What is Gail Omvedt?
[[File:Gail Omvedt, India.jpg|thumb|right|Gail Omvedt]] '''Gail Omvedt''' (2 August 1941 &ndash; 25 August 2021) was an American-born Indian scholar, sociologist and human rights activist. She was born in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. Her career began in 1970. She was known for being active in the [[Environmental movement|environmental]], [[farmers' movement|farmers']] and [[women's movement]]s, especially with rural women. She was a senior fellow at the [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] and research director of the [[Krantivir Trust]]. Omvedt died on 25 August 2021 at the age of 80.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/researcher-author-gail-omvedt-passes-away/article36091934.ece/ Researcher, author Gail Omvedt passes away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Omvedt, Gail}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American academics]] [[Category:Indian academics]] [[Category:American sociologists]] [[Category:American feminist writers]] [[Category:American human rights activists]] [[Category:Indian human rights activists]] [[Category:Indian scientists]] [[Category:Scientists from Minneapolis]] [[Category:Writers from Minneapolis]] {{US-bio-stub}}