Background
Cook, Beverly Blair was born on December 10, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Ross J. and Nita L. (Hanson) Ulman.
Cook, Beverly Blair was born on December 10, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Ross J. and Nita L. (Hanson) Ulman.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1948. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Claremont Graduate School, 1962.
Instructor Iowa State University, Ames, 1949-1950. Assistant professor political science California State University, Fullerton, 1962-1966. Associate professor of University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1967-1974, professor, since 1974.
Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1984.
Board advisers National Organization for Women Legal Aid and Defense Fund Project on Judicial Education Board overseers National Science Foundation Supreme Court Project. Board directors BicentennialConstn.
Project "87. Pendleton scholar, 1944-1948, Wellesley scholar,1948.
Ford Foundation fellow, 1960-1962, 72-73. Fromkin grantee, 1973, Florence East. Eagleton grantee, 1976-1977, grantee American Philosophical Society, 1967, 71, Social Science Research Council, 1969-1970.
Member of Pi Sigma Alpha (board directors), American Judicature Society, National Organization of Women, United States Supreme Court History Society, Law and Society Association, Law and Society Association, Western Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association, International Political Science Association (vice president 1986-1987), American Political Science Association.
Married Cornelius P. Cotter, July 31, 1966. Children: C. Randall, Linda G., David South., Gary A., Cornelia Calvert, Lawrence P., Charles, Steven A. Bachelor, Wellesley College.