Women – Sociology at Work

A Sociology for Women

Dorothy Smith is a white woman with white hair swept back. She is smiling lightly, and stands in front of a tree

“A sociology for women would offer a knowledge of the social organisation and determinations of the properties and events of our directly experienced world.” Dorothy Smith helped to revolutionise sociological methods through feminist principles.

International Women’s Day: Jane Addams

Jane Addams is a white woman with white hair and long white flowing clothes. She is surrounded by children sitting on the ground

“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.” Happy International Women’s Day, colleagues! Jane Addams, sociologist, was the second woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.