Background
Avakian, Arlene Voski was born on April 4, 1939 in New York City.
Avakian, Arlene Voski was born on April 4, 1939 in New York City.
Bachelor of Science in Art History, Columbia University, New York City, 1961. Master of Arts in Social History, University Massachusetts, 1975. Doctor of Education, University Massachusetts, 1985.
Executive director female studies program, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1970-1971; staff assistant women's studies, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1975-1986; lecturer women's studies, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1986-1993; associate professor women's studies, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1993. Staff associate black studies, women's studies, faculty development project U. Massachusetts/Smith College, Amherst, 1981-1983. Member of faculty School Social Work Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1990-1993.
President Amherst (Massachusetts) Based Organization to Develop Equitable Shelter, since 1989. Board directors Civil Liberties Union of We. Massachusetts, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1990, Zoryan Institute for Contemporary Documentation and Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995-1996.
Executive board Project Safeguard for Agricultural Varieties in Europe photographic archive of Armenian people, 1990-1995. Member Armenian Femisists (founding member).
Daughter of Vaghinak and Berjouhe (Tutuian) A. Single; children: Neal Christopher Ryan, Leah Ryan.