Elizabeth Higginbotham

Elizabeth Higginbotham (B.A., City College of the City University of New York; M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University) is Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Delaware. She is author of TOO MUCH TO ASK: BLACK WOMEN IN THE ERA OF INTEGRATION (University of North Carolina Press, 2001) and co-editor of WOMEN AND WORK: EXPLORING RACE, ETHNICITY AND CLASS (Sage Publications, 1997 with Mary Romero). She has also authored many articles in journals and edited collections. While...See more

Elizabeth Higginbotham (B.A., City College of the City University of New York; M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University) is Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Delaware. She is author of TOO MUCH TO ASK: BLACK WOMEN IN THE ERA OF INTEGRATION (University of North Carolina Press, 2001) and co-editor of WOMEN AND WORK: EXPLORING RACE, ETHNICITY AND CLASS (Sage Publications, 1997 with Mary Romero). She has also authored many articles in journals and edited collections. While teaching at the University of Memphis, she received the Superior Performance in University Research Award for 1991-92 and 1992-93. Along with colleagues Bonnie Thornton Dill and Lynn Weber, she is a recipient of the American Sociological Association Jessie Bernard Award and Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award in 1993 for the work of the Center for Research on Women at the University of Memphis. She was recently received the 2003-2004 Robin M. Williams Jr. Award from the Eastern Sociological Society, given annually to one distinguished sociologist. See less