Laura Nader
Laura Nader (born February 16, 1930) is an American anthropologist. She has been a Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley since 1960. She was the first woman to receive a tenure-track position in the department. She is also the older sister of U.S. activist, consumer advocate, and frequent third-party candidate Ralph Nader, and the younger sister of community advocate Shafeek Nader and social scientist Claire Nader.
Laura Nader | |
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Nader (right) in 2013 | |
| Born | September 30, 1930 Winsted, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Parent | Rose Nader (mother) |
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| Awards | See below. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Wells College (BA) Radcliffe College (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Clyde Kluckhohn |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Main interests | comparative law, dispute resolution, kinship, religion, professional mindsets, and ethnography of the Middle East, Mexico, and United States |
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