Gretchen Ritter
Director

Gretchen Ritter, Director of CWGS since 2004, is a Professor of Government, where she teaches American political development, constitutional law, and gender politics. She received her BS in Government from Cornell and her PhD in Political Science from MIT. Ritter specializes in the study of democratic movements, including women's rights movements. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship and was a Liberal Arts Fellow at Harvard Law School. Her first book, Goldbugs and Greenbacks, is a study of political debates over banking and finance in the late nineteenth century. Her new book, The Constitution as Social Design, is a study of gender and citizenship in American constitutional development.

Dr. Ritter teaches this semester on Tuesdays from 2 - 5.

Office: WWH 401
Office Hours: Spring 2008: Mon 9-11am or by appt.
Phone: 512-471-5149
ritterg@mail.utexas.edu

Kathleen McDonagh
Assistant to the Director

Kathleen McDonagh received her B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and her M.A. in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining the Center for Women's and Gender Studies, Kathleen worked for more than 15 years for the University of Texas Libraries, primarily in public service. She is interested in international folk music and dance and participates regularly in several local recreational and performance dance groups.

Office: WWH 401
Phone: (512) 471-5160
mckath@mail.utexas.edu