American women's studies academic
Gwendolyn Thomas Sorell (Aug. 1, 1936 - March 23, 2009) was an American academic, rising to associate professor of human development and family studies at Texas Tech University.
Academic career.
After a 1979 MSc thesis titled " 'Adaptive implications of sex-related attitudes and behaviors,' " a 1982 PhD titled " 'Masculinity and femininity in traditional and nontraditional adult women : a test of the parental imperative' " at the Pennsylvania State University, and a post-doc at University of Denver, Sorell moved to the University of Texas Tech, rising to associate professor.
The Gwen Sorell Endowed Scholarship is administered by the Women's &amp; Gender Studies department.
Activism.
Sorell served in governance roles in organisations such as the Lubbock Rape Crisis Center, the West Texas AIDS Foundation and the Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock.
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