Jean Grossholtz


Thelma Jean Grossholtz Professor Emeritus of Politics and Women's Studies at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Jean is a feminist-activist whose dedication and expertise on social justice issues—poverty, water, food, and the effects of globalization, to name a few—have made her a legend on the Mount Holyoke campus, in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts where she resides, and beyond.
After completing undergraduate work at Pennsylvania State University in 1956 and a Master of Arts at the University of Denver in 1957, Jean went on to earn a Doctor of Philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961, where she trained as a specialist in South East Asian Politics.
Jean taught Politics and Women's Studies at Mount Holyoke College for 40 plus years.
Jean has been a political activist all her life.
Academic Publications:
Grossholtz, Jean. 1964. Politics in the Philippines: A Country Study. Boston, MA: Little Brown.

Grossholtz, Jean. 1966. "Exploration of Malaysian Meanings." Asian Survey 6.

Grossholtz, Jean. 1970. "Factors in the Malaysian and Philippine Legislatures." Comparative Politics 3.

Bourque, Susan C. and Jean Grossholtz. 1974. "Politics an Unnatural Practice: Political Science Looks at Female Participation." Politics and Society 4 : 225-266.

Grossholtz, Jean. 1984. Forging capitalist patriarchy: the economic and social transformation of feudal Sri Lanka and its impact on women.