Susan K. Cahn | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Thesis | Coming on strong : gender and sexuality in women's sport, 1900-1960 (1990) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Buffalo |
Susan Kathleen Cahn is a historian known for her work on women's studies and LGBTQ topics. She is a professor at the University of Buffalo.
Cahn has a B.A. from the University of California,Santa Cruz (1981) and an M.A. from the University of Minnesota (1985). [1] In 1990 she earned a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. [2] In 1992 she joined the faculty at the University of Buffalo [3] [4] where,as of 2022 Cahn is an emeritus professor. [1]
Cahn is known for her writing on women in sports,adolescence,lesbian history,and chronic illness. Her 1995 book,Coming on Strong:Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth-century Women's Sport examines the role of Title IX in gender equality in sports participation. [5] The book won an award from the North American Society for Sport History, [6] [7] and a second edition was published in 2015. [8] Her work on the rise of women's sports teams, [9] and making women prove their sex [10] has been covered in multiple news outlets. [11] In 2012 she wrote about women growing up in the south in Sexual Reckonings:Southern Girls in a Troubling Age. [12]
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)In 2013 Cahn was named a William S. Vaughn Visiting Fellow by Vanderbilt University. [4] In 2015, Cahn delivered the John R. Betts lecture at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Sport History. [13]