Sally Miller Gearhart

Sally Miller Gearhart
Sally Miller Gearhart in Eugene, Oregon, November 2013
Born(1931-04-15)April 15, 1931
Pearisburg, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJuly 14, 2021(2021-07-14) (aged 90)
Ukiah, California, U.S.
OccupationEducator, Novelist
EducationSweet Briar College (BA)
Bowling Green State University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PhD)
GenreScience fiction, Feminist Theory, Gender Studies
Website
sallymillergearhart.net

Sally Miller Gearhart (April 15, 1931 – July 14, 2021) was an American teacher, radical feminist, science-fiction writer, and political activist. In 1973, she became the first open lesbian to obtain a tenure-track faculty position when she was hired by San Francisco State University, where she helped establish one of the first women and gender study programs in the country. She later became a nationally known gay rights activist.