Gerda Lerner

1920–2013

1 series 2 books in order

Gerda Hedwig Lerner was an Austrian-born American historian and women's history author who also wrote poetry, fiction, theatre pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography. She served as president of the Organization of American Historians from 1980 to 1981 and taught as Robinson Edwards Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until retiring in 1991. Our catalog credits her with The Creation of Patriarchy and The Creation of Feminist Consciousness in the Women and History series. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born: 1920
Known for: Women and History

Series by Gerda Lerner

Women and History

2 books in order · 1986–1993

The creation of patriarchy

1986 · Gerda Lerner

The Creation of Patriarchy is a 1986 nonfiction book by Gerda Lerner arguing that male dominance over women is not natural or biological but the…
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The Creation of Feminist Consciousness

1993 · Gerda Lerner

Gerda Lerner, a pioneer in women's studies and former president of the Organization of American Historians, is a leading scholar of women's history.…
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How many books has Gerda Lerner written?

We list 2 books by Gerda Lerner across 1 series, published between 1986–1993 — each shown in full reading order.

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