Catharine R StimpsonCATHARINE R. STIMPSON is a pioneering figure in the field of women and gender studies, an early practitioner of feminist criticism, and the founding editor of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. She has been the president of the Modern Laguage Association, the chair of the Board of Creative Capital, and the chair of the board of Scholars at Risk. She is University Professor Emerita and Dean Emerita at New York University. Read More Read Less