Ruth Milkman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruth Milkman
Occupation	Sociologist
Date Of Birth	Dec 18, 1954(1954-12-18)
Age	70
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ruth Milkman Biography

Ruth Milkman is one of the most popular and richest Sociologist who was born on December 18, 1954 in United States.

Ruth Milkman (born December 18, 1954) is an American sociologist of labor, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center, CUNY and the director of research at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.

In 1981, Milkman was appointed an assistant professor, then associate professor, of sociology at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. In 1986, she was a visiting lecturer in American labor history at the University of Warwick in Coventry, United Kingdom, a visiting professor at the University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil in 1990, a visiting research scholar at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia in 1991, and a visiting research associate at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris in 1993. She won an appointment as an associate professor at UCLA in 1988, where she became a full professor of sociology.

Ruth Milkman Net Worth

Ruth Milkman is one of the richest Sociologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruth Milkman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Milkman’s grandparents emigrated to the United States around 1910, and the family’s last name was bestowed on them by an immigration official at Ellis Island. While both of Milkman’s parents were born and raised in Brooklyn, and eventually attended Brooklyn College, Milkman was raised in Annapolis, Maryland where her father was an instructor at the United States Naval Academy. Milkman attributes her interest in labor to an incident in her childhood, where, when shopping with her mother in New York City, the two encountered a International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union picket line, which her mother refused to cross. Milkman obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1975 from Brown University, where created her own major with an emphasis in women’s studies. She was awarded a Master of Arts in sociology in 1977 and a Ph.D. in sociology in 1981, both from the University of California, Berkeley. Milkman was drawn to Berkeley because of the left-wing political activity of the 1960s that had taken place there. While at Berkeley, Milkman was an editor of Socialist Review, which later became Radical Society.

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Milkman co-authored a 2009 study of low-wage workers in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago which found that these laborers are routinely denied overtime pay and often illegally paid less than the minimum wage.

Facts & Trivia

Desevio Ranked on the list of most popular Sociologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ruth Milkman celebrates birthday on December 18 of every year.

Top Facts about Ruth Milkman

1. Ruth Milkman is an American sociologist and labor scholar.
2. She has authored or co-authored 11 books and over 100 articles.
3. Milkman’s research focuses on labor, immigration, and social movements.
4. She served as President of the American Sociological Association in 2016-2017.
5. Milkman is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center.
6. She received her PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles.
7. Milkman was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1996 for her work on labor issues.
8. Her book “L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement” won multiple awards.
9. Milkman has been recognized for her contributions to advancing women’s rights in academia.
10. She has also served as a consultant to various government agencies and labor unions.