People

2013

2013

Slider, Kate

  • Committee: Mary Trigg, Radhika Balakrishnan, Julie Rajan
  • Thesis/Practicum: Practicum: Reflections on Women's Leadership in Liberia and the Work of Women's Campaign International with Women's Campaign International (Philadelphia, PA)

Kate Slider graduated from Juniata College with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary explorations of gender. Her individualized plan of study has allowed her to explore a range of perspectives on gender from fields such as sociology, peace and conflict studies, and psychology. While at Juniata, Kate became an active member of the college community through various leadership positions and by advocating for social justice on campus. During her undergraduate career, Kate spent a semester in Cheltenham, England which provided her with a valuable international perspective on women. Within the field of women’s and gender studies, Kate is particularly interested in issues relating to gender identity and expression, gender-based discrimination, and violence against women.

Mingers, Laura

  • Committee: Nancy Hewitt, Marisa Fuentes, Mary Trigg
  • Post-MA Employment/Education: Desk Officer, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Association of Southeast Asian Nations Department, London
  • Thesis/Practicum: Thesis: Our Rights are Not for Sale: Motherhood, Citizenship & the U.S. Welfare State 1968-1974
  • RU Core Link: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/39659/

Laura Mingers lives in England and graduated in 2010 from Queens’ College, Cambridge University with a BA in history. In her final year she focused on American women’s history and particularly on the history of intimate relations. Whilst at University she also played in the college netball team, served as the President of Queens’ College History Society and was elected as the Communications Officer and then the Secretary for Queens’ College JCR. She received a Fulbright Scholarship for pursing her Masters at Rutgers University where she further explored the relationship between women, work and the family.

Kennedy, Megan

Megan Kennedy is a native of a small town in Southwestern Ohio, just north of Cincinnati. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, majoring in Mathematics with an emphasis in Statistics, and minoring in Women's Studies.

Hardin, Anastasia

  • Committee: Marisa Fuentes, Mary Trigg, Dorothy Cobble
  • Post-MA Employment/Education: Teacher, Uncommon Schools, New York City
  • Thesis/Practicum: Thesis: Making the Dignity of our Labor a Reality: Household Workers Organizing in NYC 1960-1980
  • RU Core Link: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/39629/

Anastasia received a B.A. from Vassar College in Africana/History. Prior to her MA at Rutgers, she worked as an Assistant in the H.E.A.T Department at New York Hotel Trades Council, AFL CIO.

Greenstein, Jordan

  • Committee: Zakia Salime, Yana Rodgers, Radhika Balakrishnan
  • Post-MA Employment/Education: Pursuing J.D., Northwestern University School of Law
  • Thesis/Practicum: Thesis: The Story of Soy: A Comparative Analysis of Women in Agriculture in India & the US Using the World's Most Prolific Oilseed
  • RU Core Link: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/40571/

Jordan is a graduate of the University of Florida, with a BA in English Literature and a minor in Religious Studies. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida.

Bobila, Samantha