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Yates was born on May 6, 1940, on a farm in [[Shubuta, Mississippi]] to Gleta and Robert Graham.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2023 |title=Obituary for Gayle Graham Yates |url=https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000457012/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref> She earned a bachelor's degree from [[Millsaps College]] and a M.A. at [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref name=":0" /> Yates completed studies at the [[Boston University School of Theology]].<ref name=":0" /> Her first daughter was born in 1963 in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" /> Yates and her husband moved to [[New Brighton, Minnesota]] where he worked at the [[United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities]] (United).<ref name=":0" /> Her second child was born in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] in 1967.<ref name=":0" /> She earned a Ph.D. in American studies at the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref name=":0" />
Yates was born on May 6, 1940, on a farm in [[Shubuta, Mississippi]] to Gleta and Robert Graham.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2023 |title=Obituary for Gayle Graham Yates |url=https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000457012/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref> She earned a bachelor's degree from [[Millsaps College]] and a M.A. at [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref name=":0" /> Yates completed studies at the [[Boston University School of Theology]].<ref name=":0" /> Her first daughter was born in 1963 in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" /> Yates and her husband moved to [[New Brighton, Minnesota]] where he worked at the [[United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities]] (United).<ref name=":0" /> Her second child was born in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] in 1967.<ref name=":0" /> She earned a Ph.D. in American studies at the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref name=":0" />


For two years, she worked half time at both her alma mater and United.<ref name=":0" /> She later worked full time at the University of Minnesota, helping to create its women studies program.<ref name=":0" /> She served as its first full time faculty director.<ref name=":0" /> In 1982, Yates began teaching American studies until she retired.<ref name=":0" />
For two years, she worked half time at both her alma mater and United.<ref name=":0" /> She later worked full time at the University of Minnesota, helping to create its women studies program.<ref name=":0" /> She served as its first full time faculty director and later chair.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Knatterud |first=Mary |date=2024-02-20 |title=One Woman’s Studies: The Far-Reaching Impact of Gayle Graham Yates, PhD (1940-2023) |url=https://conservancy.umn.edu/collections/fd90a8cf-f34b-475f-bcf2-7e9e3c261572 |journal=Journal of Opinions, Ideas & Essays (JOIE) |language=en |publisher=University of Minnesota Retirees Association |volume=7}}</ref> In 1982, Yates began teaching American studies until she retired.<ref name=":0" />


Yates died on April 27, 2023, at her home in [[Minneapolis]].<ref name=":0" />
Yates died on April 27, 2023, at her home in [[Minneapolis]].<ref name=":0" />

Revision as of 13:55, 6 July 2024

Gayle Graham Yates (May 6, 1940 – April 27, 2023) was an American women's studies academic who helped establish the women's studies program at the University of Minnesota.

Life

Yates was born on May 6, 1940, on a farm in Shubuta, Mississippi to Gleta and Robert Graham.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Millsaps College and a M.A. at Vanderbilt University.[1] Yates completed studies at the Boston University School of Theology.[1] Her first daughter was born in 1963 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1] Yates and her husband moved to New Brighton, Minnesota where he worked at the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (United).[1] Her second child was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1967.[1] She earned a Ph.D. in American studies at the University of Minnesota.[1]

For two years, she worked half time at both her alma mater and United.[1] She later worked full time at the University of Minnesota, helping to create its women studies program.[1] She served as its first full time faculty director and later chair.[1][2] In 1982, Yates began teaching American studies until she retired.[1]

Yates died on April 27, 2023, at her home in Minneapolis.[1]

Selected works

  • Yates, Gayle Graham (1975). What Women Want: The Ideas of the Movement. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-95077-1.[3]
  • Martineau, Harriet (1985). Yates, Gayle Grahm (ed.). Harriet Martineau on Women. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-1057-6.[4]
  • Yates, Gayle Graham (1990). Mississippi Mind: A Personal Cultural History of an American State. Univ. of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-0-87049-643-1.[5]
  • Yates, Gayle Graham (2004). Life and Death in a Small Southern Town: Memories of Shubuta, Mississippi. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-2937-1.[6]
  • Yates, Gayle Graham (2010). Ethics for Jessica: Meditations on Living. Wipf & Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4982-5482-3.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Obituary for Gayle Graham Yates". Star Tribune. May 7, 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  2. ^ Knatterud, Mary (2024-02-20). "One Woman's Studies: The Far-Reaching Impact of Gayle Graham Yates, PhD (1940-2023)". Journal of Opinions, Ideas & Essays (JOIE). 7. University of Minnesota Retirees Association.
  3. ^ Reviews of What Women Want:
  4. ^ Review of Harriet Martineau on Women:
    • Sheets, Robin (1986). "Review of Dorothy Wordsworth; Frances Trollope; Harriet Martineau on Women; Letters of Dorothy Wordsworth: A Selection". Victorian Studies. 30 (1): 145–146. ISSN 0042-5222. JSTOR 3828215.
  5. ^ Reviews of Mississippi Mind:
  6. ^ Reviews of Life and Death in a Small Southern Town:
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