Carolyn Gold Heilbrun
American academic and author
Born
January 13th, 1926
99 years ago
Died
October 9th, 2003
21 years ago — 77 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
United States
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Authored the Amanda Cross mystery series
Contributed to women's studies and feminist theory
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