Diana Leonard

Diana Mary Leonard
Born(1941-12-13)13 December 1941
Died27 November 2010(2010-11-27) (aged 68)
Other namesDiana Leonard Barker
Occupations
  • Sociologist
  • social anthropologist

Diana Mary Leonard, AcSS (13 December 1941 – 27 November 2010), known while married as Diana Leonard Barker, was a British sociologist, social anthropologist, academic, and feminist activist. From 1998 to 2007, she was Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Education, London, after which she was Emeritus Professor of the Sociology of Education and Gender department there.