1. Marianne Githens was an American political scientist, feminist, and author.
13 Facts About Marianne Githens
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Marianne Githens was an Elizabeth Conolly Todd Distinguished Professor and the co-founder of the Women's Study Program at Goucher College.
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Marianne Githens earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marymount Manhattan College.
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Marianne Githens studied at the London School of Economics, earning a doctorate in European political institutions and French political thought in 1960.
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Marianne Githens's dissertation was titled The Separation of Powers in the Working Constitution of the Fourth Republic.
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Marianne Githens taught full-time at Goucher College from 1965 to 2014.
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Marianne Githens was recognized by peers as a "pioneer scholar" in the field of women in politics and public policy.
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Marianne Githens was a co-founder of the Women's Studies Program at Goucher and served as the chair of the political science program.
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In 1993, Marianne Githens was commissioned to write a report on women in Europe by the European Commission's Commission of the European Communities for Program Development.
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Marianne Githens died February 27,2018, of a heart attack at the age of 83.
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Marianne Githens was survived by her children, brother, and five grandchildren.
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Marianne Githens received multiple awards from Goucher College, including the Outstanding Teaching Award, Caroline Doebler Bruckerl Faculty Award, and a Human Rights Scholar Award.
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Marianne Githens was recognized by Marymount Manhattan College with a Distinguished Alumna Award.