Dana Shugar

Education

Shugar received her bachelor"s degree in biology and English in 1983 from Augustana College (Illinois) and then her master"s degree in 1988 and her Doctor of Philosophy in English in 1991 from the University of Iowa.

Career

She died of cancer in January 2000 at age 38. At the University of Rhode Island Shugar became the first department-head of the Women"s Studies major. As a writer she contributed to numerous feminist and lesbian journals.

She released her first book Separatism and Women"s Community in May 1995 that focused on feminist and lesbian separatism, which were changes that were happening to women"s lives across the nation.

The book was nominated that year for the American Library Association"s Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Book Award. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 334 libraries.

She was working on a second book involving her experience with breast cancer, but never finished lieutenant

Achievements

• In honor of her accomplishments and contributions, the University of Rhode Island has a scholarship in her name.

Politics

Besides being a professor, Dana Shugar was an author and advocate for feminism. The University also holds an annual colloquium on women"s studies in her name that brings up seminars on numerous feminism issues and topics.