Background
Judith Walzer Leavitt was born on July 22, 1940, in New York City, New York, United States. She is a daughter of Joseph Phillip Walzer and Sally (Hochman) Walzer.
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In 1963, Leavitt received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science from Antioch College.
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In 1966, Judith got a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Chicago. In 1975, she attained her Doctor of Philosophy degree in History from the same university.
(Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their me...)
Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their medical attendants, "Brought to Bed" reveals how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the present. Judith Walzer Leavitt's study focuses on the traditional woman-centered home-birthing practices, their replacement by male doctors and the movement from the home to the hospital.
https://www.amazon.com/Brought-Bed-Childbearing-America-1750-1950/dp/0195056906
1986
(This book tells the remarkable story of Mary Mallon, the ...)
This book tells the remarkable story of Mary Mallon, the real Typhoid Mary. Combining social history with biography, historian Judith Leavitt recreates early-twentieth-century New York City, a world of strict class divisions and prejudice against immigrants and women. Leavitt engages the reader with the excitement of the early days of microbiology and brings to life the conflicting perspectives of journalists, public health officials, the law and Mary Mallon herself.
https://www.amazon.com/Typhoid-Mary-Captive-Publics-Health/dp/0807021032
1996
(In this thoroughly updated second edition, Judith Walzer ...)
In this thoroughly updated second edition, Judith Walzer Leavitt, a leading authority on the history of women's health issues, has collected thirty-five articles, representing important scholarship in this once-neglected field.
https://www.amazon.com/Women-Health-America-Historical-Readings/dp/0299159647
1999
(Using fathers' first-hand accounts from letters, journals...)
Using fathers' first-hand accounts from letters, journals and personal interviews along with hospital records and medical literature, Judith Walzer Leavitt offers a new perspective on the changing role of expectant fathers from the 1940's to the 1980's.
https://www.amazon.com/Make-Room-Daddy-Journey-Birthing/dp/0807871680
2009
Judith Walzer Leavitt was born on July 22, 1940, in New York City, New York, United States. She is a daughter of Joseph Phillip Walzer and Sally (Hochman) Walzer.
In 1963, Leavitt received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science from Antioch College. Later, in 1966, she got a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Chicago. In 1975, Leavitt attained her Doctor of Philosophy degree in History from the same university.
In 1975, Judith joined the staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an Assistant Professor in History of Medicine, History of Science and Women's Studies, a post she held till 1981, when she was appointed an Associate Professor at the same university. Leavitt continued to hold this post till 1986.
Between 1981 and 1993, Judith served as a Chair of History of Medicine Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1985, she was made an Affiliate Faculty Member of History Department, and the following year, in 1986, Leavitt began working as a Professor of History of Medicine, History of Science and Women's Studies at the same university.
During the period from 1990 till 1995, Leavitt served as an Evjue-Bascom Professor of Women's Studies. Between 1996 and 1999, she acted as an Associate Dean of Faculty at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In 1997, Judith was made a Ruth Bleier WARF Professor in Medical History, History of Science and Women’s Studies.
In 2004, Judith began serving as a Chair Rupple-Bascom Professor at the University of Wisconsin Foundation. In addition, during the period from August 2007 till January 2008, she acted as an Interim Chair in the Department of Medical History and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
In addition, during her career, Leavitt acted as a participant in the national committees and projects, including Medicine and History Dialogue Group, Institute for Human Values in Medicine, Society for Health and Human Values, among others.
Moreover, she acts as an advisor to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as organizer and participant in conferences, meetings, workshops, panels and colloquiums. Also, Leavitt is a member of several grants review boards.
Throughout her career, Judith has given numerous national and international invited academic addresses and has appeared in numerous radio presentations, interview and talk shows.
Also, Leavitt served as a president of the American Association for the History of Medicine.
Currently, Judith is a Rupple Bascom and Ruth Bleier Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
(Using fathers' first-hand accounts from letters, journals...)
2009(In this thoroughly updated second edition, Judith Walzer ...)
1999(Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their me...)
1986(This book tells the remarkable story of Mary Mallon, the ...)
1996Judith is a member of the American Historical Association, American Public Health Association, Public Works Historical Society, American Public Health Association and National Women’s Studies Association.
On July 2, 1966, Judith married Lewis Arger Leavitt, who is a medical director of the Waisman Center on Human Development at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. Their marriage produced two children — Sarah Abigail and David Isaac.