Mimi Abramovitz is an American author, educator and activist. Abramovitz's work focuses on civil and welfare rights of those living in the United States, especially women.[1][2]
Abramovitz completed her undergraduate work at the University of Michigan, where she earned a B.A. in sociology in 1963.[3] She went on to obtain her master's degree in social work in 1967 and her Ph.D. in social work from Columbia University in 1981.[4]
Careeredit
Abramovitz moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where she became active in an existing organization and went on co-found other organizations. She became active in the American Independent Movement, an organization who summarizes their goal, "The American Independent Movement (AIM) has been working since 1966 to get people together against the rich, powerful few who run New Haven and the whole country".[5] She'd also go on, while in New Haven, to co-found with other women, New Haven Women's Liberation, an organization that allowed her to focus on welfare rights, organize anti-war rallies in Washington, D.C., and the unionization of Yale Universityclerical workers. Abramovitz would begin to teach social welfare policy at the Hunter College.
Abramovitz, along with Jan Poppendeick and Melinda Lackey created a course at Hunter College called the Community Leadership course, which consists of both education about the history of activism and training in relevant skills. Then students use these skills in the community, aided by a student organization, the Welfare Rights Initiative(WRI), which was also co-founded by an Abramovitz, Poppendeick, and Lackey. The WRI describes itself as a "grassroots student activist and community leadership training organization" whose mission is to train and support "students who have firsthand experience of poverty to effectively promote access to education for all".[6][7]
Outstanding Book award (1977) by the Gustavus Myers Center For the Study of Human Rights, for her book Under Attack, Fighting Back: Women and Welfare in the United States.[4][9]
Abramovitz, Mimi (1996). Regulating the lives of women: social welfare policy from colonial times to the present. Boston, Massachusetts: South End Press. ISBN9780896085510.[12][13]
Abramovitz, Mimi (2000). Under attack, fighting back: women and welfare in the United States. New York: Monthly Review Press. ISBN9781583670088.[14]
Abramovitz, Mimi; Morgen, Sandra (2006). Taxes are a woman's issue: reframing the debate. New York, New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. ISBN9781558615229.[15]
Abramovitz, Mimi; Blau, Joel (2007). The dynamics of social welfare policy. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN9780195311709.[15]
Chapters in booksedit
Abramovitz, Mimi (2011), "The U.S. welfare state: a battleground for human rights", in Hertel, Shareen; Libal, Kathryn (eds.), Human rights in the United States : beyond exceptionalism, Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 46–67, ISBN9781107400870.
Journal articlesedit
Acker, Joan (July 1986). "The privatization of the welfare state: a review". Social Work. 31 (4): 257–264. doi:10.1093/sw/31.4.257. PMID 10300978.
Acker, Joan (1993). "Should all social work students be educated for social change? Pro". Journal of Social Work Education. 29 (1): 6–11. doi:10.1080/10437797.1993.10778794.
Acker, Joan (November 1998). "Social work and social reform: an arena of struggle". Social Work. 43 (6): 512–526. doi:10.1093/sw/43.6.512.
Acker, Joan (October 2001). "Everyone is still on welfare: the role of redistribution in social policy". Social Work. 46 (4): 297–308. doi:10.1093/sw/46.4.297. PMID 11682971.
Acker, Joan (April 2005). "The largely untold story of welfare reform and the human services". Social Work. 50 (2): 175–186. doi:10.1093/sw/50.2.175. PMID 15853194.
Acker, Joan (May 2006). "Welfare reform in the United States: gender, race and class matter". Critical Social Policy. 26 (2): 336–364. doi:10.1177/0261018306062589. S2CID 144670870.
