LEONARD, Diana

LEONARD, Diana. British (born Trinidad), b. 1941. Genres: Sociology, Education, Women's studies and issues. Career: Science teacher at public schools in London, England, 1964-67; University of Essex, Colchester, England, research assistant, 1973-75; University of London, Institute of Education, lecturer to senior lecturer in sociology, 1976-, professor, 1998-. Open University, member of faculty, 1980-83. Publications: (ed. with S. Allen) Sexual Divisions and Society: Process and Change, 1976; (ed. with S. Allen) Dependence and Exploitation in Work and Marriage, 1976; (trans. from French) N.-C. Mathieu, Ignored by Some, Denied by Others: The Social Sex Category in Sociology, 1977; (assoc. ed., with C.C. Harris and others) The Sociology of the Family, 1979; Sex and Generation: A Study of the Process and Ritual of Courtship and Wedding (monograph), 1980; (ed. with E. Whitelegg and others) The Changing Experience of Women, 1982; (with M.A. Speakman) The Family: Daughters, Wives, and Mothers (monograph), 1983; Moving Forwards (monograph), 1983; (trans., and author of intro.) C. Delphy, Close to Home: A Materialist Analysis of Women's Oppression, 1984; (with J. Hood-Williams) Families (monograph), 1988; (ed. with S. Allen) Sexual Division Revisited, 1990; (with C. Delphy) Familiar Exploitation: A New Analysis of Marriage, 1992. TELEVISION SCRIPTS: Working for Love, 1983; Women and Sport, 1983. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to periodicals. Address: CREG Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AH, England. Online address: d.leonard@ioe.ac.uk