Martha Vicinus | |
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 Martha Vicinus at "The Future of the Queer Past" conference at the University of Chicago in September 2000 | |
| Born | November 20, 1939 Rochester, New York United States |
| Occupation | Historian, Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Northwestern University Johns Hopkins University University of Wisconsin |
| Subject | Women's Literature Modernism Nineteenth-Century Britain Gender and Sexuality Modern British History |
| Notable works | Independent Women Suffer and Be Still A Widening Sphere |
Martha Vicinus (born November 20, 1939) is an American scholar of English literature and Women's studies. She serves as the Eliza M. Mosher Distinguished University Professor of English, Women's Studies, and History at the University of Michigan.[1] Prior to coming to the University of Michigan, Vicinus was a faculty member in the English Department at Indiana University from 1968 to 1982.[2] She has written several books about Victorian women as well as gender and sexuality. She earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1968.[3]
She has been noted for drawing attention to the Victorian double standards that were applied to women and to the Victorian ideal of women without sexual desires.[4] She has argued that society often defines sexuality through a male heterosexual perspective.[5]
In addition to her career as a scholar, she has been active as an advocate of anti-war and LGBT causes.[6][7]
- ^ "About the Author, Martha Vicinus". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Martha Vicinus papers, 1969-1980". Archives Online at Indiana University.
- ^ "Profile: Martha Vicinus". Department of English. University of Michigan. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ McKendrick, Neil (8 January 1984). "Sex and the Married Victorians". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Green, Elizabeth (2 October 2003). "Fifteen Questions For Carol J. Adams". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "'U' Profs Sign Letter in National Anti-War Push". The Michigan Daily. 13 March 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Gay, Transgender Community Critique Task Force Proposals". The Michigan Daily. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2011.