^"Mimi Abramovitz, DSW". American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
^ abc. National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI). Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
^ abBarbara J. Love (2006). Feminists who changed America, 1963-1975. University of Illinois Press. p. 2. ISBN978-0-252-03189-2. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
^American Independent Movement (Conn.) (January 1970). AIM: bulletin of the American Independent Movement. The Movement. p. 78. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
^ARENSON, KAREN W. (June 10, 2003). "From Welfare to (Course) Work; Students on Benefits Help Write Their Own Rights". New York Times. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
^Golden, Kristen (Oct 1999). "Head of the Class". Ms. Magazine.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Mimi Abramovitz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Mimi Abramovitz is an American author educator and activist Abramovitz s work focuses on civil and welfare rights of those living in the United States especially women 1 2 Mimi AbramovitzBorn1941NationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of MichiganOccupation s Author educator social worker Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Awards and honors 4 Bibliography 4 1 Books 4 2 Chapters in books 4 3 Journal articles 5 References 6 External linksEducation editAbramovitz completed her undergraduate work at the University of Michigan where she earned a B A in sociology in 1963 3 She went on to obtain her master s degree in social work in 1967 and her Ph D in social work from Columbia University in 1981 4 Career editAbramovitz moved to New Haven Connecticut where she became active in an existing organization and went on co found other organizations She became active in the American Independent Movement an organization who summarizes their goal The American Independent Movement AIM has been working since 1966 to get people together against the rich powerful few who run New Haven and the whole country 5 She d also go on while in New Haven to co found with other women New Haven Women s Liberation an organization that allowed her to focus on welfare rights organize anti war rallies in Washington D C and the unionization of Yale University clerical workers Abramovitz would begin to teach social welfare policy at the Hunter College Abramovitz along with Jan Poppendeick and Melinda Lackey created a course at Hunter College called the Community Leadership course which consists of both education about the history of activism and training in relevant skills Then students use these skills in the community aided by a student organization the Welfare Rights Initiative WRI which was also co founded by an Abramovitz Poppendeick and Lackey The WRI describes itself as a grassroots student activist and community leadership training organization whose mission is to train and support students who have firsthand experience of poverty to effectively promote access to education for all 6 7 Abramovitz serves as the Bertha Capen Reynolds Professor of Social Policy and as the department chair Social Welfare Policy at Hunter College School of Social Work 3 8 Awards and honors editOutstanding Book award 1977 by the Gustavus Myers Center For the Study of Human Rights for her book Under Attack Fighting Back Women and Welfare in the United States 4 9 Feminist Scholarship Award 2004 by the Council on Social Work Education CSWE 3 Distinguished Recent Contributions in Social Work Education Award 2004 awarded by the Council on Social Work Education CSWE 10 Inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare 2015 11 Bibliography editBooks edit Abramovitz Mimi 1996 Regulating the lives of women social welfare policy from colonial times to the present Boston Massachusetts South End Press ISBN 9780896085510 12 13 Abramovitz Mimi 2000 Under attack fighting back women and welfare in the United States New York Monthly Review Press ISBN 9781583670088 14 Abramovitz Mimi Morgen Sandra 2006 Taxes are a woman s issue reframing the debate New York New York Feminist Press at the City University of New York ISBN 9781558615229 15 Abramovitz Mimi Blau Joel 2007 The dynamics of social welfare policy Oxford New York Oxford University Press ISBN 9780195311709 15 Chapters in books edit Abramovitz Mimi 2011 The U S welfare state a battleground for human rights in Hertel Shareen Libal Kathryn eds Human rights in the United States beyond exceptionalism Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press pp 46 67 ISBN 9781107400870 Journal articles edit Acker Joan July 1986 The privatization of the welfare state a review Social Work 31 4 257 264 doi 10 1093 sw 31 4 257 PMID 10300978 Acker Joan 1993 Should all social work students be educated for social change Pro Journal of Social Work Education 29 1 6 11 doi 10 1080 10437797 1993 10778794 Acker Joan November 1998 Social work and social reform an arena of struggle Social Work 43 6 512 526 doi 10 1093 sw 43 6 512 Acker Joan October 2001 Everyone is still on welfare the role of redistribution in social policy Social Work 46 4 297 308 doi 10 1093 sw 46 4 297 PMID 11682971 Acker Joan April 2005 The largely untold story of welfare reform and the human services Social Work 50 2 175 186 doi 10 1093 sw 50 2 175 PMID 15853194 Acker Joan May 2006 Welfare reform in the United States gender race and class matter Critical Social Policy 26 2 336 364 doi 10 1177 0261018306062589 S2CID 144670870 References edit Mimi Abramovitz Authors Feminist Press Retrieved 2020 07 20 Mimi Abramovitz DSW American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Retrieved 2020 07 20 a b c Mimi Abramovitz National Economic and Social Rights Initiative NESRI Archived from the original on 2 February 2012 Retrieved 24 March 2012 a b Barbara J Love 2006 Feminists who changed America 1963 1975 University of Illinois Press p 2 ISBN 978 0 252 03189 2 Retrieved 4 January 2012 American Independent Movement Conn January 1970 AIM bulletin of the American Independent Movement The Movement p 78 Retrieved 24 March 2012 ARENSON KAREN W June 10 2003 From Welfare to Course Work Students on Benefits Help Write Their Own Rights New York Times Retrieved 26 March 2012 Golden Kristen Oct 1999 Head of the Class Ms Magazine Mimi Abramovitz National Council for Research on Women 2012 Archived from the original on 7 June 2012 Retrieved 5 January 2011 Mimi Abramovitz The Women s Media Center Retrieved 24 March 2012 Past Awardees Council on Social Work Education Archived from the original on 14 June 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 13 New Fellows Selected for Class of 2015 www aaswsw org November 19 2015 Archived from the original on 2015 11 23 Regulating the lives of women social welfare policy from colonial times to the present ISBN 0415785502 Mimi Abramovitz Books Biography and List of Works Author of Regulating the Lives Of Women www biblio com Retrieved 2020 07 20 Mimi Abramovitz NYU Press Retrieved 2020 07 20 a b Books by Mimi Abramovitz Author of Regulating the Lives of Women www goodreads com Retrieved 2020 07 20 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Mimi Abramovitz An oral history interview with Abramovitz from Columbia University Welfare Rights Initiative Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Society nbsp Feminism nbsp New York nbsp United States Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mimi Abramovitz amp oldid 1191203680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
