Oral History Interview, Myra Marx Ferree (1474)

In this interview, Myra Marx Ferree discusses her upbringing where she enjoyed learning about Sociology and Politics at a young age. She is an established author, writing several successful books and now works as the director of the Center for German and European Studies at UW-Madison. To learn more about this oral history, download & review the index first (or transcript if available). It will help determine which audio file(s) to download & listen to.Myra Marx Ferree was born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey. Her interest in Sociology and Politics began at a young age. She received an undergraduate degree in Political Science at Bryn Mawr College and a PhD in Social Psychology at Harvard. Professor Ferree has published multiple books such as her most recent, Global Feminism: Transitional Women’s Activism, Organizing, and Human Rights (2006). She was also a Berlin Prize Fellow at American Academy in Berlin in 2005. Currently, Professor Ferree is the director of the Center for German and European Studies as well as a member of the committee of Gender and Women’s Studies at UW-Madison