Lee Sherman Dreyfus

A professor of speech and communications, Dreyfus is best known for resigning from the University of Wisconsin at Madison (and resigning as chancellor at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point) to run for the governor's seat. He won. A Republican, Dreyfus was famous for jabbing at liberals in the state capital: "Madison is 30 square miles surrounded by reality," he once said. But he knew politics wasn't black and white, and surprised his party by being the first governor to sign a gay rights law. The 1982 measure made discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation illegal. He explained that the law fit well into his understanding of his party: "It is a fundamental tenet of the Republican Party that government ought not intrude in the private lives of individuals where no state purpose is served, and there is nothing more private or intimate than who you live with and who you love." Dreyfus chose not to run for reelection, preferring to go back into private life. He died at home on January 2 after suffering heart and lung problems. He was 81. From This is True for 30 December 2007 Suggestions for further reading: Privilege, Power, and Difference by Allan G. Johnson Amazon Price: $32.53 Customer Review: A must read for the Western, first-world population whom it is directed and applies to, in the ongoing journey of consciousness and change.   The Social Construction of Difference and Inequality: Race, Class, Gender and... by Tracy Ore Amazon Price: $64.55 Customer Review: A collection of more evidence that academia's only real goal in the US is to divide the races whenever possible. The book is an nonconstructive, skin deep glance at the poor and the unproven conclusion that the white upper class is to blame for all p...   Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology by Margaret L. Andersen, Patricia Hill Collins Amazon Price: $58.76 Customer Review: I needed this book for a course in my MSW program, but found it to be very enlightening, and a great reference source in practice.   The Gendered Society by Michael S. Kimmel Amazon Price: Customer Review: I read this book for a class that I took online at my university. It's a very well-written book (very interesting to read) that provides all sorts of useful information (hence the 3 stars). However, Kimmel makes his opinions very clear and presents...   Women Across Cultures: A Global Perspective by Shawn Meghan Burn, Shawn Meghan Burn Amazon Price: $64.93 Customer Review: This book arrived in better condition than I had expected. Just a few pencil notes that can easily be erased.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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