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British–American sociologist and feminist
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Female
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17 September 1957(Cardiff, City and County of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom)
Death:
22 April 2007(Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru division, India)
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University of California, Santa Cruz
Murray Edwards College
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Biography
Ruth Alice Emma Frankenberg (17 September 1957 in Cardiff, Wales – 22 April 2007 in Bangalore, India) was a British–American sociologist and feminist, known for her pioneering work in the field of whiteness studies.
Ruth Frankenberg was the daughter of Ronald Frankenberg (1929–2015), who was also an anthropologist, and Alison Sherratt. Her partner Lata Mani is also an anthropologist. She is the author of White Women, Race Matters: The Social Construction of Whiteness.
Born in Wales, she was educated in Cambridge and at the University of California at Santa Cruz.