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Mary Jo Deegan was born on November 27, 1946 to William James and Ida May (Scott) Deegan in Chicago, Illinois. She holds an A.S. degree from Lake Michigan College, 1966, a B.S., Western Michigan University, 1969, and earned an M.A., 1973, and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, 1975. Mary Jo Deegan is a noted feminist scholar and sociology educator who has produced several works including Jane Addams and Men of the Chicago School, 1892-1918 (1988) for which she received the Choice Award, 1989-90. Some other major works include Women and Disability (1985), Feminist Ethics in Social Research (1989), and Women in Sociology (editor, 1991). She is a member of the American Sociological Association and the International Sociological Association. She became an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 1975 and has held the rank of full professor since 1989.
Bibliography:
Who's Who in America. 55th ed. Volume 1, A - K. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 2001.
The Mary Jo Deegan Collection includes scholarly articles and other writings by Mary Jo Deegan. Some published reviews of her work are also included.
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