Jane Kenrick

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Jane Elizabeth Kenrick (20 November 1946 – 11 August 1988) was an Oxford-educated British academic who specialised in subjects relating to women.[1]

Born20 November 1946
Camberwell, London, England, UK
Died11 August 1988(1988-08-11) (aged 41)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
DisciplineFeminism, socialism, ideology of family life
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Jane Kenrick
Born20 November 1946
Camberwell, London, England, UK
Died11 August 1988(1988-08-11) (aged 41)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Academic work
DisciplineFeminism, socialism, ideology of family life
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Career

Kenrick was a committed socialist, devoted to many causes, including active support to cleaners at Addenbrooke's Hospital during their strike in opposition to privatisation, in 1984.[2][3]

Recognition

Kenrick was one of the woman featured in John Berger's TV series, Ways of Seeing (1972)[4] along with Anya Bostock, Eva Figes, Barbara Niven and Carola Moon.

An archive of Kenrick's papers can be found in Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.[1]

See also

Bibliography

  • "Politics and the construction of women as second-class workers", in The dynamics of labor market segmentation (1981), edited by Frank Wilkinson. London: Academic Press.[5]
  • As editor: Friendship & The Greek City by Gabriel Herman[6]

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