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Ruth Mandel

ルース・マンデル

Rūsu Manderu

Aliases: Ruth B. Mandel / Ruth Blumenstock

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1938-08-29 (Vienna, Austria)
Died
2020-04-11 (Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.) age 81
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Vienna, Austria → England → Brooklyn, New York

Career

Occupations
Political scientist, Professor
Active Years
1960-2019
Affiliations
Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University

Education

Brooklyn College
English literature
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1960
Country: United States
University of Connecticut
Political science
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: United States

Awards

Honorary Doctor of Public Service
Organization: Chatham College
Result: 受賞
Honorary Doctor of Public Administration
Organization: Georgian Court University
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

In the Running: The New Woman Candidate

1981 Political science

Documents the experiences of women candidates in American electoral politics as their numbers doubled from less than 5% to 10%.

Women in politicsElectoral politics

Health

  • Ovarian cancer
    晩年
    Cause of death.

Legacy

Pioneering political scientist who advanced women's roles in American politics, directing the Eagleton Institute and its Center for American Women and Politics for decades.

Trivia

  • Family attempted to flee Austria on MS St. Louis before the Holocaust. Daughter Maud Mandel is president of Williams College.