Ruth Bleier, MD
One of the first feminist scholars to explore how gender biases have shaped biology.
(1923 – 1988)
A neurophysiologist, activist and feminist.
One of the first feminist scholars to explore how gender biases have shaped biology.
The University of Wisconsin annually awards the Ruth Bleier scholarships and its Department of History of Medicine has an endowed chair in her honor.
Alma mater
- Goucher College
- Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania