Gayle Rubin

American cultural anthropologist, activist, and feminist
Person human Q444593
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Gayle Rubin

Summary

Gayle Rubin is a human[1]. She was born in South Carolina[2]. She was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as an anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], essayist[6], LGBTQ rights activist[7], and writer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month, #7,156 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in South Carolina[2], Gayle Rubin…
  • Gayle Rubin was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gayle Rubin held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Gayle Rubin worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • Gayle Rubin worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Gayle Rubin's professions included essayist[6].
  • Gayle Rubin worked as a LGBTQ rights activist[7].
  • Gayle Rubin's professions included writer[8].
  • Gayle Rubin worked as a women's rights activist[11].
  • Gayle Rubin's field of work was essay[12].
  • Gayle Rubin's field of work was gender studies[13].
  • Gayle Rubin was employed by University of Michigan[14].
  • Gayle Rubin received the Ruth Benedict Prize[15].
  • Gayle Rubin was influenced by Michel Foucault[16].
  • Gayle Rubin's image is recorded as Gayle Rubin.jpg[17].
  • Gayle Rubin is recorded as female[18].
  • Gayle Rubin's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Gayle Rubin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000002994441[20].
  • Gayle Rubin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19898616[21].
  • Gayle Rubin's GND ID is recorded as 180041037[22].
  • Gayle Rubin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93111167[23].
  • Gayle Rubin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14429589z[24].
  • Gayle Rubin's IdRef ID is recorded as 069519315[25].
  • Gayle Rubin's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA17963505[26].
  • Gayle Rubin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07p0df[27].

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Origins and Family

Gayle Rubin's place of birth was South Carolina[2]. She was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], essayist[6], LGBTQ rights activist[7], writer[8], and women's rights activist[11]. Fields of work include essay[12], a literary genre[28] and gender studies[13], an interdisciplinary science[29]. Among Gayle Rubin's employers was University of Michigan[14].

Recognition

Gayle Rubin received the Ruth Benedict Prize[15].

Why It Matters

Gayle Rubin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month, #7,156 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

She has been cited as an influence by Michel Foucault[31], an anthropologist[32], 1926–1984[33], of France[34], specialised in philosophy[35].

FAQs

Where was Gayle Rubin born?

Born in South Carolina[2], Gayle Rubin…

What did Gayle Rubin do for work?

Gayle Rubin worked as anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], essayist[6], LGBTQ rights activist[7], and writer[8].

What awards did Gayle Rubin receive?

Honors received include Ruth Benedict Prize[15].

Who did Gayle Rubin influence?

Gayle Rubin has been cited as an influence by Michel Foucault[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . lambdaliterary.org. Retrieved . lambdaliterary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . queeranthro.org. Retrieved . queeranthro.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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