) is an American academic political scientist, journalist, writer, and humanitarian. An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and well known as a Mormon feminist,[1] Dushku cofounded the Mormon women's journal Exponent II, was the Relief Society president for the Boston stake of the LDS Church, became lead founder of a humanitarian agency in Uganda, and is a professor of government at Suffolk University (Boston, Massachusetts), specializing in comparative politics and the interaction of policy and gender since the 1970s. Dushku has been dean of a satellite campus, has won two major awards at Suffolk, and has been a Fulbright Senior Specialist. Dushku was extensively quoted by Mitt Romney when he was running for a US presidential candidacy. Her daughter, Eliza Dushku, is a successful television and film actress.
she's a beloved figure in Mormon feminism and a role model to young Mormon feminists