Minnie Bruce Pratt

Minnie Bruce Pratt
A smiling white woman with blond curly hair, photographed outdoors
MInnie Bruce Pratt, from a 1986 publication
Born(1946-09-12)September 12, 1946
Selma, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 2023(2023-07-02) (aged 76)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
OccupationProfessor of Writing and Women's Studies
Alma materUniversity of Alabama (BA)
University of North Carolina (PhD)
SubjectRace, class, gender and sexual theory
Years active1975–2023
EmployerSyracuse University
Spouses
  • Marvin E. Weaver II
    (m. 1966; div. 1975)
    [1]
  • (m. 2011; died 2014)
Partners
Children2[4][5]
Website
mbpratt.org

Minnie Bruce Pratt (September 12, 1946 – July 2, 2023[6]) was an American poet, educator, activist, and essayist. She retired in 2015 from her position as Professor of Writing and Women's Studies at Syracuse University where she was invited to help develop the university's first LGBT studies program.[7]

  1. ^ Anderson, Kelly (March 17, 2005). "Voices of Feminism Oral History Project: Minnie Bruce Pratt" (PDF). Smith College Libraries. Smith College. p. 24. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Anderson, Kelly (February 28, 2004). "Voices of Feminism Oral History Project: Joan E. Biren" (PDF). Smith College Libraries. Smith College. p. 85. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Pratt, Minnie Bruce. "Leslie Feinberg". MinnieBrucePratt.net. Minnie Bruce Pratt. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Guide to the Minnie Bruce Pratt Papers, 1870s-2005, bulk 1975-2005". David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
  5. ^ "'Crime Against Nature' by Minnie Bruce Pratt". Lambda Literary. April 18, 2013.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference nyt obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "University Honors Poet-Activist Minnie Bruce Pratt Feb. 26". SU News. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2021